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The United States is home to more than 1,500 casinos – more than any other country on the planet. From coast to coast, gamblers have a huge range of options for where to place their bets. To help us find the best casinos in the country, we recruited Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic, Editorial Director of Casino Player and Strictly Slots magazines, along with Tony Harrell, a travel agent specializing in casino travel, to nominate their 20 favorites.
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Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, Conn.One of two gambling destination resorts in Connecticut, Mohegan Sun features three casinos: Casino of the Earth, Casino of the Wind and Casino of the Sky. The three gaming floors between them boast a whopping 5,000 slot machines, 275 table games, 42 poker tables, a race book, two smoke-free areas and Sunrise Square, an area fashioned after an Asian market that offers traditional Asian table games like Sic Bo, Pai Gow Poker and Baccarat.
Photo courtesy of Mohegan SunCaesars Palace Las Vegas
Las VegasA classic Las Vegas casino, Caesars Palace brings the gaming experience to an ancient Roman setting. Encompassing 85 acres on The Strip, Caesars pairs its unique atmosphere and comprehensive casino offerings with some of the best retail, dining and entertainment in the city.
Photo courtesy of bwzenithPechanga Resort & Casino
Temecula, Calif.Located in Southern California, Pechanga Resort & Casino houses a 200,000-square-foot casino floor where gamblers will find more than 4,000 slots, 130 table games, 11 restaurants, a 700-seat Bingo hall and coming in December 2017, a $285 million expansion.
Photo courtesy of Pechanga Resort & CasinoL'Auberge Casino Resort
Lake Charles, La.L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana sits only two hours from the Houston metro area, making it a convenient place to enjoy 70,000-square-feet of gaming space equipped with 70 table games and some 1,600 slots. The casino's High Limits Salon offers even more tables and slots with denominations up to $100, while its 2,100-square-foot, 24/7 poker room has six tables plus one semi-private high stakes table.
Photo courtesy of L'Auberge Casino ResortBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic CityThe only nominee in Atlantic City, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa at Renaissance Pointe opened its doors in 2003 as the first new hotel in over a decade. Today, the 2,000-room resort offers gamblers 3,475 slot machines, 250 table games and Atlantic City's largest poker room, all spread out over 161,000-square-feet of casino space. Restaurants by Bobby Flay and Wolfgang Puck headline the culinary lineup, while the 2,400-seat Borgata Event Center plays host to some of the world's biggest names in music.
Photo courtesy of Borgata Hotel Casino & SpaPeppermill Resort Spa Casino
RenoReno players will find one of the city's top casinos at the Peppermill Resort, where more than 1,500 slot and video poker machines and 48 table games await. The casino also features a keno lounge, luxurious poker room and a sports theater with 61 big-screen HDTVs.
Photo courtesy of Preferred Hotels & ResortsFoxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, Conn.One of two premier gaming resorts in Connecticut, Foxwoods Resort Casino offers 4,500 slot machines – ranging from penny games to $100 minimums – as well as 300 table games, high stakes Bingo at one of the world's largest Bingo halls, a race book with 50-foot digital projection screens and the largest poker room on the East Coast. Four unique hotel properties and over 30 restaurants make it easy to stay and play.
Photo courtesy of Foxwoods Resort CasinoThe Cromwell
Las VegasThe 40,000-square-foot casino at The Cromwell in Las Vegas includes a selection of 440 slot machines (both classics and the latest and greatest), as well as 66 table games. High rollers can play at three tables in the high limits area or inside The Abbey, an exclusive reserved gaming area with three tables.
Photo courtesy of The Cromwell HotelHard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sioux City, IowaGamblers at the award-winning Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City can choose from 835 slot and video poker machines (including penny slots and one of Iowa's first 3D machines) or 26 table games. Six restaurants and bars provide plenty of options for refueling between games.
Photo courtesy of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux CityRed Rock Casino Resort & Spa
Las VegasFrequented by both locals and tourists, the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa sits on 70 acres of land near the beautiful Red Rock Mountains in Summerlin, about 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The resort casino includes 3,000 slot and video poker machines, 60 table games, a race and sports book with a 96-foot video wall, a 20-table smoke-free poker room, 600-seat Bingo hall, a 20-seat Keno lounge and two private rooms for high-stakes gamers.
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For the past four weeks, USA TODAY 10Best readers have been voting for their favorites. It was a close finish, but in the end, Mohegan Sun came out on top, dethroning Pechanga Resort & Casino as the best in the U.S.
The top 10 winners in the category Best U.S. Casino are as follows:
- Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, Conn.
- Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas
- Pechanga Resort & Casino - Temecula, Calif.
- L'Auberge Casino Resort - Lake Charles, La.
- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - Atlantic City
- Peppermill Resort Spa Casino - Reno
- Foxwoods Resort Casino - Mashantucket, Conn.
- The Cromwell Hotel - Las Vegas
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Sioux City, Iowa
- Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa - Las Vegas
Congratulations to all these winning casinos!
