Hard Rock4455 Paradise RoadLas Vegas, Nevada 89109 Owner: Rank Group [RANKY] A Little About Hard Rock First, a word about the chip pictured above. Hard Rock does not use $1 chips, prefering instead to use metal tokens for their $1 units. (There are no table games at Hard Rock with less than a $5 limit, but they do need to make odd-money payouts at the blackjack and craps tables.) The chip pictured above is a commemorative $5 chip issued when Eminem and D12 performed at Hard Rock. The Hard Rock battles with Mandalay Bay and the Rio for the young, wealthy and trendy demographic. Thematically based on the chain of Hard Rock Cafes, Hard Rock is decorated wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling with rock and roll memorabilia and kitsch. There is also memorabilia and kitsch hanging from the ceiling, in case you were wondering. It is possible to have a good time at the Hard Rock without dropping a few hundred dollars, but it's certianly not possible to gamble with less than a $500 bankroll. The cocktail waitresses are simply incredible: better looking that the waitresses at Rio and almost as scantily clad. They do expect larger-than-average tips to grace you with their presence. Unless you're dropping a nickel for every drink, don't plan on getting bombed. In spite of the "larger than life" image it tries to create, the Hard Rock is relatively small, with only 670 rooms and 30,000 square feet of casino space. The only good deal in the casino is a limited selection of full-pay slots. Their blackjack dealers hit on soft 17 AND they don't allow surrender, which is about as bad as blackjack rules get. Submit your own comment on Hard Rock. |