Wynn Las Vegas Dumps Triple Zero Roulette, Adds Fresh Perks

By Scott Roeben, on September 10 2025
4 min read 18 comments
Las Vegas

When Las Vegas fans pleasure themselves, they fantasize about one of three things: 1) Elizabeth Berkley in “Showgirls.” 2) Criss Angel’s retirement announcement. 3) Roulette tables without the dreaded triple zero roulette.

Today we are proud to help fulfill one of those fantasies: Wynn Las Vegas has dropped triple zero roulette.

Let’s get into what else is happening at Wynn and what some recent changes could mean for Las Vegas visitors big picture.

Pretty sure somebody’s going to have to hold Todd Avery-Lenahan, President of Wynn Design and Development, back when we see him at the next cocktail party.

There’s been a lot of conversation lately (and lots of media coverage) about the visitation dip in Las Vegas.

The causes of the lull are largely related to incompetent political leadership (causing economic uncertainty and negative sentiment whipped up by immigration and travel policies), but another element of the story that’s come to the forefront: Changing perceptions of Las Vegas as a value destination.

We’ve been talking about this issue for years, of course, but it’s come to a head, mostly due to lazy journalism and influencers looking for views and likes (“VEgAs iS dEAd!”).

While whining about prices isn’t behind the drop in visitation, it’s an ongoing issue that the destination has to grapple with or the visitation molehill could become a mountain.

Enter the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). The tourism agency recently met with leadership of all the Las Vegas casinos and impressed upon them the importance of trying to address the “nickel-and-diming” situation.

While this smacks of “too little, too late,” we’re told the LVCVA has been communicating these concerns to casinos for years. The casinos weren’t suffering, so the pleas were pretty much ignored.

Now, the numbers (including a 7% visitation decline in 2025) are giving the casinos a wake-up call. They aren’t in panic mode, but they’re definitely paying attention.

Casinos across Las Vegas are looking for ways to make visitors feel valued again. Bellagio is giving out free Champagne to guests at check-in. Other MGM Resorts casinos are passing out free popsicles poolside. MGM Resorts dropped the price of its in-room bottled water by 40% (at a cost of $3 million to the company). The list of perks is growing by the day.

One of the biggest and most life-affirming changes to emerge from this effort is the removal of triple zero roulette at Wynn Las Vegas.

If you’re not familiar with triple zero roulette, it’s a variation of the game that gives the house an additional 2% edge (7.69%, compared to double zero’s house advantage of 5.26%). Not a huge deal (most players care more about lower table minimums), but roulette enthusiasts lose their minds over what they view as a greedy casino money-grab. There’s a new electronic roulette game with four zeroes. One outrage at a time.

Like many of the issues visitors gripe about, it’s not really about the numbers. It’s about how Las Vegas makes them feel.

Millionaires hate $40 resort fees and $20 parking fees. They just make visitors feel squeezed, used and unappreciated.

A lot of the casino perks being rolled out at Las Vegas casinos are for value-seekers. That isn’t really the Wynn Las Vegas demographic, which makes their recent decisions all the more interesting.

Wynn is quietly implementing a number of other changes guests will notice and love. Most aren’t dramatic, but cumulatively, they could give guests some warm fuzzies.

Wynn Las Vegas is at the top of the Las Vegas food chain, so when this resort makes moves, others pay attention.

Beyond the roulette rule change, Wynn is providing guests with free bottled water in their room, free parking for hotel guests and other strategic benefits we’d love to see in every Las Vegas casino.

The practice of disguising the 000 with a logo is common and a little gross. The practice started at Venetian in 2016.

Wynn isn’t lowering its prices, per se, it’s a luxury resort. But rejiggering its minibar pricing downward? Happening.

Another example of listening to guests and providing value? Two snack bars now offer a homemade muffin and a large coffee for $10 (about what Starbucks charges). Nothing flashy, just a way of ensuring guests who visit Espresso at Encore and Caffe Teatro at Wynn aren’t gouged unnecessarily. It’s the little things.

As one executive said, “Wynn is a premium experience. After a guest checks in, we do not force them to pay unfair prices for things that should be rationally priced. We’re ensuring we are being true to our value proposition to guests.”

The message being lost in all the “Vegas gouge” chatter is “value” isn’t the same as “cheap.”

This seems like a great time to once again share the fake ad we wrote back in 2018 about making Vegas a value again.

We almost wish the LVCVA could afford us, but even if they could, we are not putting on pants to work anymore.

Are such changes at casinos temporary or permanent? Hard to say. When times are good, nobody’s particularly inspired to offer guests freebies or discounts. Just ask any loyalty club member.

From the looks of things, Las Vegas could be in for an extended period of flat or down visitation. That means casinos will be increasingly competitive, and while that’s not viable for the destination’s overall health, it’s great for visitors.

Kudos to Wynn for losing its triple zero roulette!

Going after visitor pain points in a holistic way makes a lot of sense. Resort fees and parking fees aren’t going away. They can’t if we want casinos to stay afloat. But nuisance fees and unnecessarily high minibar prices can go.

We love Las Vegas. We need to feel like it loves us back again.