Our verdict
7.4/10A handsome, roomy casino with the biggest slot choice at the north end of the Strip, and a table pit that charges for the privilege. Most floor blackjack pays 6:5, which raises the house edge from about 0.57% to 1.93% in the Wizard of Odds count. Come for the slots, the sportsbook bar and the design. Do not come for cheap blackjack or live poker.
Best for: Slot players who want a roomy floor over a cheap table
What we liked
- About 150,000 square feet of gaming with 42-foot ceilings
- Around 1,300 slots with wide game variety
- Table minimums can start at $15 on quiet weekdays
- Single-zero roulette and 3:2 blackjack exist in the high-limit areas
- Electronic table games start at a $3 minimum
What held it back
- Nearly all floor blackjack pays 6:5, a poor rule for players
- Weekend minimums commonly start at $25 or $50
- No poker room
- Resort fee quoted at $55 plus tax a night, and parking details differ by source
- The north Strip site is far from the main resorts and trams
Key facts
- Opened
- December 2023
- Location
- North end of the Las Vegas Strip
- Gaming space
- About 150,000 sq ft (casinos.com)
- Slots
- About 1,300
- Live table games
- About 120 to 127, depending on source
- Blackjack rules
- Mostly 6:5 on the floor; 3:2 in high-limit rooms
- Table minimums
- From $15 midday to $25 or $50 on weekends
- Poker room
- None
- Resort fee
- $55 plus tax per night (terms page, as indexed)
- Casino entry
- Free; 21+ to gamble
Entering the Fontainebleau's casino costs nothing. Whether you leave with more than you came with is a separate matter, and the maths of casino games favours the house over time. Gambling here is entertainment, not income.
The fair question about a new Strip resort is whether the floor gives you a better deal than the older neighbours or simply a prettier room to lose in. After reading the rules, the minimums and the fees, our answer is mixed: the slot side is a real draw, and the table side is a premium price for poor blackjack.
A floor built for slots
Casinos.com gives the scale: 150,000 square feet of gaming under 42-foot ceilings, about 1,300 slots and roughly 120 live table games. The reviewer found the design intimate despite the size, and rated the slot variety highly, saying nearly every favourite machine sat in one place.
The official casino page markets it as "sophisticated thrills" and pushes Fontainebleau Rewards sign-up. There is a sportsbook bar called The Tavern off the main floor and a good run of video poker. What is missing is a poker room. If live Texas hold'em is why you travel, this is not your casino.
The blackjack problem
This is where the money goes. Wizard of Odds surveyed the pit in the opening month, December 2023: of 25 blackjack tables, all 25 paid 6:5 on a natural, each at a $25 minimum or more. Only four legitimate 3:2 tables existed, at $25, $25, $50 and $100 minimums. The house edge under those rules is 0.57% at 3:2 and 1.93% at 6:5.
Put in dollars, a player betting $25 a hand for 100 hands wagers $2,500. At 6:5 the expected loss is about $48, against about $14 at 3:2. That difference is the price of a worse rule. Casinos.com saw the same split in 2026: mostly 6:5, with 3:2 reserved for high limit. A Strip survey lists six blackjack games with minimums running from $25 to $300.
The rest of the pit is better. Craps offered 3x-4x-5x odds in the survey, with six tables at $15 to $50. Casinos.com saw table minimums from $15 on a quiet weekday, rising to $25 or $50 at weekends. Single-zero roulette is only offered in the high-limit area, and electronic table games start at $3.
The fees around the casino
Entry is free, but a room is not. The rooms page showed a "save up to 35%" promotion when we looked, and the terms page says the first night's rate and tax is charged when you confirm a booking.
Search results quote a resort fee of $55 plus tax per night on the terms page, while one airline-holiday listing shows $45. We could not confirm the current figure ourselves, so check it at booking. Parking is murkier still. Casinos.com says $20 for up to 24 hours; other listings say self-parking is included in the resort fee and valet is $35 to $40 a day. The sources conflict, so treat parking as unconfirmed.
What a visit really costs
Add it up for a two-night weekend. Two nights of resort fee at $55 is $110 before tax, and that is before the room rate itself, which swings with the calendar. A night of play at $25 or $50 minimums burns through a bankroll faster than the same night at a $10 table elsewhere, because a bad run at a higher minimum cannot be stretched. Many guests would do better to decide a fixed amount for gambling, keep it separate from the hotel bill, and treat it as the cost of an evening out.
If you only want to see the building, you can walk in, look at the art and the floor, and leave without spending. That is a fair way to use a free casino entry.
Location and getting around
The resort sits at the north end of the Strip, past the older Circus Circus block. Casinos.com notes it is not served by the tram lines, and the nearest cheap option is the Deuce bus from a stop opposite. That matters for a gambler: a short hop to compare tables at the neighbours becomes a taxi fare, so most guests end up playing where they sleep.
Who it suits
Pick the Fontainebleau if you prefer slots, enjoy a roomy modern floor and will play the 3:2 tables or the craps pit. Pass if you play low-limit blackjack, want a poker room or expect a walk to the main Strip resorts. Set a loss limit before you sit down, and walk when you reach it.