The downtown cluster starts 0.1 straight-line miles from the city reference point
The D Las Vegas sits 0.1 straight-line miles from the Las Vegas city reference point, the closest venue in the documented set. That figure is a great-circle measurement across the earth's surface, not a path anyone can walk or drive.
Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish road mileage or driving time for any pair. A reader planning a trip should treat every figure below as a starting point for orientation, not a route.
Documented straight-line distances from the Las Vegas reference point
The table below lists every venue-to-city pair supplied for this area, each measured as a great-circle line. No road, highway, or walking route is implied by any row.
| 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 |
These ten venues are the nearest documented properties to the Las Vegas city reference point. The set is not a census: this file documents 481 venues in total and is not a complete list of casinos in any city, county, state, or country. For a complete current list, the reader should consult the state gaming regulator.
Why straight-line distance understates any real trip
A great-circle line ignores everything that stands between two points. The gap between a straight-line figure and the distance a person covers comes from four main causes.
| Cause | What it does to the route |
|---|---|
| Road network shape | Streets and highways follow grids, curves, and one-way systems rather than a direct line |
| Terrain and water | Hills, washes, and any body of water force detours that the straight line crosses without cost |
| Built environment | Blocks, pedestrian barriers, and property boundaries break any direct path into segments |
| Jurisdictional boundaries | Crossing a city or county line can route traffic along designated corridors rather than the shortest line |
None of these factors is captured in a great-circle figure. That is why the table above is useful for understanding relative closeness, but useless for estimating fuel, time, or a walking route.
Where these venues sit within Las Vegas and Nevada
The Las Vegas city reference point sits at 36.16916667 degrees north latitude and 115.14055556 degrees west longitude. That places it in southern Nevada, within Clark County, in the Mojave Desert portion of the state.
The documented venues cluster tightly around that point. D Las Vegas and Four Queens share nearly identical coordinates at approximately 36.1697 north and 115.143 west, putting them just west of the city reference point. Horseshoe and Binion's sit slightly north and west at approximately 36.1714 north and 115.1444 west. Golden Nugget Las Vegas sits at approximately 36.1708 north and 115.1447 west, also north and west of the reference point.
All of these venues fall within a compact downtown area. The coordinate spread between the closest and the farthest documented venue in the nearest ten is under two straight-line miles, which means the cluster is geographically tight even though the streets between them impose their own routing.
Relative position of the nearest documented venues
Using only the coordinates supplied, the venues can be placed relative to the Las Vegas city reference point by cardinal direction. The table below shows the directional relationship, not a route.
| Venue | Latitude | Longitude | Position relative to city reference point |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Las Vegas | 36.16972222 | -115.14277778 | slightly north, slightly west |
| Four Queens | 36.16972222 | -115.14361111 | slightly north, west |
| Horseshoe | 36.17138889 | -115.14444444 | north, west |
| Golden Nugget Las Vegas | 36.17083333 | -115.14472222 | north, west |
| Binion's | 36.17138889 | -115.14444444 | north, west |
The pattern is consistent: every documented venue with coordinates sits north and west of the city reference point, within a narrow band of latitude and longitude. That is the fixed geography of this downtown cluster.
If the question is about "top rated" or "best slots"
This article does not rank venues, and it does not evaluate slot machines. No venue here is described as top rated, best, recommended, or superior to another, because no fact in this article supports such a claim. Rankings elsewhere on this site come from user votes, not from sponsorship or editorial judgment.
What the documented figures do show is facility scale at a point in time. D Las Vegas is documented with 1,000 slot machines and 22 table games, while Four Queens is documented with 105 slot machines in its casino expansion. Those are counts from publicly published reference sources, and they change as properties are rebuilt and expanded.
| Venue | Documented slot machines | Documented table games | Documented hotel rooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Las Vegas | 1,000 | 22 | not supplied |
| Four Queens | 105 | not supplied | 115 |
| Horseshoe | not supplied | not supplied | 366 |
| Golden Nugget Las Vegas | not supplied | not supplied | 2,419 |
| Binion's | not supplied | not supplied | 366 |
A higher slot-machine count does not make a venue better for any individual player. Outcomes on every machine are governed by a fixed built-in house advantage that no method of play changes, and no venue in this article is described as having looser or better slots.
How to measure from your own starting point
The venue positions above are fixed; a reader's starting point is not. If a question asks for distance "from me" or "from my location," no single answer exists, because the reference point changes with every reader.
To find the distance from a specific origin, take the venue's coordinates from the table above and measure against the origin's coordinates using any mapping tool. The result will be a straight-line figure. For road distance, the reader must use a routing service, because this article does not publish road mileage or travel time for any pair.
What to confirm before you go
Several facts about these venues change and are not published here. The reader should confirm each item through the venue's own published channels before travelling.
- Current operating hours for the casino floor and any specific amenity
- Whether a documented facility count, such as slot machines or hotel rooms, has changed since the publicly published reference figure
- Current ownership and branding, which change through sales and rebrands
- Any entry, parking, or resort fee that may apply, and whether it is bundled or charged separately
- Whether a specific venue is open at all on the planned date
The authoritative current answer for each item lives on the property's own booking page, its published hours page, or its guest services line. This article describes the fixed geography and the documented facility figures; it does not track live conditions.
FAQ
Which of these venues is closest to the Las Vegas city reference point?
D Las Vegas is documented at 0.1 straight-line miles from the Las Vegas city reference point, the closest figure in the supplied set. Four Queens follows at 0.2 straight-line miles. Both figures are great-circle measurements, not road distances, and the actual walking or driving route will be longer.
Does a higher slot-machine count mean better slots at a venue?
No. D Las Vegas is documented with 1,000 slot machines and Four Queens with 105, but that is a count of machines, not a measure of payout behavior. Outcomes on every machine are governed by a fixed built-in house advantage that no method of play changes. This article does not rank venues or evaluate slot quality.
Can this article tell me the driving distance to these casinos?
No. This article publishes only great-circle, straight-line distances between documented coordinates. Road distance is always longer and is not published here for any pair. To get road mileage or travel time, use a routing service with the venue's coordinates and your own starting point.
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