Casino Royale Loses Table Games, Gains Photo Op

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  Markus July 21, 2020

  Very disappointed the hear about this - my favorite old school Vegas spot for nearly 15 years and probably 100 trips. I take it their bar is closed too(?)

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  Scott Roeben July 21, 2020

  Believe so, temporarily.

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  Scott Roeben July 22, 2020

  All casino bars are, sadly.

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  Mike July 10, 2020

  Casino Royale was at one time the place to go for cheap craps and lots of fun. Most of the gamblers were fun to hang out with for an hour or two. The dealers/staff were surly and the place was dingy with a weird smell but that was part of its "ambiance". However, when I was there last in January the table was actually closed at 6pm. I was told that there was not enough action to be open. This was a first and the pit boss said the table minimum was now $10. Enough to make a grown man cry. I will certainly miss the Old Casino Royale.

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  Chief July 8, 2020

  All our favorite craps dealers at CR are quite old and at high risk for Covid. It’s for the best that they are not there.

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  Scott Roeben July 8, 2020

  Great point, thanks.

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  Mike Alexakis July 8, 2020

  Casino Royale was where my brother and I went after golf, three dollar craps with essentially unlimited odds behind the line made it a destination... I agree with the person above that its location right off of the sidewalk made it attractive, when Venetian opened we did a self tour of it and started to walk back to Planet Hollywood, a casino employee enticed the wives to stop and play the promotion, which was an extra $50 for any four of a kind on video poker. Hooked for life right there. I miss the old days when gamblers were the focus, now its resort fees and bottle service...

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  $2 beers at Casino Royale July 8, 2020

  Unfortunately what is you said is absolutely true. The angle now is to make money in other areas. They want people to gamble more obviously but keep making the games less player friendly. Maybe they should go in the other direction. They would still have the odds in their favor and more people would play. Hence... lose. Oh well

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  JediRich Lightowler July 8, 2020

  $2.49?!? Jedi wouldn’t have survived if it weren’t for the cheap food at Casino Royale

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  Boulder Steve July 8, 2020

  Casino Royale is a fun casino. Unfortunately a rarity on the Strip nowadays. I like that it's right up front on the Strip. No long walks . Doubt the table games return

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  Carrie July 7, 2020

  Love Casino Royale! We have been in Vegas this week from MN & missed the table games. Bartender Mark & all the others. Wish them all nothing but the best. Our favorite Vegas traditions is the hours & hours & hours & hours spent at Casino Royale. Your comment about the surly staff was what we loved most. ?

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  Michael Hetrick July 7, 2020

  They should just put in some automated craps and bj games IMHO, but I'm sure the costs are too high for Casino Royale to do that.

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  Royale with Cheese July 7, 2020

  Let's hope it doesn't go the way of Slots A Fun. SAF had a great thing going 20 years ago. Nobody would tell you that today.

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  Mitch July 7, 2020

  Such terrible news. Used to play there regularly when it was $3/100x odds. Once they ramped the minimum all the way up to $5 without stopping at $4 I had to quit. :)

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