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Monday, June 20, 2011
Emerald Queen Casino in Fife
We’re visiting our daughter and son-in-law in Seattle for few weeks so posts will be a little sporadic.
There are two Emerald Queen casinos just a couple of miles apart along I-5. The one in Tacoma is a lot bigger than the one in Fife. Both are very smoky. We’ve stayed overnight in both lots but the Fife casino is better for handicapped people –shorter distance from the parking area to the casino and easier to get around once inside the casino. Both have very heavy chairs. The employees and other visitors are quick to offer help with moving the chairs.
The comp system is unusual. After you get a club card you can register for a meal voucher (known as “starting” ). Gamble for two hours and you receive a voucher for either $20.00 or $25.00 ,the price of the buffet for that day. The voucher can be used at any restaurant at either casino but must be used all at one time. We prefer the Tatoosh Grill and buffet at the Fife location.There aren’t any other comps and you don’t use your card in the machines.
RV parking is in the north lot (it’s actually an east lot because I-5 turns east for a little bit at this point ) . It’s not very big but it’s never crowded. I’m not sure of the rules for overnight RV parking but we’re stayed in the Fife lot many times without a problem. We were asked to move once while at the Tacoma location because the lot was full due to a concert. Casino
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I know Fife well, there's a place called "Smokey Joe's" that I like to visit when I'm in the area, its part of a larger casino called "BJ's Bingo", but its a separate sports bar/cigar den on another floor.
ReplyDeleteDon't be too surprised about the smokeyness of any place on Indian land in Washington, its the only place left in the state where their rather strict smoking laws (and sales tax) don't apply.