Today there are hundreds of land-based casinos across the United States. Most of them are situated in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world. But if you look for a great place to gamble, it is not just Vegas. You can go to Atlantic City, Indiana and to some other places for good gambling there. Still, the best ones are in those two cities.
Ranking of land-based casinos in America from #5 to #1
Let’s see the very best of land-based gambling spots in America.
#5 Hard Rock Casino, Atlantic City
The venue includes a casino, a hotel, several stores, and catering businesses. The total area of the gaming rooms is 2,300 square meters. The gambilng compound offers its clients a variety of more than 600 slots, plus 84 roulette, baccarat and blackjack tables. A separate area is devoted to poker games, with regular international tournaments to take place there.
#4 Borgata Casino, Atlantic City
This tremendous skyscraper based venue owned by MGM includes a casino, a hotel, and a number of shopping centers, being one of Atlantic City’s major attractions.
There are more than 4,000 slot machines inside the building. As to the gambling tables, there are quite a few of them, only 25 pieces offering every kind of entertainment, like poker, roulette, baccarat, dice, etc.
#3 Caesar’s Palace, Atlantic City
This gambling venue is a hotel and a spa at the same time. Its design is inspired by Ancient Rome, just like Caesar’s Palace in Vegas. The gambing area contains around 3,000 slots and plenty of tables (135 pieces) for roulette, blackjack and other card games.
The whole casino area is divided into several parts:
- Table games on the first floor
- Slots on the second floor.
- A separate Asian-style zone.
# 2 Las Vegas Strip
This is not a separate venue, but a whole boulevard stretching for around 5 miles in Las Vegas downtown. It is a home to the best land-based casinos in the United States. The gambling beat here reigns around the clock, every season, for many years back and well into the future. In addition to Vegas’s major casinos, like MGM Grand or Caesars, there are dozens of smaller slot gambling venues. You can even place your bets outside, in the open air.
#1 Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas
This great casino was founded back in 1946, being one of the oldest gambling venues in Sin City. The first tower opened in 1977, the second one in 1984 and the third one in 1989. In 2000, Golden Nugget Casino was taken over by the MGM Grand Corporation.
The maximum bet in table games here is $15,000!
After the 2005 renovations, the hotel facilities can now offer more than 2,400 rooms, plus hundreds of slots and dozens of table games, all available to casino visitors day and night.