We have been here several times. Windcreek Casino has recently bought them. I will say up until my last two visits, I was finally winning something. People are a little more excited. Changed out many machines. Still don't have a fountain drink area. If you want something to drink, you have to purchase it. Not sure how much alcohol is but can drinks aren't expensive. Seems like it's a rather long walk to get inside. Even further when you leave. (Lol) No parking garage yet. "Rumor" has it they are building a new casino and hotel behind it. The area where the dogs use to race(I think) with the stairs leading up on both sides-I think could be made into a beautiful outdoor event venue. I just hate for all of it to be torn down when some of it may get could be modified. Mid you like to gamble, gotta check it out at least once..maybe twice. Good Luck! read more

Birmingham Race Course Casino - I did actually win this here.I may not have brought it all home-the most I have ever won. Worked my way up to a $10 bet - Horse Racing Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I gave them 2 stars because you get free play daily.But that is it. You may luck out and double your money. If so, then run. They don't have a restaurant, just food trucks and a cafe that sells hotdogs. The atmosphere is sad. I am not sure about the horse/dog racing, but the casino is trash. Avoid. Go somewhere that Comps you, so that you get something out of the experience. read more

Before Windcreek took over could win 3 or 400. Now just donating to them. Beer is over 3.00; cokes 1.00. And the small food court closed 1/2 the time I've never been in a so called gaming establishment that didn't furnish drinks!!! ridiculous read more

I wouldn't say amazing but the place was clean inside. They had plenty of slot machine button pushing machines if you're into that they had the horse racing and dog racing upstairs on the fourth floor second and third floor was in shambles. That place has not been updated in a long time. I got the feeling that whoever is in charge is going to squeeze the money out of that place but if you're looking for a machine to put your money into and push a button and watch digital graphics entertain you, you would probably like it, not my thing though. read more

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We have been here several times and they have brought in lots more games and staff. The food at Pat's is good it just takes so long to get it. So be sure to order it before you are actually starving. But the staff is friendly and we always feel safe! Most of the time we take away more money than we brought! read more

Monday 28 July 2025 RE: Birmingham Race track and Casino Always clean with friendly helpful staff. Enjoy each the machines and snack area that also have a variety of cold beer. Do not like that it does not post the monthly calendar for Free Play lately. read more

Went on a Friday afternoon. Outside is a little scary, but the inside is all new! Lots of games. Slots were loose compared to a lot of places Ive been to. Walked away with some money, and was happy. Smoking was all outside which I prefer. read more

This is more towards the Mobile 777 race course casino. The machines will not let you stop them in the middle of a spin. Spent a significant amount of money and never got a bonus. It takes the progressive machines forever to build even playing the max. read more

If u love slots this is the place to be. I enjoyed myself and was very excited that Birmingham had a casino. It was a little warm in there when we visited but overall we had a good time. read more

I come everyday lose everyday. I come with hope of winning back yesterday's losses. But I go further in debt everyday..Don't know why I can't win anything and it's very disappointing watching your spouse lose to. read more

Let me say this. The family that owns the casino HAS AN AMAZING ADVERTISING TEAM. Because their highway billboard and online advertising sold us. But LAWD, as we pulled up to this big empty parking lot. We immediately felt our pockets draining. The building looks as though it used to be a stadium or an auditorium of some sort. I thought it just opened, but looking at some of the reviews while sitting in front of the slot machine trying not to fall asleep. The earliest review was 2008. Sadly, the majority of the reviews was a 1 star. Coming in your ID is checked, and you step into a quiet room filled with what looks like brand new slot machines. What I did like was that there wasn't any cigarette smoke lingering in the air. Again, for this to be a casino, it was pretty quiet. Something I'm not used to. I can say this was an experience that I won't try again. The machines don't pay out and they don't take one dollor bills. However, I just read that the owners of this casino are in negotiations with WindCreek to take ownership. So, hopefully, if that happens, this casino, along with Victory Land, will be much better. Birmingham Race and Casino is a good place to come to if you live here. I DON'T!!!!! read more

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Much better than it used to be! Very clean and friendly staff. New players get free play

