Gamblers General Store

OK. So now they are serving breakfast and lunch
Good idea for those of us who live downtown.
Parking is not easy, if you like parking on Main Street! But you can see your car from the café
Its ok. I would rather go to Dennys.
The only reason Im giving 5 stars, is because of the customer service. Food was bland and not a reason to go back. But the staff was awesome and deserves a 5 STAR
Would I go back? No

Best little sandwich spot downtown! This place was awesome, all the menu items have cool names. I had the Baccarat; super mouth watering hot pastrami. My friends had «the loaded dice» and «the poker face». Just as we were finishing up the owner, Avery, came out and spent some time with us. What a cool low key spot

Great place to pick up reasonably priced souvenirs & gifts. They also have a great book section, with a range of gambling and Vegas related topics.
Lot’s fun to browse and the staff are super friendly. If you have a car or headed to Fremont St. this place is definitely worth checking out.

Should update my review now that they are under new management and not owned by USPCC.
They have a good selection of Bicycle/​USPCC cards, decks by Theory 11 and the rest, used casino cards and dice, novelties, and Las Vegas souvenirs.
Staff are extremely helpful, more than before. I go here often to get gifts for friends and family. Not as often as I used to now that I don’t do card magic anymore.

What can I say, this place is a very cool place. Love it!

Kinda sketchy from the outside, but this store is actually cute!
We stopped here to just buy water since it was sooo hot while we were there this past June and the lady ringing us up was super nice. She even gave us some «lucky» chips that weren’t so lucky for us, but oh well.

They have a big selection but their prices are too high. Go across the street to Spinnets.

Really great store for anything gambling related. Tables, books, DVD’s, you name it. Best prices you’ll find on Cards & chips too, including some from defunct casinos.

This is the first time I ever been in a store like this one. But they have very kind staff. We walked in 5 minutes before closing time and stayed about an hour not knowing they were closed. Now we did not buy one item. But they never told us to leave or get out. I poked and looked until my heart was more than pleased. And I looked around and was like where is everyone? The people inside still never told us they was closed. Talk about professional.
They have everything you need to make a poker den. I am the pretty little card player in my family lol my husband he loves baseball and football. I on the other hand thinks I will play in the WSOP one day.
Ok back to the review. So even tho they were closed they took time gave me business cards. Answered all my questions. And made me feel unique. (I will be back ASAP) When I am treated like that you have a fan and customer in me for life.
Over all my time inside the store was pure fun I seen cards, shirts, poker chips, pictures oh wow so many items that you can have custom made. Oh I almost forgot they have real casino poker tables and slot machines. I will be back. But when I return I will be more attentive of the time. Stop in today you will be glad that you did.

The first time I walked into this store I think was my 4−5^th trip to Vegas. We’ve been to all the casino gift shops and they have a few casinos of their used decks, some dice, a few books and– holy MOTHER, look at everything in here! It’s a large store and right away you see shelves of cards, a wall of books and off in the distance there are service counters and ¹⁄₃ of the store are vintage slot machines.
I’m pretty sure if you put a change machine and allowed people to play the old machines, your income would quadruple!
It was a big priority for me to come back here because I had been shop blocked and teased by having (been) driven past here 3 – 4 times in one week. Would it still stand the test of time of the years I haven’t been able to come here?
Once inside, it took me about 15 minutes to acclimatize. There’s always a big wow factor walking in. There are too many sections, where to begin?
Playing cards: It’s cool that with some of the decks have 52 different facts/​pictures on the face side and they have a sample pack out, so people don’t use their grubby little fingers to bust open a freshie. I admit I slacked on a few casino closings, but I managed to get Aladdin and a couple other casinos soon after they closed when I didn’t get it from the source. But they do sell out.
Poker chip sets: And by the way, they’re really cheques, occasionally you can impress someone in the pit knowing that. You can pick the size case/​set you want, you can pick all kinds of pre made picture sets. I like the vintage ones, pin up girls, old cars. Check out the online catalog.
You can even make your own set, make your own design. The GGC made poker chips for movies & tv, too: CSI, Ocean’s 11, Rush hour 2, Las Vegas the (NBC) series, etc. They helped me with a design and it was a big deal to give them out to friends, etc. You can even drill a hole in them to wear on a chain. The lady even e-​mailed me a sample proof of what my design looked like for my approval reply.
There’s a bargain bin of left over/​cancelled sets or imperfections. I managed to cobble together a decent regulation weight practice set that I used with a craps dealer work book. They also have videos. I got my first job dealing craps using these invaluable tools, as well as a practice mat with a craps layout on it. It’s a whole thing to do «chip math» payouts without looking. Sometimes when I hear numbers in a store, I think how I’d stack it in my mind.
People always want to know how to play better craps or blackjack. Learn to deal them! Really, if you stared at people making stupid decisions 30 hours a week, you’ll definitely know the best ways to (not) bet! When you get dealing down, for some reason you just subconsciously learn blackjack tables on when to hit/​stand/​double.
They have dealer’s supplies, like dealer mats, but buttons also, croupier sticks, etc. They have regulation dice, the new ones in groups of 5 wrapped in foil. They have every color!
On the back walls, it’s just tons of books, categorized by game/​topic. This is the real reason I went into the store. I think I have over 40 books from this place, even after I discovered Amazon. Really, who wants highlighter distracting my gambling statistics? I got inspiration because I’m a writer and look at all these people that got published just writing about gambling. There are books on Keno. KENO, that game you play nilly willy while you have the buffet. (Horrible payout schedule, read about it.)
I love the right section of the bookshelves. The categories get into magic books, biographies, and just some random books that don’t really fit into any other category.
They have a bingo section where you can get daubers and other supplies. They have coin counting/​sorting apparatus. They even have some of the tourist things you can get on the strip.
The first time I went into the store, I literally spent 5 hours there. This last time, I knocked it down to a conservative 2 ½. I get 2 catalogs because I usually scribble my wants all over 1 of them.

