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We made the shlep out here, via the scenic route, because the Mrs. plays only one game: $1 craps. There are not many dollar craps tables left in Nevada, or the world for that matter, but there is one here in the nether regions of Henderson. That is, there was one when we last visited on Memorial weekend 2014. Your mileage may vary.
We had to stop at an ATM and I was annoyed that the Nevada Credit Union charged me $2.50 to withdraw from my own credit union but after driving around for 15 minutes, I found myself in a clutch situation so I bent over and took it.
We were bracing ourselves for a sketchy place, but it was great. Employees were terrific -everyone was really friendly. So were the other customers. Nancy started at the dice pit right away, while I registered for the slot club - one of the last ones of which I wasn't already a member. The clerk spun the wheel and I got a $10 credit for the restaurant.
I sat down at a $3 blackjack table. The Jokers' Wild has good rules: a blackjack pays 3:2, I believe the dealer hits soft 17, and you can double down on any 2 cards, on a hand-shuffled six-deck shoe. It's a friendly game with really nice dealers. Several of the dealers and croupiers seemed to be fairly new; I suspect this is where they put you if you apply to deal at a Boyd casino before you are promoted to Downtown, Sam's Town, or the Orleans. (It's owned by Boyd but has a separate slot club.)
We both played for about an hour and took a break. By then I was up about $20 and Nancy was up $5. We decided to have lunch in the coffee shop. Again, super-friendly employees and the lunch was perfectly enjoyable. A chef's salad and a grilled cheese sandwich came to about $14, a price performer, but using our coupon (and subtracting the incremental tax) the total came to I think $2.87.
After lunch, we decided we couldn't stop now, so we both went back to the dice table. The dice pit is probably the best one I have seen since Casino Royale ended its $1 game. This is a $1 minimum with 10x odds, so you can put $1 on the pass line and stack up behind it for as close to a fair game as you can find in Nevada. The croupiers were learning and were also happy to explain the proper ratios to those of us who don't have it memorized.
We played for another half hour or so and had a great time. Nancy had a good roll making several points, and the stick woman, who apparently was brand new at the profession, was really hamming it up as if she were born to do it, referring several times to Nancy as the Lucky Lady to her Left. We left the table up another $20 and moved on.
Basically if you are looking for a place to roll low and let your money last, and you don't mind a field trip, this is your place. We will be back many times for sure.
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