My experience returning to a casino!
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 4:57 pm
I'm a long-time reader/first time poster. Thought some of you might like to read my experience last night visiting my favorite (non-Vegas!) casino, which is the Horseshoe in Bossier, LA. Before i went, i searched all over for any reports from people who had been back, just to get an idea of what it was like, but i couldn't find anything.
They re-opened last Monday, so our visit was on day 10.
We were a little nervous about being around crowds, but in actuality we had the opposite happen - there were no crowds at all. In fact, we sat in the high limit slot room and we were the only people there! We saw very few employees, there was only 1 cocktail waitress working the whole floor (she told us she was also bartending her own drinks since all the bars are still closed). None of the employees we knew and were looking forward to seeing again were there - i don't know if they still work there or have all been furloughed. None of the regular players that we always see and visit with were there.
All of the employees we saw were wearing masks. About a quarter of the guests were wearing them. We put ours on whenever someone came to talk to us (seldom!) then took them off when it was just the two of us in the area.
Honestly, it was depressing. We played for a few hours, then went to get dinner (in the only restaurant open on the property) there were maybe 3 other tables full when we were there. It just felt like a ghost-town. After dinner we headed to our room, went to sleep, and got up early this morning and drove home. Usually, our visits consist of hours of play, stop for a quick bite, more hours of play, to bed and then play for a while (or longer!) in the morning before heading home. We just didn't feel like playing. It wasn't the same.
We were told that it was very busy last (Memorial day) weekend. I just wonder if many people like us, were excited to go back, then after experiencing it will decide not to go again for a while. I know for me and my husband, we agree that we don't plan to go back any time soon. Playing VP on this site has been a great pass-time during the shutdown, so i'll look forward to enjoying my morning coffee or my evening cocktail while playing on-line! Driving to the casino to lose money AND have a bad experience just isn't worth it for us.
I will say that everything seemed super clean. All of the protocols were in place. I just think it will take time for people to feel comfortable again, we obviously decided that we're not ready yet.
They re-opened last Monday, so our visit was on day 10.
We were a little nervous about being around crowds, but in actuality we had the opposite happen - there were no crowds at all. In fact, we sat in the high limit slot room and we were the only people there! We saw very few employees, there was only 1 cocktail waitress working the whole floor (she told us she was also bartending her own drinks since all the bars are still closed). None of the employees we knew and were looking forward to seeing again were there - i don't know if they still work there or have all been furloughed. None of the regular players that we always see and visit with were there.
All of the employees we saw were wearing masks. About a quarter of the guests were wearing them. We put ours on whenever someone came to talk to us (seldom!) then took them off when it was just the two of us in the area.
Honestly, it was depressing. We played for a few hours, then went to get dinner (in the only restaurant open on the property) there were maybe 3 other tables full when we were there. It just felt like a ghost-town. After dinner we headed to our room, went to sleep, and got up early this morning and drove home. Usually, our visits consist of hours of play, stop for a quick bite, more hours of play, to bed and then play for a while (or longer!) in the morning before heading home. We just didn't feel like playing. It wasn't the same.
We were told that it was very busy last (Memorial day) weekend. I just wonder if many people like us, were excited to go back, then after experiencing it will decide not to go again for a while. I know for me and my husband, we agree that we don't plan to go back any time soon. Playing VP on this site has been a great pass-time during the shutdown, so i'll look forward to enjoying my morning coffee or my evening cocktail while playing on-line! Driving to the casino to lose money AND have a bad experience just isn't worth it for us.
I will say that everything seemed super clean. All of the protocols were in place. I just think it will take time for people to feel comfortable again, we obviously decided that we're not ready yet.