The Experts
Tony Harrell
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Tony Harrell, travel consultant and owner of Abundant Travel, plans customized vacations for plus-size clients and customers of any size. He is a certified destination expert for Las Vegas and New Orleans as well as Canada. He feels that while Las Vegas is the obvious American mecca for gambling and other entertainment, there are other destinations across the country that are worth the trip.
Tony Harrell
Tony Harrell, travel consultant and owner of Abundant Travel, plans customized vacations for plus-size clients and customers of any size. He is a certified destination expert for Las Vegas and New Orleans as well as Canada. He feels that while Las Vegas is the obvious American mecca for gambling and other entertainment, there are other destinations across the country that are worth the trip.
Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic
Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic is the Publisher of Casino... Read More
Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic is the Publisher of Casino Player magazine and Strictly Slots magazine. Now in its 32nd year, Casino Player has thrived as America’s most popular gambling magazine. Over the decades, millions of gamblers have enjoyed and benefited from Casino Player’s gaming strategies, as well as its ever-changing lifestyle stories. In 1994, Lisa launched its sister publication, Strictly Slots, the nation’s only magazine written exclusively for slots and video poker players. Lisa is an accomplished director specializing in the gaming industry and has more than 35 years of publishing experience.
Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic
Lisa Robertson-Dziedzic is the Publisher of Casino Player magazine and Strictly Slots magazine. Now in its 32nd year, Casino Player has thrived as America’s most popular gambling magazine. Over the decades, millions of gamblers have enjoyed and benefited from Casino Player’s gaming strategies, as well as its ever-changing lifestyle stories. In 1994, Lisa launched its sister publication, Strictly Slots, the nation’s only magazine written exclusively for slots and video poker players. Lisa is an accomplished director specializing in the gaming industry and has more than 35 years of publishing experience.
Some call him the 'End Boss' and Darren Elias proved why last week when he wrapped up his second Borgata Championship win, taking down the Fall Poker Open $2,700 Main Event for $293,062.
It's just the latest massive result for the three-time World Poker Tour champion in what's shaping up to be a legendary tournament career. Elias surpassed the $5 million mark in live cashes and secured his second year over $1 million. The other was 2014, when Elias won WPT Borgata Championship for $843,744.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Elias | $293,062 |
| 2 | Mark Kaganovsky | $169,186 |
| 3 | Keven Stammen | $103,232 |
| 4 | Paul Lambrakis | $83,159 |
| 5 | Mickey Woll | $65,380 |
| 6 | Dan Wach | $54,484 |
| 7 | Shankar Pillai | $43,587 |
| 8 | Brett Apter | $33,264 |
| 9 | Patrick Maritato | $22,941 |
The tournament drew 473 entries and paid out 45 places. Christian Harder, Aditya Prasetyo, Joe McKeehen, Nick Schwarmann, Zachary Gruneberg and Mike Wang were among those making the money but falling short of the final table.
Final Table Action
At the final table, Elias came in with a big stack according to the live updates but immediately took total command of things when he opened for a raise with and got one call before big blind Edgar Lemus-Argueta made a huge overbet shove for 890,000 at 8,000/16,000/2,000. Elias called and had dominated. A safe runout for Elias gave him north of 200 blinds to work with, a huge stock of ammo.
Next, Elias busted Patrick Maritato. It went to the river three-handed on a board of . Maritato shoved over a bet from Shankar Pillai holding top two pair, but Elias lay in wait with for a flush that he played slow on previous streets, calling and busting Maritato.
Pillai, an accomplished player himself with over $1.3 million in cashes, bubbled the streamed table with a seventh-place finish, following Brett Apter in eighth. When Elias busted Pillai with ace-jack against ace-nine, he took about 40 percent of the chips into the final table, with his most accomplished competitor being former WPT World Championship winner Keven Stammen.
Early on the final day, Dan Wach ran a big bluff for nearly all of his chips against Mark Kaganovsky. On a board of , Wach bet the turn and shoved the river. Kaganovsky tanked until he got a clock called on him and then ultimately decided to call it off with . Wach could only show down and head to payouts after he lost his last crumbs.
Mickey Woll got down to five big blinds but found a couple of doubles. He would still go down in fifth though, running into Stammen's . Both paired their kickers but the king stayed the king.
Paul Lambrakis then shoved about 18 big blinds over an Elias open with but Kaganovsky woke up with behind him and called, holding on to win unimproved.
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Stammen got caught bluffing by Elias and then shoved his last 14 big blinds with deuces on the button. Elias put him at risk with and after missing the flop, caught running sixes to bust his fellow former Borgata champ.
Elias went into heads-up play holding over 10 million at 50,000/100,000/10,000 to the 4 million of Kaganovsky, but the less-heralded player would prove a tough out. He evened out the stacks with some timely river aggression and then both players made huge hands. Kaganovsky defended his big blind and check-called a flop bet before check-shoving the turn on a board of . He had for trips but Elias turned a straight with . The river preserved his edge and forced Kaganovsky to settle for $169,186.
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