The Fixed Point You Are Measuring From
Downtown Las Vegas sits at 36.16916667, -115.14055556, and the nearest documented venue to that coordinate is 0.1 miles away straight-line. That figure describes the shortest possible path across the surface of the earth, not a road trip. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for any pairing.
The question "do they have penny slots in vegas" is really two questions. One is about machine denominations, which this article does not answer, because no denomination data is documented here. The other is about where the venues are, which is answerable from fixed coordinates.
Documented Venues Around the Las Vegas Coordinate
The reference point for this article is the city coordinate for Las Vegas. The table below lists every venue for which a straight-line distance to that point is documented in publicly published reference sources. Figures describe a documented point in time and may change as properties are rebuilt or re-measured.
| 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 | 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 |
These ten venues are the closest documented properties to the Las Vegas city coordinate. The set is not a census of every casino in the city. A complete current list sits with the state gaming regulator, not in this article.
Why Straight-Line Distance Understates the Trip
A great-circle measurement ignores everything a person moves through. Downtown Las Vegas is a built grid with blocks, intersections, and pedestrian barriers; the straight-line figure cuts across all of them. Road distance is longer because the street network forces turns, and because the route must follow public rights-of-way rather than a geometric chord.
Terrain and water are less of a factor in downtown Las Vegas than in other regions, but the grid itself is the main source of divergence. A venue 0.3 miles away straight-line may sit several blocks away on foot, and the walkable route is rarely the direct line. The same logic applies to any city: a straight-line mile is a lower bound, never a trip length.
Where These Venues Sit Relative to Each Other
The documented venues cluster tightly around the Las Vegas coordinate. The first five sit within 0.3 straight-line miles of the city point, which places them in the same downtown block pattern. The stratosphere tower and jerry's nugget sit 1.7 straight-line miles out, which is still close in regional terms but a different walking or driving situation.
Las Vegas is in the state of Nevada. The city coordinate places the reference point in the southern part of the state, but this article does not compute bearings or relative positions beyond what the coordinate pair supports. The venues documented here are all measured from that single fixed city point.
What the Venue Facts Document
Facility figures exist for only some of the venues in the distance table. Where a figure is documented, it is listed below; where it is not, the field is simply absent from the public record used here. Slot machine counts, where present, describe a documented point in time and are revised as properties expand or reconfigure floors.
| Venue | Slot machines | Table games | Hotel rooms | Opened | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d las vegas | 1,000 | 22 | not documented here | July 2, 1980 | Derek and Greg Stevens |
| four queens | 105 | not documented here | 115 | June 2, 1966 | Elsinore Corporation |
| horseshoe | not documented here | not documented here | 366 | 1932 | TLC Casino Enterprises |
| golden nugget las | not documented here | not documented here | 2,419 | 1984 | Landry's |
| binion's | not documented here | not documented here | 366 | 1932 | TLC Casino Enterprises |
The d las vegas documents more than 1,000 slot machines and 22 table games on two floors. The Four Queens documents 105 slot machines in its arcade expansion. No venue in this set documents a penny denomination, a minimum bet, or any machine-level pricing; those figures are published by the property itself and change without notice.
If Your Question Starts From "Me"
If the reader's question is "how far is it from me," the reference point does not exist in this article. Your location is a variable; the venue's location is fixed. The correct method is to take the venue's documented coordinates, take your own coordinates from your device or map, and measure the great-circle distance between the two points yourself.
This article cannot guess your city, your hotel, or your airport. It can only give you the fixed points and the documented distances to the Las Vegas city coordinate. If the pairing you want is not in the table above, this article cannot measure that specific segment.
What to Confirm Before You Go
Three things change between the time you read this and the time you stand in front of a machine. First, the machine denomination and minimum bet are set by the property and displayed on the machine itself; no static article can carry that figure. Second, the slot floor count changes as properties move machines between floors and venues. Third, the venue's operating status and hours are published by the venue, not by a distance explainer.
Check the property's own slot floor page, the machine's printed denomination label, and the venue's published hours page before travelling. The state gaming regulator publishes the complete current list of licensed venues if you need a census rather than a distance table.
FAQ
Does this article say whether penny slots exist in Las Vegas?
No. The article documents venue locations, straight-line distances, and facility figures where publicly published reference sources provide them. Machine denomination, minimum bet, and pricing are not documented here. The machine itself displays its denomination, and the property's slot floor page carries current information.
How far is the nearest documented venue from the Las Vegas city coordinate?
The d las vegas sits 0.1 straight-line miles from the Las Vegas city coordinate. Four Queens sits 0.2 straight-line miles out, and three venues sit at 0.3 straight-line miles. All figures are great-circle measurements, not road distances.
Why is road distance longer than the straight-line figures shown?
Straight-line distance cuts across blocks, buildings, and street grids. A road route must follow public rights-of-way, turn at intersections, and respect one-way patterns. The resulting road distance is always longer than the great-circle figure, and this article does not publish road mileage or travel time.
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