We last tackled this topic in November 2006 in response to a similar question to yours. Back then we found a total of 24 Las Vegas poker rooms that regularly dealt a stud game. Since then, the list has dwindled a little, we regret to inform you, with Arizona Charlie's, Binion's, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, and Silverton all falling off the radar. There are still options, however, but often only by request/sufficient demand, so in many instances you'll need fo find some stud mates who also wish to play in order to get a game going.
As we observed back in the original QoD (11/23/06), hold 'em played second fiddle to 7-card stud for many years, both in casino poker rooms and around the kitchen table. While hold 'em was already making some strides in popularity, its meteoric transformation rise can pretty much be attributed to the World Poker Tour and its hole-card cameras, together with ESPN's coverage of the 2003 World Series of Poker, where a rather ordinary-looking accountant from Tennessee named Chris Moneymaker won poker's biggest championship. His win gave millions the thought that they too could catch lightning in a bottle and become poker stars.
Both stud and hold 'em are 7-card games. In stud, each player receives his own cards. In hold 'em, each player receives 2 cards, plus there are 5 community cards. Many argue over which is the more difficult game or which requires more skill. That argument will probably never be answered conclusively. What's generally agreed upon, however, is that hold 'em is more of an "action" game: After driving around in a Ferrari hold 'em vehicle for a while, to many people playing stud feels like riding in a golf cart. Some people will always love stud though, and for all of you, here's the current list of Las Vegas card rooms that still deal the game with some regularity:
Bally's - If four or more players Paris - If four or more players Bellagio Caesars Palace - If enough* players Cannery - If enough players El Cortez - If enough players (usually on Saturday morning at 7 am) Excalibur - If enough players Harrah's - If four or more players (usually Monday night) Hooters - If enough players Mirage - 1 pm-4 pm daily Orleans - If enough players Plaza - If enough players Rio - If enough players Sahara - If enough players Sam's Town Stratosphere - If enough players Sun Coast - If enough players Treasure Island - If enough players Venetian - If enough players Wynn - If enough players
*In instances where "if enough players" was quoted, the number constituting "enough" was not specified, but we're guessing that generally means four or more.
