First of all, just because this hotel has white tigers does not make it a zoo for children. Unless you are cool exposing your kids to smoke, alcohol, gambling, yelling, and the occasional hooker, do not bring your children.
The digs: Good size room on the 20th floor (ugh). Roomy and clean, with nice amenities. View was amazing, full view of mountains. I used the blowdryer, which kept cutting itself off and throwing the electricity out in the bathroom plug. The second night we were there, the fire alarms went off in our hall and our room for 35 minutes--someone had ordered room service, then set the cart in the hall. There was a sterno that had gone out and filled the hall with steam. I was afraid that a faulty blowdryer set the place on fire. It was difficult to get some rest after that scare. The hotel staff was quick to investigate, but we were instructed to stay in our rooms. The hall was full of half-asleep folks in their undies, confused about what to do.
The hotel and casino are still decent for the age of the place. The pool is lovely and warm for this time of year. You will be inspected by the pool nazis, so make sure you don't go down to the pool without proof of being a hotel guest, which I guess is necessary since a flow of non-hotel guests are moving through the same area on their way to the "Secret Garden" to see the white tigers and the dolphins (which by the way costs $12 a head. I thought it was free when I had gone another time, but maybe I was mistaken.)
Many of the slots were $1-$5, and I didn't see anyone winning in this hotel at all. Many of the tables were empty. I did see a 10-year-old putting money in a slot and his sister saying "you are going to get arrested," but there was nobody around to police that activity. Also, one guy was gambling with his baby on his knee, sheesh.