French Lick Cashes In

The French Lick Springs Resort has been open three months now, and is making a lot of people very happy – including its owners. The casino has been having a lot of repeat customers, some say they have been there as many as 30 or more times since the opening, and they don’t plan on ever stopping. One winner said he just won $1,000 on the Diamonds and Devils slot machine, and was leaving for the day, but that he would be back.

Ever since the state legalized slot machines at their riverboats, casinos have been opening their doors. The state is home to eleven different slot machine casinos, with Casino Aztar being the first to open. The French Lick Casino is not a new casino per say, but rather part of a $382 million historic restoration that includes two hotels – one of which will open next month.

Most of the state’s riverboat casinos are on actual rivers or lakes, but French Lick’s is on a man-made lake, which makes its design a little different from the rest of the state. They tried to take advantage of the location to make an open casino, whereas many of the others had to stick with the conditions they were given in having it in an actual vessel. They don’t have smoke free areas, but they say that they consider their air cleaner than most as they turn it over eleven times an hour.

They have 1,200 slot machines, 32 table games, and a 12 table poker room. They also have a VIP room, and all the slot machine favorites like Wheel of Fortune, Pyramid, and Double Easy Money. They also aren’t located near a major highway like many of the others are, but they don’t see that as a problem, they think people will continue to come anyway because they have so much to offer.

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