Review Detail
3.2 33
Poor Gaming
Overall rating
3.7
Slots
2.0
Table Games
3.0
Customer Service
4.0
Player's Club
3.0
Gaming Atmosphere
4.0
Amenities or Hotel
5.0
Food & Drink
5.0
Visited Little River last fall and was pleased to find a bank of 9-6 JOB Video Poker games as well as $5 minimum Blackjack tables.
For those who don't know, video poker odds are posted on the machines. A 9-6 machine will return 9 credits for a full house and 6 credits for a flush and is considered a "full-pay" machine. The long haul return is 99.55% (if you play long enough to get a Royal Flush anyway).
Wife and I recently (July 2010) made reservations for two nights, expecting to pound the VP machines and hit the BJ tables if we got bored . We arrived and checked in, explored the facilities, then hit the casino - BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!! The 9-6 machines were gone - replaced, for the most part, with 7-5 odds (only a 96.15% return).
The casino has obviously tightened up. And if the VP odds are tighter one would expect the slots are also. We were bummed out - especially after committing for two nights.
Don't get me wrong, even on a fair return machine, one still needs to be lucky to win. Making a long story short, We thought our luck might overcome the poor pay tables (HA-HA), but the luck was poor and the poor payouts shortened our fun money too quickly. I resorted to blackjack - evening play only, the wife boycotted completely and resorted to visiting relatives in the area. At the BJ tables, I ended up $100 the first night, lost $300 the next.
Other than gaming, the property was first rate. Reasonable prices for food and the grounds are well-kept. Our room had a small balcony - really small, little more than a fenced in ledge, but still nice. The help was friendly and professional.
I have a nice air conditioned house with a pool and big HD TV. Our local restaurants are fine. The only reason I go to a casino is to to gamble. If the odds locally are poor, I will save my money and go to Vegas instead. And, for now, that's the plan.
For those who don't know, video poker odds are posted on the machines. A 9-6 machine will return 9 credits for a full house and 6 credits for a flush and is considered a "full-pay" machine. The long haul return is 99.55% (if you play long enough to get a Royal Flush anyway).
Wife and I recently (July 2010) made reservations for two nights, expecting to pound the VP machines and hit the BJ tables if we got bored . We arrived and checked in, explored the facilities, then hit the casino - BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!! The 9-6 machines were gone - replaced, for the most part, with 7-5 odds (only a 96.15% return).
The casino has obviously tightened up. And if the VP odds are tighter one would expect the slots are also. We were bummed out - especially after committing for two nights.
Don't get me wrong, even on a fair return machine, one still needs to be lucky to win. Making a long story short, We thought our luck might overcome the poor pay tables (HA-HA), but the luck was poor and the poor payouts shortened our fun money too quickly. I resorted to blackjack - evening play only, the wife boycotted completely and resorted to visiting relatives in the area. At the BJ tables, I ended up $100 the first night, lost $300 the next.
Other than gaming, the property was first rate. Reasonable prices for food and the grounds are well-kept. Our room had a small balcony - really small, little more than a fenced in ledge, but still nice. The help was friendly and professional.
I have a nice air conditioned house with a pool and big HD TV. Our local restaurants are fine. The only reason I go to a casino is to to gamble. If the odds locally are poor, I will save my money and go to Vegas instead. And, for now, that's the plan.
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