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| Above, Bela Lugosi's Dracula slot machine. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Following Larry Lucier's physical therapy session in Gallup last evening, we headed over to Fire Rock Navajo Casino for dinner. Neither of us had been there for quite a while and we wanted to see what they had on their menu at their restaurant, Cheii's, these days.
He had fish & chips and I tried out their brisket sandwich special. Both were quite good and we found the meals to be less expensive than at the El Rancho Hotel. Another plus, they have a bar and we had Margaritas to start.
Since the majority of their clientele are Navajos, the restaurant has several lamb dishes for them to choose from. Navajos seem to favor lamb in their diets.
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| Above, Margaritas before dinner. |
After dinner, we wandered around the casino and watched some players playing craps, blackjack and roulette. Each table game has a five dollar minimum bet rule. Neither of us played, just watched. Larry said the last time he was there, there were no table games, just slot machines. That was around 12 years ago when the casino opened. I told him that I had played roulette there a few times. I don't recall if they provided free liquor to players like Las Vegas casinos. They definitely don't provide free cigarettes as it is a non-smoking casino. The last time I saw free cigarettes at a table game was seven years ago at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
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| Above, a Universal Monsters-themed slot machine. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
In the casino, I noticed some Universal Pictures monster-themed slot machines. Each featured Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, Wolf Man and Bride of Frankenstein. Occasionally, a small video clip of each movie would pop up on the screen. I was wondering as the time if they were properly licensed by Universal and, by extension, the families of each monster (such as Bela G. Lugosi, Sara Karloff and Ron Chaney).
There was occasional rains coming through the Gallup area. But it stopped by the time we headed back to Jamestown.
