Treasure Island Resort and Casino

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Owned and operated by the Prairie Island Community of the Mdewakanton Sioux, Treasure Island Resort & Casino is located at 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road in Welch, just 40 miles from the Minneapolis / St. Paul Twin Cities. The resort casino completed a $86 million expansion project (adding 185,000 square feet to the resort property) that includes two new hotel towers, in addition to The Lagoon, a new restaurant and a lot of renovations, but has a bounty of existing features and amenities.

Guest accommodations include 788 luxury guest rooms with 48 upscale suites (the second largest hotel in Minnesota) arranged over two hotel towers, three restaurants, four quick eats, six bars/lounges, spa, an 18-hole golf course, yacht cruises, 24-lane bowling center, arcade, marina, RV Park, over 50,000 square feet of meeting & event space, including the he 2,800-seat Island Event and Convention Center, and live entertainment with national headliners performing.

The new Wolf Tower offers guests breathtaking views of the bluffs, the Mississippi River, and surrounding scenery right from your window. The new contemporary, luxury suites offer custom-made furniture, high-definition televisions, fully enclosed and tiled walk-in showers with rain showerheads, state-of-the-art lighting and more.

Treasure Island's current 116,000 square feet of non-stop gambling excitement is arranged over 8 separate gaming areas and features both electronic and traditional bingo, including a 550-seat high stakes bingo hall, over 2,200 slots, video poker, and video keno machines, a High Limit slots area, and a 6-table poker room.

The parking lot now has charging stations for electric cars.

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Poker at Treasure Island

Treasure Island Casino Poker Room

The Treasure Island Poker Room offers 6 tables with table-side food and bar service.

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NOW RUNNING - $2-$100 spread limit

At the Treasure Island Poker Room - Quads Always Win, Royal Flushes Always Win and Straight Flushes Always Win run during all business hours. The poker room will remain open if there is a live game with five or more players.

Dining & Restaurants

Tado Steakhouse

• Serving: Steakhouse

Tado Steakhouse features locally sourced 1881 Hereford Beef, seafood, bison specialty dishes and fine wine. Choose from tasty appetizers such as Caribbean Shrimp Skewers and Spanakopita to salads and soups, signature sides and house favorites like Signature Hereford Boneless Rib Eye and Gnocchi Primavera.

Tradewinds Buffet

• Serving: Steak, Pizza, Buffet, Various

Bring your appetite when you visit Tradewinds Buffet at Treasure Island and choose from all your favorites at the all-you-can-eat buffet. Enjoy brunch specials like $2 Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers and daily dinner specials such as Taco Tuesday and Prime Rib o Friday & Saturday.

Currents Restaurant

• Serving: Breakfast, American, Desserts, Salads, Sandwiches, Burgers, Entrée

Currents Restaurant serves tasty dishes from breakfast to dessert. Choose from a wide variety of breakfast options as well as delicious sandwiches and entrees including seafood, choice beef and homemade side dishes.

Quick Eats

• Serving: American, Quick Eats

In addition to Treasure Island's other three great restaurants, the following four will accommodate a wide variety of tastes.

Mongo Bay Grill - Get it to go or enjoy everything from breakfast to a late night snack at this all-hours counter. Choose from hot dogs, burgers, pizza, cookies, fries, onion rings, cheese curds, breakfast pastries and even freshly made omelets.

Prime Thyme Sub Shop - Open Sun. - Thurs. from 11am to 7pm and fri. & Sat. from 11am to 11pm, this sub shop serves made to order subs just they way you like them and don't forget the soft serve ice cream!

Xtreme Café - located inside the bowling center, this quick eats joint serves all your fast-food favorites including appetizers, sandwiches, salads, burgers, hot dogs, milkshakes, malts and the famous Island Pizza.

Island Perk - Get your motor running with one of Island Perks' premium coffees. Also enjoy a variety of specialty drinks, freshly baked pastries, delicatessen salads, sandwiches, and desserts.

Treasure Island Venues & Hotspots

Parlay Lounge

Enjoy monthly drink specials and free live music from Minnesota’s top local bands every Friday and Saturday night at the Parlay Lounge.

Hours:

Mon.-Thurs. 4pm-close
Fri. 11am-2am
Sat. 10am-2am
Sun. 10am-close

Cabana Bar

Cabana Bar features the latest specialty brews, from local crafts to seasonal favorites. Every few weeks they have a new brew on tap so be sure to stop by and taste test away!

Rare Bar & Lounge

Located within Tado Steakhouse, Rare Bar & Lounge is the perfect place to relax and unwind with a pre-dinner drink.

Hours:

Mon.-Tues. Closed
Wed.-Thurs. 5pm-9pm
Fri. &-Sat. 5pm-11pm
Sun. 5pm-9pm

Happy Hour: Daily from 5pm to 7pm

Meeting & Event Space

The 50,000 square feet of total meeting and event space at Treasure Island Casino includes the 30,000-square-foot Event Center, which can be broken into six separate rooms to suit your needs and has space for up to 1,000 guests. Facility amenities include state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment, full-service, gourmet catering, provided by award-winning chefs and more!

Element Bar & Lounge

Element Bar & Lounge is located on the gaming floor and is smoke-free. Stop by and play all your favorite slot machines while you relax smoke-free surrounded by big, beautiful windows and lots of natural light.

Hours:

Mon. -Thurs. 3pm-close
Fri., Sat. & Sun. 9:45am-close

Barefoot Bar

Located in the adults-only section of The Lagoon, at Barefoot Bar, you wont have to worry about "no shoes no service," you can swim right up and order any of your favorite adult refreshments without ever leaving the water.

Sun.-Thurs. 9:30am-10pm
Fri. & Sat. 9:30am-midnight

Other Casino Bars & Lounges

Located on the gaming floor and open daily from 10am to 2am, enjoy a refreshing drink at either the Emerald Bay Lounge, Barracudas Bar, or Bongos Bar!

Treasure Island RV Parking

Treasure Island's RV Park has 95 pull-through sites and includes electricity, water & sewer at all sites, 20, 30 & 50 amp service, restrooms & showers, on-site laundry, dump station, half off admissions discount to The Lagoon, complimentary Wi-Fi, free shuttle service to and from the casino, picnic tables and on-site fire pits.