Hankering for some action, but you’re not looking to bet the farm or the kid’s college fund? Then the following casinos are a low roller’s dream.
The Casino Royale has long been a bastion of cheap gambling on the strip. Situated between Harrah’s and The Venetian, with a Denny’s attached, the Casino Royale (www.casinoroyalehotel.com) is short on glamour but long on value. It’s got a miniature sit-down craps table, as well $2 & $3 blackjack, $3 craps.
Sandwiched between the ritzy Bellagio and Monte Carlo, and catty-corner from the venerable Aladdin, the felts at The Boardwalk (www.boardwalklv.com) have been compared to a movie theater’s carpet, but they have a load of $3 blackjack tables.
Now owned by the Hooters restaurant chain, this casino, formerly known as the Hotel San Remo up until February 2006, used to have $3 craps. Perhaps they still do, along with the fried onion rings and orange camel toes. Hooters Casino Hotel (www.hooterscasinohotel.com) is located right next door to the Tropicana and across the street from the MGM Grand.
While their tables are not exactly cheap per se, Imperial Palace (www.imperialpalace.com) does have lots of $5 table games, although minimums go up at 7pm weekend nights. They also have playable slots, and players will get more spins for their buck dollar there than anywhere else in Sin City. You can find it in between Harrah’s and The Flamingo.
Situated between the Gold Spike and the California in good old Downtown Vegas, The Lady Luck (www.ladylucklv.com) has long been famous for her loose slots. However, it’s recommended that players avoid the Elvis and Wheel of Fortune slots.
One known as the Horseshoe, located next to the Las Vegas Club and directly across the street from the Golden Gate and the Golden Nugget, Binion’s Gambling Hall (www.binions.com) has liberal $1 Wheel of Fortune slots and is a Downtown mecca for low rollers and high rollers alike.
Lastly, wedged between the Imperial Palace and the Flamingo, is O'Shea's, which offers $5 craps and table games, playable slots—and Guinness on tap! Can’t beat that with a stick. |
