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Dec 11, 2020 - Located off Exit 27 on I-90, Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Erie, PA is home to the hottest new slots, progressive table games, live racing (Sunday thru Thursday May thru September,) simulcast. Presque Isle Downs and Casino: An evening out - See 938 traveler reviews, 68 candid photos, and great deals for Erie, PA, at Tripadvisor. Presque Isle Downs Players Club members must be 21 and not on any self-exclusion, exclusion or management-exclusion list to join the Presque Isle Downs Players Club.
I visited Presque Isle Downs & Casino on 12/29/10. What follows is my review:PI is located off of I-90 just outside of Erie, PA. It is convenient to get to off the interstate, and the traffic flow is good. PI is a racetrack racino but the horses weren't running that day. I think they run in the winter, though; it is an artificial track. There is very little space given over to horse bettors and they have expanded the casino to take over most of the grandstand. Parking is plentiful. I parked in an overflow lot across a small bridge from the casino, and walked over, but they also have a shuttle that circulates the lot picking people up.
PI has added table games in the last year. There are two pit areas: one in the main casino 'barn' and another in the back area where the grandstand used to be. They were testing out the back area pit while I was there. They had people with badges and fake chips placing fake bets on the roulette wheel to train the dealers. The operating pit had the following games: Blackjack ($10-$100 minimums), Roulette ($10 minimums), Let it Ride ($10 minimum), Three Card Poker ($10 minimum, 6/3 paytable on the PP), Texas Hold 'Em Bonus (closed), Mini-baccarat ($25 minimum, on a big table but no handling of the cards, dealer deals the 'wrong' way of exposing one card for the player and one card for the banker alternately, instead of tucking the banker hand under the shoe) and Craps ($5-$10 minimums). The rest of the casino is given over to slots. The best video poker games are 9/5 Jacks and 15/9/4/4 Deuces Wild, both at the dollar level, for 98.4% and 98.9% returns, respectively. All the lower denomination paytables are significantly worse. Blackjack rules are six decks, LS, S17, no RSA for a house edge of around .34%
My own play: I first stopped at the players club to get a card. I then played blackjack at $25 a hand for a few hours, losing $50. The dealers seems friendly, upbeat, and competent. I fear they may still be in their 'honeymoon' phase, but these dealers beat the pants off anything I've seen in Vegas or AC. I found I was the only one invoking the surrender rule, and a lot of people asked me about it while I was doing it. They didn't even know it existed. The only snag was the first time I surrendered I made the wrong signal, and the dealer gave me a hit card. The pit boss was very understanding, however, and let me surrender anyway. Yuengling Light was available for a reasonable price of $2 for a 12-oz. draft, and I will say I indulged, because I love Yuengling beer. Drink service was friendly and fast, and you could use your comp dollars for drinks. There was no mid-shoe entry for some (but not all) of the blackjack games, which is a confounding rule, and just seemed to irritate most of the players.
After blackjack, I wandered over to the craps table, which was $5, and played for a while, breaking even. They put up a sign saying the table minimums would increase to $10 at such-and-such a time, so I cashed out then, and went to play video poker. I played $1 9/5 Jacks, and 15/9 Deuces for about 20 minutes. I hate playing inferior paytables, so I cashed out after hitting a 4-o-a-k on the JOB and a wild royal on the Deuces. I finished up $380. Sorry, I didn't keep track of how many points I earned or the cashback rate. I don't think I earned very much, however.
I then dicked around with some of the slot machines that I found interesting, like Slotsky and Miss Kitty. Slotsky took a ton of my money (damn Russian duck), but Miss Kitty was generous and granted me a $60 payout. I think I lost about $30 on slots.
I still wanted to gamble, so I played blackjack for a few more hours (got down to my last quarter but made it back to even plus a little more on BJ total), and then wandered over the craps table which I was shocked to see had reverted back down to $5 minimums. I almost never see pit bosses lower minimums midstream. I rolled the bones for another few hours, and people got on some really hot rolls. The dealers were also very attentive and by and large good. Looks like the training process that AZDuffman described really worked. I finished playing craps up about $220.
