The Venetian Las Vegas Resort Hotel Casino
Built on the site of the old Sands and opened May 3-4, 1999 by Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands for roughly $1.5 billion, The Venetian and its connected Palazzo tower spread a combined 200,000-plus square feet of casino floor -- Buffalo Gold, 88 Fortunes, and a Megabucks bank included -- plus a 50-table, 14,000-square-foot poker room billed as the largest on the Strip.
The Venetian Las Vegas opened its doors on May 3-4, 1999, on the site of the imploded Sands Hotel, the centerpiece of Sheldon Adelson's roughly $1.5 billion bet that Las Vegas tourists wanted Venice, gondolas and all, alongside their slot machines. More than two decades, one Venezia tower expansion, and one Palazzo sister property later, the combined resort spreads its casino floor over more than 200,000 square feet, with The Venetian's own share running about 120,000 square feet and roughly 1,247 slot machines. Between Buffalo Gold parked next to the Dorsey Cocktail Bar, a 50-table poker room the property calls the largest on the Strip, and a Race & Sports Book with a video wall the length of a football field, The Venetian remains one of the Strip's largest and most theatrically staged gaming floors under Apollo Global Management's operation and Vici Properties' ownership of the land.
What's on the Slot Floor
The Venetian's slot floor mixes classic Vegas staples with newer link-style titles. Megabucks anchors the floor as what one review calls the best machine at the property, with its progressive jackpot starting at $10,000,000 and available in both three-reel and five-reel form. The Wheel of Fortune franchise gets its own progressive series here, with machines built around an actual spinning wheel embedded in the cabinet -- a callback to the show the games are licensed from. Buffalo Gold sits in a specific, findable spot beside the Dorsey Cocktail Bar, running on 1024-ways-to-win technology with its own progressive jackpot, while 88 Fortunes appears both on the main slots floor and in the high-limit salons, offering 243 ways to win across four separate progressive jackpots. Dragon Link is also confirmed on the floor, and Spinferno gets a regular workout as one of the machines featured in the property's $50,000 monthly slots tournaments. A visitor comment on one review page also flagged Crazy Money as present, and at least one High Limit Room player reported a five-figure jackpot on Mammoth Power at a $30 minimum bet -- evidence the property's high-limit slots see real, serious-money play.
High-Limit Salons and the Numbers Behind the Floor
Because The Venetian and The Palazzo function as one continuous casino, the numbers you'll see quoted for 'The Venetian's' floor depend heavily on whether the source is counting The Venetian alone or the combined property. The Venetian's own site describes its slots as spread across 'more than 200,000 square feet,' which lines up with the combined footprint rather than The Venetian in isolation; a casino directory instead puts The Venetian's own floor at about 120,000 square feet with 1,247 machines (more than 700 reel-spinning games and over 300 video poker games) and 159 table games, with bets running from a penny to $5,000 a spin. A separate review instead describes roughly 1,000 slots and about 100 table games -- different enough from the directory's numbers that this article presents both rather than picking whichever sounds more authoritative. What all sources agree on: there are two dedicated High-Limit Slots Salons, one in each tower, together carrying more than 100 machines, where regular high-rollers can request specific branded machines be moved onto the floor for them, and progressive $1 slots at the property have reportedly paid out more than $30 million on a single spin.
Table Games and the Poker Room
The main casino floor runs a full table games menu: blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, pai gow poker, pai gow tiles, Caribbean Stud Poker (with a progressive jackpot version), Let It Ride, mini-baccarat, Spanish 21, and Big 6, plus electronic versions of craps, roulette, and a Lucky Big Wheel for players who prefer a screen to a live dealer. The high-limit salon adds more than 20 additional tables for bets up to $5,000. Poker draws its own devoted following: the property's official poker page describes 50 tables across 14,000 square feet on the second level of the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Palazzo, open 24 hours and billed as the Strip's largest poker room, with self-parking access, daily high-hand bonuses, and a Bad Beat jackpot. A third-party poker review instead describes a 37-table room (including 7 tables in a separate high-limit section), $4/$8 minimum cash-game buy-ins, and hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. rather than 24 hours -- a real discrepancy between the official page and independent reporting that this article notes rather than resolves in favor of either source.
Sportsbook, Atmosphere, and Dining
Beyond slots and tables, the Race & Sports Book runs 118 personal betting stations beneath a video wall roughly 10 by 100 feet capable of showing 42 events simultaneously, operating 24 hours with its own mobile betting apps. The casino floor itself leans into the property's Venetian theme with marble floors, chandeliers, and red carpet underfoot, an aesthetic that extends from the gaming pits into the recreated St. Mark's Square and canal walkways elsewhere in the resort. Reviewers describe dealers as experienced and professional with immaculate tables, and cocktail service as reasonably good, if inconsistent across such a sprawling property. Dining backs up the gaming floor with 44 restaurants, from Bouchon by Thomas Keller on the high end down to Black Tap and Grimaldi's Pizzeria for something more casual, plus a 24-hour breakfast buffet, a food court, seven bars, and the Tao nightclub for guests who want to keep the night going after cashing out.
History and Ownership
The Venetian sits on the former footprint of the Sands Hotel and Casino, which was imploded on November 26, 1996 to clear the site. Construction on The Venetian broke ground April 14, 1997, and after delays the resort soft-opened May 3, 1999, with its full public opening the following day -- one of three major Strip resorts to debut that year alongside Mandalay Bay and Paris Las Vegas. Developer Sheldon Adelson, through Las Vegas Sands, financed the roughly $1.5 billion project, which opened with 3,036 all-suite rooms across a 35-story tower. The property has expanded twice since: the 12-story Venezia tower added 1,013 rooms in June 2003, and the adjacent Palazzo, effectively doubling the resort, opened in 2007 -- pushing the combined complex to roughly 7,100 rooms, among the largest hotels anywhere in the world. Ownership changed hands in February 2022, when Apollo Global Management acquired the operating business for $2.25 billion while Vici Properties bought the underlying real estate for $4 billion, a split operator/landlord structure now common on the Strip. The neighboring Sphere entertainment venue opened in September 2023, and in 2024 The Venetian became the final Las Vegas Strip resort to unionize with the Culinary Workers Union.
Tips for Visiting
Because The Venetian and The Palazzo share one continuous floor, don't be thrown off if a machine or table you're looking for turns out to technically be 'at The Palazzo' -- the two casinos function as a single gaming space in practice. High-limit players should note there are two separate high-limit slots salons, one per tower, rather than one combined room, and that requesting a specific branded machine is apparently possible through the pit. Poker players should call ahead to confirm current table count and hours before making a special trip, since the official page's claim of 50 tables and 24-hour play doesn't match at least one independent poker-room review's count of 37 tables and roughly 20-hour daily operation -- a gap likely explained by tables opening and closing with demand, but worth a phone call if a specific game or session length matters to your trip. And because the resort's slot and table counts are reported inconsistently across sources, treat any specific number you read (this article's included) as a reasonable approximation rather than an exact, current inventory.
Notable games on the floor
- Megabucks
- Wheel of Fortune
- Buffalo Gold
- 88 Fortunes (SHFL)
- Spinferno
- Dragon Link
- Mammoth Power
- Crazy Money
Good to know
- The Venetian's own casino page states its slots are 'spread out over more than 200,000 square feet of casino space,' consistent with the combined Venetian/Palazzo footprint rather than The Venetian alone.
- The Venetian's casino floor alone is roughly 120,000 square feet with about 1,247 slot machines (over 700 reel-spinning games and more than 300 video poker games) and 159 table games, per one casino directory; bets on slots range from one cent to $5,000 per spin.
- Reported table game and slot counts vary noticeably by source -- one review cites approximately 100 table games and 'over 1,000' slots rather than 159 tables and 1,247 slots -- so exact current figures should be treated as directional, not exact.
- Two High-Limit Slots Salons, one each at The Venetian and The Palazzo, together carry over 100 machines and let regulars request specific branded machines through the pit.
- Table games on the main floor include blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, pai gow poker, pai gow tiles, Caribbean Stud Poker (including a progressive jackpot version), Let It Ride, mini-baccarat, Spanish 21, and Big 6, plus electronic craps, roulette, and Lucky Big Wheel; the high-limit salon runs over 20 additional tables with bets up to $5,000.
- The official poker room page states 50 tables across 14,000 square feet on level 2 of the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Palazzo, calling it the largest poker room on the Las Vegas Strip, open 24 hours; a third-party review instead cites 37 tables (7 in a high-limit section) with $4/$8 minimum buy-ins and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. hours -- the two sources disagree on table count and hours, and both are presented here rather than silently picked.
- The Race & Sports Book includes 118 personal betting stations and a video wall roughly 10 by 100 feet showing up to 42 simultaneous events, and operates 24 hours with its own mobile betting apps.
- The Venetian opened on the former site of the Sands Hotel and Casino (imploded November 26, 1996); construction began April 14, 1997, and the resort soft-opened May 3, 1999 with a public opening May 4, 1999, developed by Sheldon Adelson through Las Vegas Sands.
- The resort originally opened with 3,036 suites in a 35-story tower; the Venezia tower added 1,013 rooms in June 2003, and the adjacent Palazzo opened in 2007, bringing the combined complex to roughly 7,100 rooms -- one of the largest hotels in the world.
- In February 2022, Apollo Global Management acquired operations for $2.25 billion while Vici Properties purchased the underlying real estate for $4 billion; the neighboring Sphere entertainment venue opened in September 2023, and in 2024 The Venetian became the last Strip resort to unionize with the Culinary Workers Union.
- The property has 44 restaurants ranging from Bouchon by Thomas Keller to Black Tap and Grimaldi's Pizzeria, plus a 24-hour breakfast buffet, a food court, 7 bars, and the Tao nightclub; casino floor decor includes marble floors, chandeliers, and red carpets, and dealers are described as experienced and professional with reasonably good cocktail service.
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