A Rivers Casino Review – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rental: 777 Casino Drive; Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Driving distance: 60 miles northeast of Wheeling, WV; 75 miles north of Morgantown, WV
Open from: 2009
Hotel accommodation: Neither
Other areas of interest: Sports arenas including Heinz Field and PNC Park; Shopping; Boat tour; fishing;
The Rivers Casino opened in 2009 and has a games room with some 3,000 slot machines. While the casino does not offer on-site accommodations, there are many hotels and motels in the local area where a reasonably priced room can easily be found.
You can find a lot to do at this casino, including, of course, slot machines, dining, entertainment, a nightclub, and more. Among the restaurants you will find a wide selection of options in:
- Grand View Buffet
- Ciao
- West End Cafe
- Andrew’s Steak and Seafood
Whether you’re looking for something quick, something casual, or a good dinner, you can have it all at this great casino. After dinner, you might want to play some slot machines before hitting one of the bars or the nightclub for evening entertainment like Karaoke or watching a simulcast fight on one of their giant screens. On Friday and Saturday nights it features live entertainment from some of the local talent, among others. You can also attend one of the many shows that take place in the 1,200-seat amphitheater.
For those who might want to get away from the casino for a while during the day, they are sure to find plenty of things to do outdoors, from boating and fishing, to shopping, or maybe even wanting to enjoy a game of baseball or football in season, both stadiums when they are a short walk from the casino. The casino is also just a few minutes drive from downtown Pittsburgh and Point State Park. Other things to do outside the casino could include a visit to the Andy Warhol Museum or a visit to the Carnegie Science Center, all of which are nearby.
The casino offers a number of bus programs available in some of the larger areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania with fantastic bonuses for those who use the buses to get there, which pretty much equates to a free trip to the casino! The bonuses include an allocation of coins and food rewards based on the length of your trip offered by packages of 3 and 5 hours.
As for accommodation, you can find the Sheraton Hotel and others less than 3 miles away and when you get to the casino you can take advantage of the valet parking service and avoid a long walk to the casino from the parking lot.
The rewards club offered by the casino pays compensation based on your level of play and can include free food, slots, and more. They periodically offer different promotions that give you the opportunity to win cars, cash, and other prizes that are generally based on the amount of play. There are a lot of great things to do here, and probably the only downside, if any, is the fact that they don’t have on-site accommodation for players.