If you're considering going to this place, don't. Very few workers, we were in line almost a hour just to get a players card. Security is almost non existent, if you're familiar with the area this is HUGE. Only food available is a concession-esk stand. The cocktail was not drinkable, so bad I threw it in the garbage. We were accused of being racist just for asking if an elderly man with a cane, who looked very confused was ok. The lady, who accused us as such was a worker there. She got very loud and irate with us and I swear to God all my brother did was ask the man if he was ok. I will avoid this like the plague and advise all of you reading this to do so as well. read more

I enjoyed having fun and seeing different people. The place was really nice. Look forward to going back

At first, this place was cool and a fun, relaxing place to go. Then they started doing too much outside in the parking lot. So now on top of not winning any money on the inside. On your sad walk to your vehicle. They are putting parking warnings on them. In areas that are not marked, no parking. You would think if they are going to make you park at 459 to patronize them. They would offer shuttles or something. read more

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Perhaps the worst place in the country to bet horses. I've been in bookie's basements nicer than this. 12 betting machines... 3 worked. The temperature could not be higher than 55degrees. Tiny tv's. Check your gun at the door. I said I would never go back and I did. Shame on me. read more

This place is dirty, they don't pay out the full value of your winning tickets leaving you with left over, but small amounts of money you've won, thenexpect you to just donate your leftover tickets into a dump box. Thumbs down read more

I love slot machines. I grew up with horse racing and learned to love that experience also. My family and I have lived in Birmingham, Alabama for over 30 years. The Birmingham Race Course was awful. Not well kept, dirty, and disorganized. Hardly anyone there in this huge room of slot machines so no excuse for the lack of service. The snack bar was also a real disappointment. WHY, can't we have a facility that is first class? If our city can't sustain it, they lets not have it. Nothing about this place is worth taking even a short drive to attempt to enjoy. Shame, could be one hell of a place. read more

Needs new machines and better payouts the food is the best at this casino if you want to hit on the machines go to montgomery and take home those jackpots heading there as we speak now read more

If I could give ZERO stars I would. When they take your drivers license at door, it cuts machines off that you play AND HIT regularly. Then you will see a different "person" on it. read more

Slots are too tight. Bonus may pay less than your bet. Played $300 in less than an hour lost it all. Changed machines and amounts. Can't wait for Wind Creek to take it over. At least at Wind Creek, it's fun even when u lose. These racecourse machines are not fun. I have NEVER heard a single person sound excited at this casino. Sad, because excited players SPEND MORE!!!!!0 read more

Recommend however maybe not on the weekend. A bit crowded Lights were amazing, synced perfectly to music read more

This pertains to Lights of Noel Only! I wasn't really impressed all that much. The signs to show where to go were small and very easy to miss. No signage told us to continue past the Hot chocolate stand to get to the ticket booth. We sort of figured it out ourselves in the dark , in a place we have never been. Once we got there we saw a sign to put your radio on a certain channel to hear Christmas music. Lol We have never used our car radio (I prefer using youtube music that has my playlists) so we had to figure that out. Seemed the music was PC. No mention of God so as not to offend anyone I'm guessing. Even though it is touted to b the longest drive through eh it had alot of sameness to it. I've honestly seen better displays in subdivisions. It really seemed short to me . It only took longer cause people stopped to take photos like I did. All in all maybe it was 25 min max . The price was $ 35 dollar on a weekend per car . The price is lower than say the zoo's. Would I do it again. Not a chance..It was an experience and that's that. Here are some of the best pics and truly I say save your money . read more

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We had about an hour to waste in Birmingham one afternoon. It's kind of far out from airport but not a bad drive! The greeters were horrid! October 20 @ about 1:15pm. We know we're in a pandemic but we were practically yelled at to stand in line about 10 feet away from the guy ahead of us. They were rude and short with us. No greeting at all. No one directs you in the huge room of slot machines. No direction at all! But we figured it out ourselves and came out with $25 dollars winnings! Paid for lunch! We didn't eat here. Didn't even see snack bar. You can use bills to place in machines and then get a voucher to go play more if you're ahead! I think if you want to get more people out there, employees should be welcoming and greeting patrons. I didn't think anyone friendly at all. Surprised this place still open. The three stars is because we had fun! read more