I then went to the promotions booth to see if I had earned any comps. The boothling said 'You have $1.76 in comps' I just had to let out an audible laugh. Talk about chintzy. I didn't even bother spending my meager amount. I left and stopped at McDonald's on the way home :)
I don't think I'll be returning to Presque Isle, even though I had a winning trip. The atmosphere is decent and the service is good enough, however, if you just want to scratch the gambling itch. The comps are horrible, but the drinks are cheap, and good. I think I've seen the future of locals' casinos. Verdict?: Not bad, but not great either.
'Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe.' -Rig Veda 10.34.4
FleaStiff
>PI is located off of I-90 just outside of Erie, PA.
Wish I could get Maine out of my mind every time I hear Presque isle.
>Mini-baccarat (dealer deals the 'wrong' way of exposing one card for the player and one card for the banker alternately)
Does this make a difference? Did you tell them they were wrong?
> but these dealers beat the pants off anything I've seen in Vegas or AC.
Wow. That is a real good beginning for the casino.
>Drink service was friendly and fast, and you could use your comp dollars for drinks.
That too is good. Two dollars but fast and friendly. Probably beats a tiny plastic cup every now and never.
>There was no mid-shoe entry for some (but not all) of the blackjack games, which is a confounding rule,
Signage problem perhaps? I don't see why they simply can't just adopt one rule and follow it. Do they like answering the same question over and over all night long?
>hey put up a sign saying the table minimums would increase to $10 at such-and-such a time,
Nice that they gave warning.
> so I cashed out then, and went to play video poker.
They may have noticed that and changed their minds.
>The dealers were also very attentive and by and large good.
>Looks like the training process that AZDuffman described really worked.
Somehow, I assumed that all took place in Arizona.
>I finished playing craps up about $220.
Congratulations.
>The boothling said 'You have $1.76 in comps'
I sure hope she didn't mean '$176.00'. Particularly in a newly opened casino that is still working some of the kinks out, I would have waited around quite a bit for your rated play to get into their computer system properly. Do they have an online way for you to check your account balance?
>I don't think I'll be returning to Presque Isle, even though I had a winning trip.
>I think I've seen the future of locals' casinos. Verdict?: Not bad, but not great either.
Well, at least you didn't have to fly for hours to get there and go through security screenings and pat downs.
The VP rates were not to your liking but you did win money.
It is possible that as air travel gets more frustrating that locals casinos will seek to improve their quality rather than just focus on being sheep shearers with an attitude.
Wish I could get Maine out of my mind every time I hear Presque isle.
>Mini-baccarat (dealer deals the 'wrong' way of exposing one card for the player and one card for the banker alternately)
Does this make a difference? Did you tell them they were wrong?
> but these dealers beat the pants off anything I've seen in Vegas or AC.
Wow. That is a real good beginning for the casino.
>Drink service was friendly and fast, and you could use your comp dollars for drinks.
That too is good. Two dollars but fast and friendly. Probably beats a tiny plastic cup every now and never.
>There was no mid-shoe entry for some (but not all) of the blackjack games, which is a confounding rule,
Signage problem perhaps? I don't see why they simply can't just adopt one rule and follow it. Do they like answering the same question over and over all night long?
>hey put up a sign saying the table minimums would increase to $10 at such-and-such a time,
Nice that they gave warning.
> so I cashed out then, and went to play video poker.
They may have noticed that and changed their minds.
>The dealers were also very attentive and by and large good.
>Looks like the training process that AZDuffman described really worked.
Somehow, I assumed that all took place in Arizona.
>I finished playing craps up about $220.
Congratulations.
>The boothling said 'You have $1.76 in comps'
I sure hope she didn't mean '$176.00'. Particularly in a newly opened casino that is still working some of the kinks out, I would have waited around quite a bit for your rated play to get into their computer system properly. Do they have an online way for you to check your account balance?
>I don't think I'll be returning to Presque Isle, even though I had a winning trip.
>I think I've seen the future of locals' casinos. Verdict?: Not bad, but not great either.
Well, at least you didn't have to fly for hours to get there and go through security screenings and pat downs.
The VP rates were not to your liking but you did win money.
It is possible that as air travel gets more frustrating that locals casinos will seek to improve their quality rather than just focus on being sheep shearers with an attitude.
appistappis
We went on breeders cup day and i wasn't impressed.....by the way the horses don't run live there in the winter.....this place will become a locals flea fest very quickly.
DJTeddyBear
I then went to the promotions booth to see if I had earned any comps. The boothling said 'You have $1.76 in comps' I just had to let out an audible laugh. Talk about chintzy.
