More changes to the Rincon video poker room/area: At the rear of the video poker area there is now a new entrance to the Events Center. Gone are the old doors that used to lead to the showroom. There is now a new bar and lounge to the side of the video poker area which will mean more traffic walking through the video poker area -- and those of us who prefer a "quieter environment" when playing video poker should now be ready for loud drinkers and a lot of people walking through the area both to the bar, and to the adjacent entertainment area where live bands will play. I think the bar area is being called "Corked."

What was the actual "video poker room" is now empty. I think the next phase of construction is to break out that wall at the back of the video poker room. All of the machines that were in the actual "video poker room" now occupy the area outside the video poker room. If you want the older machines with the better paytables they are in the back of the video poker area, closest to the entrance to the Event Center.

There are now NEW restrooms at the back of the video poker area. All new designs, I'm told. There were restrooms before in this area, but they were shut down during construction. My only concern is the bar traffic that will be using them, again walking through the video poker area to get to them.