Downtown
When you're alone and life is getting you low, you can always go dowtown. Of course, Las Vegas' downtown is sure to only make you lower and more ornery than ever before. A few years ago they put a big canopy of lights over the proceedings, but that was kind of like dipping a whore in gold.
Downtown is still the choice for people that come to gamble and not to show off. It's where the games are smaller, meaner, dirtier, cheaper and the odds of you getting a tooth busted by a jerk are greater.
We like downtown because it feels more like what Las Vegas should feel like: everything is within walking distance; the air is more putrid; there is a sense of danger; you can bet that gangsters still hang around somewhere; drunks stagger about; guys get slashed with bottles just off the main thoroughfare; and some of the city's less fortunate will hit you up for a buck.
| Binion's Horseshoe 128 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-237-6537 |
Fremont Hotel and Casino 200 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6460 |
Lady Luck 206 N. 3rd St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-LADY LUCK |
| California Hotel and Casino 12 Ogden Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6255 |
Gold Spike 400 Ogden St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6703 |
Las Vegas Club 18 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6532 |
| El Cortez 600 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6702 |
Golden Gate 111 S. Main St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-702-382-3510 |
Main Street Station 200 N. Main St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-713-8933 |
| Fitzgeralds 301 E. Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-274-5824 |
Golden Nugget 129 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-3454 |
The Four Queens 202 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6045 |
| Jackie Gaughan's Plaza 1 Main St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6575 |
The Western Hotel and Casino 899 E. Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 1-800-634-6703 |