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teddys
Like I said, won't be going back. What the heck, I made money off of them; they can have their comp dollars. More things:
1. They were marketing heavily to the Asian market. They had big banners in the buffet saying 'Our team is here for you' in Chinese, and another one that said, 'Where there are horses there is success.' I guess that is a Chinese proverb, since it was spelled out in very few Chinese characters. There were a few Asians in the casino, but not a lot.
2. There were three walk-up bars and it was easy to order your own drinks. They did not have any self-serve soda or coffee machines.
3. There was no poker room.
'Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe.' -Rig Veda 10.34.4
Ayecarumba
Like I said, won't be going back. What the heck, I made money off of them; they can have their comp dollars.
More things:
1. They were marketing heavily to the Asian market. They had big banners in the buffet saying 'Our team is here for you' in Chinese, and another one that said, 'Where there are horses there is success.' I guess that is a Chinese proverb, since it was spelled out in very few Chinese characters. There were a few Asians in the casino, but not a lot.
2. There were three walk-up bars and it was easy to order your own drinks. They did not have any self-serve soda or coffee machines.
3. There was no poker room.
More things:
1. They were marketing heavily to the Asian market. They had big banners in the buffet saying 'Our team is here for you' in Chinese, and another one that said, 'Where there are horses there is success.' I guess that is a Chinese proverb, since it was spelled out in very few Chinese characters. There were a few Asians in the casino, but not a lot.
2. There were three walk-up bars and it was easy to order your own drinks. They did not have any self-serve soda or coffee machines.
3. There was no poker room.
Thanks for the review teddys. Is there a large pool of Chinese players in Erie? Where are they expecting these players to come from? Buffalo? Cleveland?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
OneAngryDwarf
There is a surprisingly large Asian population in the Cleveland metro area, who in the past would usually come down to Mountaineer in WV for their gambling. Since the same company owns both casinos, it hardly matters.'I believe I've passed the age/of consciousness and righteous rage/I've found that just surviving was a noble fight... I once believed in causes too/I had my pointless point of view/And life went on no matter who was wrong or right...' --Billy Joel
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Four live poker rooms are now open in Pennsylvania. The rooms where you can find live poker right now are:
- The Meadows
- Mount Airy Casino
- Mohegan Sun Pocono
- Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
These five live poker rooms are currently closed:
- Parx (opening Dec. 15)
- Hollywood Casino
- Presque Isle Downs
- Wind Creek Casino
- Rivers Casino Philadelphia (reopened but closed again on Nov. 20)
In the New Year, players will also have another live poker option in Philadelphia. Live! Casino and Hotel in Philly will open in early 2021, and a 29-table poker room should open with it, pending COVID-19 restrictions.
We will continue to update casino and poker room closings and reopening plans in this second wave at our live updates page here.
Parx poker room reopening in mid-December
Pennsylvania’s largest poker room announced a date for its long-awaited return. Parx Poker Room will reopen on Dec. 15 at 9.m. with all of its usual games and be open 24 hours. The news came via Parx’s website.
What’s up at Wind Creek’s poker room?
With 26 tables, Wind Creek Casino has one of the larger poker rooms in PA. A representative from Wind Creek told PlayPennsylvania they had no update on when the poker room would open.
A Wind Creek employee provided an update on some of the happenings at Wind Creek including the poker room. Read the full story here.
PA poker rooms opening one by one
Other poker rooms in Pennsylvania could be reopening any day. According to a spokesperson for the PGCB, casinos submit plans and safety protocols for review. Once they receive final approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), they can reopen.
It’s positive news for poker players who have been waiting a long time to get back to live games. Casinos in Pennsylvania started shutting down to slow the spread of coronavirus in mid-March. They did not begin to welcome back guests until June, and poker rooms were not open due to the social nature of the game.
PlayPennsylvania has contacted poker room reps for Hollywood Casino, Wind Creek Casino, and Presque Isle Downs Casino but they had no concrete plans to share.
We will continue to update you here as more rooms open or set a date for reopening.
Live Poker returned to Rivers Philadelphia but closed again
Rivers Casino Philadelphia reopened its poker room on Oct. 23. It did so with approval for up to 14 tables with a capacity of 100 guests. Under normal circumstances, the room has 28 tables and offers a variety of poker games but now the action returned with primarily No Limit Texas Hold’em cash games.
