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October 30th, 2014 at 6:55:12 PM permalink
I'm in San Juan on vacation for the next couple of days.

the casinos I'm reviewing are in Condado, one of the nicer parts of San Juan.

All of these casinos are on Ashford Ave.
Some things in common:
- Craps is 2x odds, $5min, Field only pays double on the 12
- BJ pay 3:2, dealer stands on all 17s
- Didnt know how they would feel about pics so I played it safe and didn't take any.

1) Condado Plaza Hilton + Casino (999 ashford Ave)
Casino is located on the Mezz (up the escalators)
- small, no vp

2) La Concha (Renaissance) hotel & casino (Casino del Mar)
1077 ashford Ave
- bigger and nicer than the Condado Plaza
- 4 gameking vp by the front door. multigame, multi-denom. I just looked at JoB and it was horrible. 6/5 even at $25lvl!

3) Marriott Resort + Stellaris Casino (1309 ashford Ave)
biggest + nicest of the casinos in this review.
10 gameking .25 vp machines but no JoB! has dw (3flush/4boat), db, ddb, and triple bp plus

4) Radisson hotel + casino (1369 ashford ave)
almost as big as Marriott but it's mostly slots. no craps and the 3 gameking vp machines were not on.


I've read that the Diamond palace hotel + casino is closed. (55 avenida)
I've also read that the Hotel San Juan casino in isla verde (east of Condado) is the best casino in San Juan. hopefully i'll get a chance to visit it.

There's also a casino at 200 convention blvd (by the convention center/Pan Am pier) called the Sheraton Puerto rico. unfortunately, I don't think i'll have time to visit here.
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October 31st, 2014 at 2:27:29 PM permalink
Sheraton hotel & casino in old San Juan (near Pier 3):
no craps table but six $0.25 game king vp machines w/a variety of games.

the JoB is 8/5 progressive! THe jackpot was at $1700.
by itself, it's ~98.7% but should I add 1% more since that's how much the jackpot goes up by?

Other games weren't progressive and I didn't check the type of games for HE.
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October 31st, 2014 at 3:49:26 PM permalink
Quote: 100xOdds

Sheraton hotel & casino in old San Juan (near Pier 3):
no craps table but six $0.25 game king vp machines w/a variety of games.

the JoB is 8/5 progressive! THe jackpot was at $1700.
by itself, it's ~98.7% but should I add 1% more since that's how much the jackpot goes up by?

Other games weren't progressive and I didn't check the type of games for HE.



8/5 JoB is a 97.3% game and 55-25-8-5 is a 97.35% return game. 9/5 JoB is only a 98.45% game.

According to Wizard's analyzer, you're getting 98.8625% on 8/5 with a 6800 coin Progressive and 55/25/8/5 is 98.9168%.

I still wouldn't be shocked if that's one of the better VP games you find, though.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
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January 26th, 2019 at 6:51:25 PM permalink
Going to be in Puerto Rico next month.
Lets see if I can update this thread.

Google's list of casinos between the San Juan airport (SJU) and going left to the Sheraton Old San Juan:
https://www.google.com/search?num=100&newwindow=1&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&rlz=1I7GGHP_enUS804&q=casinos+in+puerto+rico&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=18218562,-66312179,41166&tbm=lcl&ved=2ahUKEwiIyfmz74zgAhXsYt8KHWYZDJsQtgN6BAgAEAQ&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:1&rldoc=1#rlfi=hd:;si:,18.447804348613847,-66.04137183743615;mv:!1m2!1d18.47467086224284!2d-65.93991996365685!2m2!1d18.38200436313389!2d-66.13149406033654!4m2!1d18.42834385498924!2d-66.03570701199669!5i13&spf=1548554601132

(Going from airport <right side> to Old San Juan <left side>)

Isle Verde district:
1) Ritz Carlton hotel and casino
6961 Av. Los Gobernadores
---> Closed? still under construction from hurricane Maria in 2017? Re-open summer 2019?

2) El San Juan hotel and casino
6063 Av. Isla Verde
---> Casino closed. Unknown about hotel

3) Embassy Suites by Hilton San Juan Hotel & Casino
8000 Tartak Street Carolina


Condado district:
4) AC Hotel (Radisson hotel and casino from my OP??):
1369 Ashford Ave
---> Hotel open but casino closed?

5) San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
1309 Ashford Ave

6) La Concha Resort and casino (Casino Del Mar)
1077 Ashford Ave

7) The Condado Plaza Hilton (and casino?)
999 Ashford Ave, San Juan, 00907
---> Hotel open, casino closed?


Convention center (A little south of Old San Juan):
8) Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino (Casino Metro)
200 Convention Boulevard


Old San Juan:
9) Antiguo Casino of Puerto Rico
1 Ponce de León Ave
---> A social club/weddings?


10) Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel (and casino?)
100 Calle Brumbaugh
---> Hotel open but casino closed?


Did I miss any?
Last edited by: 100xOdds on Jan 26, 2019
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January 27th, 2019 at 2:22:00 PM permalink
theres another casino by the Embassy Suites in isle verde district:
https://www.sjcourtyard.com/nightlife/casino-del-sol-en.html

this Marriott casino is small and cramped.
mostly older slots, lots of $50 must hits, no vp, a few table games, and 1 craps table ($5 min, Field pay Double 12, unknown odds)

Edit:
And there's no free WiFi at the San Juan airport 😥
Last edited by: 100xOdds on Jan 27, 2019
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February 7th, 2019 at 8:54:50 AM permalink
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Convention center (A little south of Old San Juan):
8) Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino (Casino Metro)
200 Convention Boulevard

also known as Casino Metro.

easy walk from Pan American pier.
Large but somewhat cramped in certain spots.
About 1/3 slots are modern.
No vp. :(

About a dozen table games including freebet bj.
Craps table is double 12 and has small/tall/all side bet.
Craps table was closed and there was no plaque so don't know minimums or odds
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7) The Condado Plaza Hilton (and casino?)
999 Ashford Ave, San Juan, 00907
---> Hotel open, casino closed?

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Hotel is open, no casino
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February 10th, 2024 at 10:58:10 AM permalink
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this Marriott casino is small and cramped.
mostly older slots, lots of $50 must hits, no vp, a few table games, and 1 craps table ($5 min, Field pay Double 12, unknown odds)
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Update:
Has 9/6 ddb video poker in both .25 and $1 bet levels
(Right side along wall)
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