Bellagio · Paradise

Year Opened

1998

Hours

Open 24/7

Age Restriction

21++

Property Type

Casinos, Hotels

Regulator

Nevada Gaming Control Board

Owner

The Blackstone Group

Tables

136

Slot Machines

2,300

Poker Tables

40

About Bellagio

Bellagio is a hotel-casino resort at 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Paradise, Nevada, owned by The Blackstone Group and operated by MGM Resorts International. The property opened in 1998 on the site of the former Dunes Hotel and Golf Club. All gaming is regulated by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, with a minimum gambling age of 21. The floor operates 24 hours a day.

Bellagio opened in October 1998 as the most expensive hotel ever built at the time — the $1.6 billion construction cost reflected Steve Wynn’s vision of transforming the Las Vegas Strip from a gambling destination into a world-class luxury resort experience. The property’s 8.5-acre artificial lake fronting Las Vegas Boulevard — home to the Bellagio Fountains, the choreographed water-music-and-light show — redefined what Strip casino architecture could be and has become one of the most visited and photographed landmarks in the United States.

Bellagio’s 40-table poker room has been one of the most cited and referenced poker rooms in the world since opening. The Bellagio poker room is central to poker culture — it is referenced in countless books, films, and documentaries about high-stakes poker, and has hosted some of the largest cash games in casino history. For visitors mapping Paradise casino resorts, Bellagio sits at the center-Strip position adjacent to Cosmopolitan (north) and Caesars Palace (south), on the western side of Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Poker Room

Bellagio operates a 40-table live poker room spreading 7 Card Stud, Limit Hold’em, No Limit Hold’em, and Pot Limit Omaha. The four-variant menu with 40 tables gives the room the capacity to run multiple simultaneous high-stakes and mid-stakes games alongside tourist-level tables. Pot Limit Omaha — where the maximum bet at any point is the size of the current pot — is the second most popular poker format globally and is played heavily in high-stakes circles; its inclusion alongside the three other variants makes Bellagio’s poker program one of the most comprehensive on the Strip.

The Bellagio poker room’s cultural significance extends beyond its current operational metrics: it was a central setting for high-stakes poker in the 2000s, with the Bobby’s Room high-limit area hosting games at stakes that remain legendary in the poker world. For Nevada poker rooms evaluated by history, game variety, and stakes depth, Bellagio’s room is the reference point against which others are measured. Confirm current games, stakes, and tournament schedule at bellagio.com.

Gaming Floor

Bellagio runs approximately 2,300 gaming machines alongside a 136-table game section. The machine floor covers standard reel slots and Video Poker across multiple denominations, including the premium video poker formats for which Bellagio’s floor is known. Table games span Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Baccarat, Mini-Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, 3 Card Poker, Caribbean Stud Poker, and Let It Ride — a focused premium table game menu without the novelty variants found at tourist-oriented properties.

Hotel, Fountains, and Resort Amenities

Bellagio is a hotel-casino with on-site accommodations. The resort is recognized globally for the Bellagio Fountains — the 8.5-acre lake fronting Las Vegas Boulevard features water choreographed to music, running every 30 minutes in the afternoon and every 15 minutes in the evening. The Conservatory & Botanical Gardens inside the casino rotates seasonal floral installations viewed by millions of visitors annually. Multiple award-winning restaurants, a Gallery of Fine Art, a spa, and the Via Bellagio shopping arcade round out the resort non-gaming program.

★ Editor note

Bellagio — 40-table poker room with Pot Limit Omaha, 136 tables, and the Fountains that redefined the Las Vegas Strip

Bellagio opened in 1998 and became the reference point for luxury casino resort design in the US. The 40-table poker room with 7 Card Stud, Limit, NL Hold'em, and Pot Limit Omaha has been the site of some of the highest-stakes cash games in casino history. The 136-table casino floor carries a focused premium game menu — fewer novelty variants, deeper stakes at each game. The Bellagio Fountains remain one of the most-visited free attractions in Las Vegas. Confirm current promotions, table minimums, hotel rates, and poker schedules at bellagio.com.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor