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2.4(29)
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"Walletkeepers"
(Updated: February 27, 2011)
Overall rating
 
3.3
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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1.0
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4.0
This casino is only 50 minutes from home & could easily be my favorite if they would listen to paying customers. The problem is the unwillingness to correct payscales on video keno. 90% of their keno has worse payouts than the Michigan state run "Club Keno" which sucks. Example a 3 spot should pay 43-46 coins, club keno pays 27, Walletkeepers pays 11! Have complained endlessly to slot manager, his answer is if you don't like it go somewhere else. Some marketing strategy huh? I'm mainly a table player but the wife plays keno. So in order to satisfy both of us, we travel elsewhere. I agree with others, now that Gun Lake Casino is open, these people will lose business. Too bad, otherwise not a bad place to play although winning is tough to do here.
BC
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(Updated: January 10, 2011)
Overall rating
 
3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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1.0
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3.0
Didnt play the table games or eat there, even though I heard the food is good.
This was my first visit, the gentleman at the customer service counter was very friendly. I was there for about 4 hours, no one offered me a drink, but I found the self serve counter.

The atmosphere was pretty good, but the layout was a little confusing. There is no hotel. The valet's were very courteous and prompt, but I forgot to tip when I left, sorry.

I also recently visited the Soaring Eagle Casino for the first time in several years.

The biggest difference I noticed, in my opinion, was the number of slot machines that paid out a jackpot at the Soaring Eagle compared to Firekeepers. Honestly, I never heard a slot machine going off with a jackpot win at Firekeepers, at the Soaring Eagle, it was about every 1/2 hour. At the Soaring Eagle, a lady 6 machines down from me won $1500 after I had played my machine for 20 minutes. We sat down at about the same time. Approximately an hour later, I heard 3 machines going off, one of them was a person I was there with.

I did win about the same amount of money at both, $120.

I did notice that at Firekeepers, more people won on the table games. I dont know how much the players won at the tables.

I just compared these two casinos because I visited both of them recently. I have been to most of the casinos in Michigan but it has been several years.


Not a scientific study, just something a regular person noticed and would consider next time they choose a place to go.

I have been to Las Vegas a couple of times. Much better chances there winning than any place in Michigan.
JH
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Moneykeepers
Overall rating
 
3.0
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2.0
Table Games
 
3.0
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3.0
Player's Club
 
3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
Firekeepers is a pretty nice looking casino. Plenty of hotels within 10-15 minutes of it too. The slots here are pretty much just as tight if not tighter then the casinos in Detroit. They do have a wide selection of slot machines. Table selection is good and minimums are good even on the weekends. I have seen $5 minimums even on the weekends. Most of the casino feels pretty open and easy to move around in. Food selection is good. Buffet prices seem a bit high, but you do get a discount if you have a players card. The quality of the buffet is pretty good, but the sitting arrangement is bad. It feels very cramped inside the buffet.
G
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Firekeepers review
Overall rating
 
3.0
Slots
 
3.0
Table Games
 
3.0
Customer Service
 
3.0
Player's Club
 
3.0
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3.0
Amenities or Hotel
 
3.0
Food & Drink
 
3.0
I was expecting less but pleasantly surprised.



My games are JOB Video Poker and Blackjack and I have no opinions of other gaming options.



Outside of Nevada, good blackjack conditions are impossible to find. But at least Firekeepers (locally dubbed "Moneykeepers") offers several $5 tables - weekdays anyway. The $5 tables are usually full and hard to find a seat. I settled for a $10 table - a multideck continuous shuffle affair - at least six decks - dealer hits soft 17. I played for a half hour or so - left up $7.50



The Video poker choices were better than other Michigan casinos. Unless you are familiar with video poker, you won't understand the lingo but I found a bank of 25 cent 9-6 machines (bonus) which got most of my play.



One needs to pay attention to the pay tables - along the back wall (near poker room) there is a row of seemingly identical $.25/.50/1.00 denomination Multi game machines. But the VP JOB pay tables range from 8-5 to 9-5. You need to check each one if you are particular. If you play alongside the wife, as I do, one of you will most probably have a lesser paying machine.



If you prefer a bar top machine, you will find poorer pay tables. I didn't check each one but the most frequent was 7-5. And it didn't matter what denomination - $1 credits had same returns. Again - I didn't check every barstool.



Even after choosing the best paytable, one still needs luck. I was fortunate to basically break even during my 4 hour visit. Most play was at the $.25 level but when ahead (on house money), I would change to the dollar level.



In all, I found the place to be completely acceptable.
H
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Nice, Friendly
Overall rating
 
3.3
Slots
 
3.0
Table Games
 
3.0
Customer Service
 
4.0
Player's Club
 
3.0
Gaming Atmosphere
 
5.0
Amenities or Hotel
 
3.0
Food & Drink
 
2.0
Very Nice Employees, good location, just off I-94..Casino was very large..lots of penny machines..in fact too many. The smoking areas were confusing. But will go back.
J
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