text: The Plaza is haunted I am certain of this You have to be in the right spot inside the hotel to feel it nnIts not apparent in the recently remodeled casino It is an oldfashioned casino dim and dusky rather than the brighter feel common in newer casinos They have a poker room really an area set off from the rest of the casino instead of a seperate room The first hint that there are ghosts hovering at the Plaza is the classic and hardtofind game of pan you can find being played in the poker roomnnIf you want to feel their presence more clearly take the escalator up to the second floor and spend time at The Dome The view of Fremont St from the lounges windows is an iconic Vegas image and now the space has been augmented with the addition of a handful of televisions It is a sportsbartype theme now you see But spend even a few moments in here and you will feel what must have been many varied incarnations of the room I imagine it was once a very glamorous restaurant Now it is an underpromoted downtown vantage pointnnThe escalator ride to the third floor feels like a journey to a ghost town There is a jerky store waiting to be explored with a selection of candies and flavored jerkies available The third floor is also home to the only bingo room currently up and running in downtown Vegas What may have once been a conference room is now home to dozens of folding tables Here too odd variations on the usual game are offered The spirit of the room is casual and friendly if you have a thing for bingo you might end up spending a lot of time herennI have not yet seen any rooms or suites at the hotel so I cannot speak to how they look or feel But the place that feels most eerie to me is the open area between the casino and the food court on the first floor The spirit of visitors past is almost palpable as you look thru the glass doors and out to Fremont St When downtown was the most exciting part of Vegas the Plaza must have been THE place to be Today it feels lot like a relic trying to keep the old spirit alivennOne more thing avoid the parking garage if you can It is the most narrow twisty thing I have ever had to drive thru