Las Vegas Casinos - Travel Guide

Best Poker

• MGM Grand is generally heralded as the best place in Las Vegas to play poker. With a nice mix of players and knowledgeable dealers, the MGM Grand offers clean, new tables lined with marble tile. So feel free to place your complimentary drink right in front of you. Those of you looking tournament action will find scheduled tournaments throughout the day or you can join one of the house's ring games. Either way, you'll relax in the brand new faux suede chairs, so cushy you won't want to go anywhere else. You'll be swept up in the action of a no-limit Texas Hold'Em, 7-card Stud, or Omaha Hi-Lo, when you ante up here. These tables are well-lit and with a non-smoking policy in the poker room, you'll breath fresh air too. The Centrifuge bar to the side offers rock music and go-go dancers to keep the action hot.


• The Bellagio is best described as plush, decorated with a colorful blend of High Renaissance Mannerist style scenes on the walls and comfortable, swivel chairs that even lean back for maximum relaxation. This is where the big names play and the players at the Bellagio are known as some of the toughest competition in town, especially at higher limit games. You'll find a varied mixture of players at the lower limit tables, from the novice to the skilled, the Bellagio poker room has something for everyone and the service is first-class. You won't find any stale, poker air here. Bellagio has a no-smoking policy in the poker rooms. Bellagio's players play high stakes so you may want to watch the tables. The dealers here are professional and courteous, just the way you'd expect

Best slots

• Hands down, The Palms is known for the best paying slots in town. The Palms was voted as the casino with the loosest nickel slots last year by The Las Vegas Advisor. Everything is hot here, including the paybacks. Boasting 2200 slot machines and video poker games, the Palms bases it's success on the liberal payouts and the pride of the hotel property. The Palms offers an elegant colorful environment for their carousels, with many low level slots and with multi-line machines. You'll feel the fever hit you until you hear the clank, clank, clank when that hopper empties into the bucket and the double alternating flash of the light goes off. Here, you'll find an ample amount of progressives and progressive jackpots too.



• Hailed as the "best little hole-in-the-wall" in Vegas for gambling, Slots-A-Fun features 560 slots, but this place is a kick in the pants. They've got all the slots you've looking for, but the prices are just right and the payouts fun. The Let's Make a Deal machine is a popular slot there and the payout isn't huge, but it certainly offers a fun time. They've got two Megabucks machines here, 208 nickel slots and even 34 penny slots. This is the place to go if you want to get away from all the huge casinos and do it Vegas style. Here, you'll find 121 video poker games to select from and when you pull that handle and the Royal Flush lands, then go over and say hi to Blaze, the bartender. You can be sure that here, you'll barely finish one drink before another one arrives. This is really doing it Vegas style. Even if you go home broke, you'll be laughing at what a great time you had in "Lost Wages."

Table Games

• The Mirage is right up there with some of the best offerings in table games. From Baccarat, to Roulette, to Pai Gow, the Mirage offers games for novice and serious gamblers alike. Whether you're yelling "hit me" and hoping you get a Blackjack, or you're staring at the Pai Gow tiles dealt to you and waiting for those dice to give you first hand, the Mirage has best track racing.
  

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