Jeff S.
Yelp
It's definitely not as fun or eye caching as a casino in Las Vegas, but Parx Casino certainly does hit the spot if you feel like doing some gambling and you don't feel like taking a big trip to do it.
We stopped in last week and had a pretty good experience. Parking in the huge lot was a breeze, and when we went inside we were pleased to see that the place wasn't jam packed. Aside from the expected sea of slots and electronic card games, they also offered lots of table gaming options and a poker room which was really nicer than I expected.
As for negatives, I do have to mention the inexplicable lack of signage denoting their nonsmoking section. It was our first visit and we randomly walked in one of the entrances. By the look and smell of the place, it appeared to be a smoking casino. We're not smokers but figured, hey, were here, let's just play and get through it. So we wound up sitting in cigarette smoke for our entire visit, and to be honest it was really disgusting.
As we we're leaving, we got to talking with one of the other patrons who had a similar gripe. However, towards the end of their visit, they accidentally discovered a non-smoking section on the other side of the casino. It would have been helpful to know that there were options when we arrived, Parx! We could have avoided sitting in second hand smoke for 3 hours.
To fix this issue, all they'd have to do is put a sign up by the smoking entrance saying there's a nonsmoking option and vice versa at the other entrance. Common sense. Without this, how are people supposed to know there are 2 sections? The casino is cavernous and first timers may not have a solid lay of the land.
On the plus side, at least we know for next time!