Fun Places To Visit While Away On Business
August 21, 2007
The New Orleans area has three main Casinos not counting the many Video Poker parlors you can find around I-10. These three Casinos are: Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino on Canal Street; Boom Town Casino in Harvey, Louisiana; and the Treasure Chest Casino located on Lake Pontchartrain on Williams Blvd in Kenner, LA.. I have visited Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino and the Boom Town Casino.
Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino
Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino is a huge complex with plenty of glitz and glamour. It is the typical big town Casino like you would find in Atlantic City or Las Vegas. There are plenty of Casino Slot machines and table games. When I went there, all of the table games were no less than $10 minimum. Not a lot of folks were playing the tables (I wonder why). I visited Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino twice and played Casino Craps and Casino Slots. Both times that I was there, I never was approached by nor did I see a cocktail waitress. Pretty cheesy if you ask me.
If you want the Casino experience that overwhelms the senses, then check out Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino. It is located by the Convention Center on Canal Street.
Boomtown Casino
I like Boom Town Casino located on the West Bank of the Mississippi over in Harvey, Louisiana better than Harrah’s . Boom Town Casino is a Riverboat style Casino that has shops, restaurants and bars and plenty of Casino Slots and table games. It isn't as big as Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel & Casino, but there are plenty of Casino Games you can play just the same. The drinks come much faster than the big Casino and they have $5 tables too. I was disappointed that there wasn’t a Let It Ride table though.
The first thing you should do when you enter the Casino (or any Casino for that matter) is get a rewards card before you do anything else. Just for signing up, they give you things such as match plays on table games, free drink coupons in the bars, discounts on the buffet, free stuff in the gift shop and a free $5 chip at the teller. Not a bad deal just to sign up. Parking is also free.
Getting to Boom Town Casino is a little tricky. I had a hell of a time finding it. I had to stop twice for directions after missing the exit once. There are plenty of signs telling you about Boom Town Casino, but only one of them tells you what exit to take, and that billboard is right at the exit you have to take and easy to miss.
To get to Boom Town Casino from New Orleans, take Exit 6 at Manhattan Blvd and continue past Manhattan Blvd on West Bank Expressway. Stay in the right lane. You will be going towards the Harvey Tunnel. Stay in the right hand lane because the road will fork before the Harvey Tunnel. You want to stay right and you will come to the intersection of Peters Road. Make a left on Peters Road, and follow for approximately 4 miles. You will think you are on the road to no where, just continue on and you will see Boom Town Casino on the right side.
© Brian Cecil