I've been here twice and I've always come out with more than I came in $$$$$.. Will definitely come here more often. I've tried all other Casino's in such as EQC, Red Wind, Muckleshoot, and Tulalip and this place is far more superior in my opinion. Maybe It's just my LUCK! But hell this is the place to be if you want actual payback from slot machines.
My husband and stopped in on a Tuesday night to stay and play for our "date night". Unfortunately the hotel was already booked solid, and the very friendly clerk at the counter let us know they fill up almost nightly!! The casino itself was beautiful inside and out. All the staff we interacted with were very friendly, and we got an extra $5 to start the night on the slots, when we joined the players club. Will definitely go again, but book a room in advance.
We drove from Seattle after reading the reviews. Also I had lost a ton of $ at Snoqualmie the day before. Had some really good payouts which made up for what I had lost the previous day plus some. The buffet was small but filling and the desserts were great. Loved the machines and will go back there when I fly to Seattle next year.
Lucky Eagle is a great casino - if you are a regular. However, if you are visiting occasionally, DON"T expect great service. The employees focus on the "regulars" and if they don't know you by name, you will get mediocre service, attention, and gaming at best.
My rating of the table games is based on the Craps tables, where I found the dealers more interested in chatting with each other than watching the bets. Several times, I had to remind the dealer to pay my bet - in only 2 hrs at the table. Additionally they did not show the professional conduct I would expect of craps dealers in knowing and remembering your bets. I have seen good craps dealers remember the betting styles of 8 players at the same time (table holds 16 players, 8 at each end, and a dealer for each end), and the game was going fast. They will even help with calculating odds bets, and suggest other bets that are similar style... When I was at the table at Lucky Eagle, there were no more than 6 people on the whole table at the peak, and most of the time, there were 3... yes, just 3 people playing - very slow - and they ignored me, and couldn't remember what my regular bets were.
The food is always good, and most of the food servers are very pleasant, helpful and hard working. Although, again, I saw our waitress spending a lot of time at the table of people she knew, and only gave us adequate service. Lucky for us, other servers stepped in to help us, and they were very pleasant.
My rating of the gaming atmosphere is based on the smokiness. There is really no reason for the casino to seem smoky anymore. With proper ventilation, a non-smoking player should be able to play right next to a smoking one, and not be overly bothered. I will say, it is WAY better than it used to be - but alas, it still has a ways to go.
One last comment, I was at the craps table for over 2 hrs, and never saw a waitress. I was dying of thirst and had to leave just to get a drink. There is a really helpful, self-serve soda fountain - but I would've liked a beer.
The buffet is great. I play blackjack. They routinely cut just one deck out of a 6-deck shoe game.
Double down on any first two cards, double down after a split,late surrender. (I'm talking 6-deck shoe game here). They also have a 4-deck shoe game that utilizes a continual shuffling machine. So what I'm saying is that The Lucky Eagle offers a "player friendly" blackjack game. They also have slots, Spanish 21, roulette, craps, and keno of course.
