America’s Best Casinos: A Look at what the Finest the US has to Offer (part 2)

America’s best casinos continues to look at the best gambling venues the US

America’s best casinos starts off part 2 with Harrah’s Resort Southern California. This resort is a welcome addition to South California and their array of well-known attractions that draw tourists from all over the US and even the world. The casino experience provides a Vegas-style excitement that cannot be imitated through mobile casinos in the US. The resort in Valley Center, California, offers 59 table games and 1,700 video, Blazing 7 and standard slot machines. A high-stakes slots room accommodates amounts up to $100.

• Harrahs Resort Southern California offers 59 table games and 1,700 slot machines
• Pechanga Resort and Casino is the largest casino in California
• Mohegan Sun is home to the WNBA team the Connecticut Sun

Over 200 years ago, gambling along the Mississippi River was a lifestyle that had a culture of its own. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Biloxi Mississippi brings tradition into the modern age. The casino boasts 1,300 slots which includes 500 video slots. With 50 table games and four poker tables, patrons shouldn’t be bored. If so, guests can relax and listen to the complimentary free music download given to every guest.

The South still has some of the America’s best casinos.

The L’Auberge Casino Resorts is along the banks of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Situated just two hours from the Houston Metro Area, the resort represents a convenient getaway. In addition, the casino is less than three miles from Prien Lake Mall so visitors can spend their leisure time shopping. For those who want to get away from retail, nearby Lafleur Beach is a perfect place to enjoy water sports and sunbathing. These things cannot be had through internet casinos.

L’Auberge offers its patrons 70,000 square feet of gaming space which includes 70 table games and 1,600 slot machines. The “High Limits Saloon” features tables and slots with denominations up to a hundred dollars! The poker room, which is open 24 hours a day/seven days a week, has six tables and a private high stakes table within 2,100 square feet. The resort has a golf and outdoor pool with complimentary wired internet in public places.

Originally founded as a bingo hall, Foxwoods Resort Casino lies on the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation in Mashantucket, Connecticut. As one of America’s best casinos, the resort is composed of six casinos over an area of 4,700,000 square feet. Combined, the casinos provide 380 gaming tables for blackjack, craps, roulette and poker. Furthermore, the casinos have more than 6,300 slot machines. Foxwoods features the largest poker room on the East Coast.

Connecticut’s legislation allows for racebooks, which is the reason why many players visit the popular destination. Foxwoods offers a racebook with a 50 foot projection screen that features all the relevant action. There are 30 restaurants that provide patrons with plenty of dining options. The hotel features 2,266 rooms and a two-story arcade for those under 18. Although Foxwoods Resort Casino is the second largest casino in the United States, it is more known in US gambling news for its USD 2.3 billion in debt.

Mohegan Sun is another one of America’s best casinos in Connecticut

The Mohegan Sun is the chief competitor to the Foxwoods Casino Resort which also led to most of Foxwood’s debt. Like the aforementioned casino, Mohegan Sun is also a Native American Resort directly affiliated with the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority. The 364,000 square feet of gaming space on its 240 acres in Uncasville, Connecticut makes it one of the largest casinos in the US providing 5,000 slot machines, 275 table games, 42 poker tables, a racebook, smoke free areas and an Asian market offering Sic Bo, Pai Gow and baccarat.

The features of Mohegan Sun are vast and include a 350-seat Cabaret Theatre, 300-seat Wolf Den and 100,000 square feet of meeting room space. The Mohegan Sun also has the largest ballroom in the Northeast. For those who like to shop, there is a massive space of 130,000 square feet of retail shopping. With its 12,000-seating capacity, the Mohegan Sun Arena is home to the Women’s National Basketball Association team the “Connecticut Sun.”

Returning back to California, Pechanga Resort and Casino was the highest rated casino by USA Today. Like the massive Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, Pechanga is the largest casino in California. The casino, which lies on the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Temecula, boasts nearly 200,000 square feet of gaming space. The USD 262 million-project debuted in 2002 and made people forget about internet gambling in the US.

Pechanga offers gamblers 3,400 slot machines, 130 table games, a 43-table poker room and a 700-seat bingo hall. In addition, there are high limit gambling areas and non-smoking rooms. The hotel features 517 rooms which include 64 suites, sun deck, swimming pool, a 10-therapy room spa, three retail shops, 11 restaurants and a health club. Pechanga also sports an 18-hole, Arthur Hills designed public golf course. The 1,200-seat showroom hosts Broadway musicals, headliners like Journey, Backstreet Boys and Bob Dylan. Live sporting events are hosted like Bellator Mixed Martial Arts events.