The Meadows Racetrack & Casino

I’ve been to/​stayed at every casino/​hotel in Atlantic City and several different casinos/​hotels in Las Vegas. My mother lives very close to this place and she dragged me here twice. This place is a PIT. The slots and video poker machines are a complete and total joke. I stayed at the Harrahs in Las Vegas this past month and spent as much money in an entire week there as I did ONE NIGHT here, without winning anything!
I understand the convenience factor here for the local Pittsburgh-​ers, but take my advice: save up your shuckles and take a nice week-​long vacation to Vegas, or even AC. Also, if Video Poker is your thing, please read the major websites regarding payout ratios on specific casinos… this place ranked DEAD LAST in % payout on VP machines for any casino on the East Coast. Pathetic!
What it comes down to is this: The owners know they have a monopoly gold-​mine here and they tighten up the machines like a noose.
Go to Vegas!!!

What can be said? The place makes for a great night out.
From gambling to drinking to bowling to concerts and more.

I really like this casino. It’s been a while since I’ve been there but last time I went I was sad to hear my favorite supervisor Jen no longer works there. She was so much fun and alway took care of me. She probably moved back south cause she had a southern accent. But overall the casino is clean and decent. I prefer this casino over rivers.

Ate lunch in food court at Silver Star Diner. The worst deli meat I’ve ever eaten. I swear if someone brought me this sandwich I couldn’t even tell you what meat was on it. Completely unidentifiable. On top of that the woman making the sandwiches waited on the man in front of me then recognized the guy behind me and started making his «regular» and ignored me! Then she has the audacity to tell me I wasn’t standing there. Someone needs a new job.

Casino is great, clean friendly staff. Racing side is awesome. Buffet sucks. Worst buffet I’ve ever had in my life and it was 20 $ on a Wednesday night. Stay away from buffet area!!!

Do NOT waste your money at the Cutlery buffet. Uninspired flavors. No vegetable side dishes. Limited salad bar. One seafood choice. Standard soups. Pitiful dessert bar. (Ice creame and yogurt were prepackaged, no machine!). Waste of $ 24.

Worst parents of the year award goes to my husband and I for bringing our preteen daughter here on a Saturday night!
Actually we came strictly for the bowling. It was a large group of us — parents, college students and a 12 year old. We’d heard this was the nicest lanes in this area.
After calling ahead to make sure it was appropriate or even allowed to bring a child, we made the 30 minute drive from Wheeling. I had been assured that the bowling alley was kid friendly and had somewhat of a separate entrance than the main casino.
After arriving I was relieved to see a handful of other children bowling.
The bowling alley is spacious with its own bar area and a waitress for ordering food. Service was friendly and fast. The lanes were clean with plush seating. There are also large screens at the end of each lane playing a good variety of music videos.
The only reason this is not a 4 star rating is the food and drinks. The pizza is reasonably priced at $ 18 for a large two topping, unfortunately it was not good at all. A frozen grocery store pizza would have been better. My mixed drink was ridiculously watered down too.
Besides the food and drinks, it was still a good time.

I go to the Meadows every so often. My take is that as long as you keep in mind that 1) it’s a locals’ place, not the Las Vegas Strip, and 2) it’s entertainment and you’re not supposed to win in the long run, you’ll have a good time.
Gambling: Unlike the Rivers, whose attitude seems to be «don’t even bother with us if you’re not betting $ 100/​hand or higher,» Meadows actually takes care of low-​rolling gamblers. I basically just play $ 10 blackjack or craps and I usually get a food discount and/​or some match play coupons in the mail every few weeks, which is nice. The dealers are mostly professional and friendly, and I like that drinks for table players are now complimentary… gives them quite a leg up on the competition.
Food: The food court is a very average place for a quick bite. Not really worth going out of one’s way for, but OK for a snack between gambling sessions. The Carvery restaurant is also quite average, with the added disadvantage of a long line during peak dining hours. Haven’t tried the Bistecca steakhouse yet.
Other: There is a bowling alley, horse racing, and live bands on the weekends if gambling isn’t your thing, which is nice… even though the location is somewhat isolated, they still do their best to make the place more than just a place to lose money.
Some downsides: while they do have $ 5 blackjack games going most of the time during the day, it’s usually only 2 tables, and you’ll likely wait a while for a seat at one of them. I also wish that PA would follow Ohio’s lead and make their casinos entirely non-smoking…while the ventilation is pretty good, if you’re seated next to a smoker at the table it inevitably blows right in your face and is quite unpleasant.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. For the most part the Meadows is pretty good to me. Maybe I’m good at gambling?
Nice selection of machines. Workers always wiping, cleaning, servicing. Getting a Meadows card is key so you can get the perks and eventually a slot host. (Thanks, Chip!!)
I’ve seen a few bands there and they bring in some decent people. Nice bar areas so if you don’t want to gamble, there’s a spot for your there. Food court is decent and restaurants, too.

