Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel · Las Vegas

Year Opened

1951

Hours

Open 24/7

Age Restriction

21++

Property Type

Casinos, Hotels

Regulator

Nevada Gaming Control Board

Operator

TLC Casino Enterprises

Tables

40

Slot Machines

800

Formerly

Binion's Horseshoe

About Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel

Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel is a hotel-casino at 128 Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated by TLC Casino Enterprises. The property opened in 1951 as Binion’s Horseshoe Hotel & Casino under founder Benny Binion — one of the most consequential figures in Las Vegas casino history. The Horseshoe name was sold by the Binion family and the property was rebranded Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel in 2005. All gaming is regulated by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, with a minimum gambling age of 21. The floor operates 24 hours a day.

Binion’s historical contributions to Nevada gaming are concrete and documented. Benny Binion established several practices at the Horseshoe that became industry standards: allowing players to bet any amount as long as it matched their first bet (eliminating table maximums for returning players), offering full double odds on craps, and maintaining a philosophy of high limits and low overhead. Most significantly, Binion’s Horseshoe is the birthplace of the World Series of Poker — Benny Binion organized the first WSOP in 1970 by inviting the best poker players of the era to compete and vote on who was the best. The event grew into the world’s premier poker championship, which eventually moved to the Rio All-Suite (and later Horseshoe Las Vegas) as the field sizes outgrew the Fremont Street property.

The 128 Fremont Street address is within the Fremont Street Experience pedestrian canopy in downtown Las Vegas, adjacent to other Fremont Street properties including the Golden Nugget and El Cortez. For visitors exploring the downtown Las Vegas gaming corridor, Binion’s carries the deepest historical legacy of any currently operating property on Fremont Street.

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Poker Room

Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel operates a 10-table live poker room with NL Texas Hold’em cash games and periodic tournaments. The poker room’s significance extends beyond its current table count: this is the room — or the direct institutional descendant of the room — where the World Series of Poker was born in 1970. The Binion family invited the era’s top poker players to compete at the Horseshoe, creating the format that eventually became the modern WSOP Main Event. The WSOP itself moved to the Rio All-Suite in 2005 when the Binion family sold the Horseshoe name.

For visitors who want to play in a room with genuine poker history — distinct from merely historically themed — Binion’s 10-table NL Hold’em room carries that specific lineage. Confirm current stakes and tournament schedule at binions.com.

Gaming Floor

Binion’s carries approximately 800 gaming machines alongside a 40-table game section. Table games include Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Pai Gow, Let It Ride, and Progressive 3-Card Poker — the latter adding a jackpot component to standard 3-Card Poker. A legal Sportsbook and Racebook handle fixed-odds sports wagering and simulcast race betting under Nevada Gaming Control Board licensing.

The Craps tables at Binion’s carry particular historical resonance — the Horseshoe was famed for its craps rules and high-limit environment. Current Craps rules and table minimums should be confirmed at the property, as the Binion family–era house rules no longer exclusively govern the operation. For downtown Las Vegas casino visitors who want Craps, Binion’s remains a natural Fremont Street stop.

Hotel and Amenities

Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel includes on-site hotel accommodations — the hotel tower is part of the Fremont Street property. Confirmed amenities include a resort designation, restaurant, and self-parking. The hotel makes Binion’s a practical downtown Las Vegas base for visitors who want to stay on Fremont Street rather than the Strip.

★ Editor note

Binion's — the birthplace of the World Series of Poker, still running a 10-table poker room at 128 Fremont Street since 1951

Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel carries more definitive poker history than any other currently operating casino in the world. The WSOP was born here in 1970; the craps and high-limit betting culture that Benny Binion established shaped Nevada gaming for decades. The current property — 40 tables, 800 machines, a 10-table NL Hold'em room, Sportsbook, and hotel — is a working casino rather than a museum exhibit, and the Fremont Street address keeps it at the center of downtown Las Vegas. Confirm current game availability, poker schedules, and hotel rates at binions.com.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor

Licensing and Regulation

Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel is a commercial gaming property licensed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Sports wagering is legal under Nevada state law. The minimum gambling age is 21.