According to a recent press release, in addition to the existing casino-wide safety measures, the following precautions are in effect for the poker room (when it is open):
- Masks must be worn at all times
- Poker dealers will wear both a mask and a face shield
- Each poker table in play will have plexiglass dividers, separating players and the dealer
- A maximum of seven players allowed per table
- Frequent and thorough cleaning of all cards, chips and surfaces
- Only sanitized chips bought from the poker room cage will be used in play
- No food, beverage or smoking is permitted in the poker room or anywhere on the Rivers Casino gaming floor
Peter Longi, assistant general manager at Rivers Casino Philadelphia, commented:
“Poker players are excited to be back at the tables, enjoying the game they love. Our reopening was carefully planned with the safety of our team and guests being the primary concern. We’re eager to welcome back our poker team.”
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To assist with social distancing, players are encouraged to call the poker room at 215-717-3883 to put their name on the waiting list when the room reopens. Guests can also check the Bravo Poker Live online or the website’s mobile app for the Rivers Casino poker room up-to-the-minute game status. In addition, players will have a chance to win their share of the $100,000 Bad Beat Jackpot. The minimum qualifying hand is quad 2s.
Rivers had to close its poker room once again along with the rest of the casino until at least Jan. 1, 2021.
Here’s a look at a poker table at Rivers Philadelphia:
Players pine for poker
When the PGCB released its casino reopening protocols in late May, part of them stated that poker rooms were not authorized to operate due to players’ handling of cards and chips. They also said poker room operations would be re-examined based on changes in the CDC’s and PA Department of Health’s guidance.
On June 9, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh was the first to welcome back visitors. When asked when poker rooms would return, PGCB Director of Communication Doug Harbach said poker rooms present a different type of challenge since people are sitting close together in a room. He said at the time:
“The casinos want to walk before they run and make sure they are getting the venue open and then move on to opening up other areas once they know the protocols are working well.”
PokerStars, the state’s lone online poker site, has posted healthy numbers in PA, but players are still pining for in-person play.
Harbach gave this update to PlayPennsylvania in late August about poker rooms in Pennsylvania:
“There has been no alteration to the casino reopening protocols released by the Gaming Control Board in May in which poker rooms were not authorized to operate. At the same time, this guideline can be reexamined based on health experts’ guidance. Should casinos wish to explore reopening a casino room, it would need to provide plans to do so safely, which would be reviewed by the board on a case-by-case basis.”
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Poker is back in New Jersey, too
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New Jersey also had a long poker pause. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa reopened its poker room, the largest in the state, on Oct. 21. The room is operating with 30 socially distanced tables. It’s about a third of the room’s 85 tables when operating at full capacity.
The Bellagio in Las Vegas opened its poker room in June. Nevada state guidelines mandated five-handed play in rooms without dividers or plexiglass partitions. However, the Bellagio’s request for six-handed poker games with partitions was approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Other poker rooms in Nevada have also reopened with virus protocols in place.
When will poker rooms in Pennsylvania reopen?
Play Pennsylvania will continue to provide updates here as more casinos announce plans and reopen live poker.
Hollywood Casino live poker update
Currently closed.
Information about Hollywood Casino Poker Room:
- 17 tables
- Monday nights, $200 high hand, every 30 minutes; Wednesdays and Thursdays, $200 high hand, every 30 minutes; Fridays, $500 high hand, every 30 minutes; Sundays, hourly high hand prizes.
- Bad Beat Jackpot
- Weekly Rack Back Bonus
The Meadows live poker update
The Meadows poker room opened on Oct. 23 with daily hours of 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Welcome back Poker Players! pic.twitter.com/9X66QuZqXp
— Meadows Casino (@MeadowsCasino) October 23, 2020
Information about The Meadows Poker Room:
- 14 tables
- Live games such as Texas hold’em and Omaha every day
- Progressive bad beat
Mount Airy Casino live poker update
Mount Airy’s poker room reopened on Oct. 16 and is open 24 hours.
Information about Mount Airy Casino Poker Room:
- 12 tables
- Games such as Texas hold’em, Omaha and stud
Mohegan Sun Pocono live poker update
Mohegan Sun Pocono’s poker room reopened on Oct. 16.
