What is the gambling age in Las Vegas? Can you gamble at 18?

21, for everything, and 18 is not enough for any of it. Slots, table games, the sportsbook, poker, keno, the betting apps: all 21 and over in Nevada, with no exceptions.

Other states with 18-and-over casinos have nothing to do with it. You also have to be 21 to drink, to get into a nightclub or dayclub, and at many resorts to check in on your own (some set 18 for the room; the Vanderpump Hotel, for one, requires 21).

How it is enforced

• Security and dealers ask for ID from anyone who looks under 30.
• Only a valid government photo ID counts: a passport for foreign visitors. A photo of your ID on your phone does not.
• Sportsbook apps verify age and location before they take a bet.
• An underage winner does not get paid. The casino voids the win, keeps the money, and can hand the player to Metro: gambling under 21 is a misdemeanor for the player and a licensing problem for the casino, which is why they do not look the other way.

What under-21s can do

• Walk through a casino on the way to the elevators, a restaurant, a show or the pool, but not stop at a machine or stand at a table
• Eat anywhere, and see most shows
• Swim at the resort pools (not the dayclubs or Circa)
• Visit the arcades and the Pinball Hall of Fame

The 18 to 20 group gets caught out most, because 18 buys nothing in a Nevada casino. Rules for younger kids (strollers, curfew, which shows admit them) are in Las Vegas with kids; first-timer orientation in first time in Las Vegas.