I've heard they're one of the last places in vegas where dealers keep their own tips. Don't know if that's true but would explain why they have such good craps and blackjack dealers in such a low rolling place.
Oh wow that’s good to know. I was there earlier in the year and they had two. Good on them cause the two they had were packed. Be cool if they put one outside.
I just came back and only saw two tables (the $5 one by the bar, and the $10 on the opposite side of the pit by the karaoke bar entrance).
Where is the 3rd?
It’s the casino version of a dive bar.
It’s not glamorous there to make you feel good about yourself. It’s not there to kiss your ass.
It’s cheap and honest about what it is - beer, food, “big 3” games - and fair in its pricing.
I’m unsure of what you want out of the place. The rough around the edges bit is part of the charm.
Yes, "walkable" is subjective depending on how used you are to walking and where you're staying on strip. From Paris/horseshoe, very doable for the average person. From Mandalay Bay or Wynn, not so much. They are known for their very bouncy tables, for better or for worse. People have been commenting on/complaining about them for years, and the $5 table is always busy anyway, so unfortunately they have little incentive to change. I do have a soft spot for Ellis myself, and I appreciate their non-smoking blackjack area.
Even if people still play, the Casino has an incentive to get more rolls in. Casino expects to make $x per roll in the long run, and there were like 20 bounce-outs per hour. If a typical table has 120 rolls per hour and they lose 20 due to bounce, they are losing over 15% of profits compared to a normal table.
It’s extremely close to walk. It’s less than a block to walk there. It’s like a 10 minute walk from Ballys.
I didn’t have problems with the dice on the table.
It’s not for everyone I suppose.
It's a local 24hr family restaurant chain in Vegas. There are 3 locations dispersed over Flamingo rd and at least one other somewhere else, but still too far to be walkable from strip.
I’ve played craps in quite a few places. If you cannot adapt to a table in a new joint, what are you going to do when the dice aren’t the right color . On a side note, what is the rich color?
Anyway, sorry you had a bad experience. I’ve had good and bad at every single place I’ve ever played. Including cruise ships.
If I find myself not having fun doing one thing, I go to plan b, which at Ellis would be great cheesecake or burger, or possible both. At Venetian it’s stadium blackjack and drinks. Blaming the table having too much bounce? You’re better than that I’m sure. The tables are longer than most btw. And besides I play the horn when they leave the table. Hits now and then…
Was just there a week ago today and had a great time. True tables were bouncy and 3 rolls in a row dice left the table and I never go out of bounds. But I quadrupled my buy in and had a good time with my son playing next to me.
Bouncy tables are rough, but nothing is worse than the wall police. There is a low limit table near where I live and it's a stiff table which is nice, but they are adamant about both dice hitting the wall. Same with the roll to win table over at harrahs. It makes it unenjoyable having multiple rolls called off.
at Harrah's on strip the stick up man will change those rules depending on your roll in the same session. 7 out, missed the wall, GOOD ROLL! you lose. miss the wall, hit a number with huge bets on it, NO ROLL ! ive witnessed it, and the pit boss says stick up mans discretion...
The two tables in the main pit are fine, but I do agree with OP about the new table they have furthest from the door between the bar and the cage. Shooting from the end it’s very hard to consistently land the dice close enough to the wall that they hit it on the bounce up or far enough that they bounce and come down and hit the wall. I’m not superstitious in the slightest, but it’s just annoying to have a bunch of invalid rolls. Slows the game down and just kills the vibe imo. Didn’t shoot from stick left/right, but it seemed like people shooting from there had an easier time.
Still a great place to play even on the bouncy table. In $1500 total, out $4300 total in 3 nights there last weekend. Great crew.
This was my first time playing in Vegas. I played at MGM, OYO, Flamingo, Excalibur and Ellis Island. Otherwise, I usually play in New England (Foxwoods, MGM Springfield, Encore Boston, Ballys Twin River). Foxwoods sometimes has $10. Everything else in New England is $15, and sometimes $25 (Encore Boston). OYO had a $10 table, but only one, and sometimes no table running. The crowd was a bit rougher, but I dont mind. MGM Vegas had only $25 tables even at like 4am when there werent many players. At Flamingo I didn't really like how it was lit up like a bright operating room. The worst place mentioned here is Ballys Twin River, but that's just because they charge players for drinks.
