Where Is the Casino in Starfield? The Almagest Location and Jackpot Guide

How to get to the casino in Starfield

The Starfield casino location is marked as The Almagest near Nesoi. Use the Starmap to identify the station, then travel to it in space. Selecting a landing site on Nesoi will not take you inside the casino.

A grav jump is the ship’s method of travelling between star systems. If you cannot complete the plotted route, check that your grav drive has power. Bethesda also notes that limited fuel capacity can make multiple jumps necessary, so you may need to travel through reachable intermediate systems.

The Free Lanes update added cruise-mode travel between planets and points of interest within a system, giving players another way to move around once they arrive. Older Almagest walkthroughs may not describe every available travel option.

• Open the Starmap and select the Olympus system.
• Find Nesoi and look for The Almagest near the planet.
• Set a course for the station, rather than a surface landing site.
• Once you arrive nearby, approach the station in your ship.

How to dock with the Almagest

Target the station and approach carefully until the Dock prompt appears. An older Almagest-specific guide reports that the prompt becomes available within 500 metres. Once docked, use the Board prompt to enter.

Bethesda lists the following general default controls for docking with stations. They are not a separate test of the Almagest on every platform, and remapped controls can differ. Follow the prompts displayed in your game.

If the prompt does not appear, check that you have targeted the station and are close enough before trying again. There is no need to land on the planet as part of this process.

• Keyboard: target with E, hold R to dock and hold X to board.
• Xbox controller: target with A, hold X to dock and hold X to board.
• PlayStation controller: target with X, hold Square to dock and hold Square to board.

What to expect inside the abandoned casino

The Almagest is a derelict former casino occupied by hostile Spacers. Bring weapons and healing supplies you are comfortable using; they are sensible preparation for the encounter, not documented entry requirements.

You’ll also be moving and fighting in zero gravity. Instead of navigating the room as an ordinary floor plan, look up and down as well as around you. Weapon recoil can push you backwards, so allow for movement when aiming or approaching a small opening.

The setting looks like a gambling venue, but a gameplay guide reports that the slot machines and blackjack are not playable at the unmodified Almagest. The jackpot is a terminal puzzle that awards credits, rather than a casino game you can keep playing.

• Expect Spacers in the main casino area.
• Use the three-dimensional space to locate the office, vault and vent.
• Look for a terminal puzzle rather than playable slot machines.

Find the manager’s office and jackpot terminal

The in-game clue for the jackpot is on the Manager’s Computer. After entering from the docking corridor and dealing with the Spacers, float towards the small manager’s office overlooking the main casino area. Read the computer if you want to discover the combination in-game.

To reach the terminal that accepts it, find the large vault door. Look for a small vent beneath or near the door’s lower edge and float through it. The passage leads to a room containing the Jackpot Backend terminal.

At the terminal, enter the combination in order and select the payout option. If you become disoriented in zero gravity, use the vault door and vent as landmarks rather than relying on left and right: your orientation can change as you float.

Starfield casino jackpot code — spoiler: 12, 19, 36, 5.

The route and combination are supported by multiple walkthroughs, but the location-specific guides are mostly from 2023. They were not independently tested on a current game build for this article, so check the in-game prompts if an interaction differs.

• Enter the main casino area and deal with the Spacers.
• Find the Manager’s Computer in the office overlooking the casino.
• Locate the large vault door and the vent near its lower edge.
• Follow the vent to the Jackpot Backend terminal and enter the combination.

Jackpot payout and optional loot

The jackpot terminal awards a few thousand credits. Published guides disagree on the exact amount: one reports 3,600 credits, while others report 3,700. The available sources do not establish why those figures differ, so neither should be treated as a guaranteed payout.

The backend room also contains a separate contraband container. Its contents are optional loot, not part of the terminal payout. Enemy drops can vary too, so it is worth checking what you find without expecting a particular weapon or valuable item.

Before leaving, look around the manager’s office. The Nova Galactic Manual 10 is reported near the computer; INARA describes its effect as a permanent 1% reduction in the fuel needed for grav jumps. The office also has safes with different lock difficulties. Some require the relevant lockpicking capability, but opening them is not part of the jackpot terminal route.

There is no reliable current-build evidence here for a repeatable jackpot or a particular respawn timer. Treat the visit as an opportunity to explore and collect what is available, rather than a dependable way to farm credits.

• Jackpot terminal: a credit payout, with the exact amount reported differently by guides.
• Backend container: separate optional contraband, which can create a security-scan risk.
• Manager’s office: the combination, a reported skill magazine and optional locked safes.

What to do with contraband from the station

You can leave the contraband container alone and still claim the jackpot. If you take restricted goods, consider your next destination before travelling: Bethesda says security scans occur on arrival in secured systems, and contraband in your personal inventory or unshielded ship cargo can be detected.

Shielded cargo and scan jammers can improve your chance of avoiding detection, but they do not guarantee a successful scan. They are also not a requirement for selling contraband everywhere.

One documented alternative is the staffed Trade Authority vendor at The Den in the Wolf system. Gameplay reporting identifies The Den as a place to arrive without a contraband scan and sell to the vendor. Look for the staffed vendor rather than assuming the self-service kiosk will buy the goods: Bethesda’s support information and gameplay reports conflict on kiosk sales.

Your proceeds depend on the items and the actual transaction. The jackpot payout and any money made from selling optional contraband are separate rewards.

FAQ

Where is the casino in Starfield?

The casino most players are looking for is The Almagest, a space station orbiting Nesoi in the Olympus system. Select it as a space destination and dock with it; it is not a building on Nesoi’s surface.

Do you need a quest or the Dream Home trait to enter?

The Almagest guides reviewed do not establish a particular quest or the Dream Home trait as an entry prerequisite. You do need to be able to travel to the station and dock. That evidence does not establish access at every point in the game’s opening sequence.

How close do you need to get to dock?

An older Almagest guide reports that the Dock prompt becomes available within 500 metres. Target the station as you approach and follow the on-screen prompt. The distance has not been independently retested for this article, and your controls may differ if you have remapped them.

Can you gamble at the Almagest?

A gameplay guide reports that the slot machines and blackjack are not playable at the unmodified Almagest. You can instead find the combination for a jackpot terminal and claim its credit payout. This description does not cover every mod or possible future change.

How do you get the casino jackpot?

Find the combination on the Manager’s Computer in the office overlooking the casino. Then look for the vent near the bottom of the large vault door, follow it to the Jackpot Backend terminal and enter the numbers. The full combination is spoiler-marked in the main guide.

Is the Red Mile the same casino?

No. The Red Mile is a separate venue on Porrima III in the Porrima system. It has a casino-like atmosphere and a dangerous run, whereas the Almagest is an abandoned space station. A 2023 guide reports that conventional gambling is not playable at the Red Mile either.