All the casinos in Las Vegas have a house edge in every game. Craps have a house advantage of 1.4%; blackjack has 1.5%; roulette has 5.3% and slot machines have 2% to 25%. These figures are common through out all casinos in Las Vegas. So slot machines are very advantageous from the casinos pint of view. Table games offer a chance to the players to fight against the house (casinos). You can see machines which have signs saying ‘up to 98% payback’ which means over a period ...
June 4th, 2009
The Circus hotel offers 100,000 square ft. of gaming area, a separate poker room, and 80 table games. Bellagio casino offers a truly magnificent experience. The Bobby’s room is their high stakes signature poker room which pays tribute to World Series of Poker Champion, Bobby Baldwin.  20000$ is the minimum buy in here and is open twenty four hours a day. The casino has more than 2400 slot machines. The huge racebook area has individual racing monitors and guests can enjoy drinks and other delicacies. The Venetian ...
April 10th, 2009
The Strip offers one of the best entertainment places in west USA. There is something for everyone in the form of casinos, nightclubs, restaurants and many other attractions. Most popular casinos are the Venetian hotel casino, Caesars palace casino and Hard rock casino. The nightlife of Las Vegas is something one should not miss. There are wild parties at New York-New York hotel. Most hotels have wonderful restaurants and you can find all variety of food there. Among the most popular attractions Cirque de Soleil at Bellagio ...
March 22nd, 2009
The downtown Las Vegas also offers many good options to tourists. The Fremont Street is the most famous street here. The Fremont street experience was an effort to get the crowd and tourists back to the downtown area after all the action had shifted to the Strip with opening of grand hotels and casinos there. The FSE or Fremont Street experience is a cooperative venture owned by many downtown casinos and hotels. The main attraction here is the Viva Vision canopy which is 90 feet high and ...
February 11th, 2009
The Las Vegas strip is known for its themed hotels. Bellagio is a European styled hotel while New York New York hotel replicates the skyline of Manhattan. The Paris Las Vegas is a Paris themed hotel which has Eiffel tower, Parisian streets and cafes to take you to Paris. Caesars palace will take you to Roman times and Excalibur is a medieval themed hotel. Hollywood is the theme for MGM Grand hotel. Four seasons is a non-gaming hotel so it is only for those who are looking ...
January 19th, 2009
The Las Vegas Strip or Las Vegas Boulevard has a large number of famous resorts, hotels and casinos. Sometimes this area is also referred to as ‘The Strip’ and it is almost 7 kilometers in area. The Strip does not refer to the road but to the casinos and hotels situated on each side of the Strip.  There are huge hotels with thousands of rooms. One of the most distinct features of this area is its backdrop which has hotels and casinos based on some theme. The ...
December 21st, 2008
The economy of the city is largely pushed by tourism, gaming and gambling. The Las Vegas convention and Visitors Authority is the agency which handles the tourism marketing and promotions. The tourist numbers, their spending patterns and revenues earned are revealed by the surveys conducted yearly. Harrah’s entertainment and MGM Mirage are two fortune 500 companies which have their headquarters in Las Vegas. Many technology companies and companies from the gaming, electronic and telecommunications field are looking forward to Las Vegas as their base. Many companies have ...
November 16th, 2008
In the early 19th century, Las Vegas valley had wells which supported the green pasture or meadows. Hence, the Spaniards named it Las Vegas as Vegas means ‘meadows’ in Spanish. Las Vegas was a very popular railroad town in the early 1900’s. it was established as a railroad town in 1905. In March 1911, Las Vegas became a city, officially. The ban from gambling was lifted from the city and became legalized in the city on March 19, 1931. After the legalization, the city saw a growth ...
October 9th, 2008
Las Vegas can be described in one line as the ‘gambling destination of the world’. Situated in the state of Nevada in US, it is a resort city. It is the most populous city of Nevada State. Las Vegas is known for casinos, gambling and magnificent hotels and because of that it is also called the entertainment capital of the world. It is a brightly lit city with all lighting displays and can be seen from the space too.  It was also termed the ‘Sin City’ because ...
September 24th, 2008