Run down, neglected. As a tourist, it didn't feel safe. We would not go there again. read more

This place is an embarrassing dump and a stain on the city of Birmingham. I made the mistake of taking someone here that had never been to a race track before. I knew it was way past it's prime so I gave warning. But omg I did not give enough warning to them (or me) The only positive I can add is the employees were very very nice and seemed to appreciate customers on derby day. read more

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I was in on a less than busy night. I put a $60 ticket into a machine that instead of it sucking horizontally it sucked vertically in. Needless to say it didn't accept the ticket so I called service. A random employee arrived and gave me a free play ticket while we waited and she was great. fINALLY a "pit boss" arrived who opened the machine and inspected. After about 10 minutes he basically accused me of lying and never found my ticket. Nobody touched the machine after me so in theory my ticket should be the one on top but somehow he couldn't find it and decided that rudeness and accusations of lying were the answer. This place is poorly lit, poorly managed and if I were you I'd just go ahead and drive to an actual casino in Mississippi and not waste your money here. read more

The gambling is fun, but after several visits there is no rhyme or reason to the services provided, by that I mean the drink service. Every time I visit there is some reason why drinks aren't being served, with the caveat that drinks service stops at a certain hour of the night and there are no waitresses. Tonight's random service was walking up to the bar and the bar keep telling me the bar is closed until another bartender shows up. Management needs to focus on continuity of service in order to provide an environment conducive to players happily giving away their money. read more

As you walk in to the race course/casino its bland to the taste just like the service at the 24 hour bar ( rarely any worker is there and when they are they don't wait on you while they are growling and hitting the register with balled up fists full of money). The machines hit well at times like every other place. Then, they don't do much. If you want a good evening, get your drinks at the front bar. The service is .... not like the 24 hour place but still not good. I use to tip well. But, like with your kids DON'T REWARD BAD BEHAVIORS!!! If they had good staff and good management, it could really draw some people in. But, if you treat people like they owe you something NO ONE LEAVES HAPPY!!! read more

Birmingham Race Course We were passing through Birmingham and planned an evening at the Birmingham Race Course. What a big disappointment! The grounds and facility used to be a horse track, but was converted to a dog track. The grounds are expansive and the facility is enormous, but it is a run down ghost town. Less than 100 in attendance the night we were there. The greyhound races were poorly announced and one race went off with no one calling the race at all! There were very few people there. In fact, we were the only ones betting the dog races and the only ones in the entire track area. Everyone else was doing simulcast betting. There are two small bars that offered light snacks, but no restaurants. The lower level is under construction- we were told they are trying to put in slot machines. It's a shame that such a large, once beautiful track has gone downhill. read more

Birmingham Race Course Casino - Empty!!! - Horse Racing Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

If you're a gambler, this place is for you!! It has lots of slot machines, but no gambling tables. There's also a parlay betting area on the 5th floor. They have a bar and food here which a pretty good. Large selection of beer, bottles only no draft beer. Food is pretty good as well read more

I will never go back because of the way My Down Syndrome Daughter and I was treated by sending 2 security guards over and saying She couldn't sit on the floor and She was not in the way and sitting in front of a machine that was not working. Nothing was said before, why now. They scared My Daughter so We left and will never be back. Not handicapped friendly. They could have motioned Me over discreetly without making everyone look. read more

never have i heard of a casino having such a strict dress code. i wasn't even allowed inside because apparently i didn't follow code even though, i was completely covered, wearing athletic shorts and a t-shirt. the security was extremely rude to me and multiple other strangers trying to enter the casino. will not be coming back or recommending this place to anyone. read more

If you want a race track, don't go here. Symancast? Might be okay but you need big screen TVs. Filthy. Friendly staff. It's just a sign of the times. Very sad. An era gone by. read more