Information about Mohegan Sun Pocono Poker Room:
- Eight tables
- Daily tournaments feature no-limit Texas hold’em and Bounty tournaments
- Offering a Bad Beat Jackpot for BOTH cash and tournament play
- Each day, $25 added to the Royal Flush Jackpot for each of the four suites
Parx live poker update
Parx sent out an email in mid-November saying they were finalizing plans but hoped to re-open poker “before the end of December.”
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Information about the Parx Casino Poker Room:
- 80 tables — the most in PA
- The room offers a variety of no-limit hold’em games (from $1-$2 up to $10-$25), limit hold’em ($3-6 up to $30-$60), pot-limit Omaha, Omaha eight or better and a variety of mixed and draw games
- Weekly tournaments. Major tournament: Parx Big Stax
Presque Isle Downs live poker update
The poker room is currently closed.
Information about Presque Isle Downs Poker Room:
- Seven tables
- Games like hold’em and Omaha. Also offering multitable and single-table tournaments (sit and go’s)
Rivers Casino Philadelphia live poker update
Rivers Philadelphia reopened poker on Oct. 23. But it is closed once again as of Nov. 20 along with the casino to comply with city orders. It could reopen as soon as Jan. 1.
Cards are in the air! Welcome back players! $200 high hands are on every hour 24/7 all of October! Call 215-717-3883 to reserve your seat. pic.twitter.com/MwcxTABsNM
— Rivers Philadelphia Poker Room (@riverspokerphl) October 23, 2020
Information about Rivers Casino Philadelphia Poker Room:
- 28 tables
- Rivers offers a wide variety of poker games, including, but not limited, to Texas hold’em, Omaha-high, Omaha-hi/lo split eight or better, seven-card stud high, seven-card stud low, seven-card stud hi/lo split and seven-card stud hi/lo split eight or better.
- Poker promotions and tournaments listed on site when available.
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh live poker update
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh opened on Nov. 11. And beginning Nov. 16, Rivers Pittsburgh will operate 24/7, according to their twitter.
We are excited to announce that the Poker Room will be opening on Wednesday, November 11th at 4PM. We can’t wait to welcome you back!
Learn more about what you can expect and current hours: https://t.co/heQ3qJyQbV
Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-Gambler pic.twitter.com/FjgJY2cC7v
— Rivers Casino Pittsburgh (@WinBigRivers) November 10, 2020
Information about Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Poker Room:
- 30 tables
- Poker promotions and tournaments listed on site when available
Wind Creek Bethlehem live poker update
Wind Creek poker room remains closed.
Information about Wind Creek Bethlehem Poker Room:
- 26 tables
- Variety of games such as limit and no-limit Texas hold ’em, stud and Omaha. Limits starting at $3 and $6
- Automated shufflers on every poker game
- Bad Beat Jackpot available daily
- Massage service
Lady Luck Nemacolin and Valley Forge do not have poker rooms. PlayPennsylvania exclusively reported that Harrah’s Philadelphia closed its WSOP-branded room in August.
More online poker operators coming to PA
PokerStars arrived in Pennsylvania in November 2019 and has been the state’s only operator for 11 months. Partypoker was rumored to be coming in the early fall, but like most party plans in 2020, it hasn’t happened.
Last week, the PGCB approved Caesars‘ online poker partner 888 Holdings for an interactive gaming manufacturer license. 888 Poker was the No. 1 poker website in the country last year. It has a self-branded poker platform, and its software powers World Series of Poker (WSOP) online and mobile sites.
It seems only a matter of time before both partypoker and WSOP.com make their way to PA.
Health and safety at PA casinos
Here are a few things you should know in case you have not been to a casino since they reopened. Per the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, all casinos in the state must follow the COVID-19 Casino Reopening Protocols, which detail the minimum safety and health-related requirements that are mandatory before reopening.
Casinos may also choose to have additional measures, such as temperature checks at the entrance.
Key points to remember are:
- Casinos can reopen at 50% capacity. (Rivers Casino Philadelphia is open at 25%.)
- Employees and guests must wear masks.
- There must be markings on the floor to promote social distancing.
- Enhanced cleaning is required throughout the facility.
In addition, there is a current pause on smoking at casinos, no drink service on the gaming floor and no sitting at the bar.
Be sure to check back often as we continue to post updates on PA poker room reopenings here.
Lead image of Meadows poker room via AP Photo/Keith Srakocic.