Mermaids Casino, Casino in Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada

Mermaids Casino was a gaming venue on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, offering slot machines and video poker across two connected floors. The building stood at 32 East Fremont Street, close to other well-known downtown casino properties.

Silver Palace opened in summer 1956 as Las Vegas's first two-level club, with Southern Nevada's first escalator linking the casino to a lower-level restaurant. It became Carousel Casino in July 1964, Gambler's Hall of Fame Casino in 1974, Sundance West in 1976 and Sassy Sally's in 1980. Herb Pastor's $6 million renovation created Mermaids in 1999; Derek and Greg Stevens bought it in April 2016 and closed it on June 27, and it was demolished during 2017 for Circa Resort & Casino, which opened in December 2020.

Mermaids Casino was known for its tropical mermaid-themed decorations and its focus on slot machines rather than table games. This kind of setup attracted casual players looking for low-stakes entertainment on Fremont Street.

The casino no longer exists, but the site sits in the heart of Fremont Street where many other venues are still active. Those interested in the history of old Las Vegas will find several surviving buildings from the same era just steps away.

The escalator at the 1956 Silver Palace linked the casino to a restaurant on the lower level and was the first in Southern Nevada. The building was only about 650 m², which is why the later Mermaids offered nothing but slot and video poker machines.