Jokers Wild Casino

I loved this place. You have to come to these casino without an expectation that it's anything like the Vegas strip. Look... these place had a great restaurant, the people who work here are great, very friendly and inviting, and the games are also fair and do the same thing that the games do at the Bellagio..... it takes your money and pays out too. I'd come here again.

Quality/Quantity - Small local casino. Part of the Boyd Gaming family.Cafe and deli only.Atmosphere - See above.Events and entertainment, see website. Cool decor in the men's room, see pictures.Plenty of parking, almost no customers today. Service - Self service. The bar was closed, see picture.Loyalty program, see picture.Price - N/A, depends on how much you win or lose.Owner Comment - Congrats to Boyd Gaming since 1975 with 28+ properties.

Jokers Wild is the closest casino to my home. I've come here several times, it's in a convenient location, and it's ok. They have a pretty nice space for a small casino, but the machines are not really kept up to date. At one point, I haven't come here for several months, and it looked "almost' exactly the same when I came back! Just a few games were added or moved around. The good thing to me, is that you can always find a machine to play because they are not that busy. Also, the cigarette smell is pretty bad but it's like this for almost every casino. For a small casino, I would think that the staff would be a bit friendlier, but nope. So far, every single time I've been here, probably about 20+ times, I have yet for any employee say hello or good luck. But I guess it's good for people who don't want to be bothered with any kindness. Lol.I hope that they will improve when they renovate, because I want to come here due to convenience and wish them success!

I know how improbable this story may seem, but I swear it is 100% true.There's a classic Twilight Zone episode (A Penny For Your Thoughts, Season 2, Episode 16) where a man paying for a newspaper at a news stand flips a coin into the vendor's cashbox. The coin miraculously lands on its edge. The man suddenly gains the ability to read people's minds.As Rod Serling's narration notes: "Flip a coin and keep flipping it. What are the odds? Half the time it will come up heads, half the time tails. But in one freakish chance in a million, it'll land on its edge."That one in a million thing happened to me here at Joker's Wild, back when they still had a crap table.I had been at the table for ten or fifteen minutes. The minimum bet at the time was $1. I was standing in the first space to the left of the Stickman. The table was packed, the dice were choppy as they usually are.Even though I know better, I always cover the Any Craps bet on the Come Out. It's a sucker bet, surrendering an 11% edge to the House. But like many gamblers, I'm superstitious. For good luck I always bet the Any Craps on the Come Out.There was a new Shooter coming out, so I announced my bet and I flipped the Stickman a buck to cover the Any Craps. Incredibly the chip landed right in the little Any Craps circle, right on it's edge. The chip just stood there on its edge. It didn't wobble. It was stuck like glue. Everyone saw it. The whole table went nuts. People were shouting WTF dude? Did you try to do that? How did you do that? I was dumbfounded. I stared at the chip. I couldn't believe my eyes.The crew all looked at each other, then at me. The Pit Boss sized me up.The Stickman pushed the dice to the Shooter who proceeded to roll a six. My Any Craps bet lost.Before the Stick could remove my bet a player at the other end of the table shouted, "Dude, you've got to keep that bet up!" Instantly I knew he was right. There was some powerful magic happening and I needed to see where this was going.I dropped another buck on the felt and told the Stickman, "Back up on the Any Craps." Several people voiced affirmation of my decision. The Shooter got the dice back and rolled a 4. The Any Craps bet lost again.I had to throw in another dollar to keep the Any Craps bet live. The whole time this is happening, the chip continued to stand on its edge.The shooter rolled a six, then a five. With each roll I had to pony up another dollar. By now I'm down four or five bucks on this weird situation. The chip stood there unwavering.I hung in there for one more roll and then I finally let the bet go down. The Stickman picked up the coin and racked it. I heard a few players murmuring I should have kept the bet up, but I was ok with my decision.It was such a surreal experience. I didn't win any money, and unlike the guy in the Twilight Zone episode, I didn't gain the ability to read minds.It took me many years to actually understand how deeply this experience affected me. In fact, it wasn't until after I wrote the previous version of this review that I finally put it all together.See, I used to be obsessed with gambling. And I was oblivious to the fact that I was bad at it. Really, really bad. I would gamble away 5 or 6 hundred dollars every trip to Vegas, and I went four times a year, every year. I never came home with more than a few bucks in my pocket.But in the year after this crazy Twilight Zone experience that all changed. I suddenly came to realize how bad a gambler I was. I realized how stupid it was to spend so much money on something I truly sucked at.I still go to Vegas four times a year and I still gamble, but only for the lowest possible stakes. I almost never play craps or any table game. I have way more fun spending $20 or $30 playing penny slots than I ever did blowing hundreds at the crap table. But for this crazy experience at the crap table I would have probably never changed. I'd still be wasting thousands of bucks every year.It was an impossible thing, but sometimes the impossible happens."Flip a coin and keep flipping it. What are the odds? Half the time it will come up heads, half the time tails. But in one freakish chance in a million, it'll land on its edge."Mikey C says: one freakish chance in a million!

