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Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is the Twin Cities' only casino hotel and the largest casino in the Midwest. Founded by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in 1992 – 10 years after opening the Little Six Bingo Palace – Mystic Lake helped transform an economically distressed reservation into one of the most successful Indian tribes in the United States.
Today, Mystic Lake's casino is just the beginning. Seven distinctive dining options, a championship-caliber golf course, a beautiful showroom and a state-of-the-art bingo hall only scratch the surface of what Mystic Lake has to offer.
Gaming
Mystic Lake offers 4,000 slots and 100 blackjack tables, including over/under 13 and surrender. Play matinee and evening bingo sessions daily with up to six-figure jackpots and join the fun with late-night Cosmic Bingo on Fridays and Saturdays. The gaming at Mystic Lake is the best in Minnesota, evidenced by the most recent results of the Midwest Gaming & Travel Readers Choice Awards. Among the 11 honors bestowed upon Mystic Lake were Best Selection of Slot Machines, Best Bingo/Casino Combination, Best Bingo Jackpots, Best Overall Bingo and Most Comfortable Bingo Hall.
Dining
Mystic Lake's seven distinctive dining options provide something for every taste. The award-winning culinary staff prepares unique, mouth-watering offerings for The Buffet, Ribbons Steakhouse, Minnehaha Café, The Meadows Grille and the Promenade Restaurants – including Gambler's Grill, Mystic Deli and Fusion Noodle Bar. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a stop at The Coffee Bar or Sweet Temptations.
The Buffet was named Favorite Casino Buffet in the most recent Midwest Gaming & Travel Readers Choice Awards.
Hotel
Mystic Lake's gorgeous hotel offers 600 luxurious rooms just steps from the casino floor.
Entertainment
The 2,100-seat Mystic Showroom is a stunning facility and home to the best entertainment in the Twin Cities. Mystic Lake was voted Best Concert Venue and Best Live Entertainment in the most recent Midwest Gaming & Travel Readers Choice Awards.
River Falls woman wins trip to Los Angeles for "The Price Is Right" through Mystic Lake audition
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – For Deb Seiberlich, it was a birthday wish come true.
The River Falls, Wis., resident was at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on August 1 – her birthday – to audition for a trip to Los Angeles to be in the audience for a taping of CBS's "The Price is Right." Donning a self-described "silly hat with candles" on it, Seiberlich was asked on camera why she should be chosen as one of three guests to go to Los Angeles for the show taping, one of whom is guaranteed to get to
contestants' row.
"I closed my eyes and made a wish," Seiberlich said. "I said, 'I wish I was on 'The Price is Right.''"
Six weeks later, while Seiberlich was working in her garden, the phone rang.
"The gal said, 'I'm Wendy Fitzpatrick and I'm going to make your wish come true,'" Sieberlich said. "I sat down right there in the mud. I'm just so grateful – I feel real honored."
Seiberlich is one of three guests who won a trip to Los Angeles from October 19 – 21. It was Seiberlich's friend, Laurie Jacobsen, who convinced her to attend the audition. When the two were in line, they made a pact that either of them would bring the other if selected to make the trip to California.
Seiberlich said she has been more aware of prices when she goes shopping
since she got the news, in preparation of possibly playing a pricing game. But she knows she'll need Jacobsen to be prepared as well.
"I'll be a babbling idiot when I get up there," Seiberlich said. "Laurie has to do all the homework."
Seiberlich said getting on stage to give host Drew Carey a hug and wave to all her friends and family would "be the greatest thing in the world." Winning anything after that would be just a bonus.
She also hopes to turn a possible appearance on stage into a bonus for others.
If she does get on stage, Seiberlich and her friends hope to organize a viewing event and charge a couple dollars to come watch on a big screen and have coffee and donuts – with all proceeds going to the United Way. Seiberlich believes the price of admission would be well worth the entertainment.
"The biggest thing is they want to see me make an idiot of myself on stage," Seiberlich said. "With my personality I'll be jumping around like a crazy woman."
Crystal woman wins trip to Los Angeles for "The Price Is Right" through Mystic Lake audition
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – Ruth Bender's 10th wedding anniversary is likely to go down as her most memorable.
The Crystal woman and her husband, Jon, went to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
for a weekend getaway to celebrate the occasion. Upon arrival, Ruth discovered that CBS's "The Price is Right" was holding auditions Saturday morning, August 1. Six weeks later, she received the news that she was one of three casino guests chosen to win a three-day, two-night trip to Los Angeles for a taping of the popular game show. One of the three winners is guaranteed a spot on contestants' row.
"I wouldn't have thought in a million years I would have won, I never win
anything," Bender said. "A couple people said I had a TV face and was going to win. But it was a complete surprise to me."
Bender, who said she has been watching "The Price is Right" since she was 4 years old, will be making her first trip to Los Angeles and is bringing along her husband for the October 19 – 21 trip. Bender hopes to find her way on stage to play Plinko – one of the show's most popular prize games.
If Bender does make it past contestants' row, she believes she is prepared for the show's pricing games.
"That's my second hobby – I love the grocery store," Bender said. "When I'm not cooking or cleaning, I shop around a lot in the stores."
The third-youngest of 16 children, Bender hopes she gets the opportunity to have friends and family watch her win on television. She's excited for her West Coast trip and anxious at the possibility of playing a pricing game on "The Price is Right." Still, Bender is confident she can be herself and not let the exhilaration of the moment get the best of her if she gets under the television spotlights.
"If my mom can take care of 16 kids," Bender said, "I can do this."
Big Lake woman wins nearly $3,000 playing "21 Cards" televised game show at Mystic Lake
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – Cheryl Dzuik does not consider herself a risk taker. But the Big Lake resident rolled the figurative dice twice before leaving the game show "21 Cards" at Mystic Lake $2,700 richer.
The show was taped in the Mystic Showroom in August and will air on The CW Twin Cities at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 19. Show contestants chose from 21 numbered cards to reveal a joker, which ended the game, or a cash value, which allowed contestants to continue playing and increase their winnings, or cash out at their current total. Dzuik's appearance on stage overlapped into a second show, so she will appear on the following week's episode as well.
"It was pretty nerve-wracking at first," Dzuik said. "My legs were like rubber."
Dzuik said she didn’t have any strategy except to pick card No. 21 first. That card happened to hold the highest single prize of $2,500.
"My husband thought I would quit after $2,500," Dzuik said.
But she kept on playing, choosing two separate cards worth $100 each before deciding to cash out.
Dzuik said she enjoyed playing "21 Cards" and will use the winnings on a vacation for herself and her husband.
"21 Cards" airs Saturdays at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 a.m. on The CW Twin Cities.