The Rio used to be a good property when it was a locals casino and when Harrahs purchased the property for a bit. However, CET has really taken a dump, if you will, on the place. They took out the sky show, have a large quantity of old boring machines, have lots of building issues as mentioned above, tons of empty casino space. I stayed there many years ago and the casino was VERY tough, harder than the strip casinos in my opinion. Honestly, if I had to stay there, I'd just play at Gold Coast across the street.

The location does make it tough, but they do have shuttle service to the other CET properties on the strip. It's an easy walk (outside of the summer) across the street to Gold Coast and The Palms.