The Tops The Tops is one of the on the New Vegas Strip in 2281 controlled by the Chairmen , one of the three tribes that were allowed into New Vegas after the war at Mr . House ' s invitation . Background . The Tops offers a classic Vegas experience , with cool , hip , fun , and macho posturing to entice those with a sense of style . This is a place for manly men with a dame on each arm ; here to see the Rad Pack as they perform their routine “ The Four Taps ” over at the Ace Theater . Choose a fine wine , order the Brahmin steak rare , and have a good time , baby ! The place is run by The Chairmen , who talk tough , but most of them don ’ t take things too seriously ; they ’ re just too cool and laid back to let anything get to them ( with the exception of Benny ) . Layout . The Tops is a casino right out of Vegas ' s rat - pack era . Frank Sinatra ' s music plays softly in the background to the clinks of slot machines . Security is tight , with Chairmen out front to collect patrons ' weapons before they step inside . The weapons will be automatically returned to the player character ' s inventory when they leave and the player character the option to hide holdout weapons if they can pass the required Sneak check . There are six main areas with loading screens between them : the casino , restaurant , Aces theater , Presidential suite , 13th floor and the courtyard . Lobby and casino . There is a circular desk in the lobby where Swank can usually be found . Beyond it is the casino proper , with a main hall to the right as one enters and a smaller section just behind the main staircase . Beyond the stairs and the smaller casino section is the elevator bank , which has a single working elevator that leads to the 13th floor , and a door to the courtyard . In the large hall is the entrance to the restaurant and an express elevator to the Presidential suite , which requires a key . On the second level , just up the main staircase on the left , is a cashier where the player character can change chips for cash and vice - versa . Right next to the cashier is the entrance to the Aces theater . Restaurant . A bartender sells an assortment of drinks . There ' s a kitchen behind an Average locked door , which has food and alcohol including 5 . A door leads to the courtyard from here . The Aces theater . The player character can buy a drink or watch one of the shows and acts that are going on . Here the player character can find Tommy Torini , who gives the side quest Talent Pool . Presidential suite . This is only accessible with a key obtained from Benny or the Chairman bodyguard s . Courtyard . The courtyard is a small area behind the Casino . It has a pool , which is surrounded by palm trees and a brick wall . There are several gamblers milling around along with a few Chairmen . 13th floor . The 13th floor contains a variety of nondescript rooms with Average locks , Benny ' s suite and the High Roller ' s suite . There are at least five Average locked doors on this floor . The High Roller ' s suite is a slightly larger room than the rest and contains some minor loot . Entering requires the High Roller ' s suite key , which can be obtained by winning enough chips in the casino ( see the " gambling " section ) . This is not a good place to use as character housing , as the guards on the floor will enter the suite once the door is unlocked and take any consumables that are in the room . Benny ' s suite is in the center of the hallway , through the double doors . Benny ' s suite door has an Average lock , which may be picked or opened using a key obtained from Benny or one of his henchmen . The room itself has minor loot ; the big attraction is a rough hole in the wall that connects to Benny ' s secret workshop , where the player can find Yes Man and begin the Wild Card quest . At the end of the main hallway , the very last locked door leads to the High Roller ' s suite . This lock cannot be picked . The key is obtained from the floor manager by winning a minimum of 7 , 500 chips in the casino . The sub - basement . Beyond Benny ' s workshop is a hallway with an elevator used by Benny as an emergency escape route . The elevator requires a key to access , but there is no key that opens it in the game . However , a script unlocks the elevator when Benny begins to flee The Tops ( such as if the player attacks him in the lobby ) , and a different script locks it again if he succeeds in reaching it ( verified with GECK ) . The behavior of this script can be exploited to gain access to the sub - basement by causing Benny to flee , and killing him before he can reach the sub - basement elevator . This is most easily accomplished during Ring - a - Ding - Ding ! by convincing Benny to meet you in the Presidential suite , telling him that you forgive him , and then killing him as he tries to leave . Any other trigger for him to flee will work , however if he makes it to the 13th floor elevator he may outrun the player . Once Benny is dead , the sub - basement elevator will then be unlocked . With Benny unable to reach it to trigger the re - locking portion of the script , the courier can go down and explore . Tricking the script in this way is the only way to gain access to the sub - basement on a console ; on the PC version players can simply use the " Unlock " console command to unlock the door . The sub - basement itself is a small room with a breached wall leading into a sealed - off section of Vault 21 . This section is presumably part of the reactor maintenance section for the vault . It does however contain some minor loot in lockers and several explosives crates that Benny may have used in excavating the section . If one explores the unfinished vault , they will find several inaccessible doors , but there is one door at the end of a corridor that , if opened with the console command " unlock , " will lead to a void . If one jumps inside the void they will be teleported to the real Vault 21 . Then they can simply turn around and leave to New Vegas or explore the vault . As the player character earns chips , the floor manager will offer increasingly valuable gifts , culminating in a complimentary suite . Gambling . After the player character earns 10 , 000 + chips , they will be banned from playing games in The Tops . They can still use its other functions , such as the restaurant , the theater and cashing out their chips , but they cannot win any more money in the Tops ; the ban is permanent . Notes . Music . The piped - in music consists of the following tracks : For music used in the show performances , see The Aces . Appearances . The Tops appears only in " " .