Most people think of a gambling trip to Las Vegas, but Reno (also in Nevada) hosts 600 gaming tables, 14,000 slots and numerous poker championship tours. Up and down the West Coast and in Canada, travel and coach companies bring millions of people to Reno to enjoy a few days of gambling. Packages may include John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino, Peppermill Resort Spa Casino and Silver Legacy Resort Casino.
You can arrange for a gambling trip to Reno through Storer Coachways. The cost is $60 for double occupancy and $80 for single occupancy as of September 2010. You stop at the John Ascuaga's Nugget, Reno Hilton Hotel & Casino and Silver Legacy Casino. Pickup locations consist of Turlock Walmart, Modesto Seventh and L Parking lot, Ripong J Restaurant, Manteca Big Boy Market and Lodi UJ's Restaurant.
Storer Coachways
3519 McDonald Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358
209-521-8250
storercoachways.com
Champagne Tours offers gambling trips to Reno. Packages have many hotel options, including the Ramada Reno, Nugget Courtyard, Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino and Peppermill Western Village. The cost ranges from $63 to $179 for single occupancy and from $83 to $236 for double occupancy, as of September 2010. Typically, packages come with a complimentary fbreakfast, a food credit or $5 cash to play the slot machines.
Champagne Tours
166 Wembley Drive
Daly City, CA 94015
650-878-5530
champagnetours.net
Paramount Travels offers an eight to 12-day gambling trip to Nevada. The "Las Vegas Special" trip starts in Sutherlin, Ore., and stops at Circus Circus Reno, the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas and Montego Bay in Wendover, Nev. Double occupancy is $989 and single occupancy is $1,329 as of September 2010. The Nevada Fall Special tour is a 12-day trip that spends a few days at the Circus Circus in Reno, Aquarius in Laughlin, Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Montego Bay in Wendove and the Wildhorse in Pendleton, Ore. The cost is $999 for double occupancy and $1,379 for single occupancy.
Paramount Travels
No. 107-5450 152nd St.
Surrey, BA, Canada
866-262-1414
wegothere.ca