Are Casino Themed Parties Expensive?

One of the questions we often get asked when people are considering hosting a casino themed parties is, Are they expensive? Or How much is this going to cost me? The answer, as with all parties, is that it depends. How many people are you planning for? Are you providing food and alcohol? What is the size of the venue? Are you getting volunteer dealers? etc...

We will help to answer this question in a general sense. Obviously this is going to vary quite widely depending on those questions above so use the answers above as a general guide.

• Casino Decorations: Between $25 - $100. Order from ShindigZ.com - the World's Largest Party Superstore.
• Poker Chips: The price depends on quality. For cheaper chips ranging around $8 - $20 for cheaper set. While the higher quality and more authentic Poker Chips cost around $30 - $300. Visit PokerNStuff.com to order.
• Fake Paper Money: Between $89 - $149. Order from Crazy Millions for authentic looking and feeling money.
• Dealers: Casino night dealers can range in price depending on the service provided. Some dealers and casino party providers include setup tables and dealing. The cost of this also depends on the number of tables and hours needed. Typical price range is between $200 - $1000. We are working on a casino themed party directory to help you find providers in your region.

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Activities For A Casino Night Dry Grad Party

Once you've determined that hosting a casino themed party for your graduation party the next step is determining which activities and games to include for your party. Here are a few suggestions to take into consideration.

Gambling Related Games - You'll want to ensure that you have a wide-range of gambling games. This includes everyone's favorite casino games like blackjack, craps and roulette. Depending on the number of people you may need a number of the same games, ie: 2+ blackjack tables, etc... Click Here To See Gambling Related Party Supplies

Non-Gambling Related Games - You'll want to have games for when people run out of money and interest in gambling. A few suggestions that we've seen that work good are karaoke, rockband. You can also choose something a bit more extreme like horizontal bungee jumping or something of that nature. Click here For Non-Gambling Related Party Supplies

Dance Floor - At any graduation party you'll want to ensure that you have an area for a dance floor and appropriate DJ. The dance floor should be far enough from the other activities to not be too loud for the rest of the casino.

Remember that at each activity you'll need a volunteer to run the activity. Volunteers are typically slated into 1 hour shifts throughout the night so be sure to plan the number of volunteers accordingly.

Top 5 Casino Night Party Prizes

As you know most casino party nights have some sort of prize to go along with them. If you want information on how to give out prizes for your party then read this article.. However, the question we get asked lots is what sort of prize should we give out? Here is a list of 5 great prizes to give out.

5) Charity Donation In Your Guest Name - Giving to charities is important and a tax write off. Why not give a charity donation in the name of your guests. This is a great prize as people feel good about getting and giving out this prize!

4) DVD's - DVD's make a great present as your guests can watch them or decided to pass them along to friends or family. Remember to buy a few different varieties to give out.

3) Gift Basket - Gift baskets are a great gift that many people enjoy as they have a little something for everyone.

2) Gift Certificates - Gift certificates are great as your guests can decided what they want to buy rather then you choosing.

1) IPod - You can buy a simple IPod shuffle for $50. This is a small gift but great to draw interest in winning for your guests.

Hopefully the list of give prizes helps you for your casino night. Remember that if you are having a wrap-up party or graduation party consider getting prizes that follow along with that theme.

Dress Code For Casino Night Party

The dress code for a casino night can sometimes set the mood for the evening. You can really set the dress code to whatever you like from casual to semi-formal to black-tie. In fact, you can even make the party a 50's party and have the dress code for that generation.

We recommend setting the party either semi-formal or even formal. This creates a very fun atmosphere as everyone has spent a bit of time getting ready. This means they took the time to get ready they will take the time to gamble and have a great time. If you set the dress code as "casual" people are less likely to take it seriously as very little preparation (on their part) was required. A 50's party theme is a fun dress code because you can get a wide range of dress codes. In fact, you can see everything from the usual black tie, long dresses with boas to people dressed as working class people.

