Jeff B.
Yelp
Not having visited in a couple of years, stopped by for a bit of fun and ended up spending about 7 hours hanging out! That's probably the longest I've ever spent at one single casino in SoCal. Having a buddy who was winning definitely helped. I wasn't as lucky, but I still had fun.
We arrived around 9:30 on a Sunday morning when it was pretty slow. Had to stop by the players club for an updated card and found them to be extremely nice and helpful.
Next, we stopped at the little snack bar and found out the water, regular coffee and Pepsi products are free! Pretty cool. Other items like chips, candy, hotdogs, and of course, alcohol, were not free. Still, we were expecting to pay for coffee.
I mentioned in my last reviews I saw a selection of both class II and class III machines. This time, I didn't see any "bingo" card type machines. That doesn't mean they might still have some, but I only saw and played Class III. This is a good thing! I know it's phycological, but I'm just not a fan of Class II machines.
Otherwise, I found a lot of machines I hadn't seen in other area casinos. Part of why we stayed so long. We were having fun exploring the new games. In the process, we reached the next level tier called "Wind". The next level is like 30-some-thousand points away. We won't be reaching that level.
Being November and slightly chillier weather, I found something slightly annoying. The A/C vents are on the floor. This means you can sit by a certain machine and have cold air blowing on you. That made me leave a few machines. I personally found the place a bit on the cold side, even the Fairway Cafe. Yes, it's personal preference, but I wasn't a fan (pun not intended).
I don't remember when I noticed, but I realized about 1/2 way through my day this place is non-smoking! HUGE plus!!!!!! That alone gets 8 stars!
Of course, I lost my players club card and the line was pretty long at the player club so I went to the machine to make a new one, however the machine didn't work. Another small frustration. Not a big deal overall because let's face it, we're all spoiled by technology, but still...
BTW: While it was slow when we arrived, it was packed when we left around 4:30pm on a Sunday afternoon. It was good energy though.
Soboba is still a ways out of the way for us so it needs to be a true destination for us to visit again, especially with gas prices, but overall, it was a good experience.