The casino is just around the corner from the $500 million Formula One Paddock Building, the heartbeat of November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix that includes the race’s start-finish line, pit row, garages, primary grandstands and high-end luxury hospitality suites. “We’ve always been a place where locals have a good time or out-of-town guests find the convenience of being close to the Strip,” Ellis said.īut the upcoming Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix offers Ellis Island a way to change its humble persona - for at least a weekend. “Our location allows our little hotel to stay competitive in the market,” Ellis Island Vice President of Development Christina Ellis said of the casino that was started by her grandfather in the late 1960s and now sits in the shadows of Planet Hollywood, Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas, one block east of the Strip on Koval Lane. There isn’t a high-limit gaming lounge or a baccarat table inside the small casino that offers 300 slot machines and 15 blackjack tables.Įllis Island’s restaurants include the Village Pub and The Front Yard, neither of which are operated by a celebrity chef and focus more on offering what they call “THE BEST deal in Las Vegas” - a $9.99 steak special. Unlike its Las Vegas Strip neighbors, Ellis Island Hotel and Casino doesn’t have high-end luxury suites among its 300 hotel rooms.

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