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Craps in Nevada: Casinos With Craps Tables and Where to Play

Craps in Nevada starts at two in the afternoon at a downtown Las Vegas rail, where a stickman at the Golden Nugget pushes the dice toward a new shooter and a dozen players reach for the pass line at once. Nowhere else in the country has as many live dice tables, or as many ways to play them.

Our directory lists 85 Nevada casinos with craps, 81 of them dealing real dice and four running electronic machines. This guide walks through where those tables sit, which rooms publish their minimums and odds, where crapless games turn up, what the state law says, and how to plan a trip that keeps the house edge low.

By Dale Rourke, Table games & casino floor ·

Where the craps tables are in Nevada

Las Vegas is the obvious answer, and the numbers agree. Of the 85 casinos in our list, 47 carry a Las Vegas address, another three sit in North Las Vegas and two in Henderson. That puts 53 craps rooms inside one valley, from the Strip resorts to the locals casinos on the edge of town.

Northern Nevada is the second cluster. Reno has eight casinos with craps and Sparks adds one more, the Nugget Casino Resort. Around Lake Tahoe, Stateline has four rooms and Crystal Bay one. Carson City, Minden and Gardnerville each have a single entry, which makes a Reno trip easy to stretch into a drive around the lake.

The river and border towns fill in the rest. Laughlin has six casinos with craps along the Colorado River, West Wendover has three on the Utah line, and Mesquite has three near Arizona. Elko, Fallon, Jackpot and Pahrump each list one. Few states can say that a small desert town has a working dice table.

AreaCasinos with craps
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson52
Reno and Sparks9
Laughlin6
Lake Tahoe (Stateline, Crystal Bay)5
Mesquite3
West Wendover3
Other towns7

The biggest names for Nevada craps

On the Strip, the big resorts all keep dice games: Caesars Palace, Wynn Las Vegas, Encore, The Venetian Resort, Resorts World, Treasure Island and the Horseshoe among them. Caesars Entertainment alone runs a long list of the rooms on our map, from Paris and Planet Hollywood to Flamingo and The LINQ, plus Harrah’s properties in Laughlin and Lake Tahoe.

Downtown is where many serious players go. The Golden Nugget, Circa, The D, the Golden Gate, El Cortez, the Four Queens, the Fremont, the California and Main Street Station sit within a short walk of each other, so you can check a handful of tables in one evening. Our Las Vegas casino guide covers the city in more detail.

The locals casinos deserve a look too. Station Casinos runs Red Rock, Green Valley Ranch, Santa Fe Station, Boulder Station, Palace Station, Sunset Station and Durango, and Boyd Gaming has the Orleans, Gold Coast, Sam’s Town, Suncoast, Aliante and Cannery. These rooms tend to publish their craps rules more openly than the Strip does.

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Nevada 85 casinos

Each Nevada casino here is listed because its own website or the state gaming regulator confirmed a craps table when we checked on September 28, 2026. Minimums and odds appear only where the casino publishes them. Tables change: call ahead before you travel.

What kind of craps you will find: dice, electronic and crapless

Craps in Nevada is overwhelmingly a live dice game. Of the 85 casinos we list, 81 run tables with real dice, a stickman and a full crew. The other four, Stockman’s in Fallon, the Topaz Lodge in Gardnerville, Binion’s Gambling Hall and Harrah’s Las Vegas, appear in our data with electronic craps instead of a live game.

An electronic table can be a decent place to learn, because the minimums are often lower and nobody rushes you. The rules on the pass line and odds match the live game, but the pace and the side-bet menu differ by machine. Our page on electronic craps explains how the bubble and dealer-assisted versions work.

Crapless craps in Nevada

Thirteen Nevada entries flag a crapless game. On or near the Strip that means Flamingo, Paris, Planet Hollywood, The LINQ, SAHARA, The STRAT and Virgin Hotels; off it, Palace Station and Suncoast; in Reno, Circus Circus and the Silver Legacy. Harrah’s Las Vegas and the Topaz Lodge list it on electronic machines.

