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May 05, 2016 The Westin Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa on Flamingo Road is seeking permission to lose its role as an off-Strip 'resort' and just be known as a hotel, following a renovation of the entire.

The Westin Las Vegas is also known as Westin Casuarina. It is a small casino with just 300 slot machines and eight table games. The resort concentrates more on its amenities than gambling.

The Westin Las Vegas is located less than a block east of the Las Vegas Strip on Flamingo Road. It is within easy walking distance of Bally’s, Cromwell and Flamingo.

The Westin started out as the Maxim Hotel. It opened on July 1, 1977. It declined due to a lack of investment and explosion of the Strip. The casino closed in 1999. The hotel ceased operations a year later. The property reopened as a remodeled resort on November 6, 2003 under the Westin Casuarina brand name.

Casino at Westin Casuarina

The casino floor at the Westin is among the smallest in Las Vegas, even for off-strip properties. The 300 slots and eight table games offer players little variety. There are no video poker games with payouts above 99%. This makes its games unplayable away from the table pit.

The Max Casino players club offers slot players .5% in free play and .25% for video poker games. This is based on the handle. Players that join the Max Casino players club receive a $10 match play. Suited blackjacks also give players a $10 match play.

There are five six-deck blackjack tables with $5-$300 limits. Players may double on any two cards and after splitting. Baccarat is spread with $10-$500 bets accepted. There is $5-$500 3-4-5 times odds craps and $5-$100 double zero roulette.

There is a $1 minimum bet video Big Wheel machine. The only other gaming option of note is a small William Hill race and sports book.

Hotel at Westin Casuarina

There are 825 guest rooms at Westin Casuarina. Most rooms are one king or two doubles. The rates start at $99 per night all days of the week. There is also a $20 resort fee. An executive one bedroom suite and various high roller suites are also available in the hotel. These are reserved for VIP players.

Dining at Westin Casuarina

There are only two restaurants on the property. Suede Restaurant offers healthy breakfast and lunch items. It also offers a wide variety of dinner options that include steak, seafood, chicken and salads. There is also a 24-hour grill at the casino lounge that serves pizzas, burgers and apps.

Bars at Westin Casuarina

There are two bars at the Westin Las Vegas. One is located a few steps away from the front desk. Video poker and slots are available there. The other is by the pool. Happy hour is from 6-7pm. Complimentary beer, wine and appetizers are served for hotel guests.

Westin Casuarina Location

The Westin is located less than a block east of the Las Vegas Strip on Flamingo Road. Its crossroad is Koval Lane. It is almost directly behind the Cromwell and Flamingo Casino-Hotel properties.

Features at Westin Casuarina

The Westin offers the popular Hibiscus Spa. Massages and other spa services are available here. There are no entertainment options at Westin Las Vegas.

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Westin Las Vegas, known to many by its former name, Westin Casuarina, is closing its small casino in favor of a new restaurant.

Which is a little like dumping your hot young girlfriend to date your aunt. Allegedly.

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The Westin’s casino, dubbed the Max Casino in November 2013 with much fanfare, is petite by Las Vegas casino standards, with half a dozen table games and about 150 slot machines. But we’ve always enjoyed the place and will be sorry to see it go.

The Max Casino name was inspired by the hotel’s original name, Maxim Hotel and Casino. It opened in 1977.

Max Casino gave away these $5 chips during the casino’s grand re-opening in 2013. That business model didn’t entirely pan out.

It isn’t rocket science figuring out why the Max Casino is closing. Successful things don’t tend to close in Las Vegas. Refreshingly, Westin Las Vegas candidly admits the casino wasn’t generating enough revenue to make it viable.

Here’s our story about Max Casino and its rebrand in 2013, back when the Westin’s casino was bright-eyed and full of optimism.

Lots of changes are planned for the Westin Las Vegas, but frankly, who cares? You don’t have a casino, you’re dead to us. Thus solving the mystery of why you rarely see stories in this Las Vegas blog about Trump Hotel or Mandarin Oriental.

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Thanks to the ever-vigilant Eater Vegas for tipping us off to this sad turn of events at Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Restaurant.