Downtown casino opens new high-limit gaming room

A downtown Las Vegas casino is making a new pitch to its most valuable players, opening a dedicated gaming space designed to offer more privacy, personalized service and a mix of high-limit slots and traditional table games.

Golden Nugget hotel-casino officially opened its new 3,100-square-foot high-limit room on Thursday evening, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and charity blackjack tournament. The new space features 67 slot machines, five blackjack tables and two mini-baccarat tables.

The high-limit room was developed in response to feedback from the casino’s higher-end customers, who wanted a more secluded environment for their play, said Cindy O’Keefe, the property’s senior vice president and general manager.

The previous high-limit slot area was relatively open and exposed. With significant amounts of money changing hands during play, some higher-end customers prefer a more private environment.

O’Keefe said the property’s hosts and table games leadership helped identify what customers were requesting and shape the room’s configuration.

“We were talking with our customers, and they wanted this,” she said. “We listened to what the customer wanted.”

Combining high-limit slots and table games in one space also gives the casino flexibility to accommodate customers who enjoy both types of gaming.

The blackjack offerings include single- and double-deck games, as well as double-deck pitch games. All five tables pay 3-to-2 on blackjack and operate without continuous shuffling machines.

The room also offers food and beverage service, with customers able to order through the casino app. The high-limit area has a private cashier window that allows players to conduct transactions without leaving the space. The room also has a private restroom and cell phone charging stations.

The project followed the July opening of Golden Nugget’s relocated poker room near the Rush Tower lobby. Moving the poker room freed up the former space for the high-limit expansion. The two projects represented a combined investment of more than $3 million, O’Keefe said.

The high-limit room is part of a broader series of property improvements. Golden Nugget recently completed renovations to 27 suites in the Spa Tower. More renovations are planned for next year, O’Keefe said.

Thursday’s grand opening included a charity blackjack tournament benefiting Three Square Food Bank and U.S.VETS.

The opening festivities continue through the weekend with the casino’s $100,000 Gobble the Green Blackjack Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 13-15. The tournament is open to the public.

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