Answer:

BLACKJACK

AnswerCrossword Clue
BLACKJACKCasino card game
BLACKJACKGame with hitting and busting
BLACKJACKCasino game, and hint to the theme in last words of answers to starred clues
BLACKJACKNickname of Gen. John Pershing
BLACKJACKTwenty-one
BLACKJACKCasino game
BLACKJACKTwenty-one, in Vegas
BLACKJACKPershing sobriquet
BLACKJACKGeneral Pershing
BLACKJACKNickname of Gen. Pershing.
BLACKJACKJohn J. Pershing
BLACKJACKVegas card game
BLACKJACK21 in two cards
BLACKJACKSomething to play at a casino
BLACKJACKTable staple, of sorts
BLACKJACKIts motto could be "Best two kings!"
BLACKJACKGreat deal?
BLACKJACKGambler's game, perhaps
BLACKJACK21 in cards
BLACKJACKIt's a great deal in Vegas