By H. Scot Krause

The Palace Station Hotel & Casino is part of Station Casinos powerful local’s casinos dynasty in Las Vegas.  They are Station Casinos’ closest hotel to the Las Vegas Strip and attract tourists as well as locals by offering several reasonably priced options for hotel guests including the newly renovated 430 Courtyard Hotel Rooms, all non-smoking and located nearest to the pool area.

A glass elevator ride up from the casino floor brings guests to over 500 deluxe Tower Hotel Rooms which feature views of either the Las Vegas Strip, Downtown Las Vegas or the surrounding mountains. Each hotel room includes cable TV, Internet access, dataport phones, in-room safes, hair dryers and ironing boards. The top floor of the 21-story tower is home to 20 tastefully appointed hotel suites.

Dining options at Palace Station include The Broiler for steaks and seafood, Cabo (Mexican Restaurant,) Changs for Asian specialties, Pasta Palace for Italian food lovers, The Grand Café, a coffee shop, the Oyster Bar and a Starbuck’s Coffee outlet. And of course, the Feast Buffet features a variety of dishes served daily for Breakfast ($6.99), Lunch ($7.99), Dinner and Weekend Brunch (both are $9.99).  Just by showing your Boarding Pass (free to join slot club) at the Buffet, members get up to $2 off the regular prices!  Children’s prices for up to age 10 are $1 less and 3 and under are free.

Palace Station is located just west of I-15 on Sahara Avenue

Unique to Place Station, it is the first casino in Las Vegas to offer tableside food service in the Table Games Pit. A traditional tableside noodle menu is available daily from 6 pm-midnight in "Pit 8," the Asian gaming pit featuring Mini-Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, and Pai Gow Tiles. All dishes are complimentary for qualified Boarding Pass members.

For nightlife you’ll want to check out the LA Comedy Club. The LA Comedy Club is now open nightly and features two comedians, both of headlining caliber, in The Showroom at Palace Station. The LA Comedy Club hosts two hour-long shows nightly, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the intimate 150-seat venue at Palace Station. Tickets are $24.95 each and include either two drinks inside the showroom or a meal at the Palace Station Feast Buffet that must be redeemed within seven days of purchase date. The featured comedians alternate every one to two weeks, splitting their time on stage equally. Tickets are available for purchase by calling (702) 574-5300, online at www.palacestation.com or at the Palace Station Box Office.  Trax Bar is located right next to Sound Trax and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

The casino also operates Jack’s Irish Pub open daily and 24 hours on weekends with live entertainment and is currently offering Happy Hour from 5 pm-7 pm daily with $2.00 well drinks, $1.50 domestic beer and Pub favorite appetizers.

The gaming floor at Palace Station features:

---Over 1,600 slot/video poker machines.
---57 table games including Blackjack, Let It Ride, Pai Gow Poker,Craps, Roulette, Baccarat and Pai Gow Tiles.
---24-hour 9-table non-smoking poker room.    
---307-seat Bingo Hall open 7 days a week with sessions running on the odd hour from 9 am-11 pm.   
---230 seat Race & Sports Book.   ---20-seat Keno Lounge. 

Palace Station is part of the Boarding Pass slot club used by all Station Casinos and points earned can be used at any Station Casino.  Generally, most machines earn 1 point for every $1 coin-in (some video poker machines may require up to $4 to earn 1 point) and points can be redeemed at 600 points per $1 in comp value or  (as of February 14, 2008) every 1,000 new points earned can be redeemed for $1 in Free Slot Play.  There are five tiered levels of cards that increase benefits as you achieve a higher status for higher levels of play (coin-in.)

The casino at Palace Station is a favorite
for both locals and tourists

The club also features “Jumbo Jackpots.”  Jumbo Jackpot awards start at $100,000 and must hit by $150,000. Jumbo Jackpot progressives grow daily and can hit randomly at any time. Any player actively playing at any machine with their Boarding Pass properly inserted in a machine may win at anytime. In addition to the huge award to some very lucky people, every time the Jumbo Jackpot hits at any Station Casino everyone playing with their card wins $50 in Free Slot Play.

Most recently, Station Casinos, including Palace Station has added “Million $ Bingo,” a revolutionary new Cash Ball game. The old cash ball game had one only one Cash Ball for each session that would progress daily. If that cash ball was hit, it was gone for the rest of the session. In the new Million $ Bingo there are five Cash Balls every session and in every game, even if one is hit in a previous game, giving players five times more chances to win every single game (not including Jumbo or Coverall games.) The cost to play is still $1 per pack and $2 for Rainbows. For more information about Million $ Bingo, visit: www.stationcasinosbingo.com/million/

Palace Station is a favorite for locals but is enjoyed by tourists as well, being in close proximity to the Strip and offering great gaming and dining values. It is located at 2411 W. Sahara Avenue, just west of the Las Vegas Strip and I-15. For room reservations, call them toll-free at (800) 544-2411. For general information call (702) 367-2411, or visit their web site at www.palacestation.com

H. Scot Krause is a freelance writer, gaming industry analyst and researcher, originally from Cleveland, Ohio.   Scot reports, researches, and writes about casino games, events, attractions and promotions. He is a thirteen-year resident of Las Vegas. Questions or comments are welcomed at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it