The Top 4 Video Games With Virtual Casinos

Every time you come across a game within a game, it’s a feeling like no other. In case you have not yet played any of the new and remastered Yakuza Kiwami games, you are really missing out on that experience in its best form. Other than the Yakuza series, there’s also the GTA and the Fallout series of games which have always had that game-in-game experiences to offer, but what about virtual in-game casinos? Which video games featured in-game casinos that were accessible? That’s exactly what we are about to find out next.

Fallout: New Vegas

Some fans of the hugely popular Bethesda open world games would go as far as to say that Fallout New Vegas was the best game in the series. Whether that’s true or not, New Vegas is certainly one of the best releases in the entire Fallout series so far. Now, you cannot have a game about post-apocalyptic Las Vegas without casinos, so New Vegas has a total of six accessible in-game casinos for players to enjoy. We have them all listed next, in line with the games they offer.

• Blackjack: Gomorrah, Primm Vikki and Vance, The Tops, Atomic Wrangler, Sierra Madre, and Ultra-Luxe
• Roulette: Primm Vikki and Vance, The Tops, Ultra-Luxe, Atomic Wrangler, Sierra Madre, and Gomorrah
• Slots: Gomorrah, Primm Vikki and Vance, The Tops, Atomic Wrangler, and Sierra Madre
• Lucky Horseshoes: A betting game that’s exclusive to the Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters, although it’s not exactly a casino like the other six

As any experienced Fallout: New Vegas player will tell you, the casinos in this game are intentionally unfair, especially if you don’t have a high “Luck” value. Luck is an attribute in New Vegas which determines your chances of finding better gear, more money, and of course, winning at the casino games.

Unlike how it works in Fallout: New Vegas, we cannot exactly assign more luck to ourselves in real life, so it’s imperative for us to ensure that we never end up playing at an unregulated casino site to begin with. Illegal and unregulated web casinos are everywhere these days, but unfortunately, you won’t be losing virtual money after playing on a scam site. Just in case you are serious about betting real money in a real online casino, first pay a visit to: www.onlinecasinos.co.uk/blog/best-slot-sites.htm. The linked page leads to OnlineCasinos.co.uk, a site that is dedicated towards helping players in the UK avoid illegal online casinos. All sites listed there are UK licensed, SSL encrypted casinos with a reputation for facilitating faster payouts.

The Yakuza Series

Each and every game in this series is worth playing for more reasons than any one or even ten for that matter. In one of the missions in Yakuza 6, you get to beat up bad guys, good guys, and cops with equal prejudice, while dressed up as a bizarre mascot for a poor fishing town. There is a mini game in Yakuza 0 called Real Estate Royale, where you can appoint your best friend Nugget as the business manager. Nugget is a standard rooster with no anomalous properties, so yes, Yakuza games are more about having fun than being a crime boss!

Among several others, the Kyushu No. 1 Star Restaurant’s Secret Casino in Yakuza Kiwami is a particularly memorable establishment. You will need to complete a mission to unlock it and get the secret password. Then there’s the infamous underground casino called Rune Casino, which can be found in several Yakuza games. It’s always located underneath the Dragon Palace. Gambling mini games have always been a part of the Yakuza series and with Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Sega introduced several unique slot games, as well as some of the local gambling games such as Koi-koi, and Oicho-kabu to the series’ overall casino scene. Blackjack, roulette, and poker takes centre stage among western casino games within the Yakuza series, although there are gambling games unique to each title as well.

Sims 3: Lucky Simoleon Casino DLC

You will have to buy the Lucky Simoleon Casino DLC to activate the casino in The Sims 3. Once you download and activate the add-on Lucky Simoleon Casino, get ready to see your Sims gamble in what must be one of the best casino simulations inside a video game ever. There are slot machines, card games, roulette and more for the Sims to enjoy their time at the casino. Since The Sims 3 is a life simulation game where you essentially play God, you won’t be able to participate in any of the gambling activities though!

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Finally, we have GTA: San Andreas to wrap up this list. Thanks to Rockstar introducing GTA: San Andreas to mobile devices way back in 2013, this little gem of a game from 2004 is still relevant and fresh in everyone’s memory. Due to the game’s undying popularity, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was reworked, and re-released along with GTA: Vice City and GTA III as part of the Definitive Edition in 2021 for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X & S. You may still enjoy the originals more because the Definitive Edition was not done too well by Rockstar. As you take Carl “CJ” Johnson through his storyline, don’t forget to relax with the mini games every once in a while.

There’s pool, basketball, a low-rider rhythm game, and of course, plenty of casinos with gambling games in them. However, you will have to venture into the neighbouring city of Las Venturas (read fictional Las Vegas) to access the casinos. Although there are 13 casinos in Las Venturas, players get access to only three, namely Caligula’s Palace, Four Dragon Casino, and Casino Floor. Casino Floor has blackjack, video poker, and Wheel of Fortune, while Caligula’s Palace has slot games and roulette, in addition to blackjack and video poker. The Four Dragon Casino has all of the gambling games and it’s the best casino in San Andreas.

Now, the Red Dead Redemption games could have easily made his list, but due to the timeline those two games portray in United States, there are no virtual casinos in them unfortunately. That does not mean Red Dead Redemption 2 does not have everything from poker and blackjack to five-finger-fillet for you to bet your blood money on! It’s just that you gamble in tents, hideouts, and old western saloons instead.