I have always wondered which casino, on or off strip, in Vegas offers very best gambling in town? By gambling I mean: games (slots or tables), sports books, comps, etc. Is there just one?
They are all pretty much the same. You give the casino your money and you leave broke. Just don’t go to Vegas and expect to win. There’s a reason it’s called gambling.
Comment by spell_live_backwards — April 19, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Golden Nugget. If price is key. Most bang for your buck its really nice good food for less but the o nly down side is distance..
Off strip would have the looser slots, they have to give you more to get you there. The strip casinols have the higher overhead and need to take a bigger cut.
They are also trying to get more people to go to the downtown area, places like Binions, 4 queens, golden nugget. You can also get the discount books that offer free play. So by using these, you can increase your odds of winning a little.
Just remember to walk away while you are ahead, that way you leave a winner.
As a local we personally enjoy the Station Casino properties. When we do go out we spend most of our time at Boulder Station. The comps are good and easy to get. We have had pretty good luck with their Video Poker machines. Their sports book is ok but do know that Sam’s town gives better odds on many sports.
If we had to pick two places we would suggest Boulder Station and Sam’s town for over all decent places with good value.
I suspect that you will get a lot of people suggesting that Bellagio or some other Big fancy hotel will have the best gaming and gambling. However, the casino that I find with the best overall gambling senario for the typical and average gambler is MGM Grand. It has probably the largest gaming floor in Vegas, a newly expanded sports book (with nice plasma screens everywhere), a very nice and fairly new poker room (less than 3 years old), and a wide range of table games (Blackjack, carribean stud, pai gow, baccerat, war, etc.) and slot machines. In addition to that, they have good comps and their comp credit accumulation is good at any of their other sister casinos (such as Bellagio, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Mirage, etc.). The limits they offer on the tables is a wide range too – so you can bet pretty low (though there are definately lower limits available at lower end casinos) and go up to as high as you’d like.
In terms of a good casino for lower limits without the cheap feeling – Luxor, Stratosphere, and Monte Carlo round out a set of good, large, and clean casinos that offer a wide variety of games and slot machines.
For higher end gaming, Wynn, Bellagio, and the Venetian is probably your best bet – though just about ANY casino will bend over backwards if you bring enough money.
I’ve been to Vegas many times. The casinos are pretty much the same. It’s the type of games you play that give you better odds. Black Jack, video poker, and craps (as long as you don’t play the sucker bets) offer the best deals.
The big thing to remember that mathmatics is against you. You play long enough, the house wins.
When I go, I look at the sites, play a bit go to some shows and leave knowing that I had a good time and didn’t gamble too much.
It all depends on what you want to play >There is no, one casino that has it all.
Blackjack
El Cortez – Six single deck tables with low limits and they pay 3/2 not 6/5 like the single deck games on the strip.
Roulette
Stratosphere – Two single zero games, with low minimums.
Craps
Casino Royale – 100x odds
Westin Casuarina – $1 game on weekdays 5pm-10pm
Pai Gow Poker
Orleans – Many $5 tables even on Friday/Saturday nights
Sports Book
Las Vegas Hilton – All other sports books pale in comparison to the LVH
Best for Comps
Main Street Station
Silverton
Best Cash Back
Hooters
Orleans
Gold Coast
Best Video Poker(for the quarter player)
Palms
Silverton
Fiesta Henderson
Fiesta Rancho
El Cortez
Those are the only 5 casinos that have all 4 of the major VP games at full pay.
Best VP for the “Little Nickel” player
Near the Strip – Las Vegas Hilton >27 9/6 JOB machines in their sports book area.
Tuscany – FPDW
Downtown – Four Queens – 20 9/6 JOB machines
Boulder Hwy – Arizona Charlie’s – 14 9/6 JOB machines
Boulder Station – 10(10 coin) 10/7 DB machines
Sam’s Town – 10(10 coin) FPDW machines
Locals Casinos
Silverton – Many
Fiesta Henderson – Many
Fiesta Rancho – Many
I’d say bellagio and probably palms (bad speller)
Comment by FagBag :( — April 18, 2009 @ 1:27 am
They are all pretty much the same. You give the casino your money and you leave broke. Just don’t go to Vegas and expect to win. There’s a reason it’s called gambling.
