Caesars Palace 2000

Caesars Palace 2000 is a gambling simulation video game developed by Runecraft and published by Interplay Entertainment.

Interplay announced in late 1999 that they were working on a title for the Dreamcast which was known to be a 3D simulation of gambling with traditional casino games.

Each game plays by official Caesars Palace rules and uses casino odds and payouts verified by a Ph.D. in statistics.

The tutorials and hints are displayed at times when the game notices that the player is making moves considered incorrect by casino standards.

The card games include blackjack, Pai gow poker, Mini-Baccarat, Red dog, Casino war, and Spanish 21.

The five slot machine themes include Ancient Egypt, Baseball Challenge, Halloween Spooky, Progressive Fruit, and Wild West.

The settings can be customized for some games, including the volume, coaching, number of decks, card tracking, bet limits, and animations.

[5][6][7][8] In September 1999, publisher Interplay Entertainment announced the arrival of several Dreamcast titles to be developed by Rage Software.

The 3D accelerated graphics, specifically the tables, the cards and the dealers' hands, are well modeled and lit, and the playing chips are beautiful.

[16] For the PlayStation version, IGN's David Zdyrko cited that "Many of the games are quite enjoyable, but the truth of the matter is that it never quite matches the thrill of the real thing" and criticized on how "the visuals are very bland on the whole.

[14] Similarly, IGN editor Jeremy Dunham noted that "the blandness of the game's presentation would probably disappoint the most basic of cavemen.

Hightower also cited that "when you win at slots, the camera always goes to the bottom of the machine to show you the payout scale" which "becomes frustrating after a few credits because it is so slow.

Hightower commented that "The above-par graphics are quickly negated by the rock-bottom enjoyment factor" and that "this game doesn't have any of the character the real casino has".

The roulette table in the Dreamcast version. The display box at the top shows the player's name and the current amount of money the player has. The display box at the bottom shows the current actions the player can take.