Why Is the Strip Public Bus Called the "Deuce?"

Why is the Strip public bus called the "Deuce?"

When the Deuce bus went into operation on October 27, 2005, servicing the Strip and connecting it to downtown Las Vegas, it was named primarily for being a San Francisco-style double-decker bus (they're 42 feet long and accommodate up to 97 people on the two levels, with two staircases between them).

At that time, the fare was $2, and "deuce" has long been slang for the number two at dice and cards. (A two-hour Deuce pass now costs $6; it's $8 for 24 hours.)

We've heard that "Deuce" also stands for the bus serving the two most significant gambling areas, the Strip and downtown, but we think that's a pretty weak explanation.

Finally, the first fleet of double-decker buses to be delivered for the Strip-downtown route were assigned fleet numbers that started with "2."

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Kevin Rough Jan-26-2020

Deuce also means something else

Some of the buses in Vegas smell like a deuce. Maybe that's where the name comes from.

Adam Cohen Jan-26-2020

Deuce

I just figured it was cause it was a double-decker and then they added other buses.   Either way, going back to Downtown it can be slow

Cyclone99 Jan-26-2020

Deuce

AFAIK, all the Deuce buses are still double-deck. If you want something a little faster to go Downtown, try the SDX, the Strip and Downtown Express.

AyeCarambaPoker Jan-26-2020

Family Guy

The writers of family guy are big fans of this bus and they often reference it in Stewie’s catchphrase “What the deuce?” which was originally framed as an answer to a question “What? The Deuce?”

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