Seattle Casino Minimums

*There is a question for non-Seattleites at the end

Alright so I know that there are a couple of you lurking around here, so please chime in with whatever your experience has been. Normally, I can hit up Snoqualmie (my casino of choice) at odd times and find the craps tables at $5 minimums since my schedule is so lax... but I'm wanting to make it to a casino Friday/Saturday after noon at sometime. In reality, I'm free all day after 3-4pm. Do you think I can find a table with a $5 min at Snoqualmie or Tulalip during these times, and if so when?

From what I've heard 9pm-12am are the absolute busiest times and I might have to deal with $10 tables if I go then... but yeah please just share your experience. I am talking particularly about craps tables, although other games can give me an idea.

As a side note: Muckleshoot is about twice as close to me as is Snoqualmie, but I've found the dealers at Muckleshoot to kind of be assholes. I went twice, both times with the same experience (2x odds annoys me also). Should I give it another shot?

Last question for anybody: When does the night usually "cool off" at casinos? I mentioned before I've heard midnight, but if I decide to maybe screw around until -very- late at night when can I drop by a local Indian casino and expect the minimums to drop?

As far as I know there will always be a $5 min craps table at Snoqualmie and Tulalip. Both have 4 tables they can use. They'll start with one or two open, and as the night gets busier, they open more tables and one (or more) may be be a $10 table. That said, the tables can get crowded and it can be hard to find a spot. My caveat is that I usually don't stay out too late, so it's possible that all the table mins go up after 11:00 pm, but I doubt it.

I won't go to Muckleshoot either. A) it's farther away than both Snoqualmie and Tulalip. B) Bad (really bad) customer service the first and only time I asked for a meal comp. I have seen some of the good Muckleshoot dealers worling at Snoqualmie!

I'll probably be at Tulalip Saturday afternoon / evening if I can find a time when there are no World Cup games to watch and the Mariners aren't playing (or they are playing and getting their asses kicked again!!)

My experience in AC and CT has been that late at night, the minimums do not come back down. Instead, they simply close tables and send the crews home.

It's only VERY late, and at tables that they have no intention of closing, that the minimums come back down.

It's true that sometimes, they will just close the table for the rest of the night rather than bring the minimum down. But there are always tables that remain open 24/7, and those they will usually drop the minimums late at night. In my experiences, tables start to close at around 1:30am. Sometimes they will lower the minimum before they close. If you see an empty table late at night (and sometimes they will place a sign that says "this table will close at 1:30am"), just ask the pit boss to lower the min. If they were going to close it in a half hour anyway, they will usually accommodate you.

Naturally, they will lower minimums and close tables later on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays than on other, less busy, days of the week.

I have rolled at both Snoqualmie and Tulalip on crowded weekend nights, from 8ish PM to past 2 AM. I have never not seen a $5 table at each. Sometimes at Snoqualmie, it can be hard to get spots on the $5 table, even though the $10 table will be sitting with a handful of people.

I'm not sure that in the busy times at Tulalip that I've seen anything other than one $10 table, and the rest at $5. People also tend to gather at the "hot" tables there, which is great for me because I'd prefer it less crowded, but I'm also a $5 bettor.

How "cooled down" do you want the crowds to be? I've never seen either casino so crowded that I couldn't comfortably find a place to play, contrasting with the Skagit or Angel of the Winds, where the tables have been impossible to squeeze into at times. (I think both are single-table establishments, though.)

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*There is a question for non-Seattleites at the end

Alright so I know that there are a couple of you lurking around here, so please chime in with whatever your experience has been. Normally, I can hit up Snoqualmie (my casino of choice) at odd times and find the craps tables at $5 minimums since my schedule is so lax... but I'm wanting to make it to a casino Friday/Saturday after noon at sometime. In reality, I'm free all day after 3-4pm. Do you think I can find a table with a $5 min at Snoqualmie or Tulalip during these times, and if so when?

From what I've heard 9pm-12am are the absolute busiest times and I might have to deal with $10 tables if I go then... but yeah please just share your experience. I am talking particularly about craps tables, although other games can give me an idea.

As a side note: Muckleshoot is about twice as close to me as is Snoqualmie, but I've found the dealers at Muckleshoot to kind of be assholes. I went twice, both times with the same experience (2x odds annoys me also). Should I give it another shot?

Last question for anybody: When does the night usually "cool off" at casinos? I mentioned before I've heard midnight, but if I decide to maybe screw around until -very- late at night when can I drop by a local Indian casino and expect the minimums to drop?

If you are looking for a good "cheap" craps game then go to Angel of the winds! It's only 10 exits north of Tulalip (Exit 210). They have a $1 craps table with 10X's odds. I have played their during none peek hours and it always open. The 10X's odd is ALL day but I heard if it gets busy they may bump the table to $3 min

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If you are looking for a good "cheap" craps game then go to Angel of the winds! It's only 10 exits north of Tulalip (Exit 210). They have a $1 craps table with 10X's odds. I have played their during none peek hours and it always open. The 10X's odd is ALL day but I heard if it gets busy they may bump the table to $3 min

+1. They might raise it to $5 if the table's full on a weekend, but I've never seen it any higher than that. Good crew, too.

I agree on the Angel of the Winds comment. Obviously it is a smaller casino than Tulalip & Snoqualmie (they only have 12 tables, but offer a great mix of games) but their dealers are friendly. Craps table minimums seem never to exceed $5.

I also like the Red Wind but that is farther south than the area it sounds like you frequent. Dealers are friendly and craps table minimums are normally $5. Red Wind has 21 Tables and a pretty good vibe.

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Last question for anybody: When does the night usually "cool off" at casinos? I mentioned before I've heard midnight, but if I decide to maybe screw around until -very- late at night when can I drop by a local Indian casino and expect the minimums to drop?

I didn't notice this question sooner.

Some casinos may leave the minimums up until there aren't enough people for two tables, and then close one of them.

Otherwise, it really depends on the crowd and the mood of the floor manager. If the tables are destined to stay open, figure the minimums to come down slowly, anytime between midnight and 4:00am, again, depending on the crowd and the manager's mood.

I made the mistake of going to Snoqualmie on a fight night and man the place was jammed. It was fun with an amped crowd but wow.