Finally, you should ensure that your casino invitation states that "costume is required" or "appropriate attire is required". If you're friends are typically lazy stating "costume is required or no entrance will be allowed" is a good option. You don't want people to be allowed to simply not read or just show up without a costume.

Remember, just because you enjoy dressing up doesn't mean that everyone does. If someone shows up who isn't dressed up you have a few choices: tell them to go get dressed up, provided them with their own costume or just let them in. If everyone at the party is dressed and they're the only ones who don't show up dressed up they will probably feel rather silly and eventually want that change of clothes.

Homemade Decorations For Casino Night Party

Hosting a casino night party can get expensive in a hurry especially when you HAVE to buy a few props like a
Casino Custom Banner and
Roulette Wheel. However, luckily if you have a bit of time you can always make a few of your decorations yourself. Here are a few suggestions to make your own casino night decorations.

Casino Streamers - You can create simple and cool looking casino streamers easily. Simply get a few papers of red and black construction paper. You then fold it up into many pieces and cut out a diamond or heart or spade or club. The idea being you are creating the equivalent of a winter time 'snowflake on paper' except using construction paper and card suits. The larger the piece of construction paper the more fold and the larger the streamer.

Table Felts - Go to (or call) your nearest fabric store and ask if they have any green felt. For each game you will need a piece of felt the size of your table plus about 6" - 12" overhang. Using black (or red) electrical tape mark out the areas for cards for whichever game you are designing. This is a simple and effective method to create a realistic casino layout, however, if you're looking for something more professional ShindigZ.com - the World's Largest Party Superstore has a variety of felt layouts starting at

Casino Danglers - The final decoration that looks good is casino danglers (in the image above). These are simply a miniature streamer, however, instead of making them 2-4" large you make them .5 - 1" wide and hang them from the ceiling downwards. They may bump into people's heads but that's fine.

These are a great way to decorate but if you don't have time then we suggest checking ShindigZ.com - the World's Largest Party Superstore as they have a large selection of casino party decorations at a reasonable price.

Casino Party Night - Setting Up The Room

Part of setting up your house or hall for a casino night party is setting up the room. Although this may seem like a trivial detail it can really help to get people to 'get in on the action'. Real casino's in Las Vegas have mastered the art of setting the room. They ensure that the slot machines are near the tables don't win too much or too little while keeping table games with with lots of noise close to other games that may not necessarily be as loud, etc... The Vegas Casinos know how it's done so take your room setting from the pros!

Obviously, setting up the room really depends on the size of the casino that you're having. If you're having a smaller party like a birthday party normally around 30-50 people, setting the room won't be that much of an issue as you really only have 2-6 games. Whereas, if you're setting the room for a graduation party (very popular nowadays I might add) setting the room might be more important.

Here are a few suggestions taken from observations at real Las Vegas casinos.

Place the blackjack and war tables near the roulette table. The craps table should be off to the side slightly but still close enough for people to hear the cheering. Craps is considered a 'group game' in a way because when one person wins everyone wins! Where as blackjack the players only win when the dealer busts.

Second, if you have a poker table it's best to put that game off to the side. Poker is a very attractive game at casinos and many people enjoy playing and watching and therein lies the problem. You see poker can actually drain the whole atmosphere of the party as lots of people take the game very seriously. When people take it seriously everyone gets quiet and even a bit stressed. It's much better to place this game off to the side to not kill the mood of the party.

Finally, if you're having non-gambling related games like karaoke or rock band have those games close enough to the action but not so close that people can't hear what's happening at the tables. You are trying to make this music the 'atmosphere' of the party and not the main event.

Hopefully these tips help you to set your casino party as having certain games more secluded then others can really help the atmosphere for the casino and entire party in general!

How Much To Spend On Casino Party Favors

Casino favors are a normal part of most casino parties. It's quite interesting because at most parties party favors aren't included, however, for some reason at casino night parties party favors are normal. This could be due to the fact that the night is all about gambling and winning stuff similar to Vegas. Therefore, getting some sort of small parting gift is a usual part of the casino night evening.

