I see by looking on bravo that Mirage and Flamingo now have the capabilities for one to charge a phone or electronic device at the table. What other vegas casino's offer this perk? Thanks

Wynn, Venetian, and the Bellagio

prob a few more if not most rooms but those are the only ones I know of

Those 3 for sure

If you need to charge an electronic device while playing, you are either playing too long or using the device too much.

Seriously though, you could look into a portable charger from some place like Hammacher Schlemmer and not have to worry about the room having recharging capability.

Why bother if the rooms do offer the ability though?

Btw, at Bellagio they have USB ports under the rail while Venetian has power strips mounted on the underside of the table with standard plugs.

Aria added USB charging recently.

A portable recharging device can be used in any room.

Thanks for the replies so far. I do have a portable charger, just figured a small cord tucked into my jacket pocket would be easier. As far as needing to charge, traditionally I leave my room around 11 am and usually don't come back until sun up. Also, not at a poker table the entire time.

While I appreciate it as a convenience for the player, I feel it encourages players to bring electronic devices, phones, iPads, iPods, whatever and then brings more distractions to the game. Call me a purist, but it's what I like about live poker, is the gritty, face to face interaction. Allow someone to tune out and go into their own private paradise and it dilutes the game in my opinion.

Personally I'd prefer it if no electronic devices were allowed whatsoever, aside from your phone, and that can only be activated away from the table.

"Is it on me?" "How much did he raise?" "Is that a raise?" "Did he check?" All of these are questions that can be avoided if you take that freaking iPod out of your ears and pay attention. Granted, there are non-iPod wearing idiots who still ask these questions, but they cannot control their ignorance. The douchechachi rocking Beats and an iPad can control his.

Well thought, PD.

Obviously everybody prefers to play against opponents that pay as much attention as possible to the game.

I listen to Spotify while at the table. Burns battery pretty quickly.

There is nothing gritty about poker.

The answer to this is everywhere (except Red Rock really). What I mean by this is as follows: Yes, some places have the capability to plug your phone under the table and charge it. However, some do not. Yet, even the places that do not have this capability have people who can charge your phone for you (AKA floormen). Just ask the floor and they'll hook you up.

this, used it last week.

yeah loved that when i was in vegas, at local casino the have a couple outlets on the walls but don't like leaving phone unattended if in not at the table close to the outlet.

While that's true, but you'll also find a lot of people still asking those questions even when they are not on their phones, because they are talking to others/watching tv/drunk/falling asleep.

There are good reasons to have chargers at the tables too: it's their loss if they didn't pay attention for the past hour because they were on the phone, hey, too bad that they weren't able to pick up on how I play big hands or when I'm bluffing. I'm the one paying attention and now I have information on them, while they don't have any on me .
Also when a whale/fish/spewy businessman-type player is at the table, you want them to stick along for as long as they want to - at least phone running out of battery shouldn't be one of the reasons.

However there is a counter-point as well: having another mean of occupying oneself might make the game more nitty as well as they are less likely to play hands out of boredom. Oh well, we can't always win.

I listen to the other players when I'm at the table.

Yeah, that's the one plus side, that it will take some players out of their A game and make it better for those who are keeping their heads in it.

Guys on their phone or iPad are great for the game. It generally means they are playing like an online multitabling nit, only touching premium hands. Easy to read and/or exploit.

And for those not constantly texting/surfing, its a really important convenience. Anyone with an iPhone in particular can't go long without plugging in, they are power hogs.

As do I; one ear bud. I realize that it would be better without listening at all, but it's the baby step I'm taking at the moment. If I'm not listening to music, I have too big a tendency to surf on my phone. This is the compromise.

To add to the list, Bally's and Planet Hollywood have power strips under their tables. You need to be sitting in seats 4-7 or 3 and 8 if you have a longer cord.

Not sure if this is a MGM International casino thing. MGM Grand actually just started putting them in as well.

They have them at a couple tables that run the 2-5 and are adding to all of them.

I was SHOCKED that they actually budgeted for something like this after how garbage the room has been treated last two years.