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| - I love this place. I loved it when it was the Barbary Coast. If you want to go gambling on the Strip without breaking the bank paying top dollar at the tables across or down the street, this is your place.
It is the doorway to the cheap seats because heading north from here you will find the Flamingo, the Imperial Palace, Casino Royale, O'Sheas, and Harrah's, not in that order. All of these places have $5 tables and cheap(er) drinks.
Bill's is not classy and elegant like the Bellagio or the Venetian...quite the opposite. However, this place is full of people having fun, something you may or may not see in a classy joint. It is also full of nice dealers and waitresses...I wish I could say the same for the bartenders. They have a stage setup near the tables and behind the bar that features everything from karaoke night, local bands and Big Elvis.
I have never stayed at the hotel, but I have heard that they have one suite (Buffalo Bill Suite?) that is worth a try for the price. There is a resident nightclub, Drais, which is one of the premier after hour hot spots in Las Vegas. I think it opens after 2am on select nights. Dress code strictly enforced. This is where many people go after places like the Bank and Tao close down so expect to see a posh crowd. I like to sit at the tables and watch people walking to and waiting in line at the club. I call it the parade of sexy.
Generally speaking, stay somewhere else and play at Bill's. You can walk from the Bellagio and Venetian. That is what I often do.
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