For the first time, I played craps at the Flamingo. I played during "semi peak times" when the tables were $10 minimum. And that's as high as they go at the Flamingo. In "slow periods" the minimum is sometimes only $5. 3X, 4X, 5X odds -- which is normal for the Strip, and the Fire Bet is available. The dealers I found were very friendly and not pretentious and easy going. The tables were medium length, the surfaces were not padded to the point that the dice would bounce all over or out, and the environment was not too smokey. What more could you want?
I played at the Flamingo three times over the weekend, at three different tables with different crews. And my experience was the same.
Now, at the same time there were also $10 tables across the street at Caesars Palace and I think Caesars has the greatest craps pit crew in the business. But there is nothing to fault the Flamingo dealers for either. They made an effort to know your name, and to call you by name and to help new players understand the game.
And at the Flamingo you will find more "new players" and more "low budget players" which means new players and lower budget players will not feel intimidated.
Often when you play at Caesars where big money is thrown around, new players and low budget players can easily feel intimidated.
To be honest, I would be very happy to play again at the Flamingo. But there is one caveat: if I am staying somewhere else and want to play at the Flamingo I would be careful either to drive there and valet my car, or take a Taxi there, or walk there only during the daytime hours... because even in the daytime the pedestrian bridge that crosses Las Vegas Blvd is crowded with panhandlers or people who just stand there as if they are looking for trouble.
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