Best Craps Tables in Vegas?

I am coming out 3/17 to bet on basketball and play craps. I am not too concerned about getting odds beyond 3,4,5x but what I really want to know in the Locals opinion where the best tables might be. I set dice and am usually good for at least 1 or 2 20min+ rolls per session. I am more interested in firmer tables than real spongy ones.... any suggestions, favorite?

If you set dice, perhaps you'd prefer the Rapid Craps table at Bill's. No obstacles on the table at all.

My suggestion is the Main Street Station or the California Hotel. Okay, the California Hotel only has 2x odds, but both are a lot of fun with crazy Hawaiian players hooting and hollering all night (and day) long. People from Hawaii seem to love to play craps as well as love to take their time setting the dice, so you won't get a lot of heat for slowing the game down as you set. The Main Street Station has 20x odds (I believe still) and has a nice bar. Both tend to have lower house minimums.

I would ask yourself what kind of crowd you enjoy playing with, and find a casino which fits your style.

For example, if you are young and hip, you might want to check out the Hard Rock or the Palms on the weekend. They have a fun vibe. If you prefer playing in one of the more elegant casinos, pick the Wynn or Venetian or Bellagio. But be prepared to play with higher house minimums at the nicer casinos. If you want to watch the high rollers in action, Ceasar's Palace tends to attract them at their craps tables for some reason.

Not sure with regards to firm or spongy tables.

Agree, the California Hotel.

Fitzgeralds or Golden Nugget downtown.

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I am coming out 3/17 to bet on basketball and play craps. I am not too concerned about getting odds beyond 3,4,5x but what I really want to know in the Locals opinion where the best tables might be. I set dice and am usually good for at least 1 or 2 20min+ rolls per session. I am more interested in firmer tables than real spongy ones.... any suggestions, favorite?

I try to mosey on down to Vegas from Texas every year for March Madness, and this year is no exception. If you think you know what you're doing, I'd be more than happy to bet alongside with you (or anyone else in this forum, for that matter). I'm willing to bet on anyone who won't immediately seven out.

Since craps will be my preferred game this trip, I'll try my luck at the California and Main Street Station downtown. That seems to be the consensus among the good people of this forum.

I used to play craps a lot at Rio and I have seen a lot of people take their time setting the dice. No one ever gave them a hard time about it. Be warned, however, Harrahs properties have pretty bad craps rules once you get away from the pass/don't pass bets.

Are the seats and monitors in your way? I like the idea of not having to worry about hitting chips. I think I'll check it out. Thanks

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Are the seats and monitors in your way? I like the idea of not having to worry about hitting chips. I think I'll check it out. Thanks

That was for Nareed

Quote: Scotty71

Are the seats and monitors in your way? I like the idea of not having to worry about hitting chips. I think I'll check it out. Thanks

The seats no. The monitor is right in front of you, but there is some space between it and the next one. You can stand up to shoot, too; I did that when I had the dice.

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. If you want to watch the high rollers in action, Ceasar's Palace tends to attract them at their craps tables for some reason.

That would conceivably be usually competent dealers.

Quote: SanchoPanza

That would conceivably be usually competent dealers.

From my experience that would be true if by competent, you mean;

grumpy
standoffish
talking only to other dealers
mistake prone
snarky
snippy
bored
RUDE

Obviously, this description does not fit all of them, but I did find more craps dealers that were unpleasant than I have ever seen at one place. Perhaps it was all the $1 tokes I was giving them, even though it was adding up to $10 / hour.

Quote: RaleighCraps

Perhaps it was all the $1 tokes I was giving them, even though it was adding up to $10 / hour.

That's about the pace I do my two-way yo's. But more than 85 percent of the dealers are at least moderately friendly and virtually all are more professional than at other houses. Maybe I just smile more.:)

You tend to find more "break-in" dealer's downtown. Be prepared to watch your bets and payoffs more closely.

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That's about the pace I do my two-way yo's. But more than 85 percent of the dealers are at least moderately friendly and virtually all are more professional than at other houses. Maybe I just smile more.:)

point taken. :-D

Casino Royale (from the name, I was expecting a classier place) is the last house in Vegas offering 100x free odds, if I'm not mistaken. For a while, they were also one of only three places in town that had craps tubs that you could sit at. Now I think those are all gone (you'll have to go to Macau if you want to play craps while seated), but I'm pretty sure that the 100x free odds is still offered there.

I saw chairs at a table in Primm. I don't know if they were just pulled over from the empty blackjack tables, but no one was complaining, or moving them back. Full size tables though, not tubs. 3-4-5 odds.

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Casino Royale (from the name, I was expecting a classier place)

Not to mention a James Bond theme...

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is the last house in Vegas offering 100x free odds, if I'm not mistaken.

The rampart offers 100x. I think one of the Cannery casinos does too.