The D sits 0.1 straight-line miles from the Las Vegas city reference point
The D Las Vegas is documented at 0.1 straight-line miles from the Las Vegas city coordinate. That figure is a great-circle measurement, not a road distance. Road distance is always longer, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for any route.
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The game question and the place question need to be separated
This article can describe the fixed position of one documented downtown Las Vegas venue and its straight-line relationship to other documented reference points. It cannot tell you which specific table games are currently spread on any floor, because game availability changes by shift, by pit, and by property decision.
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Straight-line distances from the D to documented Las Vegas reference points
The table below lists every documented straight-line pair supplied for the D. Each figure is a great-circle measurement between coordinates. None of them is a road distance.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas city | 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 figures describe how close two points are on a globe, not how a person moves between them. A pair measured at 0.3 straight-line miles can involve a walk of several blocks, a pedestrian bridge, or a detour around a closed street.
Why straight-line distance and actual travel distance diverge
Great-circle distance is the shortest path across the surface of the earth between two coordinate pairs. It ignores everything that stands between them. In a dense downtown grid, that gap between the geometric line and the walked or driven route is often large relative to the total distance.
Three forces widen the gap. First, the street network: downtown Las Vegas is laid out on a grid, and a person moves along streets and intersections, not through buildings. Second, barriers: pedestrian bridges, rail lines, parking structures, and one-way traffic patterns force detours. Third, scale: when two points are only a few tenths of a mile apart on paper, a single blocked crossing can double the actual walked distance.
The same principle applies at larger scale. A straight line between two cities ignores mountain ranges, water crossings, and the fact that roads follow corridors that existed before the casinos did. None of that is captured in a great-circle figure.
The D's fixed position within Las Vegas and Nevada
The D is documented at coordinates 36.16972222 north latitude and 115.14277778 west longitude. The Las Vegas city reference point sits at 36.16916667 north and 115.14055556 west. The two coordinate pairs are nearly identical in latitude and separated by a very small fraction of a degree in longitude, which is what produces the 0.1 straight-line mile figure.
The venue sits in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Its coordinates place it east of the Las Vegas city reference point and at essentially the same latitude. The venue is documented as located at the eastern end of the Fremont Street Experience, which is the fixed geographic anchor that connects it to the other downtown properties in the table above.
Ownership and branding change. The D is documented as owned and operated by Derek and Greg Stevens, and the building formerly operated as Fitzgeralds. Those facts describe a point in time, not a permanent condition.
What the coordinates can and cannot tell you about finding a game
Coordinates tell you where a building is. They do not tell you what is inside it tonight. A reader who wants to know whether Free Bet Blackjack is currently spread at any Las Vegas property needs a different channel than a geography article.
The authoritative current answer lives with the property's own pit or table games desk. A floor supervisor can say what is open on that shift. A casino's published table games page may list variants, but availability can change between publication and arrival, so the live answer is always the floor itself.
If the question is "where is Free Bet Blackjack near me," the venue's position is fixed and the reader's position is not. This article cannot measure from an unknown starting point. The correct method is to take the venue's documented coordinates, measure from your own location using any mapping tool, and treat that result as a road or walking distance, not a straight-line figure.
What to confirm before you go
Before travelling to any Las Vegas venue for a specific table game, confirm three things through the property's own channels. First, that the game is currently offered at all. Second, that it is open on the day and shift you plan to arrive. Third, that the table minimum and rule set match what you expect, because both vary by pit and by time.
For the D specifically, the fixed facts in this article are the coordinates, the 0.1 straight-line mile relationship to the Las Vegas city reference point, the documented slot and table counts, and the documented opening date of July 2, 1980. Everything else about the property's current floor is a live operational fact.
Facility figures such as machine counts and room counts are revised as properties are rebuilt and expanded. Publicly published reference sources describe a documented point in time, not today's condition.
FAQ
Is Free Bet Blackjack a specific casino in Las Vegas?
No. Free Bet Blackjack is a blackjack variant with a rule set, not a physical venue. It can be spread at any table games property that chooses to offer it. This article documents the fixed geography of the D, a downtown Las Vegas venue, but does not state which games are currently on its floor.
How far is the D from the Las Vegas city center?
The D is documented at 0.1 straight-line miles from the Las Vegas city reference point. That is a great-circle measurement between coordinates, not a road distance. Actual walking or driving distance is longer and depends on the specific route, street closures, and pedestrian infrastructure.
Can I measure the distance from my hotel to the D using this article?
Only if your hotel is one of the documented reference points in the table above. If it is not, this article cannot measure that pair. Take the D's documented coordinates, measure from your own location with a mapping tool, and treat the result as a road or walking distance, not a straight-line figure.
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