Arrived in Minneapolis with nothing to do till the next day and saw the ads for $3.00 blackjack. We were only about 20 minutes from the Casino and said why not. From the minute the doors were opened for us the stench of a 1000 cigarettes loomed in the air, ok it is a casino we thought. Most casino's pump out the horrid taste of smoke but not Mystic Lakes, I think they actually pumped it in the casino floor. Oh well they have a non-smoking section 10 feet from the smoking section, we will be fine. Then the horror hit, everybody had a pepsi cup, the "bar" had ice cream and coffee, there was a free pepsi stand. This only meant one thing, a dry reservation. While I understand the issues involved it seems kind of odd this huge facility full of dreams dashed seems so concerned with not allowing a patron a beer, but evidently you should smoke'em if you got'em. The wretched overwhelming smell and taste of smoke made us bail out as soon as we entered. BTW there wasn't a craps table, pai gow, real roulette. very odd place, tables were still in construction. The best part was as we left the reservation for the great Mall of America (why not they have beer right?), there was a discount tobacco shop and next to it a liquour store. I guess if you feel like getting second hand cancer inside of an hour while losing your money this is the place for you!
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