Owned since December 2001 by Detroit businessman Don Barden - the first black person to own a casino in Nevada - it's the most fully themed of the downtown casinos, but unfortunately the theme is so dismal that they might as well not have bothered.

every Irish cliché imaginable is brought to bear in the bid to part fools from their money, including the opportunity as you go in to rub a piece of the genuine Blarney Stone at the feet of "Mr O'Lucky." Further leprechauns, shamrocks and pots of gold abound inside.

A small balcony adjoining the second-floor lounge makes a good vantage point for watching the evening light show outside, but that's about it.

301 E Fremont St