Recently stayed for 2 nights (comped). This indian casino is about 5 miles N
of the town of Jackson on Hwy 88 and about 45 miles E of Stockton on Hwy 88.
I'll get the VP out of the way right now:
BEST VP (all IGTs)
-- $ FPJB w/3-way prog, RF, SF, 4 OAK 0.2% w/auto-hold bank of 10 near pit
(maintenance not too good as buttons often don't respond), my ave speed is 1100
hands/hr, slant-tops
-- 2 $ FPJB 3- & 5-plays near the prog bank & pit, uprights
-- 5 quarter super aces 3-plays on other side from $ FPJB 3- & 5-plays,
uprights
-- There are also $ 3- & 5-play FP Bonus Deluxe in Dalton Hall, uprights next
to change booth along the wall
$2 of play = 1 pt. 100 pts = $1 comp. No cashback but mailers may include
free room & food, depending on play.
Discretionary comps are very tight. My son & I played 30K ea & had to beg for
an additional night beyond the free 1-nighter in the mailer. This place is
usually packed & is one of the choke points for NV-bound traffic to Reno/Tahoe
as Hwy 88 parallels 50 & will divert traffic when weather gets bad.
VP & comps are much better in Reno/Tahoe. However, when Hwy 50 & 80 are
closed, this is the next best thing. Thunder Valley in Sacramento is not a threat.
Met many players from that area who know that VP & games in general at Thunder
Valley are just too tight.
In places like Reno or Tahoe, when I tire of a casino, I just head next door
to the next casino. Well, there is nothing else close by & dining choices are
limited so I was forced to explore outside of the casino to get some variety.
This turned out to be a blessing as Jackson & nearby Sutter Creek are historic
towns with a few good restaurants & also known as wine country. Had excellent
lunch at Chatterbox in Sutter Creek & intend to dine at Palace (also in
Sutter Creek) next time. Anyway, since there were no casinos next door to check
out, I had a lot of free time which was very relaxing compared to Reno/Tahoe.
Recurring theme heard from a lot of fellow players, is they feel sorry for
Reno/Tahoe because they know that these indian casinos are taking a lot of
business away, comps & games are better in Reno/Tahoe but it's too far to drive,
it's been a while since they've made the trip to Reno/Tahoe even though they get
plenty of offers.
Are there high rollers here? The highest VP denomination is $5. There was a
person who claimed they had $4,000,000 of play in the last 4 months. Sounds
like a lot of play & it is but it's 160,000 hands of play, 40,000 hands/month, 80
hrs of play at 500 hph or 40 hrs at 1000 hph w/auto-hold. There is a gift
catalog for the high point earners. However, this catalog is nothing like the
Hyatt's which has much more selection & much better items to choose from.
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