A comparison between two CET properties

Sharon and I made a road trip to Horseshoe casino in Hammond Indiana Monday because it's 5 hours closer than my favorite casino, Harrahs in North Kansas City, MO.

1 Number of Slot machines-Horseshoe wins easily, they have 3,000 versus 1,500 at Harrah's KC

2 Diamond Lounge-Horseshoe wins easily again. Not only do they have longer hours open, they have a fantastic soup and salad bar and a menu where you can order anything from charbroiled salmon to chicken cordon blue, plus tasty sandwiches served on pretzel buns. All free of course.

3 Cleanliness- Harrah's wins this time. Horseshoe casino had lots of dirty cups and full ashtrays between the machines, probably from all those Illinois smokers who can't smoke in their state due to the smoking ban.

4 Drink service-Horseshoe wins easily. You order right from your machine and she shows up with your drink in less than two minutes!

5 Motel- no contest! Harrahs. Horseshoe doesn't even have one. Sleep in your car or take the free shuttle all the way to downtown Chicago.

6 Friendliness of personnel.Harrahs wins by a hair.

Looseness of slots- about equal, both properties are set at 92 percent payback.

Buffet-Horseshoe wins this, again by a hair.

We played for 8 hours and racked up 1,125 TR credits which will turn to 2,125 with the 1,000 point match. We kept our bets at $1 a spin average. We had 5 wins a little over $200.00 which we recycled
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Sharon lost $200.00 and I lost $90 in 8 hours play, which is a combined loss of about $18 an hour each. We probably ate $60 worth of free food.

It was a fun day and we will definitely go back again in the near future. :)

Thanks for the nice comparison, GG! The diamond lounge at Horseshoe sounds really nice, and I almost think I've never been in there from the way you describe it! What time were you in the DL?

So did it only take about 2 hrs to get there?

I'm glad you found a closer nicer place. Wow. Order from menu in lounge for free?! Fantastic.

Cool comparison GG. Sounds like Horseshoe is a winner except for the motel. Did you wind up staying at a nearby hotel?

Wow nice length of play for the $

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Originally Posted by Blase

Thanks for the nice comparison, GG! The diamond lounge at Horseshoe sounds really nice, and I almost think I've never been in there from the way you describe it! What time were you in the DL?

So did it only take about 2 hrs to get there?

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The DL opened at 11:00AM and we went in at Noon. It took us 2 hrs and 35 minutes to drive to Hammond. There was quite a bit of road construction going on and we lost some time driving only 45-55 MPH.

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Originally Posted by TwoArmedBandito

I'm glad you found a closer nicer place. Wow. Order from menu in lounge for free?! Fantastic.

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Yeah that really surprised me. Our friendly waitress told us, "help yourselves at the salad bar while the kitchen is cooking your meal" :)

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Coll comparison GG. Sounds like Horseshoe is a winner except for the motel. Did you wind up staying at a nearby hotel?

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No, we just drove back since all I had was coffee all day instead of Crown

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Originally Posted by dvandentop

Wow nice length of play for the $

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They had so many old Aristocrat machines there that I hadn't seen in years and they gave us good play time. :)

Harrahs in KC still ends up being our favorite casino mainly because of the attached hotel.

When we get done drinking and gambling all day and night, we like to stumble straight to our room. We don't want to stand around waiting for a shuttle to drive us a half hour or longer to downtown Chicago to stay at one of their affiliated hotels!

Also, when I wake up in the morning, I like to head straight to the casino floor. :)

The Diamond Lounge does sound nice.
Like the drink order from machines too. They do that in Council Bluffs and they are free unlike KC :)
Sounds like you got some good play time! Thanks for the report Gene!


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The quality of people Harrahs wins by a mile cuz I'm there. Hhh

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Originally Posted by foamy

The quality of people Harrahs wins by a mile cuz I'm there. Hhh

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That is true Buddy!

If you and Laurie ever make the 6 and a half hour trek there, ( same driving time as going to KC for Sharon and me) you will both feel like you're teens again. I don't think we saw a single patron under 60years of age!

Very peaceful and quiet in there because old people don't hoot and holler when they win. A lady playing next to me hit a Stampede on Buffalo with a $1.20 bet for $972.00 and quietly said, "Oh My"

The diamond lounge was remodeled about a year ago creating the order on demand style. I agree that it is a little dirtier than KC and I too like the hotel at KC. Oh and the people at KC were very nice too. But as I am only 45 min away (mostly due to city street driving up Calumet Ave) I consider it my home base. Joliet is too small and I don't like their slot selection.

