Yesterday we went to the Coushatti Casino just north of where we are camping. Our first impression was - wow, the colors. This casino is owned and operated by seven families (clans) of the Coushatti Indian Tribe of Louisiana. The motiff and decorations were all Indian flare. Very lovely. There is over 100,000 sqare feet of gaming areas, slots, live poker tables, craps, high rolling areas, etc. Very impressive. However. Since it is Indian owned and maintained, and the Federal government has no say in the way it's run, smoking was galore! We eventually got to the smoke-free area but by then we reeked of smoke, our hair stunk, and our eyes were watering big time. We got a huge WOW! factor when we walked through the smoking area (you had to to get to bathrooms, food, drinks) and saw some folks sitting at a slot with a cigarette in their hand, oxygen tube stuck in their noses, and their other hand just hitting punching the buttons. Amazing. There is a discrepancy (on my part) as to how much we won/lost and I think about 35 dollars total. You know when to hold them and you know when to fold them. We quit before it got too bad.
We had their buffet lunch and it was really good. Every kind of food was there for you - Asian, Creole, Cajun, good ole American, salads, sandwiches, pizza, you name it and it was there. I think Dave's two favorite dishes were the Jalapeno okra and greens and the chocolate (bark) candy cookies. I think mine was the collard greens and then the carrot cake. Our stomachs hurt so bad after ward - I don't think we ate or stuffed ourselves, but hurt for hours. All in all - it was fun. I think it's been about 10 years since Dave and I have been to a casino and probably will be another 10 years! Don't like to see money go away like that.
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