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Originally Posted by javi
I feel like every picture I see of the front end of a Texas poker room is just some sleezy run down strip mall nestled between "Jim's BBQ n' shoe shop" and massage parlor with neon sign and blacked out windows.
I wonder how common is that description around the country, though.
Nearest where I live, several of the current and former casinos are/were in such locations. Not all, obviously – Jackson Rancheria, Thunder Valley and Cache Creek are all resorts situated out in the middle of nowhere. The new Sky River Casino is the first occupant in what will eventually be an industrial park that largely serves as a boundary between the suburban sprawl of Elk Grove and the rural area directly south.
But when it comes to the city-locked properties, well... do a Google image or Google Maps search for "Lucky Derby Sacramento," "Phoenix casino Sacramento" or "Casino Royale Sacramento" and you'll get an idea of where these places were. Stones Gambling Hall, best known as the birth of Crotch Theory Optimal play, is in a nicer area than its competitors but ultimately sits in a shopping center surrounded by fast food, nail salons and liquor stores. Parkwest Lotus (as the name implies) is right in the middle of Little Saigon.
Of all the exisiting rooms, Capitol Casino has probably received the most notoriety when it comes to crime. If you've been there, or been around it, you'd know why. The
local NBC affiliate did a piece about it within the last year. This came in the wake of a hold-up and shooting in which the security guard did not fare as well as Officer Jackson.
No Sacramento-area room aggressively puts out a positive public image of its card room as well as Capitol does. We play their video spots at Sacramento River Cats games, and they make the place look like a yuppie hot spot. I can only assume these efforts are specifically to offset the fact that the physical plant sits in the city's perineum.
Anyway, I don't want to start another pissing contest of which city's crime stats rank where, just that card room being in seedy areas is not unique to Texas.
Last edited by Wilbury Twist; 07-28-2023 at 07:44 PM.
Reason: Embedded the KCRA link