After reading all the negative comments I wasn't sure I wanted to go. I enjoy Mardi Gras and thought I would just keep going to that one. When I first arrived at Charles Town casino and walked inside, I thought it was an unusual layout. The first thing we did was grab us something to eat at the Epic Buffet. This place was really good! If you like a good buffet, I highly recommend this one. After that I got on a couple slots that I don't normally play and was down $39.20. I thought to myself maybe the slots are tight, but I was playing games I don't usually play and didn't have the full understanding or the comfort level of the game. A lot of the games I wanted to play were already taken. So I kept walking around and found a game I liked. I won $60 on this slot machine, before heading to bet on the horses in which I did better than expected. My friend made a nice profit on them and the track was nicer than what you would see on t.v. After the races, I headed over to play the big wheel and won a little on that. I can't rate the table games because they were all full and I couldn't get in on a game. My suggestion for playing table games are during the day or on a weekday. I finally finished on a slot and won $200.00, and my buddy won even more. Customer service was really good too, very helpful! I am not sure about the hotel because it isn't connected to the casino and is across the race track. You may be better off staying at the Holiday Inn. So I would say go here and don't pay attention to the negative comments. Most of the people that have something negative to say are the losers. If everyone won there wouldn't be a casino. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. They do allow smoking which was another reason I almost didn't go, but it is not bad at all. Have fun!