One thing my husband, the gambler, and I, the stingy one, did not like about all of the Detroit casinos was the table minimum. During the day it is $10, and after 10pm it jumps to $15. My husband, who won every time in Vegas at the tables, did not win a thing here. It also get crowded after about 10pm and is hard to find a spot at tables. For those who have been to and like the Vegas casinos, this is a disappointment; for those who just want to play, they are clean, have decently priced drinks, and a variety of games.

I've been to Vegas, so I guess I'm comparing the Greektown Casino to what I know of the casinos there. This one can't hold a candle to the casinos in Vegas. When we first visited on a Saturday night around 9pm, it was so smoky that you could hardly see the neon and flashing lights of the slot machines, and it was really crowded. You couldn't find a blackjack table with a minimum bet under $25, and it didn't seem to have the variety of slot machines that I saw in Las Vegas. There were some nickel slots, but they were few and far between.

The casino occupies two floors, and the second floor is the same as the first. Nothing much different about it. So after a quick walk around and gasping for air, we left feeling kind of icky about the whole thing, and a bit depressed.

When we went back, just for kicks, on a Tuesday evening around 7pm, it was much less crowded, but still a smokestack. I made quick use of a $5 bill by playing a nickel slot--notably, the Frong Prince. I played 10 lines for 5 spins, and didn't match a single line. I made a quick look for a blackjack table, and again the minimum bets were $25 (hello? anyone ever hear of a $5 table?) so I took my leave of the casino--again, only after about 10 minutes.

Let's just say I wasn't impressed. But gambling isn't really my thing. I went in for a lack of other entertainment. It wasn't worth it for me, so I just headed back to the hotel room.