Are the Dottys Still Operating and Who Is Dotty? | Las Vegas Advisor Yes, Dotty's is alive and very well in Las Vegas, along with Montana, Oregon, and Illinois At last count, there were well over 200 in the four states They're not so much "small casinos" as bars with machines; Dotty's locations in Las Vegas have restricted gambling licenses, which means 15 machines or fewer Richard Esty, founder and chairman of Dotty’s parent company, Nevada Restaurant
Comparing Two Different Games at Dotty’s — Part One of Two Long-time readers of mine know I sometimes play at Dotty’s Dotty’s has numerous (more than 100) locations in Nevada which are mostly 15-machine locations It does have a few full-blown casinos with several hundred machines each, and at least one intermediate-sized location (at Sunset and Green Valley Parkway) with about 50 machines in it
Encounter at Dotty’s - Las Vegas Advisor Another promotion in effect at Dotty’s is the machine bonuses For the stakes I play, these come around every five to ten minutes The first five are always, in order, $1, $1, $1, $5, $2 — which are negligible amounts when you’re playing $50 per hand
They Make You Wait - Gambling With An Edge - Las Vegas Advisor Most Dotty’s are 15-machine establishments, and most or all of these machines are on bartops There was a change to this rule in mid-August that will allow some additional Dotty’s to reopen The Dotty’s at Green Valley Parkway and Sunset Road in Henderson has many more than 15 machines
What Can You Tell Us about Dottys? | Las Vegas Advisor Yes, Dotty's is alive and very well in Las Vegas, along with Montana, Oregon, and Illinois At last count, there were well over 200 in the four states Basically bars with machines, Dotty's locations in Las Vegas, roughly 40 of them, have restricted gambling licenses, which means 15 machines or fewer Richard Esty, founder and chairman of Dotty’s parent company, Nevada Restaurant Services
Where Did the Name Dotty Come from for the Bar-Casino Chain? | Las . . . Richard Esty, founder and chairman of Dotty’s parent company, Nevada Restaurant Services, came up with the name "Dotty's" in the mid-1990s He did a study of his demographic target base – women aged 35 and older – to find out what names resonated best with them "Betty" ranked second and "Dorothy" came in tops Shorten "Dorothy" to "Dotty" and a strip-mall gambling franchise was born
Dottys Outlets - Las Vegas Advisor I’ve written before how I sometimes play at various Dotty’s outlets My usual pattern is to play about $100,000 coin-in each time I go
Las Vegas (General) - What is a Dottys? Dotty's are all over the valley They are little establishments with slant top slot machines They serve beverages and snack food but little else It's a place to go for smokers (you can't walk in an out for one minute without your clothes reeking of smoke) The slot machines are the multi-game variety (Video Poker, Double Bucks, Black Rhino etc ) The reason you may not see them is that they
Farewell to Dotty’s — Part I of II – Las Vegas Advisor Posted on April 17, 2018 by Bob Dancer — 15 Comments Farewell to Dotty’s — Part I of II There are hundreds of 15-machine Dotty’s outlets throughout Nevada, along with a few larger facilities I have played at Dotty’s for the past few years and have written several articles about this
You Can’t Do That! - Gambling With An Edge - Las Vegas Advisor I have played for more than ten years at Dotty’s, a chain of 15-machine (mostly) establishments located throughout Nevada While the promotions at Dotty’s vary periodically, one constant has been their Jackpot Bonus promotion where 10% of all W2gs receive a 10% bonus That is, if you hit a $4,000 jackpot, 10% of the time […]