The Simpsons slot machine is not a venue, and the documented record here contains no machine-level inventory for any Las Vegas casino. What the record does contain is the fixed geographic position of each documented downtown Las Vegas venue, measured in straight-line miles from the city center. The closest documented venue to the Las Vegas reference point is The D Las Vegas at 0.1 straight-line miles.
Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance. This article does not publish driving mileage, travel time, or route instructions for any pair. A straight-line figure tells you how close two points sit on the earth's surface, not how a car reaches one from the other.
What the question requires
Asking whether a particular slot machine is still in Las Vegas requires a current machine inventory for a specific casino floor. That inventory changes when a property rotates machines, replaces a bank, or reconfigures floor space. No document in this record lists individual machine titles by venue, so the presence or absence of a Simpsons-branded machine at any property cannot be confirmed here.
What can be confirmed is the location of the venues themselves. A reader who wants to check a specific machine should contact the casino floor directly or visit the property, because only the operator's own floor staff or slot department holds the current machine list. The fixed geography below tells you where the documented downtown venues sit relative to the Las Vegas city reference point.
Documented straight-line distances from the Las Vegas reference point
The following table lists every venue-to-city pair supplied in the record. Each measurement is a great-circle distance, not a driving distance.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| The 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 record documents 318 venues measured to the Las Vegas city reference point, but this file is not a complete list of casinos in any city, county, state, or country. For a complete current list of licensed properties, the reader should consult the Nevada Gaming Control Board or the relevant state gaming regulator.
Why straight-line distance understates the real trip
A great-circle distance is the shortest path along the earth's surface between two coordinate pairs. It ignores everything a vehicle must navigate. Downtown Las Vegas sits in a basin with a street grid, pedestrian malls, and property boundaries that force road travel to follow right angles and one-way patterns rather than a direct line.
Several factors widen the gap between straight-line and road distance. The Fremont Street Experience, a covered pedestrian mall, closes certain blocks to vehicle traffic. Parking structures, hotel driveways, and valet queues add distance that no coordinate pair captures. Water features, rail corridors, and interstate rights-of-way can also force detours. None of those factors appear in a straight-line measurement.
Where these venues sit
The Las Vegas reference point sits at latitude 36.16916667 and longitude -115.14055556. The documented venues nearest to it cluster within a few tenths of a mile, which places them in the downtown corridor rather than the Strip. The D Las Vegas, Four Queens, Horseshoe, Binion's, Golden Nugget, Golden Gate, and Main Street Station all sit within 0.4 straight-line miles of the city reference point.
Stratosphere Tower and Jerry's Nugget sit farther out at 1.7 straight-line miles each. The coordinates alone support directional statements: Stratosphere Tower's documented position lies north of the downtown cluster, and Jerry's Nugget sits north of the city reference point as well. No street-level routing is implied by those positions.
If your question includes "near me" or "from my location"
Your position is not fixed, and this record contains no coordinate for it. The venue positions are fixed; your starting point is not. When a reader asks about distance from their own location, the only honest answer is to compare the venue's documented coordinates against the reader's own coordinates.
To measure from your own position, take the venue's latitude and longitude from the table above or from a map service, then measure the great-circle distance from your own coordinate pair. Any mapping tool will produce that figure. The road distance will be longer, and the route will depend on where you start.
What to confirm before you go
If the goal is to find a specific Simpsons-branded slot machine, the current machine inventory is the item to confirm, not the venue location. Machine placement changes when a property rotates its floor, and no published reference source here tracks individual machine titles. Contact the slot department of the specific property you plan to visit, or ask at the casino cage or players club desk when you arrive.
If the goal is simply to visit the downtown venues, confirm the property's current operating status and any access restrictions before travelling. The venue's own website and guest services line carry the current answer. The state gaming regulator maintains the authoritative list of licensed properties.
FAQ
Can this article tell me if the Simpsons slot machine is still in Las Vegas?
No. The documented record contains venue locations and facility figures, not machine-level inventories. A specific machine's presence changes with floor rotations and is only knowable from the property's own slot department or a current on-site visit.
How far is downtown Las Vegas from the city reference point?
The closest documented venue, The D Las Vegas, sits 0.1 straight-line miles from the Las Vegas reference point. Four Queens sits 0.2 straight-line miles away, and several others sit within 0.4 straight-line miles. Road distance is longer.
How do I measure distance from my own starting point?
Take the venue's documented latitude and longitude, then measure the great-circle distance from your own coordinate pair using any mapping tool. The straight-line figure will be shorter than the road route, and this article does not publish driving mileage.
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