They have some cool stuff and its close to home!

I had read about this store in many tourist books, so it was on my list to visit. The people that work here are friendly and helpful, especially the older lady :)
I was hoping that they would have a better selection, but still found plenty of things to buy. They have many felt layouts for the traditional Las Vegas table games. They also have poker chips, dice, playing cards, etc.
I bought 5 Decks of playing cards, 2 New and 3 Used from the Casinos. The prices are very reasonable for the used playing cards… mostly $ 3 a pack for a deck used by a famous casino. Something both unique and collectable at an unbeatable price. Will stop in again on my next trip: D

I ran into the Gamblers general Store on my way out of town. For some quick gifts.
It had been a few years since my last time. What a difference a few years make.
The last time I was here there were twice the amount of gaming tables and slot machines. The tough economy has reared her ugly head in the independent stores that cater to luxury nonessential items like gambling toys and supplies. But its still worth a visit because. They carry lots of cool stuff!
Vintage slots … these old nickel machines are the coolest.
Chips … from mild to wild, old school clay chips, regulation stuff, custom made singles and sets, and cases too.
Cards … a zillion of them, even cheater decks and WSOP stuff.
Books … They have more gambling, poker, and Vegas related books for sale than any twenty libraries combined. A huge wall full of them.
Dice … by the thousands from all the different casinos, personalized and loaded ones too.
Tables … They still have a lot of card tables, roulette tables and table supplies that can still be found here at a bargain price.
A fun place to find Vegas souvenirs. The staff here is very friendly and helpful. Still its a tourist spot for old school gamers like me, but fun all the same.

Trop génial ! Un magasin où vous pouvez acheter d’anciens jetons, des tapis de jeu, des cartes pour le poker, des machines à sou rafistolées et une roulette — mais attention certains de ces souvenirs né sont pas légaux dans d’autres états ou pays ! N’y claquez pas quelques milliers pour une machine à sous que vous né pourrez transporter chez vous bien entendu.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy browsing the store but this is a tourist spot. I have found that items are overpriced compared to it’s rival across the street, and no I am not an employee of Spinettis. This store is interesting to browse and browse is all I do here. I will actually shop here if they lower the prices.

This place is dying… years ago, this place was packed of so much stuff. It used to be cool coming here… so much things to see/​look at, now everything looks just like a leftover… Sad.

Great place to spend an hour or two and drool over all the amazing toys.
They have it all, dice, cards, roulette wheels, blackjack tables, art… everything gambling related is here. The prices are a little bit better than other nearby places and their showroom is bigger as well. I thoroughly enjoyed stopping in here and found some great gifts.
They sell decks of cards that were used in the WSOP, how cool is that?

5-​stars for the following defensible reasons:
*) Price
*) Selection
*) Convenient Hours
*) Easy Parking
*) ~~~FRIENDLY~~~ Staff
I outfitted an entire casino in my living room, and all I had to do was ask Ludmilla, the proprietor. I could talk to her for hours! She gave me a lucky souvenir casino chip for buying from her that had the store logo on it. How cool is that? An incredible selection of used playing cards from various casinos, and regulation clay chips. wOw! Although my intent was to select some very attractive dice for historical dice games I am researching for occupational reasons, I found everything I wanted and much much more. Check it out:
I know have the following games in my home, thanks to Ludmilla:
*) Roulette
*) Poker and other card games
*) Dice for the following games: Craps, Dai Sui, my adapted version of Crown and Anchor, many many more dice games
For the record, I also have a lot of non-​casino games too which accompany the casino games I now have thanks to Ludmilla, including chess, backgammon, and a variety of recognizable games. It’s all for work… really…yeah…work. Ludmilla has a nice chess set she is selling, as well as several real-​world casino table setups just like in the name-​recognition casinos. Ludmilla also has a fair grouping of collectibles with historical significance.
Advice for visitors: Not within walking distance of any hotel or casino, but trust me… eVeRy taxi driver knows where this place is!
This is the Las Vegas souvenir hookup!

This is a great spot to grab gifts for friends. They have everything from books to casino tokens to antique slot machines. The slots seem a bit overpriced, but this is a retail location so it should be expected.
The location has parking, and the store itself is quite large. You could easily spend 30 minutes just browsing around. I definitely would NOT try to walk here from the Strip.

The best spot for Vegas souvenir.
I’ve bought my Marine Corps pokes chips from here, my poker hoody and my Donald Duck card marker!!!
This place has a lot of stuff for pokers and gamblers, they even have hand made poker tables from Italy!!!
If they don’t have it they can order it for you right away, i.e. the poker hoody for my table, and the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable.

i honestly don’t have a gambling problem, but i do have phases– and gambling was one phase… texas hold em was a favorite, along side craps and monopoly slot machines. All addictions which this store can feed.
Cards were another phase and so i used to collect cards– many which i have acquired from this store. They have a gazillion cool brands of playing cards. from trick decks, to brands like; Bicycle (poker peek, rider back, masters) bee, aviator, mohawk, bulldog squeezers, hoyle, tallyho, streamline, and also misc used casino cards. They have tons of poker chips (pink ones too), and many other things to amuse yourself into thinking you’re the next world poker champ!!!
be sure to get a capistrami sandwich from Capriottis on your drive back home.