Nickels has a fun answer for all your gaming desires. We have the Montana limit of 20 Keno-Poker machines; many of which can only be found in Helena at Nickels. 
We have a multi-table Live Poker Room .  We play 7 card Texas Hold-em nightly at 6pm and weekends at 1pm. Wednesday nights we play a no-limit game (Montana State law has a $300 pot maximum). We also have live poker tournaments the 1st Sunday of every month.

We serve finger steaks, halibut, cod, shrimp, chicken strips, chicken dinners, egg rolls and more! Late night snacking is available until close (unlike other Helena eating places that close at 9:00pm.

Sidecar Liquor Store is in between Nickels Machine Gaming area and the Poker room.  It is a well stocked liquor store. Sidecar Liquor will specially order any of your favorite brands that we do not carry. We have only a minimal mark up on our liquor for sale.  And, if you need ice after purchasing your liquor, we will even comp you a bag of ICE.

Some of our customers call Nickels a museum because of our historic back-bar, the commemorative rifles on display, the antique slot machines, the signed guitar used by the rock group FLEETWOOD MAC, the collection of Lionstone and Jim Beam bottles and other bar related Memorabilia and we won't disagree.

Bob Gilbert strives to make Nickels Gaming Parlour a place where his customers come to relax, meet new people, and enjoy old friends. “People don't socialize enough anymore,” Gilbert says. Gilbert made Nickels a place many people enjoy returning to. “This is like a Cheers bar,” Gilbert says. It's a friendly atmosphere where people talk to one another.