In July, it was reported that Poker Palace would close on September 30, 2025. Vegas Advantage visited the North Las Vegas locals casino around 9:30am that morning to discover it had already closed. Cones were placed at the entrances. The sign rotated between the closure announcement and a goodbye message.
Poker Palace was known for its low-limit gambling. It offered $3 3/2 six-deck blackjack with a special rule that allowed doubling down on three cards. No other traditional blackjack game in the Las Vegas market had this rule after Bighorn and Longhorn stopped dealing live games in March 2020.
The seven-table poker room offered the smallest buy-in tournaments in the Las Vegas valley. Five weekly no-limit hold’em tournaments had a $20 buy-in. A $30 tournament was available on Sunday afternoons. All permitted rebuys. Some nights would have a 1/2 no-limit hold’em cash game. It offered the lowest rake in town of 10% up to $3.
Vegas Advantage was there to play video Ultimate Texas Hold’em on its Quartz electronic table game. It is the only game of its kind in the Las Vegas market. The machine also had Three Card Poker, double zero roulette, and blackjack.
In early September, Neon Gutter spent 24 straight hours at Poker Palace. You can read about their adventure and see the many amusing signs on the property here.
New casino will replace Poker Palace
Truckee Gaming, which owns several small Nevada casinos, including Club Fortune in Henderson, acquired Poker Palace. Club Fortune is slots-only. It removed live table games in 2022.
A major renovation is planned. It is expected to reopen under a different brand in the second quarter of 2026. While few details have been released, live poker is not expected to return.
One of the last old-school casinos is gone
Poker Palace was one of the last old-school casinos. It opened in 1974. Poker Palace is not the only recent closure in the area. In 2023, Silver Nugget folded. It never reopened.
Players who prefer small, classic vibes are running out of casinos in that niche. Jerry’s Nugget is in the area and still deals live table games, including $2 double zero roulette, $3 Heads Up Hold’em, and $5 3/2 double-deck and six-deck blackjack. It opened in 1964. Bighorn on East Lake Mead is also from the same era.
The closest casino to Poker Palace’s business model is Skyline on Boulder Highway. It still has coin dropper slots, including video poker. Six-deck $10 blackjack is dealt many evenings. The two-table live poker room specializes in 2/4 fixed-limit hold’em. Skyline is the last casino with that game.
