3 years ago
I'd have given it 4 Stars but for 2 things:
I'd have given it 4 Stars but for 2 things:
1) It seems as though they're constantly rearranging their machines, & I feel like I waste FAR too high a percentage of my time *searching* for "our" machines. & every time they're moved, some are eliminated because they're replaced by the newer machines.
We 'gamely' give these new machines a shot, but their minimum bet is higher & their payouts are lower, causing us to run out of money significantly faster. Whereas we used to be able to spend hours playing, on our most recent visit together (7/11/18), by the time I found a couple machines we didn't hate, made it through the VClub line (to correct my email address & grab an extra Player's Card), got change, & rejoined my friend at those machines, she was ALREADY out of money & ready to go.
I had yet to put in a single penny.
2) With all of the expansion, they've set it up to where there's a chunk of space for Smoking, followed by one for Non-Smoking, followed again by Smoking, then Non-, & so on. As my gambling "buddy" is disabled & doesn't walk well, once we've exhausted our particular section it's very difficult to make it through to the next Smoking section (she's a smoker), & we have to take frequent breaks.
To make matters worse, navigating the new section takes a lot out of her/us. And since so many of the good machines have been eliminated, we far too often find ourselves unable to find anything to play.
Unfortunately the resulting exertion means we have no choice but to stay in that section til she's recovered enough to try to begin the overwhelming process all over again & journey to the next Smoking section.
This results in settling for SOMETHING to play, but again, all these newer machines require a higher minimum bet & we'll often go through an entire $20 without a SINGLE win that matches (or exceeds!) that minimum bet.
If we were rich & putting in $100 bills at a time, sure, we'd eventually hit *something* because we DO see it happen. But instead of feeding the machines $100 bills over a long enough period to "hit" something, for us $100 is our MAX budget for the ENTIRE day.
And it's not at all uncommon (esp while waiting in a line) to watch someone feed a machine $100 & watch their credit balance reach $0 BEFORE we've even made it through the line!
The last time we went together, the banks & banks of our fave machines had dwindled down to exactly 2 machines remaining. They're not even side-by-side, hampering the camaraderie that's always been around 90% of the fun. The whole point of going (for us) is for fun & entertainment. Not sitting together ruins it for us.