You can park in an open lot or in a covered garage.Snowden said the Henderson resort was one of the casino operator’s “highest-performing properties” along with the Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio, which is also targeted for an expansion. There are also free soda fountains placed around the perimeter. (The best buffet in OH/IN is at Indiana Grand in Shelbyville - 20 minutes south of Indy.) Hollywood Columbus is also non-smoking. The buffet in Lawrenceburg is only mediocre. We did not try the buffet since so many reviews are lackluster. We were there on a Saturday afternoon and the place was not crazy busy as I expected. Being a new casino, there were lots of new machines I hadn't seen before.

I like to play the 20-25-30-40 max penny machines, of which there were quite a few. I like winnning but I don't like spending.) The place is set up with a circular path with table games mostly up the middle. Because of this my new card came with free money - $10 - which I used for about 2 hours of play. Hollywood casinos are merging their Player's cards into one so you won't need a card for each of their (now 5) locations.

Of course, your opinion of a place is always dependent on whether you win or not. The decor is similar (movie themed) but Columbus is brighter and seems more exciting. I've been to the Hollywood in Lawrenceburg, IN, and I have to say I prefer the atmosphere in Columbus. If you enjoy slots, I think you'd love this place. Didn't try and food and never saw a beverage hostess. Beautiful casino, very friendly staff, nice parking. I played through my initial $50 in about 30 minutes and cashed out the $200 win and left with a $150 profit. Fourth hand, I caught 4 aces and won $200. I reluctantly put in my $50 bill and started playing. I reluctantly sat down to a machine and selected 'Double Double Bonus' and the pay table was the lowest I had ever seen. The expected payout on many of these games is terrible, by video poker standards. 25 video poker machines, but the pay tables were way short of what I am used to in Vegas, or even at the Belterra.

We spectators told a supervisor that we could fill two $5 tables and give a couple of otherwise bored dealers something to do if he would open a couple of $5 tables. The blackjack tables were $15 and $25 minimums! There were very few players, and 8-10 spectators. I only play blackjack and specific games of video poker. Upon entering the casino, it is overwhelmingly huge. There were only about 100 cars in the parking garage, in fact I was able to park right in front of the doors. I was curious and had $50 that wouldn't kill me if I lost it in a few hours. I visited this casino for the first time the Thursday before Christmas, at 10:30am.

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