I know Indian casinos are tight compared to Nevada, but this place is ridiculously stingy! Brand new but relatively empty - it didn't take long to figure out why. Stayed the Doubletree Hotel for barrel tasting weekend, visited the casino to play & have dinner on a Thursday evening. Even the crusty one over in Middletown pays out sometimes. I'll happily play at almost any other casino first. One less customer due to the tight slots, sorry. So given how tight they have their machines, and given that there are so few with any payouts - even machines I'm used to playing, because I definitely have my favorites and go right to them knowing what to expect - and that they're set so that it's hard to bet low and keep playing, next time I'm invited, I'm going to pass. Machines are mainly new and there are a lot of them. The one in the middle is nicer and decently priced. Also, the food court is on par with a bad Jersey mall. I think that it's fine and well to try to gin up business with a bit of sex, but the attempts are flatly transparent. Also, I've never seen more freakishly attired waitresses, sorry. It's hard to find much to play for under 50 cents, and there are so many conversions to points that are tricky and poorly indicated that I've played $5, as an advanced player, accidentally one too many times.

The casino itself is nice enough although the machines are set too high, higher than Vegas actually, and higher than any other Native American casino that I've been to in California. Why so many times, one might ask, if the machines are so tight? Because I've been invited on and on. I am quite used to the concept of 'losing' and even 'losing streaks.' I've just visited the Graton Casino for the fifth time, and I have spent a few hundred dollars there now on all manner of slots, and I have lost every cent thus far, as have all of the people I've gone with. Let me first say that I adore slots and play them eagerly anywhere I can.

Bus going to graton casino