this casino just keeps getting worse and worse....the slots just eat your 20 dollar bill without giving anything back....bonuses are turned off. I'm not sure how they are getting away with this but everyone you chat with there has about had it with their payouts. Someone should be checking on their tactics.
My first experience was not good at all. All the machines did was take and take. When you get a bonus it is not for very much. I make a lot of money and am in Pittsburgh for an extended stay. They are the ones losing out. I will try somewhere else. I wish it was fairly decent because I don't mind losing money but not AT THAT RATE.
Yes, the payout here is pretty bad! My mother and a couple of my friends, and even me on occasion, play the slots. I always hear from them that they lost like 150 dollars, or 80 dollars, or whatever. I lost 80 in one night there, was betting 20 and 30 cent bets, and didn't even hit once. Terrible. This is a little better then Wheeling in payout, but not that much. My mom just got back tonight. She blew 80. Didn't hit anything. This is my favorite casino in terms of atmosphere and even the area it's in, however the payout has been bad ever since the new casino opened in 09. Wish they had soda machines, that would be a big plus. Beers are kinda expensive. Decent dining here. Hey what should I expect, right? A casino is a casino. They all rob you. Overall, very nice place to visit and relax. The slots have good variety, atmosphere is something definitely to be desired, Pacers is great to sit at(through the week, when it's not jammed), bands are usually really good, much easier to get in and out of then The Rivers, beautiful area around the casino! Casino itself 9/10. Payout 3/10.
I don't like how they do the drawing now. If you win free play it is automatically added to your card. Who's to say they are adding anything. They could be ghost names they call. Some of the names , I never heard of. You don't hear Smith, Jones , or any other common names. They really sound made-up. John Horsesaddle , Joe Sockneedle, and so on. At least make them sound believable. I want to see the winners, cause I know I'll never be one. Also I like how my free-play goes up and down and I am there and spend the same amount every month.
We live in Cleveland so it's a couple hour drive to any casino we go to, so in the end we want to make sure we go to a place where we have the best chances at bringing something back. We've tried the other western PA & WV casinos & had no luck on the slots at all; if we came out $20 ahead it was a good day. We've been to The Meadows about six times this year & though my husband has a losing record I've come out several hundred dollars ahead 4 out of 5 times. The slots machines seem newer than most places & the staff is friendly. I'm very impressed with the variety, and the fact that they have a lot of penny slots. The customers seem a step above what you sometimes deal with at other casinos. My biggest complaint is that trying to get a drink is impossible. I wish they would at least have self-serve soda machines, though ideally it would be great to have more servers on hand. I've only been asked twice if I wanted something to drink, and that's during at least 30 hours of slot play. The long lines at the bar are annoying & the bar staff seem slow, though for the most part prices seem more reasonable than other places we've been. The food court is a good "cheap meal" option. The non-smoking section isn't anything to brag about. The Player's Club is ok, though I think it could use some improvement regarding rewards. Right now this is our casino of choice; I am no longer wasting time at the others. It's not Vegas, but it's a good alternative.