I was hoping to surprise you and Sharon with a mini meet to say hello but unfortunately Hubby had a doctors appt in the middle of the day. Considering he is 3 weeks past his triple by-pass surgery and doing great I thought it was important to keep the appt.

Maybe next time, how about it @Blase maybe we can meet up someday with @goldengreeke and Sharon at Horseshoe?

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Originally Posted by goldengreeke

That is true Buddy!

If you and Laurie ever make the 6 and a half hour trek there, ( same driving time as going to KC for Sharon and me) you will both feel like you're teens again. I don't think we saw a single patron under 60years of age!

Very peaceful and quiet in there because old people don't hoot and holler when they win. A lady playing next to me hit a Stampede on Buffalo with a $1.20 bet for $972.00 and quietly said, "Oh My"

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No hooting or hollering but on the weekend the clientele is a bit younger and not really too friendly. JMO

Nice trip report and comparison GG. Doesn't CET have a partnership with a hotel nearby that you can get comped to stay at and they can bus you back and forth? I may be getting it confused with one of their other midwest properties. If you could get that worked out it sounds like a great place for you and Sharon to set up shop at.

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Originally Posted by goldengreeke

That is true Buddy!

If you and Laurie ever make the 6 and a half hour trek there, ( same driving time as going to KC for Sharon and me) you will both feel like you're teens again. I don't think we saw a single patron under 60years of age!

Very peaceful and quiet in there because old people don't hoot and holler when they win. A lady playing next to me hit a Stampede on Buffalo with a $1.20 bet for $972.00 and quietly said, "Oh My"

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That's exactly what I always say, "oh my!" when I hit something good : )

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Originally Posted by Curlyd

The diamond lounge was remodeled about a year ago creating the order on demand style. I agree that it is a little dirtier than KC and I too like the hotel at KC. Oh and the people at KC were very nice too. But as I am only 45 min away (mostly due to city street driving up Calumet Ave) I consider it my home base. Joliet is too small and I don't like their slot selection.

I was hoping to surprise you and Sharon with a mini meet to say hello but unfortunately Hubby had a doctors appt in the middle of the day. Considering he is 3 weeks past his triple by-pass surgery and doing great I thought it was important to keep the appt.

Maybe next time, how about it @Blase maybe we can meet up someday with @goldengreeke and Sharon at Horseshoe?

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That would be a fun time!!

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Originally Posted by seemoreroyals

Nice trip report and comparison GG. Doesn't CET have a partnership with a hotel nearby that you can get comped to stay at and they can bus you back and forth? I may be getting it confused with one of their other midwest properties. If you could get that worked out it sounds like a great place for you and Sharon to set up shop at.

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They offer RT shuttle service from four selected downtown Chicago Hotels. One being the famous Waldorf Astoria!

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Originally Posted by slotbender

That's exactly what I always say, "oh my!" when I hit something good : )

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Right, you are probably like Derick and be yelling "Fuck Yeah!!"

@goldengreeke I only say "Fuck Yeah!" in my mind. Don't wanna seem disrespectful to any ladies within ear shot : )

Wow- you did pretty good there. I agree the drink service has always been super fast there, and that diamond lounge is the best one I have ever been too.

My one complaint there has been that I never win. I have lost quite a bit there in past trips and only managed to rack up 500 or so points- you and Sharon did pretty good for that much play!

Thanks for the report Gene - interesting! Kind of like Ameristar (where we stopped on the party bus) not having a hotel attached.
Like you, I wouldn't want to take a shuttle back/forth even to the Waldorf! I like to grab a coffee, and play first thing in the morning.

Our closest casino/hotel, L'auberge du Lac in Lake Charles, LA is exactly 2 hours, 15 minutes drive from our home but we haven't visited in a year.

Just received a call from a host there. Says if I don't want to be shuttled to a downtown hotel, she will comp me at the local Ramada Inn which is only 5 minutes away and pick us in their limo. LMAO:glee:

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Originally Posted by goldengreeke

Just received a call from a host there. Says if I don't want to be shuttled to a downtown hotel, she will comp me at the local Ramada Inn which is only 5 minutes away and pick us in their limo. LMAO:glee:

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You may have just found your new favorite home away from home.

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Originally Posted by goldengreeke

Just received a call from a host there. Says if I don't want to be shuttled to a downtown hotel, she will comp me at the local Ramada Inn which is only 5 minutes away and pick us in their limo. LMAO:glee:

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I must pass that on my way there. I take I80 to Calumet Ave and north on Calumet. I will have to look at it the next time I drive by. I just Googles it and now I remember seeing it last time. I remember seeing the restaurant out front.