0.1 miles straight-line separates central Las Vegas from the nearest documented venue in this reference set, The D Las Vegas. Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.
What this article can and cannot answer
The query asks which casino has the best slot payouts in Las Vegas, but that is not something this article can answer. There are no venue-specific payout figures, machine-level odds, or current operating details here, so the useful part to cover is fixed geography: where documented venues sit relative to Las Vegas itself.
That matters because a venue's position is stable in a way that promotions, machine mixes, and day-to-day operating details are not. If you are deciding where a place is, which documented properties cluster closest to the city reference point, or how to interpret a straight-line mileage figure, those are answerable from publicly published reference sources.
Documented Las Vegas reference point and nearby venues
The city reference point used here is Las Vegas, Nevada, at latitude 36.16916667 and longitude -115.14055556. In this file, 318 venue-to-city measurements are documented for Las Vegas, but that is not a census of all casinos in the city or region.
The nearest documented venues in this set are concentrated very tightly around the city reference point. Several are within well under a mile straight-line, which shows a dense downtown cluster rather than a spread-out pattern.
| 参照点 | 直线英里 | 测量类型 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
How to read those mileage figures
Every distance in the table is a great-circle measurement, sometimes called straight-line or as-the-crow-flies distance. It measures the shortest path between two coordinate points on the earth, not the path a person or vehicle would take on streets.
That difference matters in cities because the real route is shaped by the street grid, one-way systems, access points, private parcels, rail corridors, water features, and any need to go around blocks rather than through them. In wider regional comparisons, road distance can also diverge further because of terrain, limited crossings, route design, and in some cases state-line effects on how roads are laid out and connected.
So a venue shown as 0.3 miles straight-line from the Las Vegas reference point is not being described as a 0.3-mile drive or walk. This article does not estimate the longer real-world route, and it does not convert any straight-line figure into a travel time.
Where the documented venues sit within Las Vegas
All of the venue coordinates supplied here place the named properties in Las Vegas, Nevada. Relative to the city reference point at 36.16916667, -115.14055556, the documented downtown venues listed here sit slightly west, because their longitudes are more negative than the city's reference longitude.
Some also sit slightly north of the city reference point, because their latitudes are higher than 36.16916667. For example, The D Las Vegas at 36.16972222, -115.14277778 is a little north and a little west of the city reference point, while Four Queens at 36.16972222, -115.14361111 is also a little north and farther west.
Horseshoe and Binion's share the same documented coordinates in this reference set: 36.17138889, -115.14444444. On those coordinates, both sit north and west of the city reference point. Golden Nugget Las Vegas at 36.17083333, -115.14472222 also falls north and west of the same reference point.
This directional reading is useful because it tells you the cluster is not evenly distributed around the city marker. Based on the supplied coordinates, the documented venues nearest central Las Vegas in this set are concentrated to the west side of that reference point, with several also a little to the north.
What is documented for specific venues
Because the query did not identify one venue by name, this article should stay at the city-and-nearby-venues level rather than turning into a profile of a single property. Still, some venue facts are documented and help show how these places differ as physical sites.
| Venue | Opened | Documented facility figure | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| The D Las Vegas | July 2, 1980 | 1,000 slot machines; 22 table games | Derek and Greg Stevens |
| Four Queens | June 2, 1966 | 105 slot machines; 115 hotel rooms | Elsinore Corporation |
| Horseshoe | 1932 | 366 hotel rooms | TLC Casino Enterprises |
| Golden Nugget Las Vegas | 1984 | 2,419 hotel rooms | Landry's |
| Binion's | 1932 | 366 hotel rooms | TLC Casino Enterprises |
Those figures describe documented points in time from publicly published reference sources. They should not be read as live operating data, and they do not answer which property has better payout terms.
Why the payout question remains unanswered
A venue can be close to central Las Vegas without there being any documented basis to say its slot payouts are better, worse, or identical to another venue's. This article therefore does not rank casinos by payout, does not describe any machine as loose or tight, and does not claim that one property offers better odds than another.
If you need current details that change over time, the authoritative place to check is the venue's own official information channels and any current public disclosures they choose to publish. For a complete current list of casinos in the jurisdiction, check the relevant state, provincial, or tribal gaming regulator rather than treating this documented set as exhaustive.
What to confirm before you go
Before making a trip, confirm the changeable details that are outside the scope of fixed geography. That includes opening hours, hotel availability, parking arrangements, resort-fee structure, event access, age-policy details, and any current renovation or access restrictions.
The right source for those items is the property's own booking page, contact page, guest services desk, or official venue information page. If your question is not about one named property but about the broader market, also confirm whether the venue list you are using is complete, because this reference set documents 318 measurements to Las Vegas and is explicitly not a full census.
FAQ
Which documented casino is closest to the Las Vegas reference point?
In this reference set, The D Las Vegas is the nearest documented venue to the Las Vegas city reference point at 0.1 miles straight-line. That figure is a great-circle measurement only. It should not be read as a road, walking, or driving distance, all of which would be longer in practice.
Can this article tell me which Las Vegas casino has the best slot payouts in 2024?
No. There are no documented payout figures, return percentages, or machine-level odds here for any named venue, so this article cannot support that claim. What it can provide is fixed location data, selected venue facts from publicly published reference sources, and a clear explanation of how to read straight-line distance correctly.
Does 0.3 miles in the table mean I am 0.3 miles away by road?
No. The table reports straight-line great-circle distance between coordinates, not the path available on streets. Real routes are longer because people have to follow the road network and go around blocks, barriers, and access limits. If you need the route from your own starting point, measure it separately on a current mapping service.
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