That is what I experienced during my visit in the casino area, servers were mostly quick and the beer ice cold and served in bottles rather than cans.
I have been staying and playing at the AVI for 9 years...it has changed for the worse in the past 3 years due to a management change. Attitudes of staff, like poop. flows down hill. If you win money consider yourself blessed...it is very rare. The food is also over rated. Basically the crowd is elderly and handicapped with a side order of frustrated and to blind to realize the odds are stacked against them really sad!
This casino is ok, but it certainly isn't "cutting edge".You might like this place if you don't like the hustle and bustle of the bigger casinos.Most of the machines are dated and the tables look like they've been around for decades (as well as some of the dealers).But it gives a bit of a warm feel when you walk in, albeit a bit smokey. If you are a non-smoker you may not like this place, the ventilation system doesn't do a good enough job of cutting through the haze and smell.You won't win much here but you might do well with some of the table games.Good luck!
I really think this is a great little option by the river lots of changes to AVI casino since last visit. I never win so this will always keep casinos in business with me. But buffet was great and room was good size. But staff and clean casino are a plus here. Valet service top notch to. I wish the weather had been better to enjoy the outdoor areas. Pool looks very good and area has really come along way.I would definitely recommend this to everyone.
Pro: StaffCon: Air Conditioner did not workPro: Staff moved me to a new room immediately that had working air conditioningCon: Design and location of rooms for elevatorPro: Stairwell exitCon: Only one elevator and it is a slow onePro: Stairwell exitCon: Bath stopper did not stopperPro: Wash cloth worked as stopperPro: Nice Pool AreaCon: Unsupervised children violating all pool rulesCon: Hot Tub = Luke Warm TubCon: BuffetPro: Pancho Villa's across the parking lotPro: Very Nice golf coursePro: Nice Beach
we enjoyed all of the slot machines here though did not win much...ha...they seem to have all of the very new machines. it's very nice inside, no complaints! in the middle of nowhere also....we stopped on the way from Laughlin to London Bridge...
Nice pool... Staff has gotten less friendly over the years it seems. No one in our large group had anything like a substantial win on any casino floor so it's just as well that our gathering is music oriented and the casino is there for extra entertainment, but the Avi is certainly not where I would head to engage in gambling for fun's sake.
we stopped to gamble and ended up getting a room . wished we would have left earlier and gone home ..didn't realize but the room is a not the cleaniest room i have seen .. went to make a cup of coffee and had 1 pack of supposedly sugar creamer and stirrers .when i picked it up it was already used and left here .. the table has coffe spills on it .. the tub has 5-6 long black hairs in it ... not to sure about this hotel as being called a resort with this kind of rooms that they sell to there customers ....ice machine on the first floor said out of order for 12 hours ...
Being a local snowbird, we have considered the Avi our home for 14 years. In the last year the management has hired new food management and they are certainly driving many of us away.Perhaps their purpose, but you don't take away what is bringing in money not only to restaurants but if we don't eat there we don't play there either.Favorites like Fajitas, breakfast specials and prime rib specials in Feathers have disappeared.Avianos no longer have the big salad bowl and pasta specials, and Moonshadows for special treat is pricing itself out of our budget.So I ask you.....did they hire new food management to drive us away to the downtown casinos, because they are certainly not catering to retirees and locals anymore.
We stay here on every trip to Laughlin and thoroughly enjoy the experience. The beach tower rooms are spacious and soundproof. The Avi cares about seniors, offering specials on Wednesday and BOGO on Thursday at the buffet. Make sure you try the fruit flambé over ice cream!