The legal gambling age in Las Vegas is 21, matching Nevada's drinking age. It is enforced on the casino floor: under-21s cannot place a bet, sit at a machine or linger in the gaming area, even when accompanied by an adult.

Casino table minimums are substantially cheaper off the Las Vegas Strip. Downtown and the locals' casinos in Henderson, Summerlin and North Las Vegas run lower minimums than Strip resorts, and the gap widens on Friday and Saturday nights when Strip minimums rise sharply. Weekday afternoons are cheapest anywhere.