Las Vegas is truly the casino capital of the world! While many years ago the city may have had a reputation as an “adult playground” run by “shady characters,” today’s Las Vegas features many world-class facilities run by some of America’s most familiar corporate names
Las Vegas has more motel/hotel rooms – 145,000 – than any other city in the U.S. and it attracts more than 37 million visitors each year. The abundance of casinos in Las Vegas forces them to compete for customers in a variety of ways and thus, there are always great bargains to be had, but only if you know where to look.
The annual gaming revenue report breaks the Las Vegas market down into two major tourist areas: the Strip and downtown. There is also a very large local market in Las Vegas and those casinos are shown in the gaming revenue report as the Boulder Strip and North Las Vegas areas.
Click here to see a list of Las Vegas casino slot machine payback statistics.
The machines in downtown Las Vegas pay out more than those located on the Las Vegas Strip.
Returns even better than the downtown casinos can be found at some of the other local casinos along Boulder Highway such as Boulder Station and Sam’s Town and also in the North Las Vegas area which would include the Fiesta, Santa Fe and Texas Station casinos. Not only are those numbers among the best returns in the Las Vegas area, but they are also among the best payback percentages for anywhere in the United States.
This information is pretty well known by the locals and that’s why many of them do their slot gambling away from the Strip unless they are drawn by a special slot club benefit or promotion.
All Las Vegas casinos are open 24 hours and, unless otherwise noted, offer slots, video poker, blackjack, craps, and roulette.
Some casinos also offer: sportsbook (SB), racebook (RB), Spanish 21 (S21), baccarat (B), mini-baccarat (MB), pai gow (PG), poker (P), pai gow poker (PGP), Caribbean stud poker (CSP), let it ride (LIR), three-card poker (TCP), sic bo (SIC), keno (K), big-6 wheel (B6) and bingo (BG). The minimum gambling age is 21.
List of Casinos in Las Vegas
Shown below is a list of all Las Vegas casinos. Click on a casino name to see a page of detailed information about that particular casino.
- Alamo Casino and Travel Center – Las Vegas
- Aliante Casino + Hotel Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Aria Resort & Casino
- Arizona Charlie’s – Boulder Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Arizona Charlie’s – Decatur Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Bally’s Las Vegas Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Bellagio
- Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Boulder Station Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Caesars Palace Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- California Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Cannery Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Casino Royale Hotel & Casino
- Circus Circus Hotel & Casino
- Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- The Cromwell Las Vegas
- The D Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Downtown Grand Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Eastside Cannery
- El Cortez Hotel & Casino
- Ellis Island Casino & Brewery Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Encore Las Vegas
- Excalibur Hotel-Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Fiesta Rancho Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Flamingo Las Vegas Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Four Queens Hotel-Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Fremont Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Gold Coast Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Golden Gate Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Golden Nugget, The
- Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- Harrah’s Las Vegas Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Hooters Casino Hotel
- Jerry’s Nugget Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Las Vegas Auto-Truck Plaza
- LINQ Las Vegas, The Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Longhorn Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Lucky Club Special Coupon Offers- See Listing
- Lucky Dragon Casino Hotel
- Luxor Las Vegas Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Main Street Station Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Mandalay Bay Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Max Casino at Westin Las Vegas
- MGM Grand Hotel Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Mirage, The
- M Resort Spa Casino
- New York-New York Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Orleans Hotel & Casino, The Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- O’Sheas Casino
- Palace Station Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Palazzo, The
- Palms, The Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Paris Casino Resort Special Coupon Offer See Listing
- Park MGM Las Vegas Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Plaza Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Rampart Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Red Rock Resort Spa Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Rio Suites Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Silver Nugget Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Silverton Casino Hotel Lodge Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Slots-A-Fun Casino
- SLS Las VegasSpecial Coupon Offers – See Listing
- South Point Hotel and Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Stratosphere Hotel & Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Suncoast Hotel and Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Sunset Station Hotel and Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Texas Station Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Treasure Island – TI
- Tropicana Resort & Casino
- Tuscany Suites & Casino Special Coupon Offer – See Listing
- Venetian Resort Hotel Casino Special Coupon Offers – See Listing
- Westgate Las Vegas
- Wild Wild West Casino
- Wynn Las Vegas
Video Tour of Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas
A video tour of Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.
American Casino Guide author Steve Bourie takes a look at Sam’s Town’s rooms, restaurants and other amenities offered at this favorite locals casino.
Free Las Vegas Attractions
Phoning to double-check on times, tours, or anything that is readily changed or seasonal is always a good idea.
| Organization | Attraction (with Details) |
|---|---|
| Bellagio | Bellagio Lake Fountains Show (every half hour [M-F (3-8pm), Sa-Su (noon-8pm)] & every 15 minutes [daily, 8pm-midnight]) |
| Bellagio | large floral conservatory (24/7 near registration) |
| Bellagio | ten million dollar floral chandelier (24/7 at registration) |
| Caesars Palace | Fall of Atlantis (statues talk daily on the hour [10am-11pm(midnight F,Sa)]) |
| Caesars Palace | Forum Shops (classic Roman street, ‘sky’ runs through a 24-hour cycle every hour) |
| Caesars Palace | sea aquarium (24/7, feeding 3:15pm) |
| Caesars Palace | spiraling escalators (24/7) |
| Caesars Palace | statue of David (24/7) |
| Caesars Palace | Trojan Horse (daily business hours of FAO Schwartz) |
| Circus Circus | circus acts (every half hour [11am-midnight]) |
| Circus Circus | clown shows (daily [noon,2,4pm] at Adventuredome main stage) |
| Ethel M | two self-guided tours through cactus garden & candy factory which includes candy tasting (daily [8:30am-7pm]; Sunset & Mountain Vista) |
| Fashion Show Mall | The Cloud, sunshade with accompanying video screens (24/7) |
| Flamingo | Wild Life Habitat & Arboretum (24/7) |
| Flyaway | observe indoor skydiving (daily [9:45am-7:30pm]; 200 Convention Center Drive) |
| Fremont Street | Fremont Street Experience, four-block overhead show (nightly on the hour [dusk-midnight]) |
| Golden Nugget | sizeable collection of real gold nuggets (24/7) |
| Hard Rock | music memorabilia displays |
| Las Vegas Hilton | Elvis statue, at main entrance |
| Las Vegas Hilton | Scenic Elevator, at north end of hotel, at least 29 floors |
| Las Vegas Hilton | wallpaper above urinals displays women looking down expressively; in men’s restroom near cashiers cage |
| Liberace Museum | admission for locals (second Sunday of each month [12-4pm], 1775 Tropicana E [798-5595], NV photo ID) |
| Luxor | beautiful Egyptian motif (24/7, near registration) |
| Luxor | impressive inside overlooks from upper floors |
| Luxor | inclinator rides, elevators at 39 degrees (To ride, use inside fire escape to bypass lower floors. Then use inside fire escape to selectively move up one floor to experience different sets of elevators.) |
| Main Street Station | artifacts & antiques (24/7, brochure available at registration) |
| M. Barrick Museum | native exhibits of SW US (M-F [8am-4:45pm], Sa [10am-2pm] at UNLV, 4505 Maryland Pkwy S [895-3381]) |
| MGM | lion habitat (daily [11am-10pm]) |
| MGM | Rain Forest Cafe (daily [8am-11pm]), display of mechanical animals, two sizeable aquariums |
| Mirage | atrium (24/7) |
| Mirage | sea aquarium (24/7 behind registration) |
| Mirage | volcanic eruption (daily every hour [7pm-midnight]) |
| MonteLago Village | MonteLago Village (24/7, sizeable Italian-style village) |
| Neon Museum | outdoor gallery of refurbished casino signs on & near Fremont St (24/7) |
| Out of This World | Out of This World Museum (private home paranormal museum at 3019 McLeod Dr run by Mike Kurban [call for hours 457-1377]) |
| Pinball Hall | arcade of 200 new and old pinball machines, all playable by visitors daily from 11am -11pm, 1610 Tropicana E, children allowed to play, additional games can be won |
| Planet Hollywood | indoor thunderstorm on the hour on M,Tu,W,Th; on the half hour on F,Sa,Su |
| Rio | Masquerade in the Sky (Th-Su [7,8,9,10,11pm,midnight]) |
| Sam’s Town | Sunset Stampede (daily [2,6,8,10pm]) |
| Silverton | sea aquarium, 117,000 gallon, 8,000 fish (24/7, fish feedings daily [1:30,4:30,7:30pm]) |
| Silverton | two sea aquariums, 500 gallons each, contain only jellyfish; in Mermaids Lounge |
| Silverton: Pro Bass Shops | museum quality displays: waterfalls, stuffed animals, etc. (M-Sa [9am-10pm], Su [10am-7pm] at Pro Bass Shops) |
| Treasure Island | Sirens of TI (daily [7,8:30,10,11:30pm]) |
| Treasures | nude entertainment with free buffet and well drinks and/or domestic beer (daily [4-6pm], 2801 Westwood Drive [257-3030]) |
| Venetian | Grand Canal Shoppes, canalized Venetian shopping district on second floor (24/7) |
| Venetian | Living Statues; 10am-6pm in St. Mark’s Square, noon-8pm at Ann Taylor |
| Venetian | Venetian Carnaval performances; noon,1,2,4,5,6pm, St. Mark’s Square |
| Venetian | The Venetian Trio; 6-10pm, St. Mark’s Square |
Tips For Your Trip to Las Vegas
How to Save Money When Planning a Las Vegas Vacation with Jean “Queen of Comps” Scott
Steve Bourie, author of the American Casino Guide, interviewed gambling author Jean Scott, who is also known as the “Queen of Comps,” for information on how to save money when planning a Las Vegas vacation.
- Topics covered include
- The best times to travel
- How to save money on rooms, food, transportation, and shows
- Tips on how to get the most from your gambling bankroll
10 Tips for Visiting Las Vegas with Las Vegas Advisor Publisher Anthony Curtis
Steve Bourie, interviews Las Vegas Advisor newsletter publisher Anthony Curtis about 10 tips for Las Vegas visitors to get the best deals.
Topics covered include:
- How to save money on rooms
- Dining and shows
- Best advice for gamblers
- Resort fees and how they can be avoided
- Best and worst times to visit
- Why “locals” casinos often offer the best values
- Plus, much more!
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For Nevada tourism information call (800) 237-0774. For Las Vegas information call the city’s Convention & Visitors Authority at (702) 892-0711, or visit their website at www.lasvegas24hours.com.