Golden Nugget is the flagship casino for downtown Las Vegas. It opened on August 30, 1946. It grew into the most diversified resort in the Fremont Street Experience area. The casino has the largest variety of table games downtown. There are almost 1000 slot and video poker machines. It has an independent sportsbook and the only poker room in downtown Las Vegas.
Four nonsmoking hotel towers host 2400 rooms and suites at Golden Nugget Las Vegas. Towers are Carson, Gold, Rush, and Spa. There is a resort fee of $46 per night. It includes Wi-Fi access for two devices, access to the fitness center, self-parking, boarding pass printing, coupons, and four bottles of water. Amenities include a pool where you can slide through a shark tank, a spa, shops, a fitness center, and valet parking. Additionally, there are 11 restaurants on the property.
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Large selection of games at Golden Nugget Las Vegas
At Golden Nugget, there are about 50 table games, including seventeen different live table games. No other downtown Las Vegas casino has more. So, the Vegas Best Advantage Award for Downtown Table Game Selection goes to Golden Nugget again for 2024.
The casino has the best table game selection available in the Fremont Street Experience area. Many start at just $5, a throwback to its classic ways of doing business. There are more $5 table games at Golden Nugget than at all other downtown Las Vegas casinos combined. Options include a large variety of poker games. However, some of these games have a forced $5 side bet. Most blackjack games on the floor require a mandatory $2 side bet.
Craps and roulette are also available. Golden Nugget has the only Fortune Pai Gow Poker table in downtown Las Vegas. Baccarat and high limit blackjack usually have a $50 minimum bet.
There is also $2 big wheel. Big Wheel, or Big 6, or whatever you want to call the spinning wheel won the Vegas DisAdvantage Award for Worst Table Game again for 2024. All the numbers on the wheel have a double-digit house advantage. The largest payouts hold 24%. Caesars Palace and Wynn also deal this game.
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Golden Nugget blackjack rules
There are six different blackjack games dealt. The best is a double deck in high limit. It pays 3/2 and allows double down before and after splitting. The six-deck salon game also pays 3/2. It adds re-split aces up to four hands.
There are four blackjack games on the casino floor. Two pay 6/5. Both 6/5 games are in the top three for worst Las Vegas blackjack games. So, Golden Nugget once again takes the top spot for Worst DisAdvantage Blackjack for 2024.
Lucky Cat Blackjack is in the front party pit. It requires a $2 Bonus Spin side bet. At the minimum bet, the estimated house advantage is 8.95%. Another blackjack game also requires a mandatory $2 side bet. These are traditional 6/5 tables.
There are better places to play video poker
Golden Nugget also has the largest selection of slot machines in downtown Las Vegas. Of its almost 1000 machines, there are more slots here proportionately compared to video poker than any other casino in the Fremont Street Experience area.
Golden Nugget once again won the Vegas Worst DisAdvantage Award for Downtown Video Poker for 2024.
The best single line game is 7/5 Bonus Poker with a progressive. That is on the $1 denomination. It is dealt at $2 and $5 without a progressive royal flush jackpot. There are video poker games in high limit with slightly better pay tables but require betting multiple hands.
Only Las Vegas poker room found downtown
The only downtown Las Vegas poker room is at Golden Nugget. It typically offers two cash games at its 13 tables. Players may choose between an uncapped 1/2 no limit Texas hold’em game and a fixed limit 3/6 one.
There are no daily tournaments. However, the Grand Poker Series runs once or twice a year. Read more details in our Golden Nugget poker room review.
Golden Nugget race and sportsbook
The Golden Nugget sportsbook is an independent one. It is near the Rush Tower. There is a variety of seating with drink service. The ticket counter opens at 9am during the week and 7am on weekends. There are also kiosks available. The mobile betting app was dropped in 2022. Read more in our Golden Nugget sportsbook review.
