Ally Estey

Dotty's A Tavern? Big casinos say no "You don't have people telling stories or (cursing) like you might have in a bar. And a lot of bars in any town will have a fixed crowd in them, where newcomers may feel like outsiders." Jeffrey Compton, a gaming industry consultant who has taught marketing seminars for Dotty's managers

To call Dotty's a bar probably would offend the quiet, mostly female crowd that has gathered this particular evening for video poker and electronic keno.