Rainbow Casino Photos

The weather was supposed to cloudy and rainy, perfect weather for a casino visit. At the last minute I signed up for a bus tour to the casino in May 2005. The promotion for the trip was a $20 cash match. Upon entry to the casino you're given a coupon. You go to the nearest cashier, give them $20 cash and get back $40 in any denomination you wish. I choose cash plus a roll of nickels to plug in whenever the mood stuck. Right near the bus entrance handed out fresh warm muffins and good coffee. They both tasted good after a long bus ride.

Since I never located a machine I wanted to play that took coins, I ended up cashing in the nickels and getting more handy folding money. There was an odd mixture of coin, cash and ticket machines throughout. Since I played penny, nickel and quarter machines, I was never sure what kind of money I'd get back. Sometimes I would cash out and get nickels, quarters, dollar tokens and or tickets. One time I even "locked up" a machine trying to get 42cents back, which was the balance left after I got back dollar tokens. There was no way out of that one - I stupidly waited a minute for the change person rather than just walk away. Another time I put in a dollar token and a few stray nickels into a malfunctioning machines and never even got credits. I pushed all the available buttons and never got a techy to help out or anything else. Noticing service people preoccupied at a machine across the aisle, I just  left.

I looked all over for a video blackjack machine and never found one. I settled on a quarter video poker machine with a less a than optimal payout schedule. It looked like there were plenty of regular slot machines that satisfied most peoples needs.

The bar area looked nice, but it was closed and there weren't any machines located there anyway.

The snack bar was close to the grill area. Both looked reasonably priced and of respectable quality. The daily promotion was a buy-one-get-one entre at the grill, so it was a bit busy even for a Wednesday. The Rainbow chicken sandwich with cheese and bacon was good, as was the service attitude and speed.

All the staff was pleasant. Even the security guard who told me I wasn't allowed to take photos inside the casino was courteous and nice. The photos I did take, were all taken before I became aware of their policy. At the previous casino I went to, I asked a security guard if it was OK to take pictures. He said "sure", so I never gave it another thought. The last time I went to Las Vegas, I took hundreds of photos in all the nice strip hotels. It wasn't until I got to an older crummy downtown hotel that I was told that photos weren't allowed. I'll be sure to ask before I go on anymore future trips.

Outside the Rainbow Casino

Area

Rainbow Casino photo 44 - Bus tours park onsite. Tours keep the joint busy.
Rainbow Casino photo 41 - Handicap parking is abundant.
Rainbow Casino photo 37 - Head over to the casino.
Rainbow Casino photo 45 - Parking is also available on the west side - its' all over. You'll always find a spot.
Rainbow Casino photo 42 - Room enough to park your RV and then some!
Rainbow Casino photo 40 - The gas station is also on site for fillups.
Rainbow Casino photo 39 - The Rainbow sign is clear from County G.
Rainbow Casino photo 38 - Valet parking and drop offs at the front door.

Bingo Hall

Rainbow Casino photo 43 - The bingo hall is on the same site. It's set back further from the road, in between the casino and the gas station.

Inside the Rainbow Casino

Area

Rainbow Casino photo 14 - An inauspicious location and bus tour entrance door.
Rainbow Casino photo 16 - Even a Wednesday can get busy when three tour buses show up at once.
Rainbow Casino photo 18 - Have room to turn even if the place is busy.
Rainbow Casino photo 15 - The first cashier near the bus tour entrance gets a lot of business. Just walk across the casino to get a larger cashier cage and more room.
Rainbow Casino photo 13 - Tour bus members line up to collect their promo coupons. Next stop, fresh muffins and the cashier.

Bar

Rainbow Casino photo 3 - A nice looking bar area is connected to the dining room. However, no gaming machines are in the bar area. Nor was there keno anywhere in the casino.

Gaming tables

Rainbow Casino photo 26 - Grab a seat at the tables before the crowd gets them.
Rainbow Casino photo 1 - Right inside the front door you'll find the blackjack tables. Most were $5 minimum bet but there were also a few $3 min tables. All the table were primarily full once they opened.

Grill

Rainbow Casino photo 9 - Give them your name in the grill and go play video poker while you wait for your buzzer to go off.
Rainbow Casino photo 10 - Is there any doubt that the video poker is near the grill.

Progressive slots

Rainbow Casino photo 28 - Check the progressive tote board for the jackpot amount.
Rainbow Casino photo 24 - Is $52,000 a good jackpot?
Rainbow Casino photo 21 - Progressive slots are mixed in with others.

Services

Rainbow Casino photo 12 - Free soda and coffee is quite accessible for self service.
Rainbow Casino photo 17 - Grab some coffee and wait to get change when there's a line.
Rainbow Casino photo 25 - Grab your own beverages when the mood hits.
Rainbow Casino photo 30 - The bus tour entrance is now clear. Get ready for more.
Rainbow Casino photo 2 - The valet and coat check are conveniently located inside the front door. Across the aisle is guest services where you sign up for the players club. You can get $10 cash back for 500 points when earned for slot play.

Slot themes

Rainbow Casino photo 20 - Beverly Hillbillies and the Munsters are just some of the theme machines available. I actually felt myself pushing the play button just to hear more of the theme song.
Rainbow Casino photo 22 - Grab a chair and get some action.

Slots

Rainbow Casino photo 6 - A long row of slot machines is right outside the snack bar area.
Rainbow Casino photo 34 - Chance Monopoly, it's more than just a board game.
Rainbow Casino photo 11 - Enter the slot pit that covers the center area of the casino.
Rainbow Casino photo 23 - Machine get "cold"? Move onto something warmer.
Rainbow Casino photo 35 - Nickel slots abound.
Rainbow Casino photo 29 - Nickel slots and more. Bet one to 45.
Rainbow Casino photo 33 - Other sit down slots for the weary.
Rainbow Casino photo 27 - Row after row of slots with something for you.
Rainbow Casino photo 7 - Sit down quarter video poker is located outside the snack and bar area.
Rainbow Casino photo 36 - Slot variations for all interests.
Rainbow Casino photo 19 - Take you pick of slot machines to play.
Rainbow Casino photo 8 - The bar area is to he left of these video poker machines. They don't seem to be as busy as in other places.
Rainbow Casino photo 31 - The Typhoon and the Sphinx sit side by side.

Snack bar

Rainbow Casino photo 32 - Take your seat near the snack bar.
Rainbow Casino photo 4 - The snack bar entrance is in the far corner, next to the grill. If either are busy, it's easy to check to the crowd at the other.
Rainbow Casino photo 5 - The snack bar seating is private and very comfortable looking
  

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