Vegas AutoReview

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is planning to draw a whole new set of clients with the opening of Las Vegas, Nevada’s first poker lounge. This one of a kind idea from the well-known hotel and casino is already attracting the attention of the world’s finest poker players. This lounge is also well suited for high-end bachelor parties and private events, with its 18 poker tables. This exceptional lounge will include five private high limit tables and a full menu of food options available 24 hours a day.

Some of the characteristics exclusive to the lounge will be: A complete sports betting kiosk, certified masseuses for the poker players, a V.I.P. host staff consisting of only women, high- limit slot and video poker machines, private rooms that include large-screen televisions and Ipod docks for private events or bachelor parties, team poker events for your corporation and coworkers, special poker lounge comps for Las Vegas performances as well as backstage passes for these events.

The idea of the lounge will be to offer any game, any limit, at any time however, the lounge will also feature limit and no-limit hold’em cash games available at any time. The game wagers offered will include $2-$4, $4-$8, and $8-$16 limit hold’em with a kill or no kill, and no-limit hold’em with $1-$2 blinds ($200 minimum-no cap buy-in), $5-$10 blinds ($500 minimum-no cap buy-in), and $25-$50 blinds ($2,500 minimum-no cap buy-in).

So, how much will it set the Hard Rock franchise back? The 7000 square foot space is anticipated at $30 million and it is all part of the enterprise’s $800 million restoration and expansion. This unique lounge located in front of the Pink Taco restaurant is already attracting the attention of top poker players, Hollywood superstars and millionaire athletes.