The Tops

 is one of the casinos in New Vegas in 2281. It appears to be based of the former Sands Hotel & Casino (see Trivia).

Layout
The Tops is a casino right out of Vegas' rat-pack era. Frank Sinatra music plays softly in the background to the clinks of slot machines and the groans of losing gamblers. Security in the building is nearly impenetrable, with bouncers out front to collect a patron's weapons before they step inside.

The 13th floor contains Benny's suite. There is a secret tunnel that connects to Benny's room via a hole in the wall. There is an elevator that requires a key to access. The Elevator leads to part of the sealed off section of Vault 21. There is no Key for the elevator and this section of Vault 21 is unfinished as well. It only contains a few Stimpaks and a few hallways that all end up with Inaccessable Doorways. Correction, if you attack Benny in the lobby of the Tops he will have the key to the elevator on him but when you get down in the Vault 21 there will be another {requires key} door at the end of the hallways. Of course by doing this you will have to have a shootout with almost the entire casino and Chairmen will attack you in every room you go to.

Rewards and Ban
Should the player acquire enough chips, the floor manager will offer them a gift of wine and steak. As the player continues to earn chips, the floor manager will offer more, increasingly valuable gifts, culminating in a suite.


 * 2,500+ chips = Vodka
 * 5,000+ chips = Brahmin Steak and Wine
 * 7,500+ chips = Suite Key (or Combat armor, reinforced if the Suite Key has already been obtained through related quests)

After the player reaches 10,000 chips earned, they will be banned from playing games in The Tops. They can still use its other functions, such as the restaurant, the theater and cashing out their chips, but they cannot win any more money in the Tops. This ban is permanent.

Appearances
only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the Scenes
The tops is most likley based on the former Sands Hotel & Casino due to the Rat Pack theme and similar name. This would make it (theoretically) the oldest casino on the strip.

In the Main Floor, there is a framed picture of Tenpenny Tower and what looks to be either a Regulator, or Lucas Simms living his cowboy fantasy, or it could be the Lone Wanderer. Nonetheless, the figure is standing on the east side of the Tower holding out a rifle.

In the Aces' theatre, there are 3 entertainers called "The RAD Pack". This is, of course, a reference to the famous Vegas group of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, and Dean Martin. This quintet was called "The Rat Pack" during it's years of fame in the early 1960s.

As each act in the Talent Pool quest is recruited, their name and talent appear on the marquee outside of the casino.

Notable Loot

 * Pugilism Illustrated on a side table near the pool tables in the Presidential Suite

Music
The piped-in music consists of the following tracks:


 * Ain't That A Kick In The Head
 * Blue Moon
 * Hallo Mister X
 * Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
 * Manhattan
 * Something's Gotta Give
 * Slow Bounce
 * Why Don't You Do Right?

For music used in the show performances, see The Aces.

Bugs

 * If you target the cashier on the second floor (Tops Casino) in vats and attack, your player will clip through the wall and you will be able to kill her. Be warned there is no way out of the room unless you have very high lock picking skill. PC players can toggle collision or use unlock cheat to get out.


 * The cashier does not appear at the desk, making it unable to purchase chips/play at the Tops casino. This is a problem if you want the achievement for getting banned from all casinos. The cashier may be found around the Tops Main Floor.


 * If you are vilified or hated with the strip, you may find that as you enter the casino, you cannot move and the greeter does not talk to you, the only way to get out of this glitch, is by loading a save outside of the casino.


 * After playing the game for a while,and you enter the casino, the greeter will ask you for your weapons, and if you agree by either method, your game will freeze and you will need to reset the console.


 * The Locked (Average) door in the diner can become bugged, and no lock is shown. The lockpick mini game can still be played, however you will not be able to see the lock nor the bobby pin. Behind the door is a kitchen of sorts with a Nuka Cola Quartz and assorted foods.


 * When you enter, the greeter will ask for your weapons and you give them to him. Then when you exit the building you can never get your weapons back.


 * If you dismiss companions while inside The Tops and tell them to return to the Lucky 38, they may walk toward the front doors but never exit. Instead, they remain waiting in The Tops lobby and act (via dialogue options) as if they are standing in the Lucky 38 Presidential Suite. (Observed with both Boone and Lilly) Workaround - get the companion to re-join you, exit The Tops, then dismiss them again once you are both outside of the casino. They will then walk to the Lucky 38.


 * (Needs confirmation on other platform.)When you exchange chips into caps,despite the game leaving a message that you receive caps/lose chips,you actualy do not receive any caps,neither will you lose any chips.To work around this bug simply exchance your chips into Legion/NCR money,then simply exchange your Legion/NCR money into caps at any other casino.