Get Your Wild Draw Fours Ready, Uno Is Officially Heading To Casinos!
Jakub Porzycki. Shutterstock Images.(Source)- Mattel is transforming the classic card game UNO into a full-scale entertainment experience with the launch of UNO Social Clubs, starting at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Announced in July 2025, the new luxury suite is part of a national campaign aimed at turning casual game nights into immersive social and gaming events.
The Palms’ UNO-themed suite features bold card-inspired décor, private game tables, exclusive UNO editions, and in-room dealers. It's designed to create a high-end, interactive setting where guests can play various versions of UNO, including new titles like:
UNO Golf™ – a twist where players try to lower their scores by clearing high-value cards strategically.
UNO Teams™ – introduces team play, requiring both players to empty their hands to win.
UNO Show ‘em No Mercy™ – an intense version featuring punishing new rules and stacked penalties.
According to Mattel’s Ray Adler, VP and Global Head of Games, “We created UNO Social Clubs to reimagine game night — blending real-world fun, competition, and connection.”
This launch marks the beginning of a broader UNO casino expansion. More UNO Social Clubs are set to open in major U.S. cities throughout 2025, with customized UNO-themed drink menus, tournaments, and social experiences planned at bars and entertainment venues.
Pardon my enthusiasm for this story, but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yes. You see, your pal Clem here isn't exactly the best casino guest whenever he ends up in one with a group because he is too much of a bitch to play the OG games. I am scared to play Blackjack because I don't want to fuck up the table etiquette by hitting when I'm not supposed to hit or vice versa. I am scared to play craps because I always get confused at some point no matter how simple the rules are. I guess I could dabble in roulette, but I always feel like the number I was gonna pick was just picked, so I avoid it along with all the card games that I don't know the rules to.
Uno however changes all that. I've been dominating Uno since my old ass was young. It's not because I'm a human calculator or some ruthless vato. It's because I take the good and the bad that come with the ebbs and flows of such a streaky game. There are not many good things that come out of being a lifelong Mets fan. But it does ready you for the occasional highs of being one card away and shouting "Uno" at the top of your lungs followed by the soul-crushing lows that come with not having a blue card and being forced to pick up HALF THE GODDAMN DECK IN ORDER TO PLAY A CARD. Rooting for that cursed team in Queens has given me the patience necessary to become an Uno champion.
Besides all that, you can't tell me that watching a game of competitive Uno for big cash wouldn't be incredible. Sure you have big moments on the casino floor when there is a hot craps table or someone cleans up on a green roulette number. But can you imagine the chaos that a timely Wild Draw Four could unleash? That's probably the reason it's taken so long for Uno to hit casinos. The Wild Draw Four is the biggest nuke we have in card games and casinos needed to make sure they had enough security to settle down all their customers after its dropped.
So while Nate and Mintzy have the poker side of things locked down here at Barstool, I would like to throw my hat in the ring as the Barstool Uno guy that will take sponsorships to win big money. People may see me as a big ol' teddy bear, but I assure you when I am playing the Big U, I will hit you with so many Skips and Draw Twos, it'll make your head spin. Thank you Vegas for not only bringing Uno to the casinos but for also getting one step closer to a full casino full of my kinda games like the one from Vegas Vacation.