Excalibur Hotel & Casino

The Excalibur casino is replete with suits or armor, stained-glass panels, knights, dragons, and velvet and satin heraldic banners, with gaming action taking place beneath vast iron-and-gold chandeliers fit for a medieval castle fortress. This all makes it fine for kitsch-seekers, but anyone who hates crowds or is sensitive to noise will hate it. The overall effect is less like a castle and more like a dungeon. One of us won a lot of money here and refused to share it with the other, so our final judgment about the casino is, well, mixed. Excalibur is now part of Mandalay Resorts' "One Club" slot-reward program, which is also valid at Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Circus Circus, and others.

3850 Las Vegas Blvd. S.