I've gone here to play the slot machines from time to time. Used to have a better chance at winning something before COVID but since then and all additional machines the machines are set they give little and take much. They don't payout at your highest bet so don't try it here. They pay out even less! People are more likely hit during day afternoon hours than night or late although the place is open 24hrs. If you expecting to win then don't come here ...the machines just take your money with no to very little payout. The place is big with over 500 games they take in alot of money but payouts are way under. It's not a real casino and they get away with it. People need to not patronize to them instead keep taking their money their keeping their doors open. Give your money to a charity instead here! If you go you will find this to be true. The Birmingham Race Track need to do better!Stop ripping ppl off just to keep the facility open and pay their staff. Otherwise go to the real casino folks! Save your time and money! read more

Nope, nope, nope. This place has VERY mixed communication among staff. Wore a crossbody bag in and went through security. Offered to have them search my bag and they declined. Two hours later, and after I'd spent lots of money on drinks and games, a security officer approached me and told me I'd either have to take my crossbody to my car or leave. I have allergy medications (epi pen) and asthma meds in that bag. I explained and offered to let said security officer search my bag. He declined. Repeated himself. Told me to take it up with the "upstairs" which wasn't open. Meanwhile, every female in the place had purses/handbags much larger than my tiny crossbody. Upon exiting, we asked the front door security what was up, and he said the person who approached me was over his head, but he didn't know the details but didn't see what the issue was. Wasn't there to gamble, went with some friends while they did and another friend and I sat at the bar with a lovely bartender, who sympathized with us. The whole situation felt targeted (homophobic) and frankly absurd. read more

Well welcome to ghetto......I use to love going here for the freeplay but I had to stop bc this place is a terrible joke. Make ya wait for hours for freeplay giving out a couple dollars every hour & the drawings are a complete waste of your time & energy. Witnessed people yelling before a name is even called out (rigged by bribbed employees via reprinted vouchers). Word of advice If ya win a jackpot make sure u ask for a security escort to your vehicle bc in order to receive your winnings your money must be counted on on the counter in front of the whole casino, felt like I was being set up to be robbed. No need in voicing any type of complaint bc nothing will be done besides getting yourself banned. The way the treat people is appalling, the night shift manager is constantly harassing people by following them around & constantly asking questions. Can't even sit at the bar at night & order a drink without getting ran off. To say this place is under staffed is a terrible under statement & the few employees they do have act like they don't want to be there. I think this must be a requirement for employment bc every hard working upbeat employee has been fired for the craziest reasons. This place has amazing potential but it's almost as if the management doesn't care at all or wants the place to fail. read more

I was quite excited that they had a casino in Birmingham finally. However I should warn everyone that if you are in a dress high heals or actually give a crap what you look like you should not go to this place! I have been there four times or try to be there and twice was rejected because I was wearing heels and address that did not have sleeves granted it is 90% humidity and 100° in Alabama. read more

OK. It's not a restaurant and it's not in Atlanta. Geez, you people are geniuses... Birmingham Race Course is one of the most fun, most depressing places I've ever been. Nevertheless it boasts "the largest restaurant in Alabama", overlooking the defunct horse track now greyhound track. I went there after my great aunt's funeral a few weekends ago, since it was just down the road and I was depressed... The place looks like what I would expect most urban areas will be after the Apocalypse - overgrown, disused, but still inhabited by beings that used to be human. The open grandstand overlooking the track is closed, but you can take the impressive escalator to the "Sky Club" floor and walk past the banks of TVs and frustrated off-track betters to the largest (and smokiest) restaurant in Alabama, which is fully enclosed and has a 4 story glass wall overlooking the track. The tables each have a TV tuned to live feeds from horse tracks across the country (for OTB) and an ashtray. Beers are super cheap, but the coffee grounds need to be changed more than once per day. The best thing about the track besides the people watching, arcane dogracing programs and cheap beer is watching the greyhounds run. I have a retired racer, and always wanted to see them run... it's really a beautiful thing to see them doing what they love and were born to do. The race course has close ties to a local greyhound adoption organization and that eased my mind about going. I wholeheartedly recommend a stop here before or after a trip to B'ham... after you watch these animals you'll want one of your own so here's a link for Adopt-A-Greyhound Atlanta: www.greyhounds2.org . read more

Don't bring a purse or they will go through it. Don't wear a scarf or bandana because they will make you take it off meanwhile hats can be worn. and don't plan on winning. read more