The San Pablo Lytton Casino in San Pablo, CA: A Review
The impetus for checking this one out was that The Lady Friend was into video poker and slots for a time, and this looked like the closest alternative for such things. So we went to check it out to see if it would make a passable alternative to a long haul to Reno. The parking lot was the first indication something was amiss as apparently a good amount of the customer base plays at night and lives in their cars during the day. I got "spare changed" and "got a smoke'd" more than I ever do walking six blocks on Market Street by the time we'd made it to the front door.
The place is open 24/7 naturally and they offer "over 1,100 Class II gaming machines" with a lot of the themed gimmicky slots like Wheel of Fortune and Pharaoh's Fortune. They do offer a players card and track you for comps but I don't know what they would offer other than food seeing as there's no hotel on site. Meals are on the cheaper side for a casino, you can get a pretty big plate with a bottle of beer for under ten bucks. But the food is average at best.
The slots are OK, but here's the bizarre thing with them - at random intervals they'll yell "DAUB NOW" at you, and nowhere is it explained what the hell that means. It's the machines Engishly way of saying you're supposed to hit any button or touch part of the screen, if you don't it resets all your junk and makes you mad. Are these like bottom dollar knockoff machines from Hong Kong or something? Actually, they're the casino's clever way of circumventing local gambling laws, by making your spins actually part of some giant bingo game that all the machines are connected to. Seriously shaky but somehow it all works I guess.
Mostly what breaks the place is the clientele, but the casino seems to have resigned itself to making the "serious problem gambler" demographic their staple source of income. Everything is mildly grungy, dim and depressing. The vibe sucks, to the point where it isn't just depressing, but can actually be a little frightening for women when you get the right crowd of derelicts around in a real desperate mood.
San Pablo Lytton Casino (Casino San Pablo)
13255 San Pablo Ave
San Pablo, CA 94806
# 510-215-7888
http://www.sanpablolytton.com/
Published by Henry Swanson
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1 Comments
Post a CommentThe place sucks! You have to PAY the casino $1.00 for every hand you play, regardless of the amount you wager. If you hit black jack, your bet is matched plus $1.00. Bring oxygen because the smoke is so thick you can cut it with a knife. There are no poker or black jack machines. Finally, forget about winning on the slots. The machines are very tight. I played the wheel of fortune for an hour and did not get a spin nor did anyone on the bank of machines. Run like the wind away from this casino. Asa far as I am concerned, the Indians and me are even after the money I donated this one and only trip. I hope all Indian casinos aren't like this one.