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| - I'm going to make it very clear from the start: the only reason this place is getting more than one star is because of the sushi bar, which was better than expected.
I guess I should also make it clear that I'm not the biggest fan of casinos. There are, in my opinion, better ways for me to spend my time/money so I tend to avoid them. And really, the only reason I ended up going to Fort McDowell was because they handed out vouchers at the last Yelp party.
The Good: They have a little sushi bar near the poker room and the player's club counter. I ended up getting a roll with shrimp tempura, cream cheese, and fresh jalapenos on top and it was pretty good. By no means the best sushi I've had, but definitely not the worst. Also, if you sign up for the player's club you end up getting $10 for slots, which was nice.
The Bad: Honestly? There are quite a few things wrong with this place.
First off, and this is my biggest gripe, if you have ANY sensitivity to smoke, stay away. Between the terrible ventilation and the insane amount of people chain smoking, it's nearly impossible to breathe at times and more than once I had to step outside to get a few lungfuls of tobacco free air.
Second, this place is a maze and hardly anything is clearly marked. It took me ten minutes to find the player's club to redeem my voucher, five minutes to find a restroom at one point, and got turned around twice while trying to head out. The only saving grace is that it's made ridiculously clear where the bingo room (one of the few places that doesn't absolutely reek) is if you're fairly close to it.
Third, if you have promo points of any kind you have to find the proper machines (which are few and far between) and then transfer the points you want to play over to the machine. Honestly, that second part wouldn't be such a problem for me if it weren't for the fact that it seemed like half of the eligible machines aren't set up for point transfers.
The Ugly: I'm generally not the type to go on about places having good or bad vibes, but this place is just sad. From the outside it just looks like a metal box. The bingo room looks like a high school cafeteria. All the other rooms are super dim (minus the light emanating from the machines) and crazy loud. There is nothing happy or welcoming about this place.
On top of this, I couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable being (what felt like, at least) the only person in the building under the age of 30 who wasn't an employee, though that could have just been the fact that it's a Sunday afternoon during snowbird season.
TL;DR: There are better casinos in the Valley. Go to one of them instead and don't bother wasting your time with this one. Especially if you value your ability to breathe.
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