Great time at the Jack. This place has been recently remodeled and it looks great. Decent sports bar area. Two small bars. Improved food options. Active slots. Friendly staff. Good visit as always and the refreshed look is great. read more

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They are doing a bait and switch. They say you are getting a Silver Quest, 2 litter commercial blender. Then when you get there they give you a cheap brentwood blender. I thought this was illegal? read more

I will never ever gamble at this major rip off spot again.Their machines are so tight,and there is rarely any chances of winning.-The night i went the casino was empty.I guess the others were smart and went elsewhere like I should've.This is why you seldom see the ones who bring you the cash,because nobody is winning.The first floor parking is very limited,because some zany genius decided to make that parking for K card members only,so there is a big empty lot that no one parks in. read more

It's very hard to win there. I've spent a lot of money and no winning. Ugh. I don't win at either location. I have better luck at MGM. But I have to play at least $1500 before I start winning. Then I only win a few dollars back. I believe it's all rigged though. read more

I used to go 3 to 4 times per week I loved this place For the last year plus it's just a cash grab $700 yesterday did not last an hour only doing $1 or less bets one bonus game that paid me .20 cents everyone warned me not to go I should have listened It's Tax time and they will take it all trust me read more

I've played at this cosino many times..I lost 33 times in a row..and I called them over..and I told themi don't believe I'm that unlucky to lose 33 weeks in a roll..and then I got to reading the reviews..by other people..I believe these machines are not right and I told them...I was call the Ohio gaming board on them..and after that I was calling the united states gaming board on them..the security man there ..they most of hired him off the streets...he is so unprofessional of a man..and the way he speaks to people..and treats them..shows the class of this cosino..NONE!!!look at your reviews Owner..you've got some real classy people working for you. read more

You can only order food from a computer and it is not easy it takes a very long time I looked around everybody was at that darn computer for a long time trying to place an order. You should order from a person and you should also have the choice to pay with cash or credit they only accept credit cards read more

DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU WANT A CHANCE!!! Went there and played Fireballs at $5 a spin ( realize I'll probably lose) lost $600 in no lie 7 minutes.. DIDN'T hit 1 bonus and the most i won in any spin was $16.50.. I would at least like to think I have a chance. Save your money and go to Mountaineer!! Usually don't win but can actually play longer that 7 minutes. read more

Worse place.you don't play slots here.you just give your money.restauant open kitchen is like a rat pit.garbage.

You have to wait in line at the cage to cash winning slot tickets because the kiosks don't dispense change. Staff tried to tell those of us waiting that kiosks were an option. When we said we needed change, we were told to call PNC bank and complain. Doesn't seem like a customer responsibility, but ok. As my ticket was being processed, staff mumbled that he wouldn't have helped me because of my complaint. William, you were heard. You don't think I deserve to be paid what I won. I will strongly consider not returning based on your comment. Thanks William. I appreciate your honesty and candor. read more

I had won a small amount on a slot machine. Here comes an older guy who sits next to me and starts to BS and not play the machine at all. Lights flash as they took the time to reset my machine and not 1 match after that. $490.00 and not 1 match. PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!! BEWARE! read more

Excellent day out for fun and food! Horse racing is great and lots of room for everyone, even at the Ohio Derby! Just wish there was more Saturday racing during the season. read more

This was a converted casino, use to be race track only, now has slots on 1st floor and racing part is upstairs. Not the biggest casino, but if you need your slot fix, this is a good place. They did a great job with the remodel here, really impressed with how it looks. It is good for what it is, a smaller slot and racing casino. read more

Thanks you Jack Thistledown for recognizing Veterans who served with a free buffet today. We came out for Derby Day and were treated to a wonderful Prime Rib buffet with all the trimmings, Desert and traditional Mint Julips. My lady friend and I entered in the derby day hat competitions and I received some nice compliments. The race track was very fogged in but the races went on anyway. We got there at 11am and by 6pm derby time the entire place was packed to the gills. Caught a free T-shirt thrown into the crowd and all in all had a fantastic day! read more

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I absolutely love going here to gamble or just to have a great time I love their Cranberry Juice it's freakin to die for lol . I love the little restaurants they have on the inside and the fact that you can watch the horses race also. I also used to work here a while back. They have great benefits and they are great as far as pto and stuff pay was great too have to get back. read more

We were here for all of 10 minutes when we realized that they "casino" was really just a giant room of gaming machines. No cards or any sort of tables, just row after row of loud, flashing lights from various slot machines. read more

