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Monday, September 26, 2005

Native American Casino

Native American Casino’s


We started investigating Native American casinos in the different states.
We were curious to see how they differ from Las Vegas, Nevada.
The casinos in California, Oregon, and Washington were smaller, some without hotel or RV parks.
This is the usual way for the Indian casinos. They build the casino and get the business going and then add to it.
The casinos on the coast had a phrase “paper in paper out”, referring to the way the winnings were disbursed. The machines took paper money, when you left that machine it gave you a paper receipt. It has a bar code on it, and you can use it in a different machine or turn it in for cash. Therefore, eliminating the need for a change person. A way to cut down on the payroll.
A few that we stopped into had live entertainment. The one we stopped to in Grants Pass, Oregon had a Doo Wop group which we enjoyed a lot.
All of these casino’s are for adults only.
We recently went to Colorado where we stopped at the Ute Mountain Casino, in Towaoc, Colorado. It has a hotel and a RV park. Like some of the bigger casinos this one has a nice travel center where gas was 10 cents less per gallon.
In the casino it was Las Vegas style gambling with money in and money out. With slot machines from 2 cents to 5 dollars.
The interesting thing was while we were there the electricity went off. A generator immediately turned on. All of the machines and gambling never missed a beat with the exception of keno.
The air conditioner stayed on, at a much lower rate, causing it to get very smoky inside.
I had this same thing happen to me in Ely, Nevada. I was playing a slot machine and the electricity went off. Emergency lights came on, but the machines were closed down. I had money in my machine so I could not just leave it. Causing me to wait at the machine until the electricity came on in 15 minutes.
The ratio of winners is not at all like the winners in Las Vegas. But then these are much smaller casino’s also.
The Ute Mountain also has a tour to take you to see cliff dwellings that was built around 1140 A.D.
For more information on that call 1-800-847-5485

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