The Fixed Point: Downtown Las Vegas at 36.17°N, 115.14°W
The reference point for this article is the city of Las Vegas itself, documented at 36.16916667 north latitude and -115.14055556 west longitude. The nearest documented venue to that point is the D Las Vegas, at 0.1 straight-line miles. That is the only distance figure this article can state with confidence, because it is the only kind of distance the reference set measures.
Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance. This article does not publish driving mileage, and it does not publish travel time in any unit. A reader who wants to know how long it takes to get from one casino to another needs a mapping tool, not this page. What this page offers is the fixed geography: where each documented venue sits relative to downtown Las Vegas, measured as the crow flies.
The venues documented nearest to the city center cluster tightly. The D Las Vegas, Four Queens, Horseshoe, Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Binion's, Golden Gate, Main Street, and Main Street Station all sit within 0.4 straight-line miles of the Las Vegas reference point. Stratosphere Tower and Jerry's Nugget sit farther out, at 1.7 straight-line miles each. That clustering matters for a reader planning to visit multiple properties on foot, because the straight-line figures understate the actual walking path along city blocks, crosswalks, and pedestrian bridges.
What This Article Cannot Tell You About Single-Deck Blackjack
The question asks which Las Vegas casinos have single-deck blackjack. This article cannot answer that question. The reference set contains no table-game inventory, no rule sheet, no shoe count, and no deck configuration for any venue. It documents slot machine counts for two properties, table game counts for one property, hotel room counts for four properties, opening dates for five properties, and ownership for five properties. None of those fields tells you whether a blackjack table uses one deck, two decks, six decks, or a continuous shuffler.
Single-deck blackjack availability changes. Casinos add and remove tables, alter rules, and reconfigure pits. A property that offered single-deck blackjack last month may not offer it this month, and a property that never offered it may introduce it. The only reliable current answer lives on the casino floor itself, or with the property's table games department. A reader should call the casino directly, ask for the pit boss or table games supervisor, and ask specifically whether any single-deck blackjack table is open right now, what the minimum and maximum bets are, and whether the table pays 3:2 or 6:5 on a blackjack. Those are the variables that determine whether a single-deck game is worth playing, and none of them are documented here.
What this article can do is give you the fixed geography of the downtown Las Vegas venues most likely to be relevant to a blackjack player. The properties documented within half a straight-line mile of the city reference point are the ones a reader can walk between quickly. The properties farther out require transport. That is the useful, honest scope of this page.
Documented Straight-Line Distances from Las Vegas
The table below lists every venue-to-Las Vegas pair present in the reference set. Every figure is a great-circle distance, not a road distance. The measurement type column states this explicitly because a straight-line figure presented without that label is a factual error.
| Reference Point | Straight-Line Miles | Measurement Type |
|---|---|---|
| D Las Vegas | 0.1 | great-circle |
| Four Queens | 0.2 | great-circle |
| Horseshoe | 0.3 | great-circle |
| Golden Nugget Las Vegas | 0.3 | great-circle |
| Binion's | 0.3 | great-circle |
| Golden Gate | 0.4 | great-circle |
| Main Street | 0.4 | great-circle |
| Main Street Station | 0.4 | great-circle |
| Stratosphere Tower | 1.7 | great-circle |
| Jerry's Nugget | 1.7 | great-circle |
The reference set documents 318 venues measured to the city of Las Vegas. That is not a census of Las Vegas casinos. The set documents 481 venues in total, and it explicitly states that it is not a complete list of casinos in any city, county, state, or country. A reader who wants a complete current list of Las Vegas gaming properties should consult the Nevada Gaming Control Board or the Nevada Gaming Commission, which maintain the authoritative registry of licensed gaming establishments in the state.
Why Straight-Line Distance Understates the Real Walk
A great-circle distance is the shortest path between two points on the Earth's surface, ignoring every obstacle in between. Downtown Las Vegas is not an open field. The documented venues sit on a street grid with buildings, intersections, pedestrian signals, and the Fremont Street Experience canopy. Walking from the D Las Vegas to Four Queens, a straight-line distance of 0.1 miles, may require crossing a street, waiting for a signal, and navigating a crowd. The actual walking path is longer than 0.1 miles.
Water and terrain do not play a significant role in the immediate downtown cluster, but they do matter when a reader considers venues farther out. The Las Vegas Valley sits in the Mojave Desert, and while the core downtown area is flat and gridded, the broader region includes highway interchanges, drainage channels, and large parcels that cannot be crossed on foot. A straight-line figure between two points on opposite sides of a freeway interchange can be dramatically shorter than any legal walking or driving route.
State boundaries do not affect the downtown Las Vegas cluster, because all of the documented venues sit within Nevada. But the principle applies generally: a straight-line distance can cross a state line, a river, a mountain range, or a military reservation, while a road route must follow legal crossings and available infrastructure. The straight-line figure is a geometric fact, not a travel plan.
