The lesser known, but as popular brother of the the California Hotel & Casino is connected by a bridge. I like playing at Main Street Station a bit more, not sure why it is. Maybe it's because when I have to relieve myself I can stare at part of the Berlin Wall in the men's bathrooms. Maybe their next thing should be to ask Mufi if they can have a piece of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial and put it in the women's restroom? Eh, maybe not.
It's way cheaper to stay downtown than on The Strip. The rooms aren't too bad, but what are you doing in the rooms anyways?! 99% of the time you'll be downstairs playing craps, 21, or pai gow! It used to be way too smokey in here, but they've cleaned it up a bit in recent years. I like how large it feels inside and the fact that it doesn't make you feel too close to the other tables around you. It feels more like a Reno or Lake Tahoe casino, than a Vegas one which I enjoy at times.