Depending on the number of guests you have this can become quite expensive. So what is a good amount to spend on a casino party favor? The amount really depends on how much you are planning to spend, number of guests, etc... However, spending between $1-$10 is a good estimate where the average is probably around $3-4.

When buying your party favor that you can also buy something that will be useful for the casino evening. This includes poker chips or mint tins. You can then place the mint tins throughout the house and people can have a mint whenever they want with a larger pile at the door for when people are leaving. This allows the mints to be a decoration, useful item and party favor which is a great way to maximize your dollars!

Remember, simply using a little bit of creativity and ingenuity you can have a party favor that won't break the bank and will help decorate your casino!

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Homemade Casino Party Invitations

Casino party invitations are a necessity at any casino night that you will be hosting. However, buying invitations and sending them out can be expensive. The more cost effective method is to create or make your own homemade casino party invitations.

There are many different ways to make invitations of all shapes, sizes and decorations. Here are few ideas that we think would make good invitations.

1) Stick with the casino theme by picking something that is relevant to a casino: Roulette wheel, blackjack, slot machines, etc...

2) Construction paper (for rigidity) to cut out whatever shape you are looking for. A roulette wheel round, blackjack would be square with Jack on one side and ace on the other, etc...

3) Print out the directions, instructions and details on another sheet of paper

4) Glue details from (3) to cut-out shape from (2).

And done. A simple and effective method to make casino party invitations. Obviously, we've created a simple version, however, you can make it as fancy or simple as you'd like. Remember that black, red, spades, diamonds, hearts and clubs are great on any casino party invitation! You can also include a small amount of fake money in your invitation to set the mood for the party early!

Casino Night Party Favors

Casino Night Parties are a great party for any occasion be it Birthdays, New Years Eve or even corporate parties. At some parties you like to give party favors to your guests as either a parting gift, part of the decorations that they can take later or even as little prizes!

Your party favors are normally sort of 'goodie bag' where you can put the party favor, a few candies and maybe some fake money from the evening. The whole goodie bag should be relatively inexpensive with your party favor only costing a few dollars. You also want to ensure that your party favor is a good memory of the evening. You can buy lots of different party favors with a casino theme and personalized writing on the item.

A few items of suggestion are casino chip keytag, Vegas beer mug or Mint Tin. ShindigZ.com - the World's Largest Party Superstore has these casino party favors and more!

The second thing to take into consideration when buying your casino party favor is the purpose of the favor. You can buy a favor as a parting gift, part of the decorations, as a little prize or even as part of the casino games itself.

Parting Gift - If you're looking for a casino favor as a parting gift then the Mint Tin or a Casino Photo Album would be good ideas.

Part of the decorations - In this case you can consider
Personalized Poker Chips.

As little prizes - Casino party keychains are perfect as they are a simple and useful souvenir for your guests.

Part of the casino game itself -
Flashing Dice are a good gift as it will encourage them to play craps!

Whatever casino party favor you choose be sure that it's simple, relatively inexpensive and is personalized with something about your casino night on the item!

Casino Night Party Prizes

Casino party nights are always a fun time, however, the best casino nights are ones where you can win prizes! No, we're not talking about gambling for real money. The idea is that you simply give everyone the same amount of fake money at the start of the night. They get until whatever time (usually around 1am) to win as much as possible.

There are a few ways to give out prizes to your guests. Here are three ideas that we've found to work great at all the casino night parties we've attended.

Random Draw - You can put everyone's name into a hat and draw a random prize. This works great for those gamblers who've lost all their money!

Loser Draw - For those gamblers who have lost all of their money. They must have zero dollars to get a ticket for the draw. Of course, it's best NOT to tell people about this draw until later in the evening. Plus if you tell people later in the night they are more willing to bet it all!

Winner's Draw - The winners draw you simply set a 'price' for the tickets to the draw. People can then purchase the tickets with their money. This works great if you have multiple prizes as your guests can then throw their tickets into whatever prize they want to win!

These are three great ways to give out prizes to your guests. The prizes can range from a simple party favor to something bigger like an IPod. If you're hosting a casino night for a graduation or birthday consider getting prize donations for the party!

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