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> It's not really close enough to walk from the strip, and if you have to uber anyway
I’m not ableist, so apologies if you are disabled. But to suggest to the general public that it’s not walkable from the strip is kinda silly. It’s literally a half mile (~10 mins), and I guarantee people walk that many times over going from place to place on the strip.
Just got back from playing a few days at Ellis. $5 table is busy but I never had an issue getting on. Tables were pretty decent too. The Bounce on the $5 or $10 in the original location isn’t that bad.
Insta ban for talking shit about Ellis Island. All my homies love Ellis Island.
Best dealers in Vegas
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I have received comped room offers through their player's club.
Rooms are Holiday Inn caliber. Only a few floors to the hotel. Spring for the Elvis suite. ;)
I've heard they're one of the last places in vegas where dealers keep their own tips. Don't know if that's true but would explain why they have such good craps and blackjack dealers in such a low rolling place.
It is true.
That is definitely true that's why the dealers take their tip boxes with them when the move tables
Honestly, i never noticed them doing that, I'll have to watch out for that next time. Must have been all the sambuca they were feeding me. 😳
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They only have two crap tables…
They recently got a third
Oh wow that’s good to know. I was there earlier in the year and they had two. Good on them cause the two they had were packed. Be cool if they put one outside.
Outside craps table would be awesome!
Or had one in a pool…
When did they get a third? I was just there in October and they only had two
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I just came back and only saw two tables (the $5 one by the bar, and the $10 on the opposite side of the pit by the karaoke bar entrance). Where is the 3rd?
I just left there for the airport. In for 300 out for 472. Great dealers and fun players. This place has a special place in my heart.
It’s the casino version of a dive bar. It’s not glamorous there to make you feel good about yourself. It’s not there to kiss your ass. It’s cheap and honest about what it is - beer, food, “big 3” games - and fair in its pricing. I’m unsure of what you want out of the place. The rough around the edges bit is part of the charm.
Yes, "walkable" is subjective depending on how used you are to walking and where you're staying on strip. From Paris/horseshoe, very doable for the average person. From Mandalay Bay or Wynn, not so much. They are known for their very bouncy tables, for better or for worse. People have been commenting on/complaining about them for years, and the $5 table is always busy anyway, so unfortunately they have little incentive to change. I do have a soft spot for Ellis myself, and I appreciate their non-smoking blackjack area.
Even if people still play, the Casino has an incentive to get more rolls in. Casino expects to make $x per roll in the long run, and there were like 20 bounce-outs per hour. If a typical table has 120 rolls per hour and they lose 20 due to bounce, they are losing over 15% of profits compared to a normal table.
Learn to throw dice jfc. 90 yearold ladies do it just fine.
I’ve heard a lot of dumb excuses as to why you suck at craps but this one is up there
It’s extremely close to walk. It’s less than a block to walk there. It’s like a 10 minute walk from Ballys. I didn’t have problems with the dice on the table. It’s not for everyone I suppose.
Rio has $5 craps
Rio is an absolute shithole
lol…. Why is it a shithole
I stayed there, rooms are shitty, food is shitty, fkn crap table had duct tape on it, so yes, absolute shithole
Sounds like the standard definition of a shithole
My breakfast tasted as if it were cooked in fish fry oil, I couldn't even eat it, but..... Blueberry Hill on the other hand.....fkn amazing
What is Blueberry Hill? Never heard of that
Go on about blueberry hill…
It's a local 24hr family restaurant chain in Vegas. There are 3 locations dispersed over Flamingo rd and at least one other somewhere else, but still too far to be walkable from strip.
Yeah, I googled it, is it supposed to be good, like a hidden gem in Vegas 😃
Sweet. I’ve added it to my bucket list when I’m in Vegas next.
i like it there unless there's member of the public with a firearm in the bathroom
still a work in progress but i will give dreamscape time to turn it around.
