Registering and playing at Bellagio slots tournaments. Registration for Bellagio slots tournaments typically happens the day prior to the event. You present your required MGM/Mirage Players’ Club card and sign in. At that time you will be randomly assigned a slot machine to play at. This is the machine you will use for the duration of the event.
You really can’t say enough about the Bellagio. There are a number of high-end casinos both on and off the strip, but none of them match the Bellagio’s elegance. In some sense it’s almost like the city’s capital. The movie, “Ocean’s 11” certainly brought it a lot of attention, but it’s one of the first places people think of when they think of Las Vegas because the Bellagio’s prestige is truly what Vegas was meant to be about when it began.
Originally built by Steve Wynn, the Bellagio is now owned by MGM Resorts International. The Bellagio, whose theme is Bellagio, Italy will reach its 20th year anniversary in October of 2018. Its centralized location on the strip is slightly south and right next to Caesar’s Palace. If you are driving and don’t want to self-park, you can valet at the hotel’s main entrance or you can use the very convenient north valet which is right off Flamingo road near I-15.
Whether it’s food, gambling, poker, entertainment, or just wanting to lounge, the Bellagio brings the best of the best across the board. It’s a huge hotspot for both locals and tourists alike, particularly high limit gamblers. The fountain show, which runs many times every day is properly cited as the best free show in Vegas, but that’s not all.
Bellagio’s other spectacular free spectacle is on the inside at The Conservatory. Here you’ll see a magnificent collection of flower gardens accompanied by all kinds of other fantastic artistic designs. Each changeover costs about a million dollars, and they do it around five times per year based on the season and also to celebrate the Chinese new year.
The aforementioned self-parking and valet areas now charge a fee that is determined by how long you are staying and your status in the M Life player program. If you wish to elevate your status but aren’t much of a gambler, apply for the M Life credit card and your status will upgraded to one that receives free self-parking if approved.
Casino at Bellagio
[table “” not found /]Beautifully designed, the 116,000 square foot gaming space is dispersed all around the casino floor, and all the most popular games are grouped into their own section. There are multiple pit areas for table games as well as multiple high limit sections for different games.
Unless someone is blowing smoke right in your face there is never a trace of any secondhand smoke as the air is circulated very well. Being that this is at the top of MGM’s properties, you will be hard pressed to find low limit gambling. As such, $5 minimums are pretty much out of the question, and even $10 is uncommon.
Baccarat
We saw baccarat tables present out on the main floor, but no games were going during a busy Thursday afternoon. You can certainly find yourself a game, but baccarat is mainly sought out and accommodated for the high limit players.
Blackjack
Unfortunately, 6-5 is the going rate for blackjack and the dealers must hit on soft 17. The lowest minimums you will find are at the $15 and $25 tables, however it is possible to find the occasional $10 games, but it’s unlikely except during the wee hours of the morning.
At most casinos, high limit blackjack games have $100 minimums or possibly $50. These games are not yet high enough to be in the Bellagio’s high limit section. However, the $50 and $100 tables pay 3-2, and the dealer must stand on all 17s.
If you like some of the other blackjack variations, you could also play Blackjack Switch or Free Bet Blackjack at $15 a hand. If your goal is just to play for friendly admits, there is a virtual game in the slots for $5.
Craps
There are usually craps games going for $10 and $25 with odds of 3-4-5. Like Blackjack, there is a virtual crap game too for $5 within the slots.
Roulette
The most common roulette game going at Bellagio will be standard double zero roulette with a $15 minimum, but European Roulette (single zero) was also on the main floor for $100. Virtual roulette with a live wheel can be found in the slots with a $5 or $10 minimum.
Pai Gow
Pai Gow seems to be a popular game at Bellagio, as it has its own dedicated section on the floor. Regular Pai Gow can be played with $25 minimums, with Fortune Pai Gow and Pai Gow Plus offered for $15.
Other Bellagio Table Games
– High Card Flush ($10 minimum)
– Ultimate Texas Hold’em ($15 minimum)
– Three Card Poker ($15 minimum)
– Casino War ($15 minimum)
– Let It Ride ($15 minimum)
– Crazy 4 Poker ($15 minimum)
– Big Wheel ($2 minimum)
Bellagio is not the only casino to offer this many mixed table games, but nevertheless this is about as wide a selection you will find. Given how many total tables there everywhere, getting a seat for your game will always be easy.
High Limit Table Games Room
There are two separate high limit roomshave minimums of either $500 or $1,000 with the same rules of the $50 tables.
