my daughter and i have been going to first council casino for ten years, and neither one of us has ever won a jackpot on the machines. we will not ever go back there again.we used to get $35 in free play and a free night at the hotel;but not no more.the hotel is really nice,but the slots machines are so, so tight.. rt
My husband and I travelled to this casino so I could attend the BB KING concert. THe event center really gets incredible talent even tho it is a small venue. He was very disappointed when when got there to find they had taken out the poker room. The hotel room was new, pretty basic amentities and breakfast for $170!We'll not go back!
We went to a concert here, and ate dinner in the restaurant, The Flatwater Bar and Grill. Smoking is allowed almost everywhere, and I would not go back, for that reason. The food was okay; not bad, not great, just okay. We first sat at a table in the bar, and no one came to our table, so we moved to the bar, at which point our order was taken promptly.
Poor, or substandard quality, AKA, typical Native American government operation. Poor food service, slow, poor management and over all below average experience. I cannot recommend the hotel, flat water grill or the location, and I will not do it again.
I have been going down to the casino every week for the last year, and play many different machines from penny to 5 dollar, and can honestly say it is the biggest rip off I have ever seen. I would not recommend this casino to my worst enemy.. It wouldn't be so bad if the machines would just play with you but they don't at all stay away burning your money would be much funner believe me
I used to visit First Council quite often, but this past year they have tightened up their slot machines. Can't play hard if you lose hard. I will admit they have plenty of slot machines to play and table games. The staff has always been very pleasant. I usually eat at the cafe or the Flat Water as both are good and reasonably priced. Their hotel rooms are always immaculate and with my comps, I rarely have to pay for my room. I have learned not to go on the weekends anymore ... chomp, chomp, chomp $$$. Best to visit during the weekdays as they appear to cater more to those 50 and over (I usually walk out with a profit). My most profitable years were 2012 and 2013. Don't know what caused the 'kill' of having fun in 2014. Tightened up their slot machines, that's for sure, aside from the High Limit room that pays out alot of jackpots - most of us seniors/retirees can't afford to play high stakes. Overall, First Council is a nice play to play and have fun. If you aren't enjoying yourself there, you can walk over to their gas station casino which is alot smaller, but they tend to pay out more often. And, if you need to gas up before hitting the road, this little station always seems to have the lowest price on gasoline (and if you're hungry, their Hunt's Pizza is pretty good).
I was there on Saturday night...slots were so tight they bordered on boring...I think I will rent a red box next time and stay home
This casino is packed so tight with slot machines that my wheelchair couldn't fit thru! My husband had to whined this way and that and even ask people to move. Now the concert venue has set seating. They used to move chairs for me so I could sit with my husband. I don't know what they will do now. I will find out on Friday when I go watch fights. Highly disappointed.
Went to this casino to play 3 card poker. Was told it would open at 6 o'clock. So we waited 3 hours until 6:30pm and asked if they were going to open it. We got a very harsh "yes right now" from the male floor supervisor. Then came the very bad experience, a female floor supervisor apparently was going to have to deal the game until a dealer was available. She was very ticked off and let it show. She was very sharp and so rude we almost left the table without playing, but since they did open it we stayed and played. After being relieved of dealing the supervisor came off the table and was rude with everyone e she came in contact with. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE WHETHER NATIVE AMERICAN OR NOT. Because it sure wasn't here by supervisors. The regular dealers were very friendly, something the supervisors should learn from.
We were there November 28th. Went in with $100 & $45 matchplay. Was there 5 mins and was up $600. Max betting penny machines. Played for 7hrs straight. Had one peeny machine up to $2300 on the machine. Played 3-card poker. Hit several flushes, straights & was delta a straight-flush with a $25 bet on pairs-plus. Sweet little $1000 payday. Was getting annoyed with the waitress's asking us every 10 min if we wanted another drink lol. We had a meal in the restaurant. Very good food and the price is unbeatable. We left up over 3k. Rick