13 Best Off Strip Casinos in Las Vegas (Map & Photos)
If you have been visiting the Las Vegas Strip for a while, then you know it lives up to its reputation as the mecca of casinos, but what if you’re ready to start branching out to some of the excellent off-Strip casinos in Las Vegas?
Las Vegas Valley has many incredible off-strip casinos to choose from. These include smaller gambling halls as well as entire casino resorts that offer everything you can get from the Las Vegas Strip, and often for a much lower price.
In this article, we are going to look in detail at 13 of the best off-strip casinos in Las Vegas.
Which Are the Best Off Strip Casinos in Las Vegas?
Although the Las Vegas Strip is often thought of as the part of the city where all the casinos are, it is not the only place in the metropolitan area where you can find them.
Indeed, the oldest casino in Las Vegas, now known as the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, is downtown on Fremont Street, off the Las Vegas Strip.
The huge number of off-strip casinos in the Las Vegas Valley are spread throughout Downtown Las Vegas, the cities of Henderson and North Las Vegas, the town of Winchester, and beyond. There are even a few casinos in Paradise, the town in which most of the Strip is located in, that are not on the actual Strip itself.
Map of The Best Off-Strip Casinos in Vegas
The interactive map below will show you where you can find the top off-strip casinos throughout the Las Vegas valley.
Now let’s take a look at each one of these popular casinos in detail and learn why you should pay them a visit the next time you are in Las Vegas.
1. Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel (Downtown Las Vegas)
Binion’s Gambling Hall, formerly known as Binion’s Horseshoe, is located at 128 E. Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Visiting Binion’s is a must for any serious appreciator of casinos, especially if you are into poker, since it is responsible for a very significant part of the game’s history.
Binion’s holds the distinction of hosting the first-ever World Series of Poker in 1970. It continued to be the official host for the next 34 years until Harrah’s Entertainment, which had just bought out Binion’s, decided that the 2005 World Series of Poker would instead be hosted at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
If you plan to try your luck when you visit, Binion’s has a combination of all sorts of table games, from craps to roulettes to Pai Gow, and slot machines, offering both reel and video machines for whatever style you prefer.
2. Plaza Hotel & Casino (Downtown Las Vegas)
Another popular off-strip casino is the Plaza Hotel & Casino at the enviable address of 1 Main Street, Las Vegas. Although the site dates all the way back to 1906, barely a year after the founding of the city, the hotel and casino were only opened in 1971. It was then known as Union Plaza Hotel & Casino.
The casino now hosts a broad array of games. Naturally, it offers all of the traditional table games like blackjack, roulette, and craps, as well as all sorts of slot machines, including a smoke-free area for slots. It also boasts Downtown Las Vegas’ only bingo hall and a keno lounge for those looking for something a little bit different.
3. Fremont Hotel & Casino (Downtown Las Vegas)
The Fremont Hotel & Casino is the third downtown casino on this list to be part of its namesake Fremont Street Experience, the indoor-outdoor pedestrian mall that connects the hotels and casinos along an almost mile-long stretch of Fremont Street.
The Fremont Hotel & Casino has a rich history, being one of the earlier hotels to open in the city all the way back in 1956. It also held the distinction of being the tallest building in the entire state of Nevada when it first opened its doors, standing at what was then a mammoth 15 floors, 3 floors higher than its predecessor.
You will find plenty of choices when it comes to gaming when you visit the Fremont. They offer everything from table games, video poker, and slot machines to live keno, plus they also offer a race and sports book.
4. Golden Nugget (Downtown Las Vegas)
Proud winner of Casino Player’s Best of Gaming award in 2020, the Golden Nugget is another Downtown casino that can be found along the Fremont Street Experience. The gold rush aesthetic and theme that runs throughout the hotel and casino is a suitable symbol for its own opening in 1946, during the early part of Las Vegas’s boom.
The vast casino, like all of the other big ones on the list, offers a varied selection of the most common games, including slot machines and table games. More notably, the Golden Nugget is the site of the poker room that was the host of the High Stakes Poker TV show as well as NBC’s Poker After Dark.
Like Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel, the Golden Nugget is a mandatory pilgrimage site for poker fans and players who are venturing off the Las Vegas Strip. Luckily, the majority of off-strip casinos in the downtown area are within easy walking distance of each other.
5. Golden Gate Hotel & Casino (Downtown Las Vegas)
The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas first opened its doors as the Miller Hotel, though commonly known as the Hotel Nevada, in January 1906. This pedigree gives the Golden Gate the honor of calling itself the oldest casino in the entire Las Vegas area.
The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is also famous for accentuating its table games with its star attraction, the Dancing Dealers. If playing blackjack for long periods tends to get monotonous for you, you can enjoy the distraction of watching the skilled dealers dancing on the platform between decks.