Catch a show, take a swim, or dance the weekend away
There are multiple forms of entertainment beyond the casino floor. Inside the showroom, Gordie Brown performs at 7:30pm on Thursdays and Saturdays. Guests must be 16 years of age or older to attend. Other entertainment acts rotate throughout the year.
Guests looking to cool off can enjoy a swim in The Tank or the Hideout, which features a 200,000-gallon shark tank aquarium and three levels of seating. There is an enclosed water slide that goes through the aquarium. The Hideout is on the upper level, guests must be 21 years of age or older.
Troy Liquor Bar is a nightclub on the second level overlooking Fremont Street. The club opens at 9pm Thursday through Saturday nights.
Large selection of restaurants and bars
With 11 restaurants, the casino has more than any other downtown Las Vegas casino. Many options are part of Landry’s, a restaurant operator with the same parent company as Golden Nugget.
With a 75,000-gallon aquarium as the centerpiece, Chart House offers a large selection of fresh seafood, chicken, and steaks. It opens at noon on weekends, 11am on Friday, and 4pm on other days. Grotto is a casual Italian restaurant. It serves dinner on Fridays and Saturdays. CJ serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Red Asian opens for dinner at 4pm Thursday through Monday.
Vic & Anthony’s is the fine dining option. It offers a large menu of steak, seafood, appetizers, and wine list. Vic & Anthony’s opens at 5pm for dinner daily. Saltgrass Steakhouse is the casual option in this genre. It opens at 9am Friday through Sunday and 4pm Monday through Thursday.
Cadillac Mexican Kitchen is open for lunch and dinner daily. The Grille is next to the sportsbook. It is the 24-hour dining option at Golden Nugget. It serves breakfast, burgers, chicken, pizza, and salads. Chick-fil-A serves chicken sandwiches and breakfast items daily, except it is closed on Sundays. There are also two Starbucks.
Multiple indoor and outdoor bars
Guests can grab a drink 24 hours a day at Claude’s Bar near the poker room. Sports fans and horse bettors can grab a drink at the Sportsbook Bar. It opens at 6pm Monday through Thursday and 10am Friday through Sunday.
Other bar options include Rush Lounge just steps away from the table game pit, Ice Bar overlooking the pool, and Bar 46 with outdoor seating on Fremont Street. Drinks are also available outside from the Fremont Street Experience at Stage Bar.
More Vegas Advantage memories
Before moving to Las Vegas, John stayed at the Golden Nugget multiple times, including a mini suite in the Rush Tower. Kristina was able to join him on one of those trips. While she enjoyed the pool area, it was too cold to swim and enjoy the slide through the shark tank.
We also danced at the nightclub multiple times. Back then Troy Liquor Bar was called Gold Diggers. More recently, the property was visit number six of 93 for our 21st-anniversary casino record.
Golden Nugget Las Vegas Casino FAQ
Does Golden Nugget Las Vegas have a 24-hour dining option?
The Grille next to the sportsbook is open 24 hours. It has breakfast, burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, and salads.
Are there any poker rooms in downtown Las Vegas?
Golden Nugget has the only downtown Las Vegas poker room.
What table games are at Golden Nugget Las Vegas?
Baccarat, blackjack, craps, roulette, pai gow poker, and poker pit games are dealt at Golden Nugget.
What are the craps odds at Golden Nugget Las Vegas?
The craps table offers 3-4-5 times odds.
Does Golden Nugget Las Vegas blackjack require a side bet?
Most blackjack tables on the casino floor require a $2 side bet on the Bonus Spin. It triggers when the player is dealt a blackjack.
Does any Golden Nugget Las Vegas blackjack pay 3/2?
Most 3/2 blackjack is in the high-limit salon, except for a few tables in the back on the main pit.
Where is Golden Nugget Las Vegas?
The casino is in downtown Las Vegas at 129 E Fremont Street.
This page is sourced from a combination of Vegas Advantage visits and Golden Nugget’s website.
Last Updated on March 8, 2025 by Kristina Mehaffey