We visited the north end of the Las Vegas Strip in late February. There were several changes. We walked from Circus Circus to Strat and back. We drove to the other casinos.
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Circus Circus and Slots A Fun
The biggest changes were at Circus Circus and Slots A Fun. Double Exposure Blackjack is out at Circus Circus. Ultimate Texas Hold’em is now Jackpot Hold’em. That game was previously only at Sahara. The table games were $10 or $15. Roll to Win Craps is $5.
Slots A Fun now has Roll to Win Craps. There are also two 6/5 blackjack tables and a double zero roulette one. The bar is open again. It has $2 beer and snack specials.
Both electronic table games have been removed from Slots A Fun. The options available at Circus Circus, however, remain the same.
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau was mostly the same as before. The minimum bets were a little higher. All games were at least $25 on a weekday afternoon. High-limit roulette was $100. Salon blackjack started at $300.
There were two table game changes. Traditional pai gow poker was removed. The only version now is Dealer Open. The $50 3/2 blackjack game in the pit was upgraded. It now stands on soft 17, just like the high-limit version does.
Sahara
Sahara was its usual slow self. The limits were $10 and $15 on the floor. Craps was up to $15 from its past $10. The big change is that there is no more 3/2 blackjack on the floor. The $50 high-limit game was downgraded. It now hits soft 17.
The Strat
The Strat table game pit was exactly the same as before. Crapless craps was the only dice game open. It was $10. There were $10 00 roulette and 3/2 and 6/5 blackjack tables open. Baccarat was $25, as it always is.
However, work was being done on the casino floor near the Las Vegas Boulevard entrance. A section of slots was covered and roped off. Just beyond were three new heads-up electronic table games. The displays stated a $2 minimum on blackjack, craps, and roulette. However, more details were inaccessible.
Resorts World
Resorts World was slow. Most poker pit and dice games were $15. Pai gow poker and Ultimate Texas Hold’em were $25. It still requires $100 to get a 3/2 blackjack game at Resorts World. Pai gow tiles is now an option in the salon.
Wynn
Wynn‘s table game limits were a little lower than usual. The six-deck 3/2 blackjack games started at $50. The double-deck ones were $100. These were half of what we found in recent previous visits. Most other tables started at $25, except Ultimate Texas Hold’em, which was $100, and pai gow and baccarat, which started at $50.
Inflation hit the salon. European Roulette and 3/2 stand on soft 17 tables started at $300 and went up to $1000.
Heads-up 00 roulette and big six were replaced with heads-up crapless craps and easy craps. There is also a multiplayer crapless craps machine. It allows players to choose two of the three available dice. All three games have a $3 minimum and a Lucky Roller side bet. The Aruze Jackpot Chance 00 roulette is now at Encore.
Encore
Encore‘s limits were also up from previous visits. Everything except 000 roulette started at $25 or more. The 3/2 blackjack tables were $50. Pai gow is now Fortune. Previously, it was Face Up.
High-limit minimum bets started at $300.
The multiplayer electronic big six wheel is no longer at Encore. There is still heads-up blackjack and craps. With the Aruze 00 roulette moved over from Wynn, there are now two multiplayer 00 roulette machines.
