It is not really possible, nor would it be pleasant, to walk to the strip from the hotel - you would have to cross the 1-15 and the traffic volume is high. Palace Station is located just west of the 1-15 on Sahara Avenue. You can even see the room where the incident took place. The hotel has 1030 rooms.įor true crime fans, this is also where the infamous OJ Simpson sports memorabilia robbery occured in 2007. There is also a race book, a sports book, a keno lounge, and a bingo hall. It has some of the most affordable hotel rooms in Las Vegas.Īccording the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Palace Station has 51 table games and 1605 slot machines.

The property mostly appeals to locals, as well as value-minded vistors. The chain is owned by the Fertitta family - the company recently went through a lengthy bankrupcty, but the family was allowed to retain control of most of the casinos. It was the first outlet in the now enormous family of Station Casinos. (For comparison, Sam's Town opened in 1979). It opened in 1975 as the Bingo Palace, and was the first casino specifically targeting the locals market. You should get a leaflet when you sign up to explain how each club works (sometimes a free sign up gift as well, these are particularly predominant at the downtown casinos and can range from free slot play to a T shirt).Palace Station is an gargantuan casino complex just west of the Las Vegas strip. For example, Station Casinos and Caesar’s casino properties often have a lower priced menu in some of their restaurants for people who are members of their players club regardless of how much you have gambled.Įach chain of casinos has their own player’s club card which can be used in all their casinos, so you only need sign up at one location. Other perks of player’s cards if you aren’t gambling enough for comps include the hotels sending you money off offers to return to the hotel at a later date, and money off food and drinks in their restaurants. This is known as ‘comping’, you do have to gamble fairly large amounts of money for this to happen, so don’t gamble to chase ‘comps’. If you gamble a lot of money it may be possible for the casino front desk or players club desk to take money off your final room bill (in order for this to happen you will have had to have booked your room directly through the hotel, alternatively charge meals and drinks to your room and then they may be deducted). If you intend visiting Vegas again in the future, if you are gambling large amounts of money or if you are eating at the off strip casinos or in some of the Caesar’s chain of casinos on the strip (see list below) it is worth signing up for a players card.

Station Casinos player's card