Castavelle is a guide to casino hotels & resorts in the United States, built around the trip itself: ready-made casino weekend itineraries, casino games explained in plain words, and the casino myths worth forgetting before you book casino hotels.
Casino hotels & resorts are hotels built around a casino. In casino hotels the casino floor, the casino restaurants and the casino hotel rooms share one building, and in casino resorts they are joined by pools, a spa, theaters and shops. That is why casino hotels work so well for a weekend: once you arrive at the casino hotel, the whole casino trip is a short walk.
Most guides to casino hotels list properties. Castavelle starts from the trip. Pick a casino weekend that matches your time, learn the casino games you will actually play, and use the casino weekend planner to decide in advance how much of the stay belongs to the casino and how much to the rest of the casino resort.
Hour-by-hour casino itineraries for one night, a classic casino weekend and a midweek casino resort break. All casino weekends.
One night at a casino hotel on the way somewhere else. The aim is one good casino dinner, one casino session and a proper night's sleep in the casino hotel.
Two nights at one of the bigger casino hotels & resorts. A casino weekend has room for two casino sessions, a show and a slow Sunday at the casino resort pool.
Three nights from Monday to Thursday at a large casino resort. Midweek, casino hotels are quieter, casino hotel rooms usually cost less and the casino floor is easier to learn.
The casino games you will find on the casino floor of most casino hotels & resorts, and which casino game to try first. Casino games explained.
| Casino game | How it works | Pace | Good first casino game? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack | You and the casino dealer each get cards; the hand closest to 21 without going over wins. | Medium | Yes, at a low-minimum casino table |
| Roulette | You bet on where the ball will land on the casino roulette wheel. | Slow | Yes, the simplest casino table game |
| Craps | Players bet on the outcome of dice rolled by one of the players at the casino table. | Fast | Watch a few rolls first |
| Baccarat | You bet on the player hand or the banker hand; the hand closer to nine wins. | Medium | Yes, there are no playing decisions |
| Slot machines | You spin the reels; the casino slot machine pays according to its pay table. | Fastest | Yes, no casino rules to learn |
| Video poker | Five-card draw poker played on a casino machine against a fixed pay table. | Fast | Yes, if you know poker hands |
| Poker room | You play poker against other casino guests, not against the casino. | Slow | Better with some experience |
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What people expect from casino hotels and the casino floor, and what casino hotels & resorts are really like.
Casino hotels & resorts are only for high rollers.
Most guests at casino hotels play at low stakes, and many never play in the casino at all. Casino hotels sell rooms, casino dining and shows to everyone.
A casino slot machine is due to pay after a long losing run.
Every spin on a casino slot machine is random and independent. What happened on the last spin does not change the next one.
Using a casino players card changes how the casino games pay.
A casino players club card only tracks your casino play for rewards. It has no effect on the outcome of any casino game.
Casino hotel rooms are always cheap because the casino pays for them.
Casino hotels price rooms by demand. Weekends, holidays and events cost more, and many casino resorts add a daily resort fee.
Casino dealers have no patience for beginners.
Casino dealers explain casino games all day. Choose a low-minimum casino table at a quiet hour and say that you are new.
You have to gamble to enjoy a casino resort.
Casino resorts are built so that the casino is one option among many: casino dining, spa, pools and shows fill a stay on their own.
Four parts of casino hotels & resorts that fill the hours away from the casino.
Casino hotels & resorts are hotels with a casino on the property. Casino hotels keep the casino, casino dining and casino hotel rooms under one roof, and casino resorts add pools, a spa and shows.
Two nights is the classic casino weekend. One night works at smaller casino hotels, and three midweek nights suit large casino resorts.
Roulette and baccarat have no playing decisions, and casino slot machines have no rules to learn. Blackjack is easy to pick up at a low-minimum casino table.
The Casino Weekend Planner: a printable hour-by-hour sheet for a casino weekend, with a casino budget box for each day. It is free.
No. Castavelle is an information guide to casino hotels & resorts. Casino hotel rooms are booked with the casino hotel, and no casino games or wagers are offered on this site.
Most casinos in the United States require guests to be 21, and a small number set the casino age at 18. Check with the casino hotel before you travel.
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