I'm a fully blind gambler and I go to casinos with my sighted partner. There are many games that are inherently accessible due to the nature of how they are played, and casinos have no problems at all with you having someone help you if needed.

Baccarat is great, because you only have 2 bets you can make plus an additional tie bet. The dealer does all the rest and announces what they are doing through the whole game.

Blackjack is fine with a helper. My partner sits next to me and tells me what cards I've received and tells me the dealer's top card so I can make the right basic strategy decisions. If you ask the dealer, they'll have no problems telling you your cards; most casinos play cards up so you never have to touch them.

Craps is my favorite game in the casino. The dealers are usually very helpful and accommodating, and my partner makes sure I'm putting some bets in the right place and she helps grab winnings as the dealers pass them out. The pit boss and crew even let some dealers hand me winnings directly or put them on my rail which is usually forbidden for players. I call out what I want to do and am confident about it and the dealers take care of the rest. If you don't know how to play, I highly suggest you learn since it has the highest potential for big wins and has the lowest house advantage over you out of all the games in the casino.

Just stay away from slots. Best way to throw money away. I've had some friends use Aira to have a live agent describe the slot machine to them, how to play, what the buttons did, etc., but ultimately, just don't play any of them.

I don't have any poker experience, but again, the house will have no problems with someone telling you your cards as an accommodation. If in doubt, just ask and they'll help! My experiences have been in Reno and Las Vegas, and had absolutely no trouble at any of the casinos we played at.

You could call your local casino and find out what they'd allow. It's probably not something they've put much thought into either, but it's your right to be able to go to a casino—they can't prevent you from entering—so they would have to allow some method of playing.

I'm happy to read about the positive experiences. I've always wanted to play Black Jack at a table but have always been under the assumption that they would just turn me away. But now hearing that they read out your cards anyway, or at least they're all public so they can be read without ruining the game, makes me confident. I'll see if my local casino allows it and will report back.

Blackjack in casinos is usually played with all the cards face up and public knowledge except for one that the dealer hides and it’s you vs the house. In that case, there shouldn’t be much of an issue having a buddy read the cards to you since you are allowed to know everyone’s cards at the table.

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My friends and I were supposed to visit Mandalay Bay in Los Vegas last weekend. I e-mailed them to ask if they would allow me to use braille cards and/or chips with tactile markings. They responded by saying in an e-mail no, they had nothing for me. Surprising. Anyways, I didn't go on the trip pretty much because of their response.

If you play the inside table of roulette you can ask the dealer to place the chips on whatever numbers you want and the specific amount as most of the time the numbers are already out of reach. You can mention to the casino that you might need some assistance getting around and I am sure they would oblige. The good part about most of the games is the dealers use a lot of verbal cues to keep track of the game. Blackjack for example they will read out what number you are at even when I am staring at the cards and then they will read out what the house hits.

From what I understand it’s pretty difficult. You can only use house cards which means if they don’t have braille cards in house, that’s probably out unless you have a reader. Then they could probably think that your reader is helping you cheat, the house is very careful about that sort of thing. Also unfortunately newer slot machines are completely touchscreen. So unless you have somebody who can assist, it would be very difficult. Sorry for the bad news, but you might have better luck at older or smaller casinos.

The NFB just had their national convention in Las Vegas so a lot of blind people should be telling you their experience about trying to play games their. I forgot the ACB also had their national convention there I think in 2014.