May 25, 2018 | In this Issue
Midwest Gaming’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards
Illinois Award Winners
Best Overall Property
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Harrah’s Joliet
3. Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
Best Suites
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Hollywood Casino Joliet
3. Harrah’s Joliet
Best Rooms
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Harrah’s Joliet
3. Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
Best Casino Floor
1. Casino Queen
2. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
3. Harrah’s Joliet
Best Poker Room
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Harrah’s Joliet
3. Hollywood Casino Aurora
Best Restaurant
1. Hollywood Casino Joliet
2. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
3. Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
Best Buffet
1. Casino Queen
2. Argosy Casino Alton
3. Harrah’s Joliet
Best Spa
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Harrah’s Joliet
3. Hollywood Casino Joliet
Best Entertainment
1. Harrah’s Metropolis
2. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
3. Argosy Casino Alton
Best Entertainment Venue
1. Harrah’s Metropolis
2. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
3. Harrah’s Joliet
Best Nightlife
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Casino Queen
3. Harrah’s Metropolis
Best Theme
1. Hollywood Casino Aurora
2. Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
3. Harrah’s Metropolis
Best Casino Personnel
1. Casino Queen
2. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
3. Harrah’s Metropolis
Best Customer Service
1. Casino Queen
2. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
3. Harrah’s Joliet
Best Advertising
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
3. Harrah’s Joliet
Best Players Club
1. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
2. Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
3. Harrah’s Joliet
May 25, 2018 | In this Issue
Midwest Gaming’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards
Missouri Award Winners
Best Overall Property
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel
2. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
3. River City Casino & Hotel
Best Suites
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel
2. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
3. River City Casino & Hotel
Best Rooms
1. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
2. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
3. River City Casino & Hotel
Best Casino Floor
1. Hollywood Casino St. Louis
2. River City Casino & Spa
3. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
Best Poker Room
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
2. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
3. Harrah’s North Kansas City
Best Restaurant
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
2. Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa
3. River City Casino & Hotel
Best Buffet
1. River City Casino & Hotel
2. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
3. Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa
Best Spa
1. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
2. Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa
3. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
Best Pool
1. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
2. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
Best Entertainment
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
2. Hollywood Casino St. Louis
3. River City Casino & Hotel
Best Entertainment Venue
1. Hollywood Casino
2. River City Casino & Hotel
3. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
Best Nightlife
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel
2. Hollywood Casino St. Louis
3. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
Best Theme
1. Hollywood Casino St. Louis
2. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
3. River City Casino & Hotel
Best Casino Personnel
1. River City Casino & Hotel
2. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
3. Hollywood Casino St. Louis
Best Customer Service
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
2. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa
3. River City Casino & Hotel
Best Advertising
1. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
2. River City Casino & Hotel
3. Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa
Best Players Club
1. Ameristar St. Charles
2. Hollywood Casino St. Louis
3. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels
May 25, 2018 | In this Issue
Midwest Gaming’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards
South Dakota Award Winners
Best Overall Property
1. Deadwood Mountain Casino
2. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
3. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
Best Suites
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Deadwood Mountain Casino
3. Gold Dust Casino & Hotel
Best Rooms
1. Gold Dust Casino & Hotel
2. Deadwood Mountain Casino
3. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
Best Casino Floor
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
3. Deadwood Gulch Resort
Best Poker Room
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Dakota Sioux Casino
3. Grand River Casino Resort
Best Restaurant
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Deadwood Mountain Casino
3. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
Best Buffet
1. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
2. Tin Lizzie Gaming Resort
3. Gold Dust Casino & Hotel
Best Spa
1. Deadwood Mountain Casino
2. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
3. Deadwood Gulch Resort
Best Pool
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
3. Deadwood Mountain Casino
Best Entertainment
1. Deadwood Mountain Casino
2. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
3. Deadwood Gulch Resort
Best Entertainment Venue
1. Deadwood Mountain Casino
2. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
3. Deadwood Gulch Resort
Best Nightlife
1. Dakota Sioux Casino
2. Deadwood Mountain Casino
3. Gold Dust Casino & Hotel
Best Theme
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Hickok’s Hotel & Gaming
3. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
Best Casino Personnel
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
3. Deadwood Mountain Casino
Best Customer Service
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Deadwood Gulch Resort
3. Deadwood Mountain Casino
Best Advertising
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
3. Deadwood Mountain Casino
Best Players Club
1. The Lodge at Deadwood Resort
2. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
3. Deadwood Gulch Resort
May 25, 2018 | In this Issue
Southern Gaming’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Award Winners
Biloxi/Gulf Coast Area
Best Overall Property
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
2. IP Casino Resort & Spa
3. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Best Suites
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
2. IP Casino Resort & Spa
3. Golden Nugget Biloxi
Best Rooms
1. IP Casino Resort & Spa
2. Scarlet Pearl Casino
3. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Best Casino Floor
1. Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort
2. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
3. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Best Poker Room
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
2. IP Casino Resort & Spa
3. Harrah’s Gulf Coast
Best Restaurant
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
2. IP Casino Resort & Spa
3. Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort
Best Buffet
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
2. Harrah’s Gulf Coast
3. IP Casino Resort & Spa
Best Spa
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
2. Harrah’s Gulf Coast
3. IP Casino Resort & Spa
Best Pool
1. Golden Nugget Biloxi
2. IP Casino Resort & Spa
3. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Best Golf Course
1. Fallen Oak @ Beau Rivage
2. Grand Bear @ Harrah’s
3. Bridges @ Hollywood Casino
Best Entertainment
1. IP Casino Resort & Spa
2. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
3. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Best Entertainment Venue
1. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
2. IP Casino Resort & Spa
3. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Best Nightlife
1. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
2. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
3. IP Casino Resort & Spa
Best Theme
1. Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast
2. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
3. Treasure Bay Casino
Best Casino Personnel (Dealers, Slot attendants, etc…)
1. IP Casino Resort & Spa
2. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
3. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Best Customer Service
1. IP Casino Resort & Spa
2. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
3. Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort
Best Advertising
1. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
2. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
3. IP Casino Resort & Spa
Best Players Club
1. Harrah’s Gulf Coast
2. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
3. IP Casino Resort & Spa
Apr 19, 2018 | Blackjack Tips & Strategies, Gaming News, In this Issue, Winning Tips
It was an unbelievably hot afternoon in the summer of 1968 when the young couple arrived in Las Vegas. It was their first trip ever to this gambling Mecca and they didn’t know what to expect. Certainly the 120 degree temperature was nothing they had ever experienced in their native New Jersey. When they arrived at the Aladdin Casino Hotel, they were taken aback by the elegance of the casino. The adrenaline was already flowing through the young mans body as he couldn’t wait to play blackjack. They agreed that she would stand in the hotel check-in line and he would “check out the casino”.
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Apr 16, 2018 | Gaming News, In this Issue, Property Reviews
The family of properties under the Wind Creek umbrella includes a variety of amenities and offerings for gaming enthusiasts across the board. Their slogan, “There’s always something extra to do here” certainly fits the bill with three premier properties scattered throughout Alabama. Whether you enjoy their delicious variety of cuisine, amenities to guarantee your comfort satisfaction or the hot action in the casino, you are sure to find your “winning moment” at these winning properties.
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