JACK Thistledown Racino - Horse Racing Near Me - North Randall, Ohio

This was my first time since it was turned into a casino. Usually I go to Northfield Park. I am pleasantly surprised. Everyone was friendly, the entire casino clean, all machines in working condition. Lots of room between aisles to walk around without running people over. I signed up for a player's card, did not get any free play, but after spending $20 on machines I got a t-shirt, which actually looks pretty nice. I will be back! read more

I'm very close with a few of the employees here. Word is that they haven't passed their health test and recently a nice infestation of roaches has appeared and they have been spotted near the bars and even on a counter where food is served. -Yuck! It's claimed this is news, but employees know it well? I'm hearing customers are seeing them now. These things don't just happen over night. Bring in exterminators who treat the place regularly. Word is there's more then just roaches you can bring home with you from this place. read more

Racino was put in place because the Race Track was not pulling in profits like it used to. This is a brand new casino that is relatively small compared to most casinos' in the surrounding area. Sorry table fans, no table games at this location. There is one floor level of plenty of slot machine fun! There are all the old favorites like cash coaster and Wheel of Fortune and plenty of other fun, new games to play. There are plenty of 1 cent, 2 cent, 25 cent and $1.00 options. There are a couple of little restaurants inside but no big buffet. I think the Detroit casinos spoiled me because I really don't like not being able to get my own soda and coffee for free. I don't like asking a server to get me anything because I move around so much. Maybe if she came with the drinks already loaded on her tray I might be tempted to take one but they take orders and then return with the drink, no thanks. Today was super-spin Sunday. I waited in line 30 minutes for a chance to swipe my card at one of the 2, you heard it TWO promotional machines and I go zip, zero nada...that kind of put me in a mood for the rest of my stay. I understand gambling means losing but ugh, waiting in line 30 minutes...no thanks. The other thing I don't care for is I don't understand how to retrieve my comps. You get a card that collects points but you don't have a pin # to retrieve them. You have to go to the players cashier for retrieval...more waiting in line. I do like that they have free valet and there is plenty of parking in a huge lot where there are buses that come around and pick up/drop off customers. I'll be back mainly because the parking is so convenient, the slots selection is good and the pay back was pretty decent. read more

Racing & slots? JACKPOT! Thistledown is, by far, one of my favorite casinos. And no, it's not because I just won over $500 yesterday, honest! I've won close to that numerous times in the past. I've been going to Thistledown for years now. It's a really fun environment with great music (sometimes live music!), a dance floor, multiple bars, good food, live horse racing, lots of tvs, and nice staff (I haven't ran into anyone unpleasant yet). The American Burger Bar has REALLY good bacon cheeseburgers & chili dogs. I'm not a fan of steak fries or onions straws. If they had regular fries, it would be perfect! The Slush Bar has more than 20 flavors of frozen drinks, great anytime, excellent in the summer! Plus the Mexican food isn't bad either. Best of all, the machines aren't super tight. I don't always win big but I never leave suicidal either. If you're looking for great music, fun slots, yummy food, and good alcohol, this is your place! read more

JACK Thistledown Racino - Cha-ching! - Horse Racing Near Me - North Randall, Ohio

Had a great Derby day at the racino. I had a problem and Nick (manager) and Dan were a huge help! Thanks for being so helpful!!

To clarify didn't come to gamble but to get dance my dance on. Every Friday night DJ Hazmat of 93.1 FM spins from 8-midnight old school hip hop. No cover charge. However, every few songs happens to be some song that happens to have some line dance routine to it. Not the typical electric slide or wobble, some new and different routines that you don't see at a typical wedding reception. The crowd is a nice mix (old and young, danced with a friendly lesbian couple as well). Crowd was not pretentious. Kudos to the entire Racino staff, so friendly and helpful like they genuinely enjoy working there. Also, I'm used to Vegas casinos, so be forewarned no complementary alcoholic drinks for gambling. During my last encounter there, construction is underway to reface the front of the casino and add an attached parking garage. read more

I just went for a meal and to get some work done on my computer. They have wifi, but it stinks. Takes five minutes for a page to come up. Food service is *mighty* slow. Took 20 minutes to get a veggie burger, and 15 minutes to get my drink refilled I have not gambled there, so I don't know anything about that but it appeared that lots of people were losing money :-) It is a good place to watch sports tho...they have lots of TVs showing all sports including horse racing. read more

Come on Jack. Friday night at 9:30 before The Kentucky Derby & you have TWO CASHIERS WORKING. Absolutely RIDICULOUS.

