It's technically in downtown Reno, but it's pretty far removed from the action. This is a slots-only joint with a pretty dumpy motel-style hotel attached.
Room Quality: Motel-style, with doors that open onto the parking lot. The bathroom sinks take up part of the small room. They're not particularly comfortable, nor are they all that cheap, so we can't see why you would want to stay here unless everything else is booked up or overpriced.
Service Quality: When we've been there, nobody was very friendly to us. Maybe we looked like we were up to no good, but we doubt if they're much friendlier to anybody else.
What You Get Bottles of in the Bathroom: Shampoo and cheap soap. Bleh.
Clientele: An older, mostly local crowd populates the machines here.
How's the Pool? There is none, silly.
Free Shuttle: None that we could see. And it's not really in walking distance to anyplace with an airport shuttle, especially if you're lugging luggage.
Machines: A mix of older and newer machines, including a lot of video poker. Denominations go from a nickel on up to a dollar, and they have a few coinless penny slots in their "Land of Lincoln."
Cocktails? The cocktail waitress has a cart, so she'll prepare your drink right there when you ask for it. Notice that we said "waitress" in the singular. That's not a typo, so don't expect to get lit up too fast.
Who Gets Comps? You probably have to play for hours here to get any attention from the surly staff. We wouldn't know, because we had no desire to be in there for more than a little while.
The Grille: A diner, with sandwiches, a few cheap steaks and plenty of breakfast food. Entrees run around $10..
Number of TVs: Five, one of which is pretty big. Every one of them is dedicated to sports.
Number of Seats: About 15. Ten or so are positioned in front of the 4 little TVs, the rest in front of the big screen. They aren't particularly comfortable, and there's not much room for writing stuff.
How Many Betting Windows? They've got space for four, but you'll never see more than two open at any given time. The boards are slate, results written with chalk, which looks way cooler than the typical whiteboards.
Snack Bar? No way.
Minimum Wager: $5 for a single bet, $2 for parlay cards.
Other Notes: They take racing wagers, but they won't show the races to you on the TVs.
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