Overview:
Most Vegas casinos offer free gambling lessons so you can fully understand how and why you're losing your money. An absolute must if you're planning on spending your days in the casinos and you want to know the rules before you buy a sack full of chips and gamble big.
Poker, Craps, Blackjack, Roulette and the slot machines are explained in detail with game rules and handy tips. A lot of casinos offer $5 worth of chips to get you started and send you down the road to riches or leave you wandering the strip at 3am looking for a place to pawn your shoelaces.
Either way, as long as you apply some common sense, you can't fail have a great time.
Don't gamble with any more than you can afford to lose and the experience of a Vegas casino is well worth splashing a bit of change for. You never know, it could be your lucky day!
Free lessons:
Far too many to list, but here's a few pointers:
-Caesars Palace - Mon-Fri (Pit #6 inside the Forum casino):
Blackjack, craps, pai gow, poker, mini baccarat, and roulette. Other games on request. Times vary, just ask at reception!
-Imperial Palace (Classes last over one hour with plenty of practice and mock chips - main casino):
Blackjack: Mon-Thu at 9am & 2pm ( Fri 9am only)
Craps: Mon-Thu at 11am and 3pm (Fri 11 am only)
Roulette: Mon-Fri at 11am
-MGM Grand - Mon-Sun (main casino)
Poker, mini baccarat, roulette, blackjack, craps, pai gow - intermittently starting at 9:30am and lasting until 2pm
-Luxor (main casino)
Craps - Mon-Fri at 11am
Blackjack - Mon-Fri at 12pm
Notes:
Times and lessons may vary, please ask at the hotel-casino