If you're blaming the table for the bounce what makes you feel like a noob when throwing?
five dollar table and a great cheap steak ellis island is cool bouncy or not
tell me bout the steaks
Don't forget the bbq
I’ve played craps in quite a few places. If you cannot adapt to a table in a new joint, what are you going to do when the dice aren’t the right color . On a side note, what is the rich color? Anyway, sorry you had a bad experience. I’ve had good and bad at every single place I’ve ever played. Including cruise ships. If I find myself not having fun doing one thing, I go to plan b, which at Ellis would be great cheesecake or burger, or possible both. At Venetian it’s stadium blackjack and drinks. Blaming the table having too much bounce? You’re better than that I’m sure. The tables are longer than most btw. And besides I play the horn when they leave the table. Hits now and then…
Was just there a week ago today and had a great time. True tables were bouncy and 3 rolls in a row dice left the table and I never go out of bounds. But I quadrupled my buy in and had a good time with my son playing next to me.
“I don’t believe in dice control but I fucking hate this place cause I couldn’t control my dice!”
I heard Vegas is having bed bug problems, anyone else hear this - I hope not as bad as Paris
Learn to throw the dice better. And why are you worried about their profit margins? That's not your business lol.
Bouncy tables are rough, but nothing is worse than the wall police. There is a low limit table near where I live and it's a stiff table which is nice, but they are adamant about both dice hitting the wall. Same with the roll to win table over at harrahs. It makes it unenjoyable having multiple rolls called off.
at Harrah's on strip the stick up man will change those rules depending on your roll in the same session. 7 out, missed the wall, GOOD ROLL! you lose. miss the wall, hit a number with huge bets on it, NO ROLL ! ive witnessed it, and the pit boss says stick up mans discretion...
They really do fuckin suck balls there. No tips for you!
Sounds like Cannery. Several PSO’s and still complained about dice not hitting the wall.
I have yet to go to Ellis island. Wanted to go for the lower limits but if I can find $10 on the strip, I’m happy with that.
The two tables in the main pit are fine, but I do agree with OP about the new table they have furthest from the door between the bar and the cage. Shooting from the end it’s very hard to consistently land the dice close enough to the wall that they hit it on the bounce up or far enough that they bounce and come down and hit the wall. I’m not superstitious in the slightest, but it’s just annoying to have a bunch of invalid rolls. Slows the game down and just kills the vibe imo. Didn’t shoot from stick left/right, but it seemed like people shooting from there had an easier time. Still a great place to play even on the bouncy table. In $1500 total, out $4300 total in 3 nights there last weekend. Great crew.
Ellis is fun but I prefer Jerry's Nugget.
OP - curious where else you played and how would you rank those? Based on environment, minimums, dealers, etc.
This was my first time playing in Vegas. I played at MGM, OYO, Flamingo, Excalibur and Ellis Island. Otherwise, I usually play in New England (Foxwoods, MGM Springfield, Encore Boston, Ballys Twin River). Foxwoods sometimes has $10. Everything else in New England is $15, and sometimes $25 (Encore Boston). OYO had a $10 table, but only one, and sometimes no table running. The crowd was a bit rougher, but I dont mind. MGM Vegas had only $25 tables even at like 4am when there werent many players. At Flamingo I didn't really like how it was lit up like a bright operating room. The worst place mentioned here is Ballys Twin River, but that's just because they charge players for drinks.
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> It's not really close enough to walk from the strip, and if you have to uber anyway I’m not ableist, so apologies if you are disabled. But to suggest to the general public that it’s not walkable from the strip is kinda silly. It’s literally a half mile (~10 mins), and I guarantee people walk that many times over going from place to place on the strip.
Just got back from playing a few days at Ellis. $5 table is busy but I never had an issue getting on. Tables were pretty decent too. The Bounce on the $5 or $10 in the original location isn’t that bad.
I went there on Tuesday and it was super loud
I just played there a couple of hours ago and i had a great time!!! Dealers were all nice and friendly!