diff --git a/src/components/frontend/minigames/blackjack/BlackjackArena.tsx b/src/components/frontend/minigames/blackjack/BlackjackArena.tsx
index 60a025e..8879d71 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/minigames/blackjack/BlackjackArena.tsx
+++ b/src/components/frontend/minigames/blackjack/BlackjackArena.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
 import {
   fetchBlackjackTable,
   joinBlackjackTable,
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from "@/app/(frontend)/minigames/blackjack/actions";
 import type { BlackjackPhase } from "@/lib/minigames/blackjack";
 import { useRealtimePresence } from "@/hooks/useRealtimePresence";
-import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { ChipBankCard } from "@/components/frontend/minigames/ChipBankCard";
 import { BlackjackGuide } from "./BlackjackGuide";
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ export function BlackjackArena({
   const [activeTableId, setActiveTableId] = useState<string | null>(initialTableId ?? null);
   const [tableError, setTableError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(Boolean(initialTableId));
-  const [terminated, setTerminated] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [leaderboardRefreshKey, setLeaderboardRefreshKey] = useState(0);
   const [lobbyRefreshKey, setLobbyRefreshKey] = useState(0);
   const lastRoundRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ export function BlackjackArena({
       return next;
     });
     setActiveTableId(next.tableId);
-    setTerminated((current) => (current !== next.tableId ? null : current));
     if (syncedTableIdRef.current !== next.tableId) {
       syncedTableIdRef.current = next.tableId;
       window.history.replaceState(
@@ -134,7 +132,8 @@ export function BlackjackArena({
     const handleTerminated = (event: Event) => {
       const detail = readBlackjackTerminatedEvent(event);
       if (!detail || detail.tableId !== activeTableId) return;
-      setTerminated(detail.tableId);
+      toast.info("An administrator ended your blackjack game.");
+      resetToLobby();
     };
     window.addEventListener(BLACKJACK_STATE_EVENT, handleState);
     window.addEventListener(BLACKJACK_TABLES_EVENT, handleTables);
@@ -150,13 +149,18 @@ export function BlackjackArena({
   // deliver server-action pushes (dev per-bundle module duplication). The
   // SSE push stays as an instant bonus; applySnapshot dedupes by version.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (view !== "table" || activeTableId === null || terminated === activeTableId) return;
+    if (view !== "table" || activeTableId === null) return;
     let cancelled = false;
     const poll = window.setInterval(() => {
       void fetchBlackjackTable(activeTableId)
         .then((result) => {
           if (cancelled) return;
-          if (result.success && result.data) applySnapshot(result.data);
+          if (result.success && result.data) {
+            applySnapshot(result.data);
+          } else if (result.error === "Table not found.") {
+            toast.info("An administrator ended your blackjack game.");
+            resetToLobby();
+          }
         })
         .catch(() => undefined);
     }, 1250);
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ export function BlackjackArena({
       cancelled = true;
       window.clearInterval(poll);
     };
-  }, [activeTableId, terminated, view, applySnapshot]);
+  }, [activeTableId, view, applySnapshot]);
 
   const resetToLobby = useCallback(() => {
     setView("lobby");
@@ -172,7 +176,6 @@ export function BlackjackArena({
     setActiveTableId(null);
     setTableError(null);
     setLoading(false);
-    setTerminated(null);
     lastRoundRef.current = null;
     if (syncedTableIdRef.current !== null) {
       syncedTableIdRef.current = null;
@@ -304,22 +307,6 @@ export function BlackjackArena({
               onOpenTable={applySnapshot}
               isSuperuser={isSuperuser}
             />
-          ) : terminated === activeTableId ? (
-            <Card className="rounded-none border-destructive/40" role="alert">
-              <CardHeader className="border-b border-destructive/20 p-4">
-                <CardTitle className="text-base text-destructive">
-                  Game ended by an administrator
-                </CardTitle>
-              </CardHeader>
-              <CardContent className="flex flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4">
-                <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                  An administrator forcefully ended this blackjack table.
-                </p>
-                <Button type="button" variant="outline" onClick={resetToLobby}>
-                  Back to lobby
-                </Button>
-              </CardContent>
-            </Card>
           ) : (
             <BlackjackTable
               snapshot={snapshot}