Casino Camping: Guide to RV-Friendly Casinos, 9th Edition

152 Pages·2019·8.122 MB·English

by  Jane Kenny

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ISBN-10: 1-885464-70-3
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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................6 Missouri .................................................................84
It’s All Just A Game .................................................7 Nevada....................................................................88
For Some, Gambling Is Not An Option ...................8 New Mexico ...........................................................98
Alabama ...................................................................9 New York ..............................................................103
Arizona ...................................................................11 North Dakota ........................................................107
California ...............................................................17 Ohio ......................................................................110
Colorado .................................................................29 Oklahoma .............................................................113
Connecticut ............................................................31 Oregon ..................................................................121
Delaware ................................................................33 Pennsylvania ........................................................123
Florida ....................................................................35 Rhode Island ........................................................126
Idaho ......................................................................38 South Dakota ........................................................128
Illinois ....................................................................41 Washington...........................................................131
Indiana ....................................................................44 West Virginia ........................................................136
Iowa ........................................................................48 Wisconsin .............................................................138
Kansas ....................................................................54 Wyoming ..............................................................143
Louisiana ................................................................57 Appendix A
Maine .....................................................................63 How to be a Savvy Casino Discounter .............145
Maryland ................................................................65 Appendix B
Michigan ................................................................67 Casinos are Hospitable to RVers ......................146
Minnesota ...............................................................73 Index ....................................................................147
Mississippi .............................................................78
6 • Introduction Casino Camping
Introduction
Casino Camping is a parking guide for the many • FooD & entertainment: Dining options,
Americans who drive the nation’s highways and entertainment types & venues
byways in recreational vehicles. It includes listings of • LoDGinG: Hotel, motel and features such as
casinos in 33 states, from small neighborhood-style golf, retail shops, etc.
casinos to lavish destination resorts that rival Vegas in • campinG: RV Park, parking spaces and other
amenities and entertainment. All casinos listed in this overnight options
guide are “RV Friendly,” meaning they either have • Directions: Driving directions, usually from
a campground or can accommodate large vehicles the nearest interstate exit.
in their parking areas. Please see Appendix B for
important information about RV parking etiquette, A chart (see sample below) follows each state map and
safety and security. Casinos that do not have parking provides information about each casino including:
accommodations for RVs are not included in these
listings. 1) City in which the casino is located
2) Name of casino
3) RV Park (p) or Spaces (s) & number of sites
How This Guide Is Organized
4) Availability of free RV overnight parking
5) Hotel, motel or lodge at the casino
This book is organized alphabetically by state. A
6) On-site golf course or driving range
map at the beginning of each state section identifies
7) Distance to casino if within 10 miles of an
casino locations by city. Individual listings are cross-
Interstate exit
referenced to the map by city name. Each casino
listing includes the following information where
We hope you find the 9th edition of this guide helpful
applicable:
and informative as you travel this beautiful land.
Wishing you safe and happy travels.
• Name, address, phone number and web site
• Description: Brief overview of the facility
• GaminG: Specific types of gaming and/or
racing offered
City Casino
Camp Verde Cliff Castle Casino Hotel p150 x x 1
Mohave Valley Spirit Mountain Casino p120 x 7
San Carlos Apache Gold Casino Resort p60 x x
Somerton Cocopah Casino Resort s30 x
Casino Camping It’s All Just A Game • 7
It’s All Just A Game
Do not go to a casino expecting to win big. Do not part or all of your original bankroll. If you
expect to make a killing at the table or hit the big are winning when your time limit is up, be
jackpot on the slots. Sure it happens, but not for the disciplined enough to end the session as a
overwhelming majority of casino players. Many winner...and you won’t need to ante up your
“how-to” articles and books have been written about personal pre-set price of admission the next
winning at casinos. Advice from professional gamblers time you play.
may have some merit for other professionals, but the
average casino-goer is not a professional gambler. 3) Never ever set your bankroll at more than you
can afford to lose! This simple bit of advice
Most casino-goers are casual, recreational players. will keep you in the arena of recreational
So, for us, a trip to the casino is about playing games gaming. Be sensible. Avoid becoming
as a form of entertainment, to have some fun. In this compulsive.
regard we can see a difference between gaming and
gambling. As we learned from the time we first played 4) Relax and have fun. Once you’ve established
Monopoly -- or any other fun game -- every game has the mindset of gaming as entertainment, you
a winner and a loser. While it is true that you need can have fun at it, knowing you are disciplined
to know the rules, and, yes, a certain amount of skill enough to spend no more than the specified
may be involved. But, in any game, there are always amount of money, and no longer than the
some who win and some who do not. And, those who specified time period. Nowadays casinos
play only to win – and expect to win every time they offer more fun than ever. Slot machines
