Review of the Sands Casino, PA:
I was overcome with excitement to visit a new casino. I am a big fan of slot machines, so the thought of a casino offering only that gave me a little tickle in the pit of my stomach.
Upon entering the lot, it appears to be a lot larger than it really is. The actual casino is very, very small. The majority of the slot machines are penny, two-cent or nickle slots. The quarter slots are all occupied by people who refuse to get up and “share” the machines with other visitors. If you want to use a quarter slot, good luck. If you are visiting the casino to use $1 or $5 slots, those will ALL be available to you because no one is using them.
At one point, I was up $87 on a penny slot (although the way the machine worked, I did not even know that I won). I then put that $87 ticket into a two cent slot and did what felt like three spins and it was gone (the setting on that particular slot apparently required each pull to be about $9).
On a good note, the parking was free, however, if you have a truck or car that is above 5’5” tall, you cannot park there. The ceilings are very short.
There are two sit-down restaurants. The wait was over two hours for each of them. We put our name on the list and ended up eating at the bar because we could not wait any longer. The food was not good.
Overall, it turns out the tickle in the pit of my stomach was the result of losing a lot of money and eating terrible food. I would never return to this casino and I would strongly advise anyone from venturing out to PA to visit.
My husband did find a small pearl in his seafood chowder, so I guess I can say it was not a total loss…
