Brian W

Review of Lucky Eagle Casino

I can't say I had a terrible experience here, but ...

I can't say I had a terrible experience here, but it certainly wasn't even average. Stayed for one night at the hotel, had dinner in the buffett, did a little gaming so I'll cover each aspect of those.

Hotel: Staff very friendly! Lobby clean! Room? We stayed in the "Executive Suite". The rate was amazingly cheap for what it is, two large rooms, balcony, large jacuzzi tub, king bed, gas fireplace - but the room itself is beyond old, worn, and dilapidated. Mismatching nightstands, a leather sofa so old, worn, and cracked I would be embarrassed to sell it at a garage sale. Stained carpeting, toenail clippings and a few butts on the balcony, scratched table surfaces, drab, worn, old and depressing. It's like the room has seen a hundred spring break parties and is perpetually hungover. Executive my you know what.

Food: Again, friendly service. The buffet is cheap on Monday if you're 50 or older. We are so the price was right at a discounted $11 plus tax. The quality is really, really bad. Atlantic farm raised salmon they lovingly cook right there - but it's Atlantic farm salmon.....yuck. This is the PNW AND serving Atlantic farm salmon tells you what you need to know about cost cutting with this place. Beef at the carving table dry and tough. Chicken is a sponge of grease. Sides are simple, few, and bland for the most part, or tasted strange when not. No bleu cheese dressing for salad - really? Redeeming qualities are the desserts, and the BBQ ribs are pretty decent. I get it's $11 on Monday nights for us older folks - but that's no excuse to be lousy.

Casino: Friendly bartender, needs training to learn that a Tom Collins is Gin and lemon juice, not vodka and sour, lol. Friendly people again. Decent number of slots, there were only two card tables open so we stuck to the one armed bandits. Received $10 free play and rapidly lost it. That set the tone for the night, every machine was a rapid loss. We moved all around the casino and played dozens of machines at various bet levels, but the result was consistent: rapid drain, no play, no bonuses, just a steady suck of funds. Tight is an understatement. We play all over the NW from 7 Feathers to Snoqualmie and points across, this casino was by far the tightest we have experienced in years. It was depressing and no fun at all. I don't expect to be a winner when I play slots, but I do expect entertainment and some action - not just straight robbery. We tossed our players card after an hour since it was evident we wouldn't be back. That said the bank of machines called Dragon Spin was doing well for some people camped at them, but there was no getting into them. Everything else was truly sad. I was up the next morning at 6 to head over and try my luck again, but the place was closed from 4am-8am. Another sign this place is all about just raking in the dough.

The hotel has a small area inside it with a 24 hour slot setup with about 40 machines of little diversity you can play early in the morning. I wandered in and played a little, but the vibe was too creepy with the half dozen meth tweakers bouncing around in there - no exaggeration. Nothing like trying to chill, drink coffee and lose some money with 2-3 drugged up locals doing the meth dance and twitch behind you. No thanks. This place doesn't care though.

I can't recommend coming here for anything. The food is geared toward the immediate locale for being cheap yet disgusting, the casino is geared towards addictive gamblers and has no enjoyment factor, and the hotel has no interest in spending on decent furniture upgrades. If you're north you'll do better in Fife, Auburn, Snoqualmie....etc, and if you're south keep to LaCenter and Grande Ronde. This place has nothing to offer you until something changes there. It only got 2 stars from me for the staff service.