play – are unrealistic. They put themselves under a have moved beyond the boring reels of
lot of stress and take the fun out of playing games. endless cherries and bars to interactive and
entertaining electronic slots. Table game
Our winning strategy for playing games at the casino fans, too, have more variety. Today there’s a
is to set limits on money and time and then relax and wider range of games and, in many places,
have fun. The four simple rules outlined below will low minimums for the novice player.
also help players avoid becoming compulsive about
casino games. Table players can benefit most from the “specific
bankroll and session time” strategy. Disciplined
1) Set a dollar limit and stick to it. The amount players can relax and enjoy the camaraderie and
you set – your bankroll – becomes your games at the tables. And, by applying the strategy
personal “price of admission” for that session. outlined above, they’re more apt to leave a winner.
If you use up the budgeted bankroll before the
end of the session (length of session explained What does it mean to leave as a winner? A player who
below), stop playing! Come back for another leaves with all or part of his bankroll in his pocket is
session in a few hours, a few days, weeks, or a winner! Players who have the good common sense
months – whatever is your style. It is a big to leave when they are even, or slightly ahead, are
mistake to pump more money into an already winners. Be a winner!
losing session.
2) Set a time limit for the gaming session and
stick to it. No matter what game you play, the
odds are in the casino’s favor. Longer sessions
increase the casino’s odds even more. By
playing shorter sessions you’ll probably keep
8 • For Some, Gambling Is Not An Option Casino Camping
For Some, Gambling Is Not An Option
Problem gamblers tell us that winning is easy… 5. Do you ever gamble to get money to pay debts
leaving is hard. If you can identify with this, read or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
on. 6. Does gambling cause a decrease in your
ambition or efficiency?
For the large majority of people gambling is fun – it’s 7. After losing do you feel you must return as
not a problem. But for some it can become a problem soon as possible to win back your losses?
that interferes with their life and literally takes over. 8. After a win do you have a strong urge to
If casino gambling is a form of entertainment for return and win more?
you, then you also need to be aware that there is a 9. Do you often gamble until your last dollar is
progressive illness called compulsive gambling. gone?
10. Do you ever borrow to finance your
Gamblers generally fall into three categories: gambling?
11. Do you ever sell anything to finance your
1. The casual or occasional gambler for whom gambling?
casino gaming is a form of entertainment. 12. Are you reluctant to use your gambling
money for other expenses?
2. Professional gamblers who have a studied 13. Does gambling make you careless about the
approach to games with an element of skill so welfare of your family?
that they have an advantage. Their motivation 14. Do you ever gamble longer than you
is economic gain. The professional gambler planned?
gambles to live; a compulsive gambler lives 15. Do you ever gamble to escape worry or
to gamble. trouble?
16. Do you ever commit or consider committing
3. Problem and compulsive gamblers. The an illegal act to finance your gambling?
problem gambler cannot resist impulses 17. Does gambling cause you to have difficulty
to gamble and is on the way to becoming a sleeping?
compulsive (pathological) gambler. A person 18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations
is a compulsive gambler if the gambling create within you an urge to gamble?
behavior takes over to the point where it 19. Do you have an urge to celebrate good fortune
disrupts and damages his or her personal and by a few hours of gambling?
professional life. That person should seek 20. Do you ever consider self-destruction as a
help. result of your gambling?
Gamblers Anonymous is an organization of Compulsive gambling is a diagnosable and treatable
compulsive gamblers who seek recovery from the illness. It can be as debilitating as drug or alcohol
illness. GA lists the following 20 questions and notes addiction. A 24-hour help line is available at 1-800-
that if you answer yes to at least seven of them, you 522-4700.
may be a problem gambler:
1. Do you lose time from work due to
gambling?
2. Does gambling make your home life
unhappy?
3. Does gambling affect your reputation?
4. Do you ever feel remorse after gambling?
Casino Camping Alabama • 9
Alabama
TENNESSEE
MISSISSIPPI
ALABAMA GEORGIA
Wetumpka
MMoonnttggoommeerryy
Atmore
FLORIDA
10 • Alabama Casino Camping
Alabama
City Casino
Atmore Wind Creek Casino & Hotel p28 x x 1
Montgomery Wind Creek Casino & Hotel x x 9
Wetumpka Wind Creek Casino & Hotel x x x
Alabama’s three Native-American casinos are hosted Luxury hotel, salon, barber shop. campinG: RVs
by Poarch Band of Creek Indians. They have Class should park by the golf course, shuttle available.
II electronic bingo-style gaming machines; no live Overnight is OK. Directions: From I-85 exit 16,
table games. All are RV-Friendly. follow AL-126 west for 3.3 miles, then north on
Wares Ferry Rd for 4.3 miles, then right on Dozier
Atmore Road for .6 mile and left onto Eddie Tullis Rd for .5
mile.
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel - Atmore
303 Poarch Rd Wetumpka
Atmore, AL 36502
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel - Wetumpka
www.windcreekatmore.com
100 River Oaks Dr
251-368-8007
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Description: Destination resort with RV Park, www.creekcasinowetumpka.com
near the interstate. GaminG: gaming machines, all 866-946-3360
denominations. FooD & entertainment: steakhouse,
buffet, cafe, yogurt shop, sports bar entertainment Description: Largest casino in the state. GaminG:
lounge. Ticketed events in amphitheater; movie slots, video poker, electronic table games. FooD &
theater, bowling & arcade. LoDGinG: Luxury hotel. entertainment: steakhouse, buffet, grill. Ticketed
campinG: RV Park, 28 full-hookup sites, free shows in entertainment center. LoDGinG: Luxury
Wi-Fi. Limited free overnight parking for RVs is hotel. campinG: Designated area for RV parking in
also permitted at the back of the west parking lot. the gravel portion of the lot near the store/smoke
Directions: From I-65 exit 57, the casino complex shop. Overnight permitted. Directions: From I-85
is one mile east of the interstate. exit 6 follow US-231 north for about 13 miles then
turn left on River Oaks Blvd.
Montgomery
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel - Montgomery
1801 Eddie L. Tullis Rd
Montgomery, AL 36117
www.windcreekmontgomery.com
866-946-3360
Description: Sprawling casino resort surrounded by a
scenic golf course. GaminG: slots in all denominations,
non-smoking area. FooD & entertainment: Three
restaurants, includes BB King’s Blues Club. LoDGinG: