The Sahara Hotel & Casino-Las Vegas

[rogue1]

Anybody know much about the Sahara?

[shadroch]

A bit.
Games are mediocre,mostly shoes.They used to have $3 minimums,not sure if they still do..
Casbar Lounge has great cheap entertainment,rooms are below average for the Strip.
New members can buy $50 worth of promo chips for $40.
Buffet is below average,Steakhouse is okay.
Its a cheap place to stay and be on the strip,although you really need to take the monorail to get anywhere.Its a long walk to Center Strip and its pretty desolate late at night.

[Sonny]

From the 2007 casino surveillance report:

"This joint was just purchased by a Hollywood billionaire and the surveillance director was given carte blanche to hire the best. All shifts upstairs are paranoid. Don't waste your time...Auto-shuffler hell: Don't bother"

http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/...eport_2007.htm

-Sonny-

[ihate17]

While nearly every non Harrah's casino on the strip tends to have a playable game mixed in with a bunch of bad games at worse, Sahara does not have a single game with a house edge under .74% and that is their CSM game. Actually, it has been a long time since that place was worth the time of any blackjack player.

ihate17

[ZMan]

Depends on what you're looking for!

I was there in Sept 2006 and had a great time.

Most games are 6 card shoes or CSM.
On Sun-Thurs, they usually have $3 tables, and always had $5 tables.
So, if you're looking for low minimums, it's great.
Many reviews complained about the buffet.
I thought it was decent.
I even got a comped a free buffet every day, just flat betting $5.
Most casinos wont comp you anything for $5 betting, and most don't even have $5 tables.
However, I played MANY hours, and most hours my wife and I both played, so maybe that was equivalent to a $10 bet.
Rooms are cheaper than most on the strip.

This is NOT a fancy place - one of the older ones on the strip.
But, we had a great time.
Their casino is small by strip standards - but that's what I liked best.
It didn't take an hour to find someone in your party in the casino, like it can in some of the mega-size casinos on the strip.

Also, took a jaunt to Freemont Experience and had a good time at 4 Queens.
We won about $200 in an hour just flat betting nickels. I know that was pure luck, but it was enjoyable.

Downside- it is a good distance from the big places on the strip. Ride the monorail or be ready for LONG walks.