Circus Circus Reno



Right in the middle of downtown Reno on a busy street corner, Circus Circus Reno is one of the anchor casinos of Reno's downtown area.

Games
Wait Time: Often there is no game going at all, though the tournaments always attract players who then often stay for a while to play low-limit spread. While the spread game is going, there is rarely a wait (and when there is, it's short).

Game Nature: All recreational players who are whiling away the time waiting for a spouse to finish playing the slots or just hanging out with friends.

Rake: 10% max 4 + $1 jackpot drop. No flop, no drop. Rake is taken in increments of a quarter (0.25)

Posting: New players do not need to post to enter a game.

Shuffling: Shufflemaster machines on all tables

Tournaments

 * Mon-Fri 11am NLHE "one hour tournament" 15+3+3. After one hour, play is stopped, and players with most chips are declared to be winners.
 * Tue 7pm NLHE 23+7+5
 * Thu 7pm NLHE 60+10+5 ($20 bounty on each player)

Jackpots and Promotions

 * Bad beat jackpot (quads beaten): around 26,000 in Nov 2009.

Atmosphere
An afterthought of a poker room, the Circus Circus Reno poker area is a corner of the casino right next to an exterior door, immediately adjacent to the sports book and keno parlor. It has only low spread limit games, and although there seems to be a staff there at all times, games only run occasionally. There is only a short half-wall separating the poker area from the door and the rest of the casino, so the ambient noise level is high.

All in all, not a particularly comfortable place to play poker. The other choices in downtown Reno are the fully-automated and just-as-noisy room in the Silver Legacy and the notably more active room at the Eldorado.

Tables and Chairs: 10-seat tables with worn but OK green felt with unusually wide black vinyl armrests that have inset cup holders. Fixed-leg "old timey back" chairs with bad padding. Extra cushions are around the room, and you'll need them.

Parking: Hundreds of spaces in the attached multistory parking garage right behind the casino.

Smoking: No smoking in the poker room, but drift can and does occur from the rail.

Service and Comps
Occasional standard casino cocktail service.

Rewards Club: Originally part of the old MGM Mirage "One Club", Circus Circus Reno broke away when MGM went to their Lion cards and now has their own "One Club" card which works only at CCR. You earn One Club points during live poker play (and for slots, blackjack, etc) which are redeemable for restaurant credits, rooms, etc. Note that CCR is still part of the MGM Mirage casino empire - it just is not part of the MGM Mirage Players Club system.

Links and Notes

 * Visited by MarkT in November 2009.