Jeff B.
Yelp
I've been coming here for years, and for a while, it was my go-to when visiting the area (I'm in Orange County, so it's an easy drive to the Palm Springs area when I want a casino fix). Sadly, that's no longer the case.
I finally reached black card level, where I've been for a couple of years. It was nice. The only real perk I used was the parking pass so that I could park closer to the front, and of course, the shorter lines in places. Well, all that changed with their new players' club. Instead of carrying me over to a similar tier, they bounced me back to the newbie tier. Seriously? Granted, I'm not a high roller, but I've deposited more than a few hundred dollars into those machines and table games. And sometimes that's just one visit.
So, I got my card, and about 20 minutes into my play, none of the machines would accept it. Now I've learned several tricks over the years to get the machine to read my player's card, but none of them worked. Back to the players club counter, now in the longer newbie line, to get a new card. While the new card worked better, I still found it challenging to get it read the first time I inserted it.
I then sat down at a new machine I wanted to try, only to find cigarette ash on it. It's like whoever was there before didn't use an ashtray.
As I was losing money, I realized that I've had a hand pay at every other casino in the area, except this one. Now I know how slots work: the odds are always in favor of the house, and it's 100% random, but that confirmation bias still doesn't give me warm fuzzies.
I later went to another casino whose initials are AC and had no problems getting the machines to read my player's card. While I didn't win there either, the machines paid back enough to keep me playing longer, and that's all I ask for. Oh, and I had 100% of my food comped. I only had a $7 available credit at Fantasy Springs, which didn't even cover a slice of pizza and a drink.
Oh, and the A/C in the high limit room doesn't work or is nonexistent. Similar to when the nonsmoking slots were in the back, which also had no air. It's Palm Springs! A/C should be a priority.