Vacation Poker

Austin Pete is headed out of town for work, and writes in:

I have a deposition in Reno. What is the best casino to stay at there?

Peter, I do not know. I have never played in Reno — have just driven through on the way to Lake Tahoe. I guess you can always go with the Harrah\’s property out there. I hate to say that, really, but kinda like McDonald\’s isn\’t the best burger in the world, at least you know what you\’re gonna get. You know … slightly above-mediocre room, overpriced food, terrible comps, shoddy treatment by casino personnel, and generally decent low-stakes action.

Actually, for anyone about ready to hit the road, the best way to find a game outside of Vegas is probably The Poker Atlas (click for Reno). The RV-travelers behind this site are still building up the database of player-generated reviews, but they\’ve got pretty much every legal poker room in the U.S. mapped out, so it\’s a good place to start your search. It\’s how I found out I\’ll be spending my Thanksgiving weekend at the Horseshoe in Council Bluffs, IA.

UPDATE: Austin Pete writes in with more:

Thanks for the post. I can\’t get on there b/c of work blockage. In response to some of the posts, thought I would let you know that the Reno Hilton is no longer the Reno Hilton. It is now the Grand Sierra something or other.