After a handful of visits, I am still on the fence. It's ok, not great, but has potential. After my first visit, during which I joined the player's club, I received a postcard. They gave me $10 free play a week for July, and again a few months after that. I used it a few times, and won some, lost some. There are a few bars with gaming, and service was usually quick and friendly at the bars. I had trouble a few times downloading free play onto machines, due to the tempermental (and ancient) keypads. That was annoying enough to make me not want to return. If you like the old school casino vibe, it doesn't get much old schooler than JW!It's owned by Boyd Gaming, but they have a separate player's club. Kind of inconvenient! I hear a remodel is in the works, so stay tuned!

A lot of locals in Henderson prefer this casino. It sure is far away from the Strip and that kind of noise. Jokers Wild is one of the major casinos on the Boulder Strip. Has a restaurant known for country and Western style cheap food. This doesn't have a hotel so it's mainly here for locals as a hangout. It brings in people for the cheap gambling. Low minimums. They thankfully also aren't one of these cheap casinos that only have slots. Quite a few of those are around. This one actually has a good selection of table games and dealers who actually know what they're doing too. Many of the slots are older but they have lots of new ones. Things seem in working condition and there's some cheap ones too. A popular thing is the $1 craps. The food is the other attraction, and it brings in crowds especially mornings. Far location from the popular spots in Vegas make this a very popular casino for locals and it doesn't get much of a crowd. If you're coming to stay somewhere on the Boulder Strip, this doesn't have a hotel so you have to book elsewhere. The gambling is cheap and may be worth checking out.

Prime rib nights are cool. I love the fact that the dining room is smoke clean. Staff is friendly and this place is not so busy( at least when I have gone). Folks should come here. Don't let the neighborhood scare you.

What a great neighborhood/locals spot. Liane was our barkeep, so friendly, courteous and professional. She made us feel like family. And she can make a delicious hot dog. I can't recommend Jokers enough.

Good little locals casino. Wish they hadn't taken out the table games. Hopefully they remodel the joint.

I went and picked up some dinner there last night. And let me tell you. I ordered a Mushroom burger with bacon. On it and the mushrooms look completely burned. I ordered the hamburger medium. It was over cooked. Alcohol at a hut depot. It was gross and then we ordered a brisket sandwich. All this stuff was. It's not, we spent $40 in the air. The only thing that was really good was the cake that we bought and that was all been refrigerated. It is you know if you're gonna charge out much money. You should have a cook in there. That knows how to make a medium rare hamburger not well done. Charbroiled, okay. And then charged me that much. I didn't even eat half. Of it it was gross. I went to bed. I was still hungry. I'd made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich better. I want to eat there again.Maybe once I get the new hotel casino up the ohio real wouldn't eat there