Rio Hotel & Casino

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Rio Hotel & Casino is located off the Las Vegas Strip on Flamingo Road and opened in 1990. It has a Brazilian theme – based on Rio Carnival. It features 2,520 hotel rooms, many of which were renovated from 2023-2024. They are affiliated with Hyatt Hotels.

The Rio has a very nice 3-acre Ipanema Beach Club pool complex that opened in 2024 and is open seasonally as well as a fitness center and spa & salon. On October 2, 2023, Dreamscape took over operations of the property from Caesars Entertainment.

The Rio has over 1,000 Slot and Video Poker machines in more than 150,000 square-feet of casino space. They have all the popular table games, including Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Pai Gow Poker, Baccarat, Texas Hold’em, Mississippi Stud and more.

They have High Limit Gaming, Baccarat Room, Live Keno and a William Hill Race & Sportsbook. Their loyalty program is Rio Rewards.

It was home of the World Series of Poker from 2005 until 2021, under Caesars management.

The Rio Hotel Casino has many dining options in all price points, including:

&pizza (Italian)
Canteen Food Hall
- Attaboy Burger (American)
- Nama Nama Sushi & Sake (Japanese)
- Shogun Ramen (Japanese)
- Southland Burrito Co. (Mexican)
- Tender Crush (American)
- Tony Luke’s (American)
Eggslut (Breakfast)
Guy Fieri’s El Burro Borracho (Mexican)
High Steaks Vegas (Steaks/Chops)
KJ Dim Sum & Seafood (Chinese)
Kang’s Kitchen Korean BBQ (Korean)
Luckley Tavern & Grill (American)
Smashburger (American)
Starbucks (American)
The Kitchen Table (American)
Wetzel’s Pretzels (American)

The Rio has several bars and lounges throughout the property, including Bar Aqua, Bar Sol, Lapa Lounge, Masquerade Bar, Sportsbook Bar, Shutters Bar and The Wine Cellar & Tasting Room.

VooDoo Lounge on the 51st floor is open Thursday to Sunday and has incredible views of the Las Vegas Valley.

The shows World of Wonders (WOW), Penn and Teller and The Empire Strips Back all perform in their own showrooms. They also have The Venue that seats 200 guests and hosts the Marriage Can Be Murger dinner show as well as the 300-seat Comedy Cellar with new comedians performing each week.

The Rio has a 13,000 square-foot arcade at KISS by Monster Mini Golf, several shops and Count’s Tattoo Company.

FUN FACT: On May 30, 2008, the Rio opened the Sapphire Pool (in a partnership with a strip club) that featured topless dancers. The Nevada Gaming Control Board was not pleased because of the possibility of bringing illegal activity to the property that could result in losing their gaming license. In July 2009 the Rio asked Metro Police to do an undercover investigation. On July 25 they made 11 arrests. This pool concept was immediately discontinued.

The Rio is located across the street from the Palms and Gold Coast casinos.

They offer free valet and self-parking. RTC Bus Routes: 202 and 104