There were several black jack tables and all were full or nearly so, except the $25 minimum bet ones. The mountains were, indeed, visible in the background. The 'mountain view' was lousy, as I was on the 4th floor and most of the view the roof of the casino or some other building. The room was spacious and clean, and had a coffee maker and 2 bottles of water included. Heavy gamblers go to a priority line, so whenever I had hopes of moving forward, the high tiered club cards got the next clerk. I don't know if some guests had an inordinate number of questions, but although there were 4 check in clerks, the line didn't seem to move.

There was a short line, but it moved very slowly. I went to the lobby around 3:30 to see if rooms were available early (they were). I arrived around 2:00 and went to the (smoky) casino while waiting. If you have a players club card, be sure to call for reservations, because you will get a better rate than offered on. All in all, it was a decent experience, no negatives (except the smoke), but nothing exceptional. There is a 24 hour restaurant in addition to the buffet and a few sit down restaurants.

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