We have been there three times. Looked for one of those $5.00 Tables and after 4pm there is one with six or seven players and several standing in back for a seat. I find the advertising very false and have told several people what i think. Those that have been there agree with me and we all find it very loud and smokey. After reading comments on line i think that i am not the only one with that opinion. Many of the dealers had no idea of how to play 3 card poker and they were dealing..
I went into the casino after they had been open for a month, and I couldn't believe how much smoke was EVERYWHERE! The floor of the casino is large, but the machines are packed in like sardines, and less than 10 percent of the slots were real wheel turning slots. The other 90 percent of the slots were all digital, which doesn't do anything for me. The biggest complaint is all the smoke that permeates everyone and everything in the place. The food court is set up like a mall, with one business right next to another with no divider or separation between them looked good. The bad thing is that all this food is not separated from the gaming floor by any walls or windows, so all that smoke just sits on the food waiting for you to ingest. After an hour there I had to leave due to my eyes watering and I couldn't take all the smoke. I would suggest getting clear glass walls to separate the food from the gaming area, and invest in some better air handlers as the ones they currently have are nowhere near the power necessary to move all that dirty air out of there.
Went to Gun Lake Casino 3 times the first week they were open. After feeding the slots approx $600 my biggest win was $36.00 which was quickly eaten up by subsequent machines. I've been to most of the casinos in the state and was not happy to see many machines I recognized. Other gamers seem to be wandering aimlessly looking for a friendly machine or one they recognized. Probably 90% of the machines have to be played at the maximum bet. I noticed several machines that were down. I would guess this to be caused by slot machines that were bought as seconds. A few machines did not play as advertised and some machines had symbols pop up that weren't on the menu. Some machines offering a denomination option when there was none. Went to Gun Lake in the morning and came away broke. Went to Soaring Eagle in the afternoon and had a ball, winning $150 on one slot and several other hits on several machines. In a weak moment I'll probably return to Gun Lake but not to soon.
