When the Laguna Casino first opened, I didn't understand why it existed. The structure was plain/ugly, it was small,  (even by New Mexico standards) and right down the road was the Dancing Eagle and Sky City.  Shortly thereafter, the grand plan was unveiled, with  construction starting on the Route 66 Casino.  A few weeks before the opening of the Route 66 casino, the Laguna Casino was issuing Route 66 slot cards and T-shirts.  I assumed that when the new casino opened,  the Laguna Casino would be closed (Why have two casinos in the same location?)
Some of the TITO slot machines were removed, and the table games closed. Was I wrong! When the Route 66 Casino opened, the Laguna Casino metamorphosed into the Casino Express. still all TITO slot machines, no gaming tables, but with an attached convenience store, small restaurant, and gas station.  Actually, it's pretty clever. If you are just stopping to fuel up, you can dash in, play a little slots, grab some food and dash out. And you don't have to contend with a large casino. I like it. (and the convenience store sells Krispy Cremes!)

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