While every major casino offers video poker and poker tables, some have distinct, and often elegant, poker rooms as well as regularly scheduled poker tournaments. Most tournaments are no-limit Texas hold 'em. Buy-in amounts, re-buys, add-ons and entry fees vary with each casino and the time of the day. Get there early to register for the action. For beginners and those who want to improve their skills, many casinos offer free gaming lessons. Most are a half-hour long; all are worth your time if you want to feel more comfortable sitting down to a live game. Here's a look at some of the daily poker tournaments and gaming lessons offered:

Poker Room	Description
	Bally's Tournaments: 11 a.m. daily Lessons: 9:30 a.m. Mon.-Fri. (702) 967-4404
	Bellagio Tournaments: 2 p.m. daily. (Satellites at 9 a.m.) (702) 693-7290 The Poker Room at Bellagio features televisions and pictures of famous poker all-stars, rich woods throughout and comfortable roller chairs.
	Binion's Tournaments: 2 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily. Lessons:11 a.m. daily. (702) 366-7397
	Boulder Station Tournaments: 4 p.m. Tues. Lessons: 2 p.m. daily. (702) 432-7577
	Caesars Palace Tournaments: 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily. (702) 731-7110 Caesars Palace has an 8,500 square-foot poker room with 30 tables, sure to get everyone in on the fun.
	Circus Circus Tournaments: 11:30 a.m. daily. Lessons: Mon.-Fri., excluding holidays (702) 794-3800
	Excalibur Tournaments: 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. Lessons: 2 p.m. daily. (702) 597-7777
	Fiesta Henderson Tournament: 10 a.m. Sat. lessons 2 p.m. Tues. - Thurs. (702) 558-7000
	Fitzgeralds Tournaments: Noon and 9 p.m. daily, 1 a.m. Thurs. - Sun. Lessons: 10 a.m. daily. (702) 388-2400
	Flamingo Tournaments: 10 a.m. daily, 6 p.m. Sun. - Thurs. (702) 733-3111
	Gold Coast Tournaments: 10 a.m. daily. (702) 367-7111
	Golden Nugget Tournaments: 11 a.m., 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. daily. Lessons: Mon.-Fri.: 3-card poker, 10 a.m. (800) 846-5336 The Golden Nugget poker room is a nice downtown spot to hang out and play a few hands.
	Green Valley Ranch Tournaments: 11 a.m. Sun. (ladies only). (702) 617-7777
	Hard Rock Poker Lounge The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's poker lounge features plush velvet-covered swivel chairs, muted palette, and old-school murals on the walls. This poker room takes the award for the most comfortable.
	Harrah's Tournaments: 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. daily. (702) 369-5040
	Hooters Tournaments: 10 a.m. Mon. - Fri. (866) 584-6687
	Imperial Palace Tournaments: Noon and 8 p.m. daily. Lessons: Mon.-Fri., excluding holidays: poker, 7 a.m. and 11 a.m (702) 731-3311, ext. 3750
	Luxor Tournaments: Noon and 8:30 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. Sat. - Sun. Lessons: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. (702) 262-4000
	Mandalay Bay Tournaments: 10 a.m. Mon. - Fri., 6 p.m. Mon. - Thurs. (702) 632-7777
	MGM Grand Tournaments: 11 a.m. Mon. - Fri., 6 p.m. Sun. - Thurs. (702) 891-7434 The Poker Room at MGM Grand features high ceilings, a striped carpet, televisions to view your favorite sporting event, and a modern, roomy space to play until your heart's content.
	The Mirage Tournaments: 5 p.m. Sun., 7 p.m. Mon. - Thurs. (702) 791-7111
	Monte Carlo Tournaments: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. daily. (702) 730-7777
	The Orleans Tournaments: Noon and 7 p.m. daily. (702) 365-7150
	Palace Station Lessons: 11 a.m. Wed., Thurs. and Fri. (702) 367-2411
	Palms Lessons: noon Mon.-Fri. (702) 942-7777
	Paris Poker lessons 9 a.m. daily. (702) 946-7000
	Planet Hollywood Lessons: 9 a.m. daily. (702) 785-9150
	Rio Tournaments: Noon daily. (702) 777-7650 The Poker Room at Rio has a poker room filled with amenities to make players more comfortable for a game.
	Riviera Tournaments: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sun. - Fri. (702) 794-9620
	Sahara Tournaments: 11 a.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily. (702) 737-2111
	Sam's Town Tournaments: 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily, 2 p.m. Sun. (702) 456-7777
	Silverton Tournaments: 9 a.m. Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. Sat. - Sun. and 6 p.m. Mon. - Sat. (702) 263-7777
	South Point Tournaments: 10 a.m. Mon. - Sun., 7 p.m. Mon. - Thurs. (702) 796-7111
	Stratosphere Tournaments: 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 8 p.m. and midnight daily. (702) 380-7777
	Sunset Station Tournaments: 11 a.m. daily. Lessons: 8 a.m. Mon. - Fri. (702) 547-7777
	Treasure Island - TI Tournaments: 2 a.m., 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily. (702) 894-7291
	Tropicana Tournaments: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily. (702) 739-2222
	Vegas Club Tournaments: 10 a.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and midnight daily. (702) 385-1664
	The Venetian Tournaments: Noon daily, 8 p.m. Sun. - Fri. (702) 414-1000
	Wynn Tournaments: Noon Tues. - Fri. (702) 770-3094