To enter the highly secluded baccarat area, first you must walk through a lounge located right next to the Pai Gow section. In there is one more European Roulette wheel available with a $100 minimum, but otherwise in multiple rooms are a slew of $100 baccarat tables with a $20,000 maximum.
Slots at Bellagio
More than 2,300 variations of slots and video reel games are placed all over the casino floor. Slot wagers start at a penny and progressively reach $1. As you get closer to the high limit section, there are machines for $5 and even $10 on the main floor. Needless to say, there is a huge selection of games for all types of players.
Most of the slots are modern but there is still a touch of some of the old school slots. Some of its popular and distinct choices are Wheel of Fortune, Lock it Link, Monopoly, Top Dollar, Buffalo, Cleopatra and Willy Wonka.
One of the most noteworthy games is not a slot machine, but a poker game. Located within the slots and of course near the poker room, you can play low limit Texas Hold’em heads up (1 on 1) against the machine. If you take it on, you will be challenged by an extremely intelligent computer that adapts to how you are playing while frequently mixing up its own decisions. Most of the people to sit down are professional poker players, but seldom come away with winning stories.
Heads up Hold’em machines at the Bellagio:
High Limit Slots Room
Located behind the craps tables and near the buffet, the high limit slots are right in the middle of the casino but secluded with their own entrance. You can certainly go big time in here. The Limits start at $5, but work their way up slowly to $100, $500, $1,000, and even $2,000 a pull if playing multiple credits. Most of the machines have the old style design, but it still has some newer games like Wheel of Fortune and Cleopatra II.
Most of the high limit room is slot machines, but there are still a bunch of video poker games that you can play for between $5 and $25.
A view of the high limit slots room from our last visit to Bellagio:
Video Poker at Bellagio
Limits go beyond the typical $1 machines going up to $2, $5, and $10, but you will be hard pressed to find a video poker game for less than 25 cents. Despite there is less video poker around the Bellagio than there used to be, you’ll still find a wide variety of games spread around and at all the bars which you can play for comped drinks. Payouts are as high as 99.54% for Jacks or Better, and as low as 98.01% for Bonus Poker.
Poker Room at Bellagio
Bellagio’s poker room is still one of its signature amenities and is the premier card room in Las Vegas. It immediately unseated The Mirage as the top room for high stakes when it opened in 1998, and hosts some of the World Poker Tour’s most prestigious events. If you are looking for a smaller buy-in daily tournament, the $130 buy-in runs daily at 2 PM.
Like any poker room, No Limit Hold’em is easily its most popular game, but at Bellagio you’ll find a higher percentage of mixed games going than any other room in Las Vegas. However, if you want to play mixed games you’ll not only have to bring a lot of money, you’ll also be going up against some of the city’s and world’s best professionals.
Whether you’re up in the high limit section playing $150-$300, or the nosebleed $1,000-$2,000 walled off section of Bobby’s Room, the Bellagio is home to many pro players who pray for and prey on ambitious tourists.
Since No Limit remains the game of choice, you can play for whatever stakes you want. As the Bellagio seems to aim more of its attention at its high stakes players, the lower limit games have relatively small caps on their buy-in. $300 at $1/$3, $500 at 2/5, and $1,500 at 5/10. These games run daily and there will always be multiple tables.
In poker’s prime, the high limit 10/20 $800 minimum and uncapped buy-in game ran either around the clock or every day. These days it runs a bit more scarcely since the player pool is substantially smaller, but it still goes most days of the year. During the World Series of Poker which stretches on for close to two months, there will be multiple 10/20s along with 25/50, 50/100, and even 100/200 of No Limit and Pot Limit Omaha.
Despite its fame and popularity, the poker room has a few criticisms. Of the 40 tables or so, they are packed in tightly and a bit of a nuisance to walk between. More importantly, many of their dealers have been around for years. You’d think the best poker room would undoubtedly have the best dealers, but that is not the case. There are exceptions, but the Bellagio’s dealers have a reputation for being very slow with poor technique and are also known for laziness, making egregious mistakes at way too high of a frequency.
Sportsbook at Bellagio
The Bellagio is also home to one of the best sportsbooks. It will be active every night of the week and will certainly fill up during all major sporting events.
Located behind the poker room, it is quietly secluded in the corner away from casino noise. It has recently been renovated and offers lots of seating. There are dozens of leather club chairs on the far right hand side to go with multiple sections of couch and club chair seating in the middle. On the left is the racebook which is equal to the size of the sportsbook, and there you’ll find multiple long rows desk space seating with their own TV.
There are many TVs including multiple giant screens. The sound and picture quality is great, and the betting board is large and on the side wall. If you like betting on games after they have started, (aka live betting), you can’t yet do it at the sportsbook, but the PlayMGM sports betting app offers live betting on every event. To get the app, all you have to do is open an account which can be done inside the sportsbook. The process is fast, free, and once it’s finished the sports betting world is yours from your device.
