Harrah’s Sportsbook Review

With this affordable resort comes another great idea. The Fulton Street Food Hall offers guests the convenience of nine different food stations all in a buffet setting. Just pick out what you want to eat — from simple sandwiches to lasagna and sushi — then pay for it at a central location, and enjoy the 12,000-square-foot space with enough room for 250 guests.

This chef-driven marketplace is open 24 hours a day and reservations are not required. There's nothing like it on the Strip.

Here is a sampling of some of the other restaurants at Harrah's:

• Panoramic outdoor views provide the setting for Ruth's Chris Steak House, which was founded in New Orleans 50 years ago.

• Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill combines down-home Southern food favorites and live country music.

• Shrimp, lobster, crab, clam chowder and calamari are all served up fresh at the Oyster Bar Las Vegas.

• How about some drinks to get the party started at Harrah's:

• Looking for some outrageous, non-stop fun on the Strip? Welcome to Harrah's Las Vegas Piano Bar and its live, interactive shows.

• Enjoy a selection of 16 draft beers while you relax or enjoy the game at the Signature Beer Bar, located near the Strip entrances.

Beverages are certainly not free at these venues. If a complimentary drink is what you're after, you will have to gamble on the casino floor or in the sportsbook.

With more than 100,000 visitors arriving in America's Playground every day, public transportation is in huge demand at the airport, around the Strip and the entire Las Vegas valley.

• The best option — and certainly one of the cheapest — is ride share programs Lyft and Uber. Download the free apps and control all your travel plans on your mobile device.

• A one-way trip on a ride share program is typically two-thirds the cost of a taxi fare.

• Taxis are everywhere in Las Vegas, including the international airport. A lengthy queue is always lined up outside the main terminal for excited, new arrivals.

• Multiple limousine providers are available with the going rate averaging $85-90 an hour.

• The Las Vegas public transit bus service runs 24 hours a day on the Strip, with routes to and from the airport. A two-hour bus pass on the Strip is $6, 24-hour pass is $8 and a three-day pass is $20.

• The pass is good for the Deuce and Express bus lines. The Deuce is the slower of the two services, but it does make a stop at Harrah's. There are only four northbound stops on the Strip for the Express, but none of them are close to Harrah's.

• Public transportation methods will take visitors all over the Las Vegas area, including the two outlet malls and Downtown Vegas on Fremont Street.

• A shuttle service to the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino was discontinued in late 2017.

In what used to be a free service, Harrah's began charging patrons to park at the resort in March 2017. That was followed by another hike in rates the next year.

• Enter the self-parking garage either off the Strip or from the back of the property.

• The self-parking garage is seven floors. Enter the casino from the garage’s second level.

• There's no charge for the first hour on your first day here. After that, it's $9 from one to two hours, $12 from two to four fours, $15 over four to 24 hours, and $15 per day after that.

• Valet parking is even higher. It's $15 for under two hours, $20 for two to four hours, and $24 for four to 24 hours. After that, it's $24 per day.

• Caesars Rewards members may qualify for discount or complimentary parking.

• Harrah's also has a lot behind the property for RV parking. However, the are no utility hook-ups available.

   

Harrah's Las Vegas Casino & Hotel is located near the middle of the Strip resorts on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard, but at the north end of a run of seven Caesars properties. The independently-owned Venetian is north of Harrah's with Caesars Palace and MGM's Mirage across the street.

• Visitors arriving at McCarran International Airport will head north on Swenson and west on Tropicana Avenue to Koval Lane. Head north on Koval to Kreuger Lane, and turn left into the Harrah's property.

• Those traveling on Interstate 15 will exit at Flamingo Road to access Harrah's.

• A pay-for-service monorail travels from MGM Grand to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Harrah's and the Linq share one of its seven stops.

• All of the resorts across the Strip can be accessed in front of Harrah's by two of the few crosswalks on the Strip.

Although there are more luxurious neighbors to the north in the Venetian and Wynn, Harrah's remains a budget-friendly resort in the heart of the mayhem on the Las Vegas Strip.

The 92,000-square-foot main gaming area has more than 1,200 ringing slot machines competing with today's music pumped in overhead. The casino has plenty of tables games, with many of them in the "party pit."

The casino, escalators to showrooms, multiple bars and the main cashier cage are all located by the Strip entrances, making this a high-traffic area for guests and visitors. The $5 table minimum at many of the table games adds to the congestion.

Some of the table games available to play include:

• Blackjack, a few tables pay 3-2 odds on a 21, but most pay 6-5.

• Roulette, with all wheels containing the standard two sets of zeroes.

• Craps, start at $10 minimum with standard rules.

Other table games spotted on the casino floor include: Pai Gow Poker, Pai Gow Tiles, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Texas Hold'em Bonus, High Card Flush, Three Card Poker, Crazy 4 Poker, Mississippi Stud, Let it Ride, Casino War, and Big Wheel.

There is a high limit area for slots and table games. The main gaming area also features a 12-table poker room with four daily no limit Texas Hold'em tournaments.

Harrah's is part of the stable of nine Caesars properties in Las Vegas that all use the same rewards card. Caesars Rewards is free to join for new members, who earn points for every dollar spent on gambling, hotel stays, food and drink, and shopping.

New cardholders start at the Gold level and work their way up through Platinum and Diamond to the top level Seven Stars. The higher the level, the more privileges on meals, room rates and complimentary gifts. 

You can earn and redeem reward credits at nearly 40 Caesars resorts and casinos around the world.

The top level Caesars cardholders also earn one of the best perks of them all. They don't have to pay the unpopular resort fees which are tacked on at checkout for most tourists at all Las Vegas hotels. The resort fee at Harrah's is $40, including taxes, per night.