** Table Mountain - north of Fresno.

Just a casino with no hotel, pretty isolated. Moderate size with 2 main rooms. Biggest room has low ceilings, narrow aisles, not very confortable. Smaller backroom is a little roomier. Standard fare of slots and video poker. Very few tables.

Restaurant in back has decent food and very low prices, especially on daily specials.


** Chukchansi - a bit farther north of Fresno on Route 41, just south of the town of Coursegold and about 1/2 way between Fresno and the entrance to Yosemite.

This is definitely the nicest California casino of the six we've visited. Large open casino with high ceilings and reasonable aisles. Lots of cashier booths with almost no waiting, even when crowded. Good mix of a wide variety of slots and VP. People very friendly and my wife is convinced (after 2 vitis) that they have the loosest slots anywhere we've played.

Excellent "fine dining" restaurant, good buffet, and excellent "causal" restaurant as well, all with reasonable prices.