Pharaoh's Casino is a
casino
A casino is a facility for gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shops, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos also host live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, conce ...
on the Carretera Masaya in
Managua
Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...
,
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...
.
Facilities
The casino has a total of 156 (once had 140) slot machines and 10 table games.
Blackjack
Blackjack (formerly black jack or ''vingt-un'') is a casino banking game. It is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. It uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as " twenty-one ...
,
Caribbean Stud Poker, American
Roulette
Roulette (named after the French language, French word meaning "little wheel") is a casino game which was likely developed from the Italy, Italian game Biribi. In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various grouping ...
, Modern Slot Machines,
Video Poker, 77 live gaming positions including a high limit VIP salon and modern slot and video poker machines are amongst the gambling facilities in Pharaoh's Casino.
The casino also has a Texas Hold'em Poker room. The room features 3 tables, including one reserved for cash games only. $2-$4 No Limit Texas Hold'em cash games take place nightly, as does a low-stakes tournament ($10 buy-in).
The casino also features a Sport Book room, with a number of flat-screen televisions for event viewing.
All areas of the casino allow smoking.
Gallo pinto
The casino is noted as being the place in which the world record was set in organizing the largest
gallo pinto
or is a traditional rice and bean dish from Central America. Consisting of rice and beans as a base, gallo pinto is important to both Nicaragua and Costa Rica, both of which consider it a national dish.
The beans in gallo pinto are cooked ...
with 22,200 dishes served. The gallo pinto has been held at Pharaoh's Casino on September 15 since 2002. The money raised by the event goes to the El Pajarito Azul Home charity.
References
External links
Official site(2009 archive)
Casinos in Nicaragua
Buildings and structures in Managua
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