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The United States is home to more than 1,500 casinos – more than any other country on the planet. From coast to coast, gamblers have a huge range of options for where to place their bets. To help us find the best casinos in the country, we recruited Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic, Editorial Director of Casino Player and Strictly Slots magazines, along with Tony Harrell, a travel agent specializing in casino travel, to nominate their 20 favorites.
Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, Conn.One of two gambling destination resorts in Connecticut, Mohegan Sun features three casinos: Casino of the Earth, Casino of the Wind and Casino of the Sky. The three gaming floors between them boast a whopping 5,000 slot machines, 275 table games, 42 poker tables, a race book, two smoke-free areas and Sunrise Square, an area fashioned after an Asian market that offers traditional Asian table games like Sic Bo, Pai Gow Poker and Baccarat.
Photo courtesy of Mohegan SunCaesars Palace Las Vegas
Las VegasA classic Las Vegas casino, Caesars Palace brings the gaming experience to an ancient Roman setting. Encompassing 85 acres on The Strip, Caesars pairs its unique atmosphere and comprehensive casino offerings with some of the best retail, dining and entertainment in the city.
Photo courtesy of bwzenithPechanga Resort & Casino
Temecula, Calif.Located in Southern California, Pechanga Resort & Casino houses a 200,000-square-foot casino floor where gamblers will find more than 4,000 slots, 130 table games, 11 restaurants, a 700-seat Bingo hall and coming in December 2017, a $285 million expansion.
Photo courtesy of Pechanga Resort & CasinoL'Auberge Casino Resort
Lake Charles, La.L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana sits only two hours from the Houston metro area, making it a convenient place to enjoy 70,000-square-feet of gaming space equipped with 70 table games and some 1,600 slots. The casino's High Limits Salon offers even more tables and slots with denominations up to $100, while its 2,100-square-foot, 24/7 poker room has six tables plus one semi-private high stakes table.
Photo courtesy of L'Auberge Casino ResortBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic CityThe only nominee in Atlantic City, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa at Renaissance Pointe opened its doors in 2003 as the first new hotel in over a decade. Today, the 2,000-room resort offers gamblers 3,475 slot machines, 250 table games and Atlantic City's largest poker room, all spread out over 161,000-square-feet of casino space. Restaurants by Bobby Flay and Wolfgang Puck headline the culinary lineup, while the 2,400-seat Borgata Event Center plays host to some of the world's biggest names in music.
Photo courtesy of Borgata Hotel Casino & SpaPeppermill Resort Spa Casino
RenoReno players will find one of the city's top casinos at the Peppermill Resort, where more than 1,500 slot and video poker machines and 48 table games await. The casino also features a keno lounge, luxurious poker room and a sports theater with 61 big-screen HDTVs.
Photo courtesy of Preferred Hotels & ResortsFoxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, Conn.One of two premier gaming resorts in Connecticut, Foxwoods Resort Casino offers 4,500 slot machines – ranging from penny games to $100 minimums – as well as 300 table games, high stakes Bingo at one of the world's largest Bingo halls, a race book with 50-foot digital projection screens and the largest poker room on the East Coast. Four unique hotel properties and over 30 restaurants make it easy to stay and play.
Photo courtesy of Foxwoods Resort CasinoThe Cromwell
Las VegasThe 40,000-square-foot casino at The Cromwell in Las Vegas includes a selection of 440 slot machines (both classics and the latest and greatest), as well as 66 table games. High rollers can play at three tables in the high limits area or inside The Abbey, an exclusive reserved gaming area with three tables.
Photo courtesy of The Cromwell HotelHard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sioux City, IowaGamblers at the award-winning Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City can choose from 835 slot and video poker machines (including penny slots and one of Iowa's first 3D machines) or 26 table games. Six restaurants and bars provide plenty of options for refueling between games.
Photo courtesy of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux CityRed Rock Casino Resort & Spa
Las VegasFrequented by both locals and tourists, the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa sits on 70 acres of land near the beautiful Red Rock Mountains in Summerlin, about 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The resort casino includes 3,000 slot and video poker machines, 60 table games, a race and sports book with a 96-foot video wall, a 20-table smoke-free poker room, 600-seat Bingo hall, a 20-seat Keno lounge and two private rooms for high-stakes gamers.
Photo courtesy of Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
However, what goes unsaid is that North Las Vegas slots returned 93.91% and the Boulder Strip slots paid back 94.76%, so the best advice is to avoid the tourist areas and play where the locals play. The Las Vegas Strip is known for its larger-than-life buffets, blinding neon lights, topless pool parties and high rollers. But for those who love the thrill of gaming, but want a more affordable and less intimidating Las Vegas vacation, so-called “locals” casinos (those frequented by Nevada residents and visitors living within a few hour’s drive) are a great bet (no pun intended!). Now, if you can’t locate a Slot Manager, you can fall back on tried-and-true ways to find the best-paying slots. A solid rule-of-thumb is the more active a bank of slots is, the higher the payouts tend to be. Casino regulars see patterns, so follow their lead.
For the past four weeks, USA TODAY 10Best readers have been voting for their favorites. It was a close finish, but in the end, Mohegan Sun came out on top, dethroning Pechanga Resort & Casino as the best in the U.S.
The top 10 winners in the category Best U.S. Casino are as follows:
- Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, Conn.
- Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas
- Pechanga Resort & Casino - Temecula, Calif.
- L'Auberge Casino Resort - Lake Charles, La.
- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - Atlantic City
- Peppermill Resort Spa Casino - Reno
- Foxwoods Resort Casino - Mashantucket, Conn.
- The Cromwell Hotel - Las Vegas
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Sioux City, Iowa
- Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa - Las Vegas
Congratulations to all these winning casinos!
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Tony Harrell
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Tony Harrell, travel consultant and owner of Abundant Travel, plans customized vacations for plus-size clients and customers of any size. He is a certified destination expert for Las Vegas and New Orleans as well as Canada. He feels that while Las Vegas is the obvious American mecca for gambling and other entertainment, there are other destinations across the country that are worth the trip.
Tony Harrell
Tony Harrell, travel consultant and owner of Abundant Travel, plans customized vacations for plus-size clients and customers of any size. He is a certified destination expert for Las Vegas and New Orleans as well as Canada. He feels that while Las Vegas is the obvious American mecca for gambling and other entertainment, there are other destinations across the country that are worth the trip.
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Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic is the Publisher of Casino Player magazine and Strictly Slots magazine. Now in its 32nd year, Casino Player has thrived as America’s most popular gambling magazine. Over the decades, millions of gamblers have enjoyed and benefited from Casino Player’s gaming strategies, as well as its ever-changing lifestyle stories. In 1994, Lisa launched its sister publication, Strictly Slots, the nation’s only magazine written exclusively for slots and video poker players. Lisa is an accomplished director specializing in the gaming industry and has more than 35 years of publishing experience.
Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic
Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic is the Publisher of Casino Player magazine and Strictly Slots magazine. Now in its 32nd year, Casino Player has thrived as America’s most popular gambling magazine. Over the decades, millions of gamblers have enjoyed and benefited from Casino Player’s gaming strategies, as well as its ever-changing lifestyle stories. In 1994, Lisa launched its sister publication, Strictly Slots, the nation’s only magazine written exclusively for slots and video poker players. Lisa is an accomplished director specializing in the gaming industry and has more than 35 years of publishing experience.
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Where can you find the loosest slots in Nevada? Where are the tightest? Are certain denominations of slots looser than the rest? What table games gave Vegas gamblers the best odds of winning big? Goonies free online. How about the worst?
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has released their 2017 gaming revenue report which details how much money casinos won per game, and by location. We wanted to take a peek and break down which market in Las Vegas had the loosest slots and what denominations of slot machine were the loosest. Additionally, we look at which table games in Las Vegas were best for the player, and for the house. We broke the information down into easily digestible bar graphs so that you know the best places to gamble, and games to play in Las Vegas.
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We looked at the information for all Non-Restricted gaming establishments. Essentially, the big casinos.
Casino win percentage for slots is calculated by dividing the money the casino held (won) by the money actually wagered by the player during the course of play. Example: You put $100 in a slot machine and stretch your cash out for an hour. Eventually, you lose the entire $100 but you played $1,800 in spins in the process of doing so. In this case $100 (your loss) / $1,800 (total played) would equal a 5.55% casino win rate.
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Casino win rates for table games are a bit different as its difficult to measure the total amount wagered by a player. Table game win rates can be thought of as the percentage of the player’s buy in that was held by the establishment as a win. Example: You bought into a blackjack table for $100, played a number of hands and cashed out for $85. The casino won $15 of your initial $100 dollars for a 15% win rate.
First, we wanted to look at how loose the slots were in and around Las Vegas to identify where players had the best chances statistically. As it turns out, the Vegas Strip had the tightest slots at a 8.04% casino win rate. On the flip side, casinos in the Boulder Strip Area featured the loosest slot machines at a mere 5.66% house win rate.
Next, we looked at slot denominations statewide and what slot denominations were the loosest/tightest. The graph below shows that penny slots, most commonly played by Vegas travelers, were very tight, giving the Casino a 9.83% win rate. Megabucks was even worse at 12.07%. Players statewide found the loosest slots at the $25-dollar denomination, only a 4.97% casino win rate.
Sports betting offered an interesting twist as the major sports gave the casino a very small edge (3-6%) over the player. Parlay cards however skyrocketed the house advantage to 24.12% in 2017!
Which table games gave Vegas gamblers the best odds in 2017? If you want to give yourself the best chance of winning, or at least extending your bankroll, stick to Baccarat, Blackjack, and Craps – See the graph below. As always, to give yourself the best odds, avoid side bets, and find a blackjack table that offers 3-2 blackjack. Boycott 6-5 tables.
The table games below gave players the worst odds and paid the bills for the casino. 3 Card Poker, Let it Ride and Pai Gow Poker gave the house the biggest win rate over the year. If playing Pai Gow, stay away from the fortune bonus and ignore the dealer when they point out the 1 hand out of 20 that you would have hit a 3-1 payment to increase your odds significantly.
Hopefully this guide is useful in your hunt for the loosest slots in Las Vegas! The key is to break away from the beaten path and you should not be afraid to play taller denominations to give yourself the best odds. As for Vegas table games, give yourself the best odds by sticking to classics like blackjack and craps and avoiding low odds side bets.
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View the source information we used to gauge how loose or tight Las Vegas slots and table games were in 2017.
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