Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino

Has anyone been to the Cosmopolitan? I am heading to Vegas this weekend and was wondering if anyone knew what kind of rules they offer for their craps and BJ games. Hopefully they haven't gone the Harrahs route and made almost every BJ game 5:6. Also, do they have pai gow (tiles)?

Have been there several times. No tiles. They say they cannot find dealers!!! Rules for craps: roll dice establish point, try not to make a 7 (nah, just kidding 3:4:5) Try ChinaPoblano. Get the "street sandwich".

I walked through and played a bit on my last trip. I really liked the atmosphere of the place a lot--it's upscale and fun, but without the snooty "rich people only" vibe you get at a place like Aria or Caesars. They put a lot of effort into making it a place where everybody is welcome to stroll through, and hopefully will be inclined to place a bet or have a drink while they're there.

As for gambling, the blackjack isn't bad. Better than Harrah's (but that really isn't too hard), about the same as what you might find at MGM Grand for low-rollers. All single-deck tables are 6:5, but they are clearly marked and thus easily avoided. The players club seems stingy--played BJ Switch at $25/hand ($50 total) for about an hour and haven't gotten anything yet.

Thanks for the info.

Quote: OneAngryDwarf

I really liked the atmosphere of the place a lot--it's upscale and fun, but without the snooty "rich people only" vibe

I hear its become a yuppie favorite. Free pool tables, free concerts, Boulevard Pool is becoming an "in" spot for the bikini brigade types. Some kinks being worked out still though.

Has anyone heard about a "hidden" pizza place on this property?

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I hear its become a yuppie favorite. Free pool tables, free concerts, Boulevard Pool is becoming an "in" spot for the bikini brigade types. Some kinks being worked out still though.

Still, thought, not a bad effort for DB's first try, right?

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...The players club seems stingy--played BJ Switch at $25/hand ($50 total) for about an hour and haven't gotten anything yet.

Maybe they just don't have their poop together yet. I signed up for a card and promptly started playing a penny slot machine at max coins for an hour. I expected to lose $100 in 10 or 15 minutes but after an hour I was back at $100 so I cashed out and left. I figured that I showed them that I'm exactly the kind of horrible gambler that they would like staying at their property. As far as offers, just crickets and when I log in to the web site, slightly less than rack rates for Monday thru Thursday. I'm going back to LV in a couple of months for 5 nights. I would have liked to stay at the Cosmo but Harrah's is comping the whole weekend. If it's free, it's for me.

Exposing $100 at risk for an hour doesn't seem like something a casino would sit up and take notice at. I realize some places take past play and extrapolate, but your reports suggest that the Cosmo won't be going that way. $50 at BJ switch for 1 hour = 60 hands... $3000 total exposed. At 1% that a $30 EV for the house... not sure again that's going to start up any excitement.

Yeah. Hidden Pizza. Its there. They don't promote it at all.
Seem to recall some podcast discussed it. No signage. No ads.

Cosmo didn't want it, but they got it. Vegas' latest suicide.

The building started out as residential condominiums so there are lots of balconies.

Its actually a rare event in Vegas, but the publicity will be horrendous for awhile although soon reports will start saying 'major strip casino' or something rather than Cosmopolitan.

How are the restrooms?