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Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel will open its Circling Raven Golf Club on Friday (April 3), teeing up its 22nd season with enhancements and additions. Leading the way per usual is rededicated first-class treatment of guests at the No. 1 ranked public course in Idaho (Source: Golf, Golfweek, and Golf Digest).
Owned and operated by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Circling Raven is named for an important tribal leader who guided the Tribe through some of its most difficult times. The resort has received numerous awards.
“Being top-rated by objective experts is the tip of the iceberg and a humbling distinction,” said Rasmussen. “Exceptional customer service, great course conditions, memorable holes, and a beautiful setting are underlying factors that players count on when choosing Circling Raven.”
Circling Raven Golf Club is part of the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort that features 1200+ slot-like games including:
- Lightning Link
- Dragon Cash
- Buffalo-style games
Video poker is also featured, including Multi-hand and draw poker variants like Triple Play Draw Video as well as video Keno.
Instead of the traditional Vegas-style table games, the resort features video versions of games such as:
- Blackjack
- Roulette
- Craps
Idaho tribal casinos use video gaming machines under tribal compacts and are not required to publish their RTP (return-to-player) percentages.
The casino does not offer a sportsbook as there is no regulation of sports betting in Idaho.
More Details Regarding the Gene Bates-Designed Championship Course
Some new and revised offerings include:
- Wildlife silhouettes with lasered yardages placed on the vast, pristine 25-acre practice facility,
- Women’s “Boot Camps” which pair instruction/training followed by 9 holes,
- Revamped merchandise and displays at the award-winning pro shop,
- Enhanced menu at the clubhouse’s Twisted Earth bar and grill,
- New cart path on a portion of the course,
- Revitalized wooden bridges through an engineer-overseen maintenance project, and
- Raven Cards, the value-laden frequent player cards that pay for themselves in perks provided.
Circling Raven offers two seasonal segments which come with different playing rates – Shoulder (Opening Day-May 17) and Peak (May 18-Oct 4) that can be viewed at cdacasino.com/golf. Shoulder Season rates are roughly $30-$40 less than Peak rates depending on whether it’s 9 or 18 holes, stay-and-play packages, and time of week played.
The club’s Raven Card ($599) offers an incredible array of benefits and savings, including:
- One Free Round (Mon–Thurs, 2026 Season)
- $40 Off 18-Hole Green Fees & 9-Hole Green Fees
- Raven Hour: All-You-Can-Play 3 hrs Before Sunset For $75
- Free Entry To Raven Card Tournament
- Monthly Group Instruction (June–Sept.)
- In-Stock Merch Discounts
- All-Season Access To The Practice Facility
- BOGO Simulator Suite Hours & Much More
(Subject to availability)
Rounds and stay-and-play packages can be booked by calling 1-800-523-2464. Packages include golf for two and a one-night stay (double occupancy) at the award-winning resort.
For more details about the resort and casino go here.
Recent Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Reviews
From Dave Nance on Google:
"We love the tournament promotion going on currently. It brings us out for most of the day. We have found this casino pays better than any in the region. We have lots of regulars we talk with and enjoy meeting up with. This place is a family environment and most of the employees are very friendly. If the heavy smoke during busy times was better, we would spend more times. Were kinda forced to stay away on heavy crowd evenings. Our favorite casino at the moment."
From Thomas Pham:
"The casino is fine. It has a good amount of slots and different rooms for smoking, high stakes, etc. But no tables from what I could see. If you stay in a room, make sure to stay in the modern part unless you want the more rustic, old school feel. Restaurants had a good selection and reasonably priced. Free coffee in stations throughout the casino. The location is about 20 minutes out from cda and not much around."
Alexander Krasnyanskiy, Esq.:
"Decent experience. Although I am a little biased—several healthy hand pays on my first visit, within the first hour—it did appear better than other casinos in the area. Clean, good, mixed crowd: college kids as well as older folks, good selection of slots (including older slots which remain popular and sometimes pay), well-lit parking lot. However, the arrangement is rather strange—it seems like they were on a mission to stick a slot wherever possible, and police presence was heavy (drugs?). Also, high stakes options are rather limited - but, perhaps, this is a good thing, as ones that were there, were not very popular."
And this from Will Bailey:
"Has a great restaurant and plenty of slots, mostly $.01. Perfect for my budget, and a fun way to kill a couple of hours.
I will never claim to know much about why things are the way they are. Related - I will occasionally claim to know a lot about the way things are. This will not be either of those. 'Electronic' table games should be banned in every state as a cruel and unusual way to lose a bunch of money. (FYI - This is what you will find here rather than live dealer table games.)."
- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com