It’s about an hour ½, so decided to do the bus trip, was fun .the free play offered could be better, it’s just a form of entertainment, but reading the other reviews they are right about the bar staff, no personality at all

Wow Saturday night is a ready bad night here. The staff is rude and there are plenty of people in casino. I used the free play and drink coupons bring a players club member gets me
Abd the staff doesn’t want to deal with giving you the free drink even when you tip.
TIP — To Insure Proper Service! Service should not be poor on Saturday night on casino. Let alone on the first weekend on six weeks the weather was decent enough fur poeple to get out.
While this was a good casino to play at, that was because of the service. I can go to four other places closer to home instead. Wheeling offers better pays. Mountaineer is favorite of the other unhappy people here.
I will pass by next time. Sorry guys I’ve come here for four years. You were much better than this at one time

I’m not one for gambling. Tried it and it just does nothing for me. And while at the Meadows walking past all the people playing the slots, I noticed that not one of them looked like they were having a good time. No smiles, no expressions of joy, just frowns and looks of intense dispare.
Now contrasting that is Headliners, the dance floor just past the slots and black jack tables. There’s live music, people dancing, drinking and having a good time socializing with one another. Just a nice festive atmosphere. Sure the beers a bit overpriced and the drinks aren’t as strong as you’ll find elsewhere. But at least you’re getting something for your money. And that’s more than I can say for the one armed bandits.

Definitely a place to go with lots to do. Slot machines. Table games. Horse racing. Tournaments. Bowling. Entertainment. Food.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some issues. Smoking inside the casino may be on one side and non-​smoking on the other, but the smoke does carry. They could use more ventilation.
As well finding a parking space close to the entrances outside or near the elevators in both of the garages can be trying on the weekends.
They go have a large amount of promotions and giveaways for not only high roller members of the casino but for regular members too.
Overall a great place to hang out and have fun. We go there often.

We came here when we knew the casino in PGH would be packed due to the Steelers and the Pens playing the same night. It is a bit out of the way from us so we come here maybe once a year. Every time we come here it is typically crowded and energetic.
This last time we came it was extremely awkward. The place was absolutely dead. There were maybe 100 people in the entire casino, outside of employees. The employees almost doubled it. You’d think that they’d be more attentive. No. Security barely looked up from their cellphones upon entrance and they could care less about a group of stumbling drunks walking in.
Food was barely edible. The buffet had food that was visibly stiff from being under the heat lamps so long. There was one other place to eat and it was actually a trailer. You know, the kind you see at fairs.
The drink girls were very responsive which was a nice change from other casinos. We’d have two or three girls pass by us every five minutes. They were pretty bored.
Later in the evening the main bar became a dance club. I’d say ¹⁄₃ of the gamblers left the tables to go dancing. 30 minutes into club night an altercation occurred. That stopped the casino. Not the gamblers rubbernecking, the employees stopped dealing so they could go watch! For 10 minutes.
At our table there was a girl who was taking up a spot for 3 hours while texting. Typically when someone is on their table on their phone they’re asked to leave the table. The pit boss didn’t care. She didn’t lay any money down or play a hand for an hour. Pit boss didn’t care. However, when the table started winning the pit boss would swear and change dealers. At one point we went through five dealers. Nice try.
Turns out they’re negotiating a sale so that might explain why everyone stopped giving any sort of care. Not going back.

I did not gamble at this casino. I just ate at the buffet. The food was mediocre, similar to the quality that you would get at Old Country Buffet.

Oh god, this is easily the trashiest casino I’ve ever been to.
For the record, I’m not opposed to low table limits. I’m not opposed to well-​paying slots. I’m not even opposed to free parking.
I’m opposed to the clientele. Going to this place during Steelers gameday made me feel like I was in Alabama instead of Pennsylvania. Yes, the gamblers here are that pathetic. Picture everything you hate about the show «Hee Haw» wrapped into one casino — you see where this is going.
From now on, I plan on going to the sophisticated gambling establishment which is The Rivers.

A really nice casino. Very large. Recently updated poker room. Lots of parking.
Large variety of table games… not a lot of $ 5 minimum tables. Lots of promotions. Lots of freeplay. Lines for the players club can get very long. Great blackjack rules thanks to PA.

Bar service is awful, the drinks are watered down to the point of being almost not drinkable and getting the bartenders attention (Denise I believe her name was) was almost impossible.
The casino itself it adequate but the bar service is so god awful I’m not even sure it deserves one star. The only reason I’d give it one is for the Kentucky Derby events and the actual gambling but I’d say drink beforehand and avoid this pitiful excuse for a bar.

Definitely enjoy coming here because they have a lot of bang for your buck with all the under a dollar slots. Grant it, your probably not going to hit the big one here but you still walk away with a good feeling and having had a lot of fun. Great place to forget your troubles for a few hours!!!

Being from Columbus, Ohio there are no casinos around unless you go to WV, IN, or PA. Well that’s changing in a few months, but even when the casino opens here my girlfriend and I will still go to the Meadows. This is like our secret hide-​a-​way. When we go to WVU football or basketball games, we stay across the road from the Meadows because it’s only a 45 minute drive to Morgantown.
The casino itself is nice and doesn’t have that run down feel like Wheeling Island. It also has a nice racetrack and we’ve even went bowling there, which was a very fun time. They have decent table min and maxes and a whole variety of card games. Their poker room is not awe inspiring but it gets the job done, and that’s what’s important, right? I don’t care much for slots, but they have a large number of various types.
Every trip we’ve made to the Meadows we have experienced something new there and we will be going back for a very long time.