I went to the casino for the first time on Saturday night. The shuttle buses were timely and the drivers were very pleasant.
My experience was that the casino is very busy on the weekend but the machines are loose and I walked away a winner. I will absolutely return.

I recently went to Empire for the second time. My first trip was rather bad. This one was surprisingly better.

While we were forced to park pretty far away, the shuttle came by every 7 or 8 minutes. I know this because we actually sat in the car for about a half hour talking and timing them. There were two buses covering the roughly one mile circuit.

Facility is smoke free and not at all cramped. There is a central bar area that featured a very good Motown cover band.There were numereous ticket redemption machines throughout the facility. A very wide assortment of games, mostly ones I haven't seen in AC or Vegas. They did seem a bit tight.

Within a few weeks, I got a few offers from their players club. nothing great-$6 food comp, $10 in free play sort of thing.

Its a pale imitation of a real AC/Vegas casino but I had an enjoyable night, even with a small loss.

It's the closest casino near the Northeast of New Jersey. If the traffic on the George Washington bridge is not bad I can get there in about 45 minutes.



There is a good variety of games, many that I have never seen in Atlantic City. I have had some luck there. You need to get a feel for the place and learn where the good machines are.



The parking is bad (a long walk) and you they have no self redemption machines for the tickets. Don't be there when they close at 2 A.M. You will have to stand in a long line to redeem your ticket.