I've dismissed three of my companions and told them to meet me back at the Lucky 38 Casino. But when I get there they are nowhere to be found! Not outside near the entrance, not on casino floor, not in my suite, not in the cocktail lounge, and not in the Penthouse (though they aren't supposed to go there I suppose).

What am I missing here. Or is this, god forbid, a glitch. Best case scenario is that they are back where you first recruited them. Worse case is that they are gone forever.

This is with a fully updated PC version (Steam has patched it twice).

they are supposed to be in the suite,but do you play hardcoe mode? if you do,and were not directly at the lucky 38 when you dismissed them they might have been attacked and died on the way

I don't play hardcoe mode and I did not dismiss them at the 38. However, it was my understanding that if you fast-travel out of the area where you dismiss them,
then they will automatically "warp" to where their final destination was. I mean that's how it usually worked in Fallout 3, Oblivion, etc....

then i have no idea,i would check where you first recruited them

They seem to take time to get there. I released Boone and fast traveled to the Lucky 38. He wasn't there initially, but he showed up after a while. Just check back later.

I've since restored from an earlier save when I didn't dismiss anyone to the '38 just to be safe. However, I will try out just waiting longer next time. After I've made a backup save, of course. Thank you for the replies.