Table games report for the NEW Gold Spike Downtown

Just got back from my trip and wanted to give a report on the Gold Spike. The smokey/dead fish smell is completely gone. It smells like the Mandalay Bay now! It%26#39;s really amazing how they%26#39;ve cleaned it up.All table games are dealt by beautiful girls in seductive clothing. One warning: Some are VERY new and you have to pay attention. For instance Saturday night they weren%26#39;t ';peaking'; for an Ace with a ten-card up. We pointed that out to the bosses and by Monday night they were paking.There were several times over the few hours i played where they struggled with the card count.

Roulette: $2 minimum with quarter chips

Blackjack: They have two Six deck shoes with $3 and $5 minimums ($200 max) where dealer hits soft 17 (h17) and you can double-after-splitting. Penetration varies GREATLY. Some shoes they cut-off three decks.....but once the dealer ran out of cards! I%26#39;ve NEVER seen that happen in all my years of playing blackjack. The pit boss was not too happy!!

It%26#39;s a work in progress.

Drink service is excellent. They don%26#39;t have cig machines on the property (they%26#39;ll save your seat while you run to Walgreens down the block on Fremont.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Table games report for the NEW Gold Spike Downtown

Is the hotel itself remodled?

Table games report for the NEW Gold Spike Downtown

Awesome - thanks for the update.

Cheapo Vegas has pictures of the renovated casino, It looks amazing compared to the dive it was.

I%26#39;m gonna check it out next month when I stay downtown. Wonder if they still have the succulent hot dogs in the diner?

Interesting. Thanks darren. I%26#39;ll definately check out the Gold Spike when I%26#39;m in Vegas this weekend.

where is it in relation to fremont street experience?

Thanks Darren!! Cant wait to go check this place out in June!! Hopefully by then the dealers will be ';broke'; in so to speak!! I remember going there with Chitown, loomis and Spike and various others and Chitown was trying to get us to eat one of those famous Spike dogs... and lets not forget the ';Purified'; air sign behind the bar!! Too funny!!

Shona ;-)

Thanks for the report! A walk down to Gold Spike is in order.

To get to the Gold Spike make your way to the Walgreens on Fremont at the east end of the canopy. Walk north 1 block on 4th street to get from Fremont to Ogden. The Gold Spike is at the intersection of 4th street and Ogden

Thanks Darren for the heads up.

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