Crapless sounds friendlier than it is. The 2, 3 and 12 become points instead of losing on the come-out, but the 11 also stops winning, and the pass line edge climbs well above the standard 1.41%. Read our crapless craps guide before choosing it over a regular table with good odds.

Nevada craps table minimums and odds, where published

Most Nevada casinos do not publish their craps limits online, and they change with the day and the crowd. Where a casino does, the numbers are useful. Downtown Grand, the Golden Nugget, Silverton, Palms and Jerry’s Nugget each publish a $5 minimum, Ellis Island a $10 one, and Boulder Station a range of $5 to $10.

Odds are where craps in Nevada really stands out. The casino publishes 10x odds at Red Rock, Green Valley Ranch, Santa Fe Station, Boulder Station, Palace Station and Sunset Station, and the same at Aliante, Cannery, Ellis Island, the Golden Gate, The D, The STRAT and Virgin Hotels. All three Wendover casinos run by Peppermill publish 10x as well.

At a 10x table the combined house edge on a pass line bet with full odds falls to about 0.18%, a fraction of the 1.41% on the flat bet alone. That is why we keep telling readers to take the odds bet behind every pass line wager. The odds part carries no house edge at all.

Other rooms publish smaller multiples. Downtown Grand and the Peppermill in Reno list 3-4-5x odds, El Cortez, the Atlantis in Reno and Binion’s list 5x, and the Crystal Bay Club lists 2x. A few casinos run seasonal or hourly deals, such as a morning $3 table at the Rio, so treat any number here as a starting point.

Published oddsNevada casinos
10xStation Casinos rooms, Aliante, Cannery, Ellis Island, Golden Gate, The D, The STRAT, Virgin, Wendover trio
5xEl Cortez, Binion’s (electronic), Atlantis Reno
3-4-5xDowntown Grand, Peppermill Reno
2xCrystal Bay Club

Side bets on Nevada layouts

Several casinos publish side bets. Dice-Ology variants appear at Green Valley Ranch, Sunset Station, Palace Station and Santa Fe Station; the Fire Bet at Santa Fe Station, Cannery, the Eldorado and the Silver Legacy; and All Tall, All Small or Bonus Craps at Sam’s Town, Ellis Island, the Plaza, Boulder Station and Arizona Charlie’s. Our side bets guide prices them.

Yes. Nevada legalized casino gambling in 1931, and craps in Nevada has been dealt legally ever since. Commercial casinos are licensed and supervised by two bodies: the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which investigates and enforces, and the Nevada Gaming Commission, which makes the final licensing decisions. Players must be 21 or older.

A few Nevada casinos are run by tribes. The Avi Resort & Casino near Laughlin belongs to the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, and the Palms in Las Vegas is owned by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. For a player the table works the same: live dice, a boxman and the usual layout, under the rules posted at that casino.

The rules for craps in Nevada are close to a national standard, but details vary. The field may pay triple on the 12, the odds multiple differs, and some rooms still let you make a put bet with odds. Our guide to how to play craps covers the rules that stay the same, so you can spot the differences.

Online craps and Nevada

Online, craps in Nevada falls behind. The state licenses online poker, but real-money online casino games, including craps, are not licensed in Nevada. Any site offering real-money online craps to someone in Las Vegas or Reno is operating outside the state’s rules, and we do not list or recommend any of them.

Seven states license online casinos, led by New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and only for players who are physically inside those states. If you want to practice before a trip, our free craps table plays by standard casino rules with play money, and it works from anywhere, including a Strip hotel room.

Planning a craps trip in Nevada

Before you plan craps in Nevada around a $5 table, call ahead or check the casino’s own website. Minimums rise on weekend nights and fall on quiet weekday mornings, and a table listed at 10x odds last month may have changed. A quick phone call to the casino or a look at its table games page saves an evening.

