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Here we are in the Horseshoe Casino's free RV parking area
CasinoCamper Visit, May 2006
It's still a nice place, but a few things seem
to have changed since our last visit. Comps for meals have tightened up since they fully transitioned to the Harrah's system.
We play a lot of Quarter video poker and most Harrah's properties are set up
to reward play at a higher level than ours. We also seek out
and play the "good" machines, and they accumulate points more slowly.
Video Poker: The Horseshoe has
several banks of machines with playable VP scattered around. These are NSUD, 9/6 JOB, and
8/5 BP.
At the Quarter level, you'll find a bank of Game
King slant tops located on the first floor (downstairs) when you first walk
in from the escalator.
For Dollar play, there are a couple banks of
uprights further in towards the center of the room. Watch out, because
there are some awful pay-tables mixed in with the good!
You'll also find a row of 100 hand slant tops
beside the poker room. These are 1cent, 2cent, 5cent machines.
So at 1cent you can play 25, 50, or 100 hands and be effectively on a
Quarter, Half or Dollar machine. Watch the "bet max" button :-)
Other Games: Nice poker room
with fairly soft 4/8. I didn't play NL this time but it's gone to 2/5
vs. 1/2 so I expect it to be a little tougher. Also didn't play any
tournaments. Craps table is good, and dealers friendly and
knowledgeable. Blackjack has good
rules, 6 decks, S17, DA2, DAS, RSA, NS. There's always a $5 Craps
and Blackjack game.
Overall
 , but tight on food comps.
If you're a VP player at the Dollar level you'll be happy with the comps.
Quarter players might be disappointed. See our earlier review from 2005 below.
CasinoCamper Visit, October 2005
A very nice place. The Horseshoe in Bossier City is owned by
Harrah's, but we don't hold that against them (yet). Harrah's has
never been known for having great video poker, so we hope the 'fair to good"
VP they currently have will not go down hill in the future. Nice poker
room with 4/8 limit and 1/2 NL most of the time.
RV Parking is convenient.
Dry camping only. Large well lit parking area on the left as you drive
towards the casino. It does fill up, and can be a little tight to turn
in with a long rig (like our 37' MH pulling a toad).
We've only eaten in the buffet
and the coffee shop. Both were very good. Comps are fairly easy
for basic food. Steak house is supposed to be excellent, so we plan to
try it out next time we're in town.
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