Playing bingo is a leisurely way to stay busy indoors and beat the heat. The game can be played for low stakes-minimum session buy-ins range from $3 to $11 and sessions last about an hour, so your expected loss is lower than if you played blackjack for the same amount of time.
You might think that bingo has a high house edge because of the bad reputation it has earned in charity halls around the country. But bingo as it’s played in Las Vegas differs significantly from bingo at your local church bazaar. In recent years, the game has taken on the role of loss leader in Las Vegas casinos. Bingo brings players into the casino, and staggered (bi-hourly) sessions leave them with waiting time that they often spend playing the other games like slots and video poker. Competition for bingo patrons has become fierce and casinos sometimes offer guaranteed prize money that must be paid even if the anticipated number of players do not attend the session. As a result, bingo players may unwittingly encounter situations where they are playing with an advantage, especially in sessions with guaranteed prizes.
Las Vegas Bingo Schedule
| Casino/ Hours of Operation | Non-Smoking Area |
| Aliante Casino | |
| Sessions on odd hours daily, 9 am-9 pm, 7 days. All paper. 200 seats. | Whole room |
| Arizona Charlie’s Boulder | |
| Sessions on odd hours 24/7. Paper and electronic. | smoking is permitted in designated area; no cigars or pipes. |
| Arizona Charlie’s Decatur | |
| Sessions on odd hours 24/7. Paper and electronic. | smoking is permitted in designated area; no cigars or pipes. |
| Boulder Station | |
| Sessions on odd hours 9 am-11pm, 7 days. Nearly 400 seats. Paper & electronic. | smoking permitted in designated area. |
| Cannery | |
| 6 sessions daily on odd hours 11 am-9 pm. Paper & electronic. | smoking permitted in designated area. |
| Gold Coast | |
| Seven sessions daily (on the odd hours 11 am-11 pm). Complimentary beverages at all sessions. 720 seats. | smoking permitted in designated area. |
| Green Valley Ranch | |
| Sessions daily on the odd hours of 9am-11pm. 401 seats. Electronic specials. | smoking permitted in designated area. |
| Jerry’s Nugget | |
| Six sessions daily on the odd hours 11am-9pm. 200 seats. Late night double-pay sessions at 11 pm on Fridays & Saturdays | smoking permitted in designated area. |
| Lucky Club Casino | |
| Bingo Loteria called in English & Spanish. Thursday – Promo Loteria at 7pm; “El Original” Bingo Loteria at 9pm. Friday & Saturday – “El Original” Bingo Loteria 7 & 9pm. | No smoking |
| Palace Station | |
| 8 session daily on the odd hours 9am-11pm. | smoking permitted in designated area (1/2 the room) |
| Plaza | |
| 6 session daily on the odd hours 11am-9pm. | smoking permitted in designated area (1/2 the room) |
| Poker Palace | |
| Sessions daily at 11am, 1, 7 and 9pm; additional sessions every Friday & Saturday at 3, 5 & 11pm, and every Sunday at 3 & 5pm. | smoking permitted in designated area (1/2 the room) |
| Rampart Casino | |
| The 160-seat Bingo Room, located adjacent to the Market Place Buffet, offers six sessions daily at every odd hour from 11 am – 9 pm daily. | smoking permitted in designated area. |
| Red Rock Resort | |
| Seating for 610. Eight 1-hour sessions daily (9 & 11am, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11pm). | smoking permitted in designated area (3/4 the room) |
| Sam’s Town | |
| Seven sessions daily on the odd hours 11am-11pm. | smoking permitted in designated area (1/2 the room) |
| Santa Fe Station | |
| 340 seats. Eight sessions daily on the odd hours 9am-11pm. | smoking permitted in designated area (1/2 the room) |
| Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino | |
| Seating for 195. Six sessions daily on the odd hours 11am-9pm. | smoking permitted in designated area (1/2 the room) |
| South Point | |
| Seven daily sessions on the odd hours 11am-1am. Paper and electronic. Periodic bingo events on holidays etc. | 1/2 the room |
| Suncoast | |
| Daily sessions on the odd hours 11am-9pm. 600 seats including 98-seat smoking section. Paper & electronic. | smoking permitted in designated area. |
| Sunset Station | |
| Seating for 450 players. Eight sessions daily on the odd hours 9am-11pm. | smoking permitted in designated area (1/2 the room) |
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