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Bally’s Hotel and Casino

Paris/Bally’s Resort located in the heart of the Las Vegas strip combines one of the original super properties with a contemporary romantic Paris-themed casino.Bally’s was the first Las Vegas casino project to go over a hundred million dollars, coming in for around one hundred ten million. Everything about the original property was done on a grand scale to compete with Caesar’s Palace, the long-standing benchmark of Las Vegas luxury. The casino showcased beautifully painted vaulted ceilings in the huge casino. Even the coffee shop was above standard with white table cloths and real silver. Another Las Vegas first could be found on the lower level of Bally’s, the first ever enclosed shopping mall in a Las Vegas Strip resort.

The Paris side of the conjoined hotel twins became a Las Vegas landmark before it was completed in 1999. The replica Eiffel Tower rises above the Las Vegas Strip to a height of fifty stories. From the observation deck at the top you can see a huge Egyptian Pyramid, Dancing fountains in Italy, a Roman Palace, a tropical island with an erupting volcano, a sailing ship and crew of playmates sinking into the sea and even a mountain range that Wynn built. Inside the Paris the resort is a Las Vegas version of the other Paris that includes not only the tower but an Arc de Triomphe and Louve. The hotel has 2,916 guest rooms offering the visitor the latest in luxurious accommodations.

Bally’s has 2,814 oversize guest rooms and suites. The casino occupies 70,000 square feet and is filled with more than a hundred table games that’s sure to include all of your favorites. The casino is also home to 2,100 of the latest slot machines. The Paris/Bally’s Resort is located within an easy stroll to all of the major strip resorts.

Chris Eggers, Director of Specialty Gaming.

The poker room located in Bally’s has been in operation since opening August 1, 2004. Poker operations at Bally’s and the Paris are the responsibility of Chris Eggers, Director of Specialty Gaming. The 10 table room is located in the central area of the casino close to hotel registration and the passageway to the Paris. The room is spacious, the tables are large, the lighting is subdued to a focus on the table surface and the seating was chosen with the player’s comfort in mind. A sit-down bar is conveniently located adjacent to the room providing players easy access to rest and relax away from the poker table. Drink service to the tables is constant and quick with the bar just acouple of steps away. Big screen TV’s are located around the room so you don’t miss any of the sports action. Bally’s has set up four poker tables in the sports book that are available through the NFL football season. The tables are opened on Sundays from 10:00 AM until the last NFL game of the day. Play poker while you are surrounded by all the NFL Sunday action.

Bally’s poker room is large, comfortable and conveniently located.

Bally’s poker room spreads the following games: Limit Hold’em $2-$4 up to $10-$20, No-limit Hold’em $1-$2 with a $100-$200 buy-in or $2-$5 with a $200-$500 buy-in, $1-$5 Stud, $2-$4 Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple plus $4-$8 Omaha 8 or better. No-limit Hold’em tournaments are offered Monday thru Friday at 11:00 AM. The buy-in is $50 + $5 with no rebuys or add-ons. Sign-up for the daily events begins at 10:00am and seating is limited to 50 players so come early since many of the tournaments are a sell out. Contact Bally’s Poker Room direct at 702.967.4483 forall the details.

The Paris poker room is situated next to a major foot path throught the casino giving the feel of a Paris sidewalk.

The Paris Poker Room opened September 2, 2005 in an open area in the center of the casino. The room features 9 tables arranged under a canopy outside a bar reminiscent of a Paris street scene. A steady stream of foot traffic flows alongside the room, adding to the open-air sidewalk feel. The Paris Poker Room has just completed installation of new tables with a large WSOP logo on each end of the felt, just like the 2005 WSOP tables.

The Paris poker Room offers Limit Hold’em $3-$6 up to $10-$20 or higher on demand, $1-2 No-limit Hold’em with a $100-$200 buy-in and $2-$5 with a $200-$500 buy-in, $1-$5 Stud, $3-$6 Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple and $4-$8 Omaha 8 or Better. The Paris Poker Room offers poker lessons 24 hours a day. You can phone the Paris Poker Room direct at 702.946.2426 for complete details.

The crowds are always heavy at the strip’s most famous intersection.

The Paris/Bally’s Resort offers a wide range of entertainment choices, restaurants to please everyone, two distinctly different poker rooms and acres of casino games. Players staying in either of the hotels and playing in the poker room are offered a casino rate for their rooms that can result in considerable savings over the standard rate. The food comp policy for the poker rooms is currently being worked out by Harrah’s and will be standardized throughout all of the poker rooms in the different Harrah’s Resorts. Harrah’s is planning to introduce a single progressive bad beat jackpot that will include all Harrah’s poker rooms in Las Vegas. Phone the resort’s toll-free hotline for WSOP Poker Tournament details and information at 1.800.468.UWIN.

Paris/Bally’s Resorts

3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-4307

702.967.4403 or toll-free 1.800.7BALLYS

The fastest way to Paris involves flying over a desert instead of a pond.

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