For example, if your hand was an Ace-high 'Pai Gow', and the dealer split Two Pair, you know your hand lost. Unlike every other casino I have played Pai Gow Poker at, the Excalibur does not let you 'surrender' your hand. The Excalibur offers lots of carnival games. The field bet, however, is the short-pay version with both the 2 and 12 paying double. The Craps tables at Excalibur offer the strip-standard 3x-4x-5x odds, and full-pay hop bets of 15:1 and 30:1. Only American (double-zero) roulette is offered at Excalibur. Minimum bets range from $5 to $25, depending on the table, time of day, and day of the week.
I also saw a table of 7:5 blackjack in the Party Pit.
BlackjackĪccording to the Current Blackjack Newsletter, Excalibur has 9 tables of 6:5 'blackjack', 2 tables of Spanish Blackjack, and 22 tables of 3:2 blackjack. There is an area called the Fantasy Faire on the lower level, which offers lots of carnival favorites such as water-pistol horse racing.Īccording to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Excalibur has 81 table games and approximately 1,500 slot machines.
It appears to target budget gamblers, especially those who want to bring their children with them to Vegas. The casino is loosely based on a medieval/Arthurian theme. It is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of the Strip and Tropicana. The Excalibur is one of the two unimpressive MGM properties (the other one, oddly similar, being Circus Circus).
