I just checked out the new Lucky Dragon
hotel and casino…
Lucky Dragon is the first resort to be built on the Vegas Strip from the ground up since the Cosmopolitan in 2010. With just 203 rooms, this boutique hotel and casino follows the city’s trend toward smaller, contemporary-styled resorts. And as its name implies, it targets the Chinese market.
Around 250,000 Asians live in the Las Vegas Valley. Their regional population has more than doubled since 2000, making Vegas the United States’ fastest-growing urban center for Asian-Americans. And in 2015, nearly 200,000 Asians passed through the city. Lucky Dragon executives say the resort intends to capitalize on this demographic. Specifically, it will serve more casual Chinese bettors who aren’t interested in the megaresorts.
Features at the Lucky Dragon include:
- A 27,500-square-foot casino
- 300 slot machines
- 37 table games (25 of which are baccarat tables)
Keeping its target market in mind, the biggest wow factor at this hotel isn’t a nightclub or pool, but a 1.25-ton glass dragon. And while I may not be much of a gambler, for me, the Chinese food alone was worth the tour.
