# Las Vegas Poker rooms

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-poker-rooms/685871>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 11, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-poker-rooms/685871 "2014-04-11T14:28:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-poker-rooms/685871/1 "2014-04-11T14:28:06Z")

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I’m planing a trip to vegas, but I’m not sure where to get the hotel. I want to be either relatively close to the best poker rooms, or on the busline to get there. I usually stay downtown and bus to the strip, but if the best poker rooms are on the strip, I might as well stay near there.

My criteria, in other of preference:

1. Has plenty of $1/2 tables.
2. Rake is capped.
3. Plenty of drunk fish.
4. Has a self-service soft drink area.
5. Good comps, at least $1/hour of play.
6. Relatively safe, well-lit area.

In the research I’ve done so far, it looks like the Venetian has the most active tables, but I can’t find much info on rake or comps.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-poker-rooms/685871/2 "2014-04-11T14:34:27Z")

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#5 is probably going to be the sticking point, especially on the Strip. Most places don’t give comps to poker players much _at all_.

Ask your questions [over here](http://www.vegasmessageboard.com/forums/). The people are very knowledgeable and friendly.