The sportsbook also has a large VIP seating area. It is behind its main seating and goes up into the sports and video poker bar. Parts of it can also easily see inside the sportsbook. Regarding food and drinks, food is not immediately inside, but the best option would be Snacks which is just a short walk away. Now that you have to bet to get drink tickets, $125 is the minimum sports bet, while $10 is required for horses.
If that sounds ridiculous, unfortunately you’ll have to get used to it as this is now a standard, and $125 is actually one of the lower required amounts.
One thing to stay away from at many strip sportsbooks – but especially the Bellagio’s – is betting futures. Since the strip books are comprised mostly of tourists, they try to exploit them by giving them really bad deals.
Hotel at Bellagio
Bellagio’s glamorous 5 star hotel has close to 4,000 rooms. Its smallest standard Fountain View and Resort rooms are 510 square feet and go up to 626. They run the occasional promotion, but even during the slower times of year these rooms typically run between $170 and $200 per night.
Bellagio Slot Machine Payouts
M Life cardholders can receive up to an additional 20% off the lowest price, which is nice to know when you also consider the mandatory nightly resort fee of around $44 that only includes Wi-Fi, fitness center and pool access, and a few other services that you probably won’t need.
If you wish to raise the hotel standard, the Bellagio has 14 different types of suites. They start at 853 square feet, but gradually make their way into the thousands, with their two largest ones breaking over 4,000.
The pricing on the smaller suites are only moderately higher than the standard rooms, but them they climb over $1,000 with the largest suites easily costing well upwards of $5,000 a night. Even if you’re wiling to spend that kind of money, availability will always depend on whether or not they’ve been reserved for VIPs.
Spa and Fitness Center
The spa and salon comes in at 65,000 square feet. Although none of the services including entrance are part of the resort fee, a day pass is $50 for hotel guests, and $100 for all others. Discounts are available if you buy a multiday package.
In addition to its Eucalyptus steam room, red wood sauna, three jacuzzis, and cold plunge, the fitness center, like the spa is open every day from 6 AM – 8 PM. In addition to their high-tech equipment, they also offer a wide selection of classes including yoga and Pilates.
Restaurants at Bellagio
The expansive selection of restaurants at the Bellagio offer a great mix of Tapas, French, Italian, Asian, seafood, and steakhouses. Together there are well over a dozen options. While most of them are not especially cheap, if you are trying to get a rich meal for a reasonable price at most hours of the day your best bets will be Snacks (24/7), Café Bellagio, Noodles, and its bakeries in Bellagio Patisserie or Sadelle’s.
Fine Dining
If you want to indulge in high class cuisines, they are spread all throughout Bellagio. Julian Serrano’s Lago has a great list of small plates while The Prime is Bellagio’s top restaurant for steak. If you want a wide variety of Asian or sushi, check out Jasmine or Yellowtail.
Though its menu is relatively small, Fix is high energy, hip, and relatively inexpensive for fine dining. If you want to eat in the company of classic art there is Picasso, and Le Cirque tailors to French goers. Additionally, other viable options are Michael Mina and Harvest by Roy Ellamar.
Bars at Bellagio
Whether you’re looking to chat casually over some video poker, engage in intimate conversation, or find more of a party atmosphere, Bellagio will have the bar you want.
The Bellagio’s elegant prestige is perhaps most revealed in its lounges. They are large and offer a very comfortable and private atmosphere. Like the Sports Bar, The Baccarat Bar and Petrossian Bar are each open 24 hours.
If you want to be accompanied by classy music, Petrossian has a piano going every night, and if you prefer more of a dress code party atmosphere, Lily Bar & Lounge brings it with DJ music in its darkly lit room.
Nightclubs at Bellagio
If you want to party deep into the night, Bellagio has two options both of which have a $30 cover for men and $20 for women.
Hyde is an indoor and outdoor venue that overlooks the fountains. It opens every day at 5 PM as a cocktail lounge, but at nighttime transitions into a full-scale club on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
The other Bellagio nightclub is The Bank. Now owned by Hakkasan Group, it is relatively small at 6,600 square feet and is open Friday to Sunday. If you want bottle and table service at either club, your bill for the group will be in the thousands. Otherwise between the cover and drinks, expect to spend at least $50-$100, depending on how drunk you want to get.
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The first pit stop in Las Vegas for most visitors is usually a casino. Whether you are an experienced player on the casino floor or just starting, slot machines are the most profitable and entertaining games available.