I am currently having an issue with my points and my Players Card. It seems there is absolutely no one in the Promotions Department that can help. After several phone calls, I just keep getting put into someone else's voicemail with no return call at all. I go to Thistledown often and myself (or any customer with an issue) should be of high importance to get the issue resolved. This is not the case with Thistledown. The level of Customer Service is zero. read more

Myself and 4 other people went to watch the live racing. There was another group of 6 people that were outside watching the 8th and final race of live racing for the day. As soon as the race ended there were 10 people that were still outside after it finished and when we went to walk in 5 min after the race concluded we were all locked out!!! We asked to be let in and the employee said she would call security and we were were informed 5 min later that we had to walk all the way around the building so we could reenter the establishment. We gladly took our money to MGM to play the slots and enjoy the rest of our evening. JACK made us feel like they dont give a crap about the people that walk into their establishment. So me and my group of friends and everyone I gamble with will now go right down the road to MGM! read more

I went to Jack Thistledown Racino on Wednesday March 9, 2016 - their first day with their new Jack branding - having never been to their previous iteration, as I'm new to Cleveland. I had a nice time and enjoyed the slots. I've been back several times and the comps and free play on my card have never lit up. My card seems to just not work. I talked to employees on the floor, at the cage, at guest relations, and anywhere else I could. No one was able to explain the issue, resolve the problem, call me after I was told I should expect a call. I was told to keep my card in the machine and someone would find me with an answer, and guess what? No one ever came. I don't see how I could ever come back, given that their customer service is disgraceful and I never received my comps nor and explanation, which is just bad business. Please save your time and money and go have fun elsewhere. This place is a joke. read more

Not a bad place if you only want slots. Sometimes a lot of down and out looking clientele. Biggest problem...seriously, if you're going to offer valet...do it. Valet was open, but twice now, after sitting there for several minutes no body came. When I walked in there was a person at the stand, I asked if valet was not working, she said yeah, but I thought he was just letting you out. After 5 minutes? Really? You're loss in tip. Also, only 5 handicapped parking places? Isn't this segment of the population a good part of your customer base? read more

JACK Thistledown Racino - Your car keys safe and sound at unattended valet stand - Horse Racing Near Me - North Randall, Ohio

Wow!!!! So many unprofessional, rude and unhappy employees!! This also includes the hosts. Who wants to spend their money where they are treated horrible. Not to mention everything is in disarray. Example: Restrooms, check and ticket cashing, restaurants, valet parking, and promotions are a joke. These employees act like they are doing you a favor by allowing you to put your money in their slot parlor. You are better off to spend your money at Presque Isle Downs or Mountaineer. Employees are at least happy and pleasant. They know how to treat their customers that are spending their hard earned money. Who is in charge of this clown show? Just because your address is located in North Randall does not give you a free pass. Management should be ashamed of themselves. Get it together. read more

Aesthetically pleasing, food is pretty good. Staff is great. Folks are nice. Machines can't take your money fast enough. Algorithms practically allow no free spins, even if you play low or high for quite some time. Pointless to go to a place where you are unable to win, or at least percieve to win your money back. For that...1Star. I'm fairly sure what money is won is won by a baby-boomer. Can't wait to get back to the land of opportunity...Texas. read more

Fridays are fun. I was complemented on my dancing skills by atleast 5 women. some were like you have it going on, or you know what you are doing and or you have great moves. i have to give props and thanks to my Latina ex wife for beatining into in to my Caucasian ass how to grove to the beat, and shake my ass. read more

This place has gone down hill. Poor service... more so in the Vip room than the rest of the place. The waitress working in there is VERY nasty when speaking to paying customers. She regularly has melt downs and temper tantrums TOTALLY CHILDISH AND UNNECESSARY. Not sure how she has a job working with the public. It's a shame when have to leave the Vip to go pay more for drinks just to get good service. I won't be spending another dollar in this establishment. read more

Seems my post about Nonna Pizza, inside the casino and our bad experience had been removed. Seems anything negative has been removed from other places that have been reviewed too. Hi Colleen, it was a few months ago Thanks for the quick response. read more

I was bursting with excitement to come here. I moved away from Ohio about 4 years ago, so the last time I had been here, it was simply Thistledown... and I loved it then. There are two distinguishable areas, one for the race track and one for the slots... and as I walked in bringing my mom, dad, and gf... the wonderful, musical, sounds of winning... and losing...slot machines met my ears. Ahhhhhhhhhhh... however, I had to move on, because I was here for the horses.. :) Parking and entry are free. We had to ask to figure out