Lucky 38

The  is a structure that resembles the real life Stratosphere Las Vegas, as well as the former real-life Landmark Hotel and Casino. Mr. House, the owner of New Vegas, lives here. It has very high security considering House has a vast network of 'helpers'. No one aside from Mr. House himself has entered The Lucky 38 in decades after Mr. House decided to hole up inside. The Lucky 38, according to its sign, has the "Hottest Tables In Town" and also a revolving cocktail lounge. The day the bombs fell, Mr. House's mainframes electronically disabled 59 of the 77 Chinese nukes headed for Las Vegas, and the laser cannons on the Lucky 38 roof destroyed 8 more, leaving only 10, none of which struck the city proper.

Layout
Upon entering, the player arrives at a non-playable casino floor. Most areas are accessed via the elevator, either by speaking with Victor if he is present, or by activating the elevator doors if he is not. The elevator provides access to the following areas:
 * Casino floor
 * Cocktail lounge
 * Penthouse
 * Presidential suite (unlocked during The House Always Wins)

The building also contains:


 * Control room (accessible from the penthouse)
 * Basement (normally accessed only via quests)

Location
The Lucky 38 is located on the New Vegas Strip in the northern-most area of the Strip, across from the Gomorrah.

Casino Floor

 * Golden Gloves (unique Boxing gloves) on a shelf behind the bar in the upper level


 * Boxing Times in a picture frame behind the Golden Gloves

Presidential Suite

 * Today's Physician on a coffee table in the master bedroom


 * Today's Physician on a desk in the first section of the bathroom


 * Future Weapons Today on the bookshelf in the recreation room

Cocktail Lounge

 * Snowglobe - Test Site behind a cash register behind the bar


 * Plasma Defender in a floor safe (average lock) behind the bar, at the end of the first section after turning left from the elevator


 * True Police Stories on a table in the middle tier


 * Future Weapons Today and Boxing Times on a table in the lower tier

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
The Lucky 38 is a reference to the 38 numbers on a roulette table, as well as the tower top being in the shape of a roulette wheel. It is also makes a reference to the hotel named the Stratosphere, and a former casino Landmark Hotel and Casino (incidentally owned at one point by Howard Hughes, an influence on Mr House) in Las Vegas.

Bugs

 * There is a faction error. Some Vault 11 turrets and Lucky 38 securitrons seem to share the same Faction ID, which means when you kill any turret in Vault 11, Lucky 38 securitons will attack you on sight - to solve this problem: open the console, and enter this command: setally 1267AB 0001B2A4.


 * Upon entering the Lucky 38 the securitons might become hostile and attack upon entering including Victor - reason of this bug is unknown but had occurred a few times on the Xbox 360 version
 * Upon entering The Lucky 38, followers will automatically go into wait mode (likely a persistant stance of Victors statement that your friends must wait outside the first time you enter the Lucky 38). To fix just open up the Companion Wheel and choose the follow me option.
 * Sometimes, once you enter the casino, you will not be able to leave. If you attempt to leave, the game will start to load, then crash. The solution to this, just like The Strip North Gate black screen bug, is to be wearing an old cowboy hat. try to have one in your inventory before you enter. (Xbox 360) (PS3)
 * Upon speaking to Victor outside the Lucky 38 for the first time, if you leave the area or enter any other casinos before the gates to the casino have opened, they will be closed the next time you enter the area and Victor will be nowhere to be found. You will be unable to enter the casino or complete any missions involving speaking with Mr. House.
 * In presidential suite when you personalize suite with terminal you can't buy and sell items because you can't click on item. to solve this occasionally you can move your mouse to where the price tag is and buy it from there. (PC)


 * Sometimes when trying to enter the elevator the player will be unable to enter it and they will be unable to talk to Victor. The only known way to resolve this is to kill the two securitrons and victor, then attempt to enter the elevator. But the securitrons might be hostile forever
 * Leave a laser rifle in the weapon trunk 1 of the presidential suite and it will disappear even with mods installed on it.
 * Ed-E may not be present in the presidential suite even if you asked him to go there. You have to leave the lucky 38 and re-enter it to find him.
 * In the presidential suite, leaving the "formal wear" you obtained from Marjorie in the "Beyound the beef" quest in the wardrobe next to the weapon trunk 1 will multiply the attire by 2. One 50% cnd, the other 100% cnd.
 * Seldomly, while you walk towards the Lucky 38's entrance gates in third-person view, you will clip through them and you will be able to walk underneath the tower. While stuck under the Lucky 38 you won't be able to get out or do any actions other than interacting with a terminal labeled "Tops Radio", which you can start a dialogue with but the only option you will have will be saying goodbye. (Interacting with Tops Radio)you can also you the no clipping code to view it