Bill's Gambling Hall & Saloon

Found on the busy corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Blvd, Bill's markets itself as a fun but no-frills gambling atmosphere.



Games
No-limit hold 'em: 1/2 blinds (20-200 buyin)

Spread-limit hold 'em:: 2-6 spread (only runs occasionally)

Game Character: Mostly dabblers who are waiting for a spouse to finish at the slots, or otherwise just hanging out. Rarely do you get a practiced player, much less a serious one.

Rake: Standard Vegas rake: 10% rake, max $5, plus an extra dollar for jackpot rake. No flop, no drop.

Posting: New players need not post.

Shuffling: All tables hand shuffled.

Wait Time: Can be anywhere from 0 to 30 minutes or more for a seat.

Tournaments
Regular tournament schedule. Call for details.

Jackpots and Promotions

 * 11am - 2pm daily: $50 for Kings cracked, $100 for aces cracked.
 * $250 for all Royal Flushes (both hole cards must play)

Atmosphere
The poker "room" is the kind of room that casinos who are dabbling in the game put together: a railed-off area in the middle of their main casino floor. With only three tables, it's sort of awkward to see or sit at the tables. It's also very noisy and smoky, since it's surrounded by slot machines.

They're trying to make a go of it, though, and are gamely marketing a number of promotions. They have also situated the tables right up front, in the northwest corner of the casino floor, right by one of the three sets of main doors.

Parking: Plenty of parking in the attached multilevel parking garage. Enter off Flamingo Rd, just east of the Strip.

Tables and Chairs: Unusual-for-Vegas 9-seat tables, brown vinyl. The felt is a funky custom brownish felt with a huge cowboy motif design on it, which actually makes it hard to see the chips and cards. Chairs are OK but not great: black medium padding fixed metal leg standard chairs.

Smoking: Not allowed at the tables, but drift can and does occur from the nearby slots. Even though you're near the doors which they almost always have open, there isn't much breeze, so the smoke kind of lingers over the table.

Service and Comps
Standard casino cocktail service.

$2 per hour of play in comp (sign up for Players Club)

Notes and Links

 * Visited by MarkT in Apr 2009.