Blackjack, craps, poker, Pai Gow, Let It Ride, baccarat, roulette. A great place to gain confidence with the game, and also to meet weird characters, is the Plaza craps tables. Older variations on slot machines and video poker. Lately, they have added newer slots, but there is still a preponderance of old reel types, including rare dime machines. They have full pay video poker starting at the quarter denominations.
Most machines are in the nickel to dollar range.
The only place downtown with quarter games are the El Cortez and Las Vegas Club . El Cortez is weekdays only, and Las Vegas Club is only during graveyard shift on weekdays. Outstanding cocktail service, even at the nickel machines, as long as you are dilligent about tipping. The cocktail waitresses here have to put up with a lot of cheapskates and no-goodniks, so a smile and a toke just plain warms their heart and keeps them coming back quick. The drinks are reliably strong, about the strongest we've ever had that weren't made by Matt's mom.