Pick your area by what you want. For low minimums and generous odds, the downtown Las Vegas rooms and the locals casinos are the usual targets; for a resort weekend, the Strip; for a road trip, Reno, Tahoe and Wendover. Our full casino directory and the state-by-state map help compare Nevada with other states.

Bring a bankroll you can afford to lose and a stop point. A casino trip should be a night out, not a way to make money, and the house edge works on every roll. If gambling has stopped being fun, our responsible gambling page lists help, and 1-800-GAMBLER is available around the clock.

The practical detail to check on arrival: whether the field pays triple on the 12. At most tables it pays double, which gives the field a 5.56% edge, and that price is visible on the felt before you drop a chip. Ask the dealer about the odds multiple too, because it is rarely printed anywhere on the layout.

Frequently asked questions

Is craps legal in Nevada?

Yes. Craps in Nevada has been legal in casinos since the state legalized gambling in 1931. Commercial casinos are licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission and policed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and you have to be 21 or older to play. Live dice games run in every major gaming town, from Las Vegas to Reno and Laughlin.

How many casinos offer craps in Nevada?

Our directory lists 85 Nevada casinos with craps. Of those, 81 deal a live dice game and four run electronic craps machines. Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson account for 53 of them, Reno and Sparks for nine, and the rest are spread across Laughlin, Lake Tahoe, Mesquite, Wendover and smaller towns.

Where is the best place to play craps in Nevada?

For value craps in Nevada, downtown Las Vegas and the locals casinos stand out, because several publish low minimums and 10x odds. For atmosphere, the big Strip resorts are hard to beat, though limits there tend to be higher. Outside Las Vegas, the three Peppermill-run casinos in West Wendover also publish 10x odds on their dice tables.

Which Nevada casinos publish 10x odds on craps?

The casinos that publish 10x odds include Red Rock, Green Valley Ranch, Santa Fe Station, Boulder Station, Palace Station, Sunset Station, Aliante, Cannery, Ellis Island, the Golden Gate, The D, The STRAT, Virgin Hotels and the three Wendover casinos run by Peppermill. Limits change, so confirm with the casino before you plan a session around them.

Can you play online craps for real money in Nevada?

No. Nevada licenses online poker but not online casino games, so real-money online craps is not licensed in the state. Seven states license online casinos, led by New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, for players physically located there. In Nevada you can practice on a play-money table and save real bets for the casino.

What is the minimum bet for craps in Las Vegas?

It depends on the casino and the hour. Among the rooms that publish a figure, Downtown Grand, the Golden Nugget, Silverton, Palms and Jerry's Nugget list $5, Ellis Island lists $10 and Boulder Station lists $5 to $10. Strip resorts rarely publish limits and often run higher, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.

Where can you play crapless craps in Nevada?

Thirteen casinos in our Nevada list flag a crapless game, including Flamingo, Paris, Planet Hollywood, The LINQ, SAHARA, The STRAT, Virgin Hotels, Palace Station and Suncoast in Las Vegas, and Circus Circus and the Silver Legacy in Reno. Crapless carries a higher house edge on the line bet than a standard table, so compare before you sit down.

Is there craps in Reno?

Yes. Reno has eight casinos with craps in our directory, among them the Atlantis, the Peppermill, the Eldorado, the Silver Legacy, Circus Circus, the Grand Sierra Resort, Boomtown and J Resort. The Nugget in nearby Sparks adds another. The Peppermill publishes 3-4-5x odds and the Atlantis publishes 5x, which are both worth taking.

Do Nevada tribal casinos have craps?

Nevada casinos are mostly commercial, but a few are tribal. The Avi Resort & Casino in Laughlin, owned by the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, runs a live dice game, and the Palms in Las Vegas belongs to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. At both the table plays the same way as at any other Nevada casino.

What is the best bet for craps in Nevada casinos?

The pass line or don't pass with the largest odds bet you can afford. The flat line bet costs 1.41% on the pass side and 1.36% on the don't side, and the odds bet has no house edge at all. At a Nevada table with 10x odds the combined edge on pass plus full odds drops to about 0.18%.

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