Fantasy Springs Casino

We stayed here in late Jan-early Feb for two weeks. No problem. Nice enough. There's some traffic noise from I-10 which you notice a bit more at night, but it isn't that close so it's not a big problem. There's plenty of room, and unlike what one reviewer found a few months earlier, there was no trash or mess. In fact now they have a couple trash barrels which get emptied each day, although with 25-30 rigs here now they do get filled up. There's a free dump just a couple miles away (rather amazing nowadays) and you can get water at the Love's truck stop, also a couple miles away. Shopping isn't that far away either. The casino is nice enough, although there are no drinks stations and the only freebie beverage we noticed was coffee and powdered creamer from a cart. But then we weren't looking for any so maybe we missed something there. They had a great signup promotion: you get your club card, play $20, then you get $40 to play with. Payout seems typical, some good, some bad. If we'd played just the first two days we'd have said it was terrific payout. If we'd played just the last two days we'd say it was bad. In other words, sometimes you eat the b'ar, sometimes... Lots of room to walk, and behind the casino near the hotel there's a beautiful area with plants and water features, plus some wooden benches which are actually pretty comfortable plus some chairs with nice thick cushions. Also fruit trees, although the remaining grapefruit were just out of reach. :) We would definitely stay here again.

While I really liked the casino, and it was very kind to me, the dirt parking was really depressing. There was garbage and nastiness all over, discarded tires and dumpish junk everywhere, even my dog was a bit offended, although interested in all the food garbage. Not fun. Spotlight, very nearby, is much nicer to stay at.

The large gravel RV Parking area isn't owned by the casino. However, many RV's stay in this lot for long periods of time without issues or problems.

I stayed for several weeks, only leaving to dump tanks at the nearby free dump site at Valley Sewer or fill up on potable water at the Loves Truck Stop, both about 5 minutes away. Made several friends here who also stayed for a period of time. Feels pretty safe as security comes through several times per day. Dog friendly! I noticed a lot of people with dogs and there is a large dirt lot behind the parking area where travelers and locals take their dogs out to play. This will be a regular stop for me when I am in the area.

All the comments made in the past still apply. No problem for us to stay in our motorhome for 3 days. Looks like there are a few long term residents. We never checked in with Casino security and we never saw a security patrol in the lot. Makes you wonder if the lot is even part of the casino. Signs still there that say no overnight camping, but it must be some kind of legal disclaimer. We never felt unsafe but in other casinos we appreciated the security presence. The casino is very nice and the fast food joint was cheap. There is a better dining restaurant that looks reasonably priced and even a Starbucks. There's a free municipal dump station 5 minutes away, over the freeway, take the first left. Really good dog park on the way to the dump station next to the animal shelter.