The Venues Documented in This Set
The reference set contains venue-specific facts for five properties among those nearest to downtown Las Vegas. The D Las Vegas is documented with 1,000 slot machines and 22 table games, opened on July 2, 1980, and is owned by Derek and Greg Stevens. Four Queens is documented with 105 slot machines and 115 hotel rooms, opened on June 2, 1966, and was owned by Elsinore Corporation from 1973 to 2003. Horseshoe is documented with 366 hotel rooms, opened in 1932, and is owned by TLC Casino Enterprises. Golden Nugget Las Vegas is documented with 2,419 hotel rooms, opened in 1984, and is owned by Landry's. Binion's is documented with 366 hotel rooms, opened in 1932, and is owned by TLC Casino Enterprises.
These figures come from publicly published reference sources and describe a documented point in time, not today. Room counts, machine counts, and floor area are revised as properties are rebuilt and expanded. Ownership and branding of casino properties change through sales and rebrands. The Horseshoe and Binion's entries share the same coordinates, the same hotel room count, and the same opening year, because they document the same physical property under different names at different points in its history. A reader should not treat these as two separate buildings.
None of these documented fields answers the single-deck blackjack question. The table game count for the D Las Vegas tells you how many tables exist, not how many decks sit in the shoe on any given table. The slot machine count for Four Queens tells you nothing about its blackjack pit. The hotel room counts tell you nothing about table game rules. The opening dates tell you nothing about current game offerings. The ownership fields tell you nothing about deck configuration.
How to Find Out Which Casinos Have Single-Deck Blackjack Today
The authoritative current answer lives in three places. First, on the casino floor itself: a reader can walk into any of the documented downtown properties and look at the felt, the placard, or the digital display on each blackjack table. The placard states the number of decks, the blackjack payout, and the table minimum and maximum. Second, with the table games department: a reader can call the property and ask to speak to the pit boss or table games supervisor, who can state what is open right now. Third, through player forums and vlogs that report recent table conditions, with the caveat that those reports go stale quickly.
Before travelling, a reader should confirm three things. First, whether the property currently spreads single-deck blackjack at all. Second, whether the blackjack pays 3:2 or 6:5, because a single-deck game with a 6:5 payout is a different proposition from a single-deck game with a 3:2 payout. Third, what the table minimum is, because single-deck games often carry higher minimums than multi-deck games at the same property. None of these facts are documented in this reference set, and none of them can be answered by a distance table.
The geographic takeaway is simple. The documented downtown Las Vegas venues cluster within half a straight-line mile of the city reference point, which means a reader can physically check several properties in a single walking session. The D Las Vegas, Four Queens, Horseshoe, Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Binion's, Golden Gate, Main Street, and Main Street Station are all within 0.4 straight-line miles of the Las Vegas reference point. A reader who wants to find single-deck blackjack can walk that cluster and check each pit in person. That is the most reliable method available, and it is the only method this article can honestly recommend.
What to Confirm Before You Go
Several items on this page describe a documented point in time and may have changed. Confirm the current slot machine count and table game count with the property if those figures matter to you. Confirm current ownership, because casino properties change hands. Confirm that the venue you intend to visit is open and operating, because this article does not publish operating hours or current status. Confirm the table game rules, deck counts, and payouts directly with the property's table games department, because those change without notice and are not documented in any reference set this article can access.
For a complete current list of licensed gaming properties in Nevada, consult the Nevada Gaming Control Board. For current table game rules at a specific property, call that property and ask for the table games supervisor. For road distances and travel times between venues, use a mapping application, because this article publishes only straight-line figures and cannot tell you how long any trip will take.
FAQ
Does this article tell me which Las Vegas casinos have single-deck blackjack?
No. The reference set contains no deck configuration, rule sheet, or table game inventory for any venue. Single-deck blackjack availability changes frequently, and the only reliable current answer comes from the casino floor, the table games department, or a very recent player report. This article can only give you the fixed geography of the documented downtown Las Vegas venues.
How far apart are the downtown Las Vegas casinos documented here?
The nearest documented venues cluster within 0.4 straight-line miles of the Las Vegas city reference point. The D Las Vegas sits at 0.1 straight-line miles, Four Queens at 0.2, and Horseshoe, Golden Nugget Las Vegas, and Binion's at 0.3. Stratosphere Tower and Jerry's Nugget sit at 1.7 straight-line miles. All figures are great-circle distances, not road distances.
Why does the article say road distance is longer than straight-line distance?
A straight-line distance ignores every obstacle between two points. Roads follow legal routes, street grids, intersections, and available infrastructure. In downtown Las Vegas, walking from one casino to another requires crossing streets at crosswalks and navigating the Fremont Street Experience crowd. The actual walking or driving path is always longer than the straight-line figure.
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