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6. Four Queens Hotel & Casino (Downtown Las Vegas)
Yet another casino property on the Fremont Street Experience, the Four Queens Hotel & Casino opened its doors in the mid-1960s. Although it has changed hands many times during its half-a-century of existence, it has continued to deliver the kind of quality that the Fremont Street casinos are famous for.
The Four Queens Hotel & Casino offers slot machines to fit players of any level, starting from penny slots all the way up to high roller limits, as well as the standard gamut of table games that Las Vegas casinos are famous for. There is also a race and sports book available on site along with all the big screens you need to follow your bets.
As a bonus, Four Queens is one of the few and rare Las Vegas hotels that don’t charge a resort fee.
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7. Palms Casino Resort (Near Strip)
The Palms Casino Resort is probably the closest you are going to get to the Las Vegas Strip without actually being on it. Located at 4321 Flamingo Road in the town of Paradise, this is one of the more recent casinos in the area, opening its doors for the first time in November 2001.
The Palms boasts more than 1,500 slots and 50 table games throughout its casino. Perhaps one of the most fabled parts of the site, if you can afford it, is the Palms Casino Resort High Limit Room. High rollers receive the best and most personalized experience here and get to play at limits reaching $10,000.
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8. Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa (West of Strip)
One of the furthest casinos from the Strip in this list is the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa on West Charleston Boulevard in the census-designated area known as Summerlin, to the west of Las Vegas proper. It is another of the newer casinos on the list, opening well into the 21st century in April of 2006.
What it lacks in history, it makes up for in size. The Red Rock Casino surpasses a whopping 2,700 slot machines and 60 table games.
As part of its owner Station Casinos’ rollout, it also has several electronic table games that allow for a more self-contained experience while tables and dealers are still available if you prefer.
9. The Orleans Hotel & Casino (Near Strip)
Like the Palms Casino Resort, the Orleans Hotel & Casino is located in the town of Paradise, not too far off the Las Vegas Strip. As its name implies, it brings a New Orleans, Louisiana aesthetic to the Clark County desert.
Although the Orleans Hotel & Casino is perhaps best known among gamers for its 35-table poker room, the casino offers a generously broad array of other games as well. On the floor, you can find more than 2,000 machines, a wide range of table games, a race and sports book, and a full keno lounge.
10. Palace Station (Near Strip)
Located on the other side of Interstate 15 from the action on the Strip, Palace Station on West Sahara Avenue is fairly close to the Strip while at the same time not neighboring any competing casinos. It has a long history in spite of its unusual location, first opening in 1976 when it was officially known simply as The Casino.
Palace Station offers a variety of table games, a race and sports book, a bingo hall, and a keno lounge, but is best known for its slot machines, which are made up of a broad mix of games and accommodate players at all limits.
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11. Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Near Strip)
With its vibrant Brazilian theme, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino stands tall and proud on West Flamingo Road in Paradise, very close to the Las Vegas Strip.
Like Binion’s, the Rio is an important part of the poker world, having hosted the World Series of Poker from 2005 until the last event in 2021 before it switched to be hosted at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas starting in 2022.
Naturally, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino offers a poker room to test your skills of Texas Hold’em in, but with 100,000 square feet of casino floor space, you will find all the usual casino games and amenities on offer as well. These include slots, a race and sports book, a wide array of table games, and a keno lounge.
12. Green Valley Ranch (Southeast of Strip)
If you are after a casino quite a bit away from the Las Vegas Strip, Green Valley Ranch in the city of Henderson might be right up your alley. It is operated by Station Casinos, so you will get the same type of gaming that you are used to, but you get to enjoy it in a significantly more relaxed, suburban setting compared to Downtown or the Strip.
The Green Valley Ranch casino contains a 401 seat bingo room, a famed keno lounge, a race and sports book, both dealer dealt and electronic table games, and a range of slots and video poker machines.
13. Cannery Casino Hotel (Northeast of Strip)
The only casino in this list located in the city of North Las Vegas, the Cannery Casino Hotel is located at 2121 East Craig Road and first opened its doors in the new year of 2003. Although only six miles away from the Las Vegas Strip, the ambiance of North Las Vegas gives this casino a very different feel from its southern counterparts.
The Cannery Casino Hotel offers many of the main games and amenities that other Boyd Gaming Corporation casinos do, including access to the Boyd Rewards program. Though famed for its multiple progressive jackpots on its slot machines, the casino also offers a race and sports book, a bingo hall, and a large selection of table games.
The Cannery Casino Hotel should not be confused with the Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel in Sunrise Manor to the east of Downtown Las Vegas, which has not yet reopened following the COVID-19 lockdowns at the time of this writing.
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Final Thoughts
We have had a look at 13 very different off-strip casinos in Las Vegas, giving you an idea of what you can expect when you branch away from the Strip. You should now be fully prepared to hit the tables or the slots anywhere in Clark County next time you visit.
