Rising Star has upgraded a most of its rooms including added a number of suites. The accommodations are good, and the suites are very good. The buffet has been upgraded somewhat. The food is not great, but neither is it bad. The steakhouse which is only opened on weekends is good and reasonably priced. While the casino is about what you would expect for a river boat, it ain’t The Aria, or even MGM (Some of the people there look straight out of Damon Runyon or John Steinbeck.) it does have some decent VP: A number of NSUDs in various denominations, 9/6 DDB, 8/6 DDB Ultimate X. The supposed 9/6 JOB I have not seen. Room and food comps are not that hard to get, and the players club point system on VP and slots is $4.00 equals 1 point, among the best in the Mid-West. scarbrowv

First I will say that the rooms are nice and the hotel portion is above average. However, the casino is a very different story. I have been going to this casino for 7 years and in the beginning things were good. I did have several losses but this is understandable as it is a casino. I am not a sore loser. I completely understand the risks and am ok with losses. However, a casino should be fair to its patrons and give every player a fair chance and encourage them to keep coming back. I am a mid level stakes player and am not a low stakes player. The last 9 times I have went I have lost a total of $5,000 and out of the $5,000 played the largest win was $180.00! The casino has severely tightened all of their slots and I would not recommend anyone to go to this casino. Also, when the players club card is inserted wins are limited even more so. In my gambling experience with this casino I have played through over $300,000. I brought this to the attention to the management of player relations. A casino rep said to come in and meet with him and he would see what he could do for me. I came in and lost another $460.00 when the representative came to meet me in the casino. I explained my level of play and my frustration with the way that the machines have been severely tightened in the last 6 months-1 year. He then stated he would not comp anything unless I played and lost another $2,000 before the end of the night. He stated he may or may not be able to comp me $400-$500 in free play if this happens. If you want a fair shot and do not want to just throw your money away I would highly suggest going to some of the other local casinos that are regulated more stringently. SteveH123

My wife and I have been playing low limit video poker at this casino for many years. During that time they have always had a section with at least one bank of 100% payback machines with games like full pay deuces wild, 10/7 double bonus and 10/6 double double bonus. Recently we were there and found that the section with these machines has been ripped away and most of the machines had been taken off the floor. The 10/6 DDB is no longer there and this was the only game that my wife and I enjoyed playing. Needless to say we are NEVER playing there again! We will continue to visit Fiesta and casinos like Green Valley Ranch where excellent video poker continues to be offered! RWilliamsen

Before Resorts was sold several years ago, they had a reasonable amount of 9/6 Jacks or Better machines in varying denominations. That was reduced to 4 machines in the high limit area. Now, all 4 of these machines have been downgraded. I had to use my free play playing 8/5 Bonus Poker. At one point, pretty much all of their machines had 8/5 BP, but it looks like they have downgraded a lot of them to 7/5 BP. I guess they want to get rid of their VP customers. Don't know what has happened since my visit, but if you are looking to play 9/6 JOB, stay away from Resorts because it isn't there. alan5953

Been there five or six times. Save your money! Proper name should be "cashkeepers". Never have seen a payout on any video poker machine. Typical Indian casino, claimed paybacks don't pan out. 9-5-4 is more like a 6-3-1 machine anywhere else. games7522