Which casinos pay back better in Vegas?

Question

Casinos on the strip or those located in Downtown Vegas?

Answer 1

There is no way to know which "slot machines" pay back the best. The NGC(Nevada gaming commission) only breaks down the payback % by area(strip, downtown, boulder strip, etc)

That said you CAN look at video poker machines and know the expected return of that machine. It would be my opinion, and that of most "experts" that the casinos that offer the best VP are also going to have the best slot machine(payback)

for the best VP in Las Vegas
http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/referenceguide-videopoker.cfm

VP to look for
9/6 JOB - 99.5%
DB - 100.2%
JWKOB - 100.7%
FPDW - 100.8%

for more VP info
http://www.wizardofodds.com

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/vpfree

Best casinos - IMHO
Palms
Silverton
Fiesta Henderson
Fiesta Rancho
El Cortez
These are the only casinos that I know of that have all the "advantage" VP at the quarter level or less.

We go to LV 2-3 times a year for 2 weeks or more at a time and have for over 20 years. This years trips(6/4 - 7/5) & (12/16 - 1/1) - Feel free to e-mail me through YA if you have a Q

~Jack~

Answer 2

Downtown or the locals' casinos off the Strip. I've never won anything on the Strip!!

Answer 3

I have had luck (late night) at the Flamingo; The Gold Coast (the best luck ever!!---won $1200 on a penny machine!); I have also had moderate luck at Harrahs, Imperial Palace, and Casino Royale. But try the Gold Coast (it's behind the Rio on Flamingo Road) and also try Terribles. I have found that places the locals go, tend to be a bit luckier than the tourist spots.

Answer 4

I have heard that on Sunday evenings slot machines pay better because they are designed not to get full so they need to release some money to avoid this. Since the weekends are the busiest, the slots steal the most money then and need to reduce it Sunday night. I have noticed that all hotels are similar in the pay back areas; they don't. That's why Las Vegas is Las Vegas. if they paid off, they wouldn't exist. But,the older casinos do seem to have lower games which lets you hang on to your money for a bit longer, in essence making you think it pays better.

Answer 5

We did the best at the Flamingo, it seemed to pay off more in the late evening.

Answer 6

it doent matter which one you go to one place is just has good best bet would be to gamble where you staying