The Number That Answers the Question, With One Caveat
Sunset Station opened with 2,800 slot machines on its casino floor. That figure comes from publicly published reference sources describing the property at a specific point in time, and it is the most commonly cited count for the venue. The number is not a permanent fact: slot floors are reconfigured, machines are swapped out, and whole sections get rebuilt, so the count a reader sees on any given visit can differ from the figure recorded at opening.
The venue sits in Henderson, Nevada, at coordinates 36.06083333, -115.04. It opened on June 10, 1997, as Henderson's first hotel-casino resort, and it is owned and operated by Station Casinos. Understanding the slot count starts with understanding what kind of property this is: a locals-oriented hotel-casino with a documented footprint that was measured at 80,000 square feet of casino space when it opened.
What the Documented Figures Cover
The opening configuration is the most thoroughly documented version of this property. Publicly published reference sources record that the casino measured 80,000 square feet upon opening and included 2,800 slot machines, 40 table games, a 208-seat sportsbook, a poker room, and a keno lounge. Those figures describe the property as it was configured in 1997, not necessarily as it stands today.
The hotel component is documented separately: 448 rooms in a 21-story tower, which the same sources describe as the tallest building in Henderson at the time. The slot count and the room count are independent figures. A reader should not combine them to infer anything about the current floor layout, because the two numbers come from different measurement contexts and different moments in the property's history.
| Facility Field | Documented Figure | Measurement Context |
|---|---|---|
| Slot machines | 2,800 | At opening, June 10, 1997 |
| Table games | 40 | At opening, June 10, 1997 |
| Casino floor area | 80,000 sq ft | At opening, June 10, 1997 |
| Hotel rooms | 448 | Documented tower configuration |
| Sportsbook seats | 208 | At opening, June 10, 1997 |
Why the Number Moves After Opening Day
A slot floor is not a fixed installation. Casinos rotate machines based on player demand, lease terms with machine manufacturers, and floor redesigns. A bank of older reel slots can be replaced by newer video machines, a section can be converted to electronic table games, or a remodel can shift the boundary between slots and table games. Each of those changes alters the count without any single public announcement.
The 2,800 figure is best understood as the documented opening inventory, not a live census. Publicly published reference sources record what existed when the property launched. For the current count, the only authoritative channel is the property itself: the casino's own floor directory, a guest services desk, or a published property fact sheet if the operator maintains one. None of those channels is a static document, which is exactly why this article does not attempt to state a present-day number.
How Slot Counts Get Compared, and Why the Comparison Is Harder Than It Looks
Readers often want to compare one casino's slot count against another. The comparison is legitimate only when both figures come from the same measurement context. A venue that reports slot machines plus electronic table games in a single number will look larger than a venue that reports only traditional slots, even if their physical floors are similar. Casino floor area and total building area are also different things: a property with a large hotel tower and convention space can have a modest slot floor, while a compact locals casino can pack a high machine count into a small footprint.
| Comparison Factor | What It Includes | What It Excludes |
|---|---|---|
| Slot machine count | Traditional reel and video slots on the gaming floor | Electronic table games, video poker in bars, machines in restricted areas |
| Casino floor area | The gaming space itself | Hotel tower, restaurants, parking, convention space |
| Total building area | Everything on the property | Nothing, but it does not measure gaming capacity |
| Hotel room count | Rooms in the documented tower | Adjacent towers under different branding, future expansions |
Sunset Station's documented figures are internally consistent because they come from a single opening-day description. That is not always the case when comparing across venues. A reader comparing slot counts should first confirm that both numbers use the same definition of a slot machine and the same date of record.
Where Sunset Station Sits, and What That Tells a Visitor
The property is in Henderson, Nevada, roughly 9.4 miles straight-line from Las Vegas and 3.7 miles straight-line from central Henderson. Straight-line distance is not road distance; the actual drive is longer, and this article does not publish road mileage. A visitor planning a trip should measure from their own starting point rather than from a reference city, because the straight-line figures here are only useful for understanding the venue's position relative to known places.
| Reference Point | Straight-Line Distance (miles) | Measurement Type |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 9.4 | Great-circle, not road |
| Henderson | 3.7 | Great-circle, not road |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 240.3 | Great-circle, not road |
| Phoenix | 246.8 | Great-circle, not road |
| San Diego | 260.9 | Great-circle, not road |
These distances place the venue in the southern Nevada gaming market, close to the Las Vegas Strip but positioned as a Henderson property. That positioning matters for understanding the slot floor: locals-oriented casinos like Sunset Station tend to configure their machine mix differently than tourist-focused Strip properties, though this article does not have a documented machine mix for the current floor and will not speculate on it.
What to Confirm Before You Go
The documented slot count answers the historical question but not the live one. Before travelling, a reader who specifically wants to know how many machines are currently on the floor should check the property's own published materials or contact guest services directly. The current count is the kind of figure that changes without notice and is not reliably captured in any reference source.
Other changeable items worth confirming: the current casino floor layout, whether the sportsbook and poker room still operate as they did at opening, and any access policies that affect the gaming floor. The property's own website and front desk are the authoritative channels for all of these. This article can tell you what the documented figures are and what they mean; it cannot tell you what the floor looks like today.
FAQ
How many slot machines did Sunset Station open with?
Sunset Station opened with 2,800 slot machines on June 10, 1997, according to publicly published reference sources. That figure describes the opening configuration and is the most commonly cited count for the property. The current count may differ, because slot floors are reconfigured over time without a single public record of each change.
Does the 2,800 figure include electronic table games?
The documented figure of 2,800 slot machines comes from an opening-day description that lists slot machines separately from 40 table games, a sportsbook, a poker room, and a keno lounge. It does not include electronic table games. Whether the current floor counts electronic table games separately is a question for the property's own published materials.
How can I find the current slot machine count at Sunset Station?
The current count is not a figure this article can state, because no documented source records it. The authoritative channels are the property's own floor directory, guest services desk, or published fact sheet. A reader should treat any third-party count as a snapshot, not a live number, and confirm with the venue before relying on it.
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