Honestly, this is what I was looking for in Vegas. After checking out all the super expensive hotels and awed by the flashing lights on the Stripe, at the end of the day, my friends and I headed to Longhorns on Boulder Hwy to chill and regain the strength that we lost from walking miles and miles during the day/evening/night.
Food: What more can you ask for when you are eating a $4.99 stake dinner? Everything was well prepared and timely arrived. And $2 pina colada was icing on the cake.
Casino: The floor of the casino itself is not that big, which is ok with me and my friends. Enough slots for everyone along with 4 blackjack tables. The dealers are super nice. We were all noobs at gambling so they were teaching us when to stand and when to get more cards. They were very conversational and funny. At the end, we all ended up walking away with more money than we started. I think that alone is a success when you are in Vegas.
Bottom line: if you are tired of the huge min. bets and the intimidating people around the table, go to Longhorns. You can stay there for hours and hours accompanied by genuine people who are down with having fun playing blackjack just like a bunch of friends.
We were there for 6 hours during one setting.
Pros: Super friendly staff/dealers, $5 stake, $2 tables.
Cons: Not as flashy as MGM.
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