Parx Casino, is by far the most classless place on earth. It is also the toughest casino to ever win from. And where the atmosphere is supposed to make you feel like a winner, you always feel like a loser when you leave. Their comps are absolutely abysmal. Their promotions as well. The slot machines are as tight as can be. They are also in deplorable condition. Also, their rest rooms are far apart from each other. Their redemption machines and ATM's hardly ever work. Their food is tasteless....... They have nothing going for it at all, with the exception of its nice facade. Parx management is bad when it comes to not listening to their patrons. Perhaps Parx management should take lessons from places like Sands in Bethlehem, PA. ...where they have class.....where, unlike Parx, management takes the time to address any patron concerns and rewards them. They also fix any issues immediately with broken down slot machines, etc, ... That is the way a casino should be managed........... BTW, do yurself a favor, don't fall for their fancy commercials-....they are absolute lies......Like Vegas? .c'mon now Believe someone who was just in Vegas not too long ago, they are nowhere near Vegas caliber!
My parents and i went there tonight, jul 31,2011. We live like 15 minutes away, we wanted to see the place as we never been there since it was built. The self parking wasn't too bad, it's free, no complaints here . It's always crowded. As soon as i arrived at the door ( i'm 29 ) i got carded （￣へ￣) , I'm not going to bother mentioning about gambling, you win some you lose some. There are a ton of slot machines, the majority of them are 1c,2c,5c's. As for the table games, the min. bets were a little big for a beginner like me it was a $25 min. on all of the tables. The food is horrible, you can probably drive out to the local restaurants to find something about the same or less price with better quality. The club 360, it was packed, we didn't bother to go in, looks like there's a cover charge to get in. The customer service was substandard. I see a lot of cleaning crews running around, there were nice looking female waitresses, but there were also male waiters for drinks what is up with the male waiters? I was at the craps table, and there was zero service for drinks, we saw many waiters/waitresses walk back and forth, with us and the table dealers calling them over. We were ignored. This went on every 15~30 mins for 3 hours, still no service. You could fetch your own drinks at the center bar but you would need to pay for those. After a hour inside the complex, the smoking was getting to me, there was no smog, but the stench of cigars and cigarettes was really heavy to the point it was unbearable. I also noticed there were a lot of loud and rude players flocking around starting trouble.
I live close to Parx and go at least once a week. I like the slots and tried the penny, nickel, quarter, dollar and five dollar machines. None pay off - I played over $1,000 and not one payoff. I got a $5.00 food credit (JOKE) and small comps for machines. AC pays much better, two buffet dinners, large amounts of credit for machines.
After playing here for many years it seems the machines just get harder to hit. Parx Casino has nothing to offer other than their gimmicks to get people in to play. With one winner every 15 minutes and approximately 3500 slot machines your odds of winning are minimal. You would be better off playing the lottery. Their food and beverage comps are an absolute joke! What other casino only offers $5.00 for an entire month. Even in their details they are misrepresenting themselves. Parking is $15.00 to $20.00, not $5.00 as stated. They are an arrogant casino who thinks that they can insult the intelligence of their players with machines that have little or no payback, lousy e-play offers and gimmicks to entice people to stay and play until they have lost their last dollar. Unfortunately, as long as they are packing them in, their practices won't change. For me personally I have changed casinos and have found that my luck wasn't as bad as i thought it was. It was were i was playing that was unlucky.
We visited PARX casino recently. It was pretty busy on a weekend and the staff were having a hard time keeping up with cleanliness. They were trying though. Some machines had keys that did not work or were stuck. Some people can't read the no smoking symbol on the front of the machines. The security people did enforce the smoking areas. Did see one slot machine with broken glass. I guess not a happy camper. My sister and I thought the selection of slots was pretty good. They need more Vegas Spins and Wizard of Oz Machines. The bar top video poker machines don't seem to be the same as they were in the racetrack. They seem much tighter. Some players mentioned that fact. We did win a little as we played about three hours. Don't expect any comps as the Penna. Tax on comps seems prohibitive. It seems you have to run about $ 200.00 through a machine to earn one point. Could not find any materials that explained the point system.
