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There is another Las Vegas that many readers and even residents of the Las Vegas Valley aren’t familiar. It’s actually another city, North Las Vegas. With a population of over 215,000, its Nevada’s fourth largest city after Las Vegas, Henderson, and Reno. North Las Vegas is home to multiple casinos which offer varying degrees of gambling, dining, and entertainment options. This month we ventured north on Las Vegas Boulevard, far from the luxurious confines of Strip properties like Aria and Cosmopolitan, which I profiled in the last issue of Blackjack Insider, to check out three casinos within two miles of one another. I was met with a pleasant new discovery, a disappointment, and "more of the same."

Jerry’s Nugget is about five miles north of the LVH (formally the Las Vegas Hilton) on Las Vegas Boulevard from the Sahara intersection and through downtown Las Vegas. This route passes the Neon Museum, the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, and Cashman Field (home of the Las Vegas 51s, currently the AAA affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays). Jerry’s is a historic property and is celebrating its 50^th anniversary this year. Located just north of the downtown Casino Center area around Fremont Street, Jerry’s was once the primary casino to the north between downtown and Nellis Air Force Base. It’s considered a locals casino.

If you win big at Jerry’s Nugget, the Palomino Club (strip club) is right across the street next to Jerry’s overflow parking. Other neighbors across the street include Chicas Bonitas (another strip club) and a pawn shop. As I’ll touch on later in this article, this portion of Las Vegas Boulevard and its environs is a far cry from the Strip. To the east of Jerry’s, the property values and neighborhoods tend to degrade rather quickly. Stick to Las Vegas Boulevard, especially after dark.

These days Jerry’s Nugget is probably best known for Jerry’s Famous Coffee Shop....

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