Four Winds Casino - New Buffalo Michigan

New Buffalo is located in the extreme southwest corner of Michigan - just over the Indiana state line. Its only a few minutes from Blue Chip in Michigan City IN, and about 30 minutes from Gary/East Chicago.

Its a stunning new and beautiful casino. The poker room has fifteen tables plus four heads-up tables. Five were in play on a weekday afternoon. Two were 3-6 and three were 1-2 NL. Poker room is brand new with lots of room, great chairs and very helpful staff. Beers were only $1.50.

All the tables are completely electronic - there are no dealers, chips or cards. There is a small screen in front of every player which shows your pocket cards, and buttons for bet, raise, fold, etc. The main screen is in the middle of the table with the board cards, pot size, bet amount, each players name. and chip stack. You buy credits on your player card at the cashier, then swipe your card upon entering a game. The software was very easy.

I expected the game to be very tight and quiet, with lots of errors with the first time players. My table was not real chatty as most were concentrating on hitting the correct button, but the game was very loose. And FAST !!!!! Wow --- 45 + hands per hour.

Rake was $3 + $1 for a bbj. So its $4 total with no dealer tip compared to a $7 total in Indiana. Plus you are getting a 50% increase in hands played.