Comment by spell_live_backwards — April 19, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Golden Nugget. If price is key. Most bang for your buck its really nice good food for less but the o nly down side is distance..
Comment by ross s — April 21, 2009 @ 12:51 am
Off strip would have the looser slots, they have to give you more to get you there. The strip casinols have the higher overhead and need to take a bigger cut.
They are also trying to get more people to go to the downtown area, places like Binions, 4 queens, golden nugget. You can also get the discount books that offer free play. So by using these, you can increase your odds of winning a little.
Just remember to walk away while you are ahead, that way you leave a winner.
Comment by fordman — April 24, 2009 @ 4:59 am
As a local we personally enjoy the Station Casino properties. When we do go out we spend most of our time at Boulder Station. The comps are good and easy to get. We have had pretty good luck with their Video Poker machines. Their sports book is ok but do know that Sam’s town gives better odds on many sports.
If we had to pick two places we would suggest Boulder Station and Sam’s town for over all decent places with good value.
Comment by vegaslee — April 24, 2009 @ 6:56 am
I suspect that you will get a lot of people suggesting that Bellagio or some other Big fancy hotel will have the best gaming and gambling. However, the casino that I find with the best overall gambling senario for the typical and average gambler is MGM Grand. It has probably the largest gaming floor in Vegas, a newly expanded sports book (with nice plasma screens everywhere), a very nice and fairly new poker room (less than 3 years old), and a wide range of table games (Blackjack, carribean stud, pai gow, baccerat, war, etc.) and slot machines. In addition to that, they have good comps and their comp credit accumulation is good at any of their other sister casinos (such as Bellagio, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Mirage, etc.). The limits they offer on the tables is a wide range too – so you can bet pretty low (though there are definately lower limits available at lower end casinos) and go up to as high as you’d like.
In terms of a good casino for lower limits without the cheap feeling – Luxor, Stratosphere, and Monte Carlo round out a set of good, large, and clean casinos that offer a wide variety of games and slot machines.
For higher end gaming, Wynn, Bellagio, and the Venetian is probably your best bet – though just about ANY casino will bend over backwards if you bring enough money.
Good luck and have fun – hope this helps.
Comment by brix510 — April 26, 2009 @ 9:52 am
I’ve been to Vegas many times. The casinos are pretty much the same. It’s the type of games you play that give you better odds. Black Jack, video poker, and craps (as long as you don’t play the sucker bets) offer the best deals.
The big thing to remember that mathmatics is against you. You play long enough, the house wins.
When I go, I look at the sites, play a bit go to some shows and leave knowing that I had a good time and didn’t gamble too much.
Have fun!
Comment by Smiley — April 27, 2009 @ 6:20 pm
MGM Grand. That’s where I always win money
Comment by sugarBear — April 28, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
“Best gambling in Las Vegas”
It all depends on what you want to play >There is no, one casino that has it all.
Blackjack
El Cortez – Six single deck tables with low limits and they pay 3/2 not 6/5 like the single deck games on the strip.
Roulette
Stratosphere – Two single zero games, with low minimums.
Craps
Casino Royale – 100x odds
Westin Casuarina – $1 game on weekdays 5pm-10pm
Pai Gow Poker
Orleans – Many $5 tables even on Friday/Saturday nights
Sports Book
Las Vegas Hilton – All other sports books pale in comparison to the LVH
Best for Comps
Main Street Station
Silverton
Best Cash Back
Hooters
Orleans
Gold Coast
Best Video Poker(for the quarter player)
Palms
Silverton
Fiesta Henderson
Fiesta Rancho
El Cortez
Those are the only 5 casinos that have all 4 of the major VP games at full pay.
Best VP for the “Little Nickel” player
Near the Strip – Las Vegas Hilton >27 9/6 JOB machines in their sports book area.
Tuscany – FPDW
Downtown – Four Queens – 20 9/6 JOB machines
Boulder Hwy – Arizona Charlie’s – 14 9/6 JOB machines
Boulder Station – 10(10 coin) 10/7 DB machines
Sam’s Town – 10(10 coin) FPDW machines
Locals Casinos
Silverton – Many
Fiesta Henderson – Many
Fiesta Rancho – Many
~Jack~
Comment by jack — April 28, 2009 @ 11:24 pm