The WORST Poker room in Illinois ?

Thats right - I went to Aurora again.

Funny story: When the casino boats were required to "cruise"; they used to push this boat out into the Fox River, have it go chug-a-chug, then haul it back in.

This used to be a small poker room on the upper deck of the boat. The room was poorly run, closed on weekends, and you had to cash in chips downstairs. When Illinois raised the taxes on casinos a couple of years ago, Aurora responded by CHARGING ADMISSION to the poker room, charging for the self park, and eliminating most comps.

I had played there once in the '90s and once about 6 years ago. Thought this poker room was much worse than the other 2 existing Illinois rooms. Saw no reason to ever return to Aurora, but there I was last month.

Hey ! Things are a little better. They have a "land based or dockside" casino now. Its small but kind of nice. Lots of 1920s and '30s Art Deco and Hollywood Movie stuff. The poker room is a hard to find unmarked alcove. Several six foot high panels separate it from the main casino. These panels do not keep the casino smoke and noise out. Two tables of 10-20 with 1/2 K to 15-30. Three tables of 5-10. One table used for SnG's.

Floorstaff was pretty good, dealers were nothing special, customers were typical rude suburbanites. Rake was a breathtaking $6 per hand. No charge for admission or parking.
Number of "Gaming Positions" is sometimes a problem, especially on weekends. Poker room gets the word to NOT open another table. Or --- to shut one down.

Someone drive down to Metropolis and play a few hands in their Poker Room. Then post a report here and then we'll select the current WORST poker room in Illinois.