She said “ I’m not giving you this drink unless your playing” I told her I was cashing out to play a different machine. After another 20 minutes she came by with our beers and I cashed out (after losing $400 in 50 minutes)to go play a different machine. I asked if she had our drinks and with an attitude she said ”not yet” It was pretty dead in the casino and I didnt think it would take that long. After 25 minutes I saw her standing around with an empty tray. I tipped her $5.00 ahead of time thinking she might bring my drink ( 2 beers) back in a reasonable amount of time. After playing for a bit, We found a bartender and asked for 2 drinks. It wasnt crowded and there were quite a few open machines. We went early afternoon and were able to find a parking spot after 10-15 minutes. We didn't have any luck but it was a really nice change.

Hubby went back on Sunday and played Poker in the huge poker room. It was pretty crowded when we got there around 6:00 on a Saturday night. You can see Steve Wynn's touches thru out the casino. It really looks so much like the one in Vegas (where I've stayed). I took the T back to Wellingsley to my hotel. I got off the boat and walked to the Northend and had some delicious pizza. They have a boat shuttle to the Marriott Long Wharf Pier for $7 which was a great thing to do in the heat wave we experienced.

It has an awesome poke room and even though it was crowded, he had no trouble getting a seat on Sunday afternoon. We paid it the first day, but the second day we registered for a card and hubby played poker for more than 3 hours and parking was validated. If you drive to the Casino it costs $22 to park. There is a shuttle from the T station right next to the Hotel. We stayed in Medford at the AC Marriott Hotel. The staff is still learning/training but they are all very nice. We were there this weekend and had a great time. I may have written my review under the hotel at first.

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