Slot machines have proven to be popular among players time and time again. Casinos and other entertainment facilities are profiting tremendously from the revenues collected from slots.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board reports that the Las Vegas Strip contained over 160,000 slot machines in 40 different locations in 2019, generating revenues reaching almost $270 million per month.
While these numbers are beneficial to the establishments and their operators, slot machines are also known to be the most profitable game in a casino for the user.
Slot machines, on average, have an RTP, or return to player, between 75% and 98%; in other words, for every dollar a player spends, the slot machine will yield about 75 to 98 cents right into their pocket.
Even with the high RTP and revenue, Las Vegas and other cities famous for their casinos fill their halls with slot machines because anyone can press a button.
Commitment is never a priority; the player can put down a small individual bet. A poker face is never required, neither is real skill, to win big.
However, research is still encouraged to profit off of slot machines at the highest level, such as reading on user experience on specific games and reading the RTP at each Las Vegas casino.
Return to player is perhaps the most critical factor in picking the best slot to play in Vegas. The higher the RTP percentage, the more likely the slot will payout.
An amateur way to discover a slot’s RTP percentage is to test it with a bet. If a slot claims to have a 94% payout, then after a $100 bet, the payback would equate to about $94. While this may seem straightforward, this method does not fit every player.
Checking message boards and online threads, as well as comparison sites containing slots reviews, are a great way to find the best slots in Vegas. Notable websites encourage players to share their experiences with slot machines; most of their reviews focus on the amount of cash they get to keep after playing.
Another tip to finding one of the better slots offered in Las Vegas is to look for promotions. By signing up to the casino’s player’s club, customers can access unique games, receive free slot plays, and gain eligibility to have freebies on their next visit.
Benefits are significant, especially when the rounds on the slot machines are free, increasing the already high payout.
The most profitable slots are coined as “loose slots” because they pay out the most amount of money to the player and are thus very desirable among customers.
A feature of profitable slot machines called “progressive jackpots” has become a popular way to transform a couple of hundred bucks to millions.
Progressive jackpots offer prize money compared to the national lottery games, which can easily make a millionaire in a single evening.
According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the dollar slots pay back an average of 95% of receipts, 25 cent slots payout 93% on average, and 5 cent slots give back 90% to the players.
The payout from slots at the downtown or other off-Strip locations is one or two percent higher than those on the Strip. Hotel-casinos frequented by locals, such as Sam’s Town, pay better than the tourist hotels in the city. Nevada residents well know that fact when they consider which facilities contain the best slots in Vegas.
Moreover, the newer and more luxurious hotels are known for having the overall poorest RTP percentages.
Some of those hotels include the Bellagio, Venetian, Mandalay Bay, and the new Wynn Las Vegas. Since the amenities of these hotels are off the charts, slot machines do not have to be the most profitable asset (at least to the player).
However, some of these lavish hotels offer great prizes and entertainment that makes a higher payout from the slot machine. The Bellagio, for example, provides a slot tournament with 2,300 games as options. From jackpots and progressive features, the Bellagio slot machines can grow small bets into millions.
Generally, the best slots in Vegas are located in the older properties of the North Strip.
Slot machines may look flashy and modern, especially themed slots, but that does not mean they have the highest payout. The more traditional and old-looking games may be a better money’s worth.
Much like the endorphin rush of a “win,” a good-looking slot machine can trick the brain chemistry into wagering more money than intended. With that in mind, a simple-looking slot should be considered to help players gamble responsibly and win big.
Rather than always playing Star Wars or Avengers slot machines, players should have an eye out for the more dated and less appealing slot machines available on the casino floor. Many of them have substantial RTP rates and have stood the test of time.
One of these seemingly unappreciated slots is housed in Slots-a-Fun at Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas. The selection includes classics, such as “Double Diamond” and “Red, White, and Blue.” Although they are not the flashiest, they are the best slots in Vegas.
Slots-a-Fun is a classic and exclusive casino that incorporates slot machines paired with an arcade, pool tables, bowling, and other forms of entertainment. Their slots have been proven time and time again as the machines to make the next big Vegas winner.
As mentioned before, these slots are not located conveniently for the tourists on the Strip. A general rule of thumb to follow: the more touristy the casino, the lower the payback on the slot machines.
While the Las Vegas Strip has a win percentage of about 8%, the slots in Reno and Boulder have a more generous casino wins of around 5%.
Some of the casinos located in Reno, Boulder, and North Vegas include Eastside Cannery, Sunset Station, M Resort, Jerry’s Nugget, Texas Station, and Boulder Station.
Geographical location should not be the only consideration when looking for great slots. Some veteran gamblers and websites claim that corners within a specific casino itself have some of the better slot machines.
