Location Paradise, Nevada No. of rooms 152 Founded 1991 | Theme European Villa Total gaming space 17,500 sq ft (1,630 m) | |
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Address 3411 Las Vegas Boulevard S Opening date 1979; 38 years ago (1979) | ||
The Best Western Plus Casino Royale (formerly known as the Nob Hill Casino and Casino Royale) is a casino and small hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The casino caters to low rollers, and features low table minimums for roulette, craps, and blackjack.
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The casino until recently offered 100 times odds on craps at all times. Casino Royale now offers 100 times odds only when offering a $5 minimum bet (usually weekends), and offers 20 times odds when offering a $3 minimum bet (usually weekdays). It is known for its promotional slot play. Timeshare promotions in Las Vegas often give out Casino Royale slot play, to be used at specific machines.
Nob Hill (1979-1992)
Before 1992, this property neighbored the Sands Hotel Casino to the south, and contained several motels, restaurants and casinos: Bill's Place, Bon Aire Motel, Motor Inn Motel, Louigi's Charcoal Broiler, and Frank Musso's Restaurant. In the 1960s, a Denny's restaurant and Travelodge were built here. Nob Hill Casino opened between the two in 1979, closing in 1990.
Casino Royale (1992-present)
On January 1, 1992 the casino reopened as the Casino Royale with a facade that united the property from the Denny's restaurant on the north side, to the adjacent Travelodge on the south, which was purchased and used for hotel rooms.
In the late 1990s Casino Royale had highest odds allowed in craps. The game was a 50 cent minimum bet game,which allowed a player to place 100 times more in the odd bet. It was not uncommon to see 50 cent bets with $25 to $50 odds bets. This was when the rest of the Strip was allowed double to 10 times odds. The Casino Royale was the first casino property on the Las Vegas Strip to install Geoff Hall's Blackjack variant Blackjack Switch. The success of Blackjack Switch at the Casino Royale lead to the game spreading to many other casinos.
In January 2013, the property was rebranded as part of the Best Western hotel chain.