High traffic areas, such as near elevators, a front desk, aisles, showrooms, registration areas, etc., contain the loosest slots in the casino.
Some people do not even have to go to a casino to access a slot machine. An entertainment facility is perhaps the unrivaled source to use for the best slots in Vegas.
Airports, convenience stores, and grocery stores are the first locations to avoid playing slot machines. Even though the majority are in clean and well-run establishments, they do not offer significant returns with their slot machines.
What these three different places have in common is that under Nevada law the slot machines in airports, convenience stores, and grocery stores are entirely controlled by large corporations.
With that in mind, it should not be surprising that the slot machines in these facilities provide a much lower payout percentage than the typical slot found in a Las Vegas casino.
Even though convenience store owners can obtain a lease or purchase of slot machines, the Nevada law changed in favor of larger corporations having control over the slots and their payouts.
Nevada grocery stores are the only place that can legally provide slot machines because they have leased the space through a larger company. Although they can offer marginally better odds than the former two, grocery stores should still be avoided when it comes to slot machines.
The loosest slot machines in the past 12 months have been Megabucks and penny slots. Megabucks had the tightest slots at over 11% casino win percentage. Penny slots are the most popular denomination, even though their win percentage is not the most generous.
Megabucks offers some of the best slots in Vegas with the highest winnings. In 2014, a man playing a Megabucks slot machine in Rampart Casino hit a $14 million jackpot after playing for five minutes on a $20 bill when the slot paid off.
This payout is not the only one from a Megabucks machine. Megabucks has produced life-changing jackpots for multiple players for over two decades.
Their slogan markets the casino’s accomplishments perfectly: “Dream big. Win big”. Even with players only spending a $1 for a spin, there is always a chance of the jackpot prize of $10 million.
In addition to Megabucks and Slots-a-Fun, there are plenty of casinos offering some of the best slots available in Las Vegas.
Many websites report O’Shea’s, Stardust, and older casinos located on the north side of the Strip as the places to visit for great and profitable slot machine winnings.
The casino nearest to offering the loosest slots in Las Vegas is Palms resort, which has an average game payout percentage of about 94%.
Lower payout slot machines also have distinct locations on the casino floor. Some of those include the leading slot machine on the floor, those near the table games, and close to the poker room. Since all of these areas have too much action, either from different games or other slots, the RTP does not have to be too high.
Furthermore, it is better to be aware of which specific slot machines should be avoided. The reason behind it is the exact opposite as to why the already mentioned slots are the best: the worst slots have a low percentage of payback.
Several slots have unfortunately been added to the universal list of worst slots found in Las Vegas, such as Wish Upon a Jackpot by Blueprint Gaming, Adventures in Wonderland by Ash Gaming, and King Kong by Cryptologic due to their low RTP.
Different software companies specializing in slot machines have reputations that reflect off of the RTP’s. While some developments have been mentioned before for their low percentage payback, others are renowned for their slots having high RTP rates.
Playtech is one of the more famous software companies that develop successful and popular slot machines located in Las Vegas casinos. Games created by this company include: Goblin’s Cave, Ugga Bugga, and Ocean Princess. All offer reputable and above-average percentage payouts.
List Of Bellagio Slot Machines Machine
Other software companies known for distributing slots with high paybacks are Barcrest, WMS, and NetEnt.
In addition to Palms Casino and Resort, there are other casinos in Las Vegas that have multiple slots maintaining an above-average payout.
Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel has established a favorable reputation for offering the loosest slots in downtown Las Vegas. Ranked regularly, the machines in Fitzgerald’s that are given the best paybacks include reel, penny, and progressive slots.
Slot machines are incredibly entertaining, easy, and a great reason to visit a Las Vegas casino.
Although research is essential, in-depth research is not necessary unless you are wagering a significant amount of money. Specific slot machines should be sought out to cash in millions, which has been proven to be possible within five minutes of playing.
The different themes, bonuses, promotions, and prizes, prevent slot machines from ever becoming boring. For some lucky few, a slot will transform a single $5 bill to $5 million or more than that colossal amount.
With the press of a button, a slot machine can make an average player into a millionaire, or give the customer an affordable and responsible amount of fun on the Las Vegas casino floor.
With some of these tips that differentiate the better slots in Las Vegas, slot machines can become more of a calculated game than intended.
Overall, Vegas is the numero uno destination to play slots in the United States. The key is to be wise and risk only as much as you can afford to lose.
Bellagio Slot Finder
It is essential to ask around and try some old slots that have a proven track record of wins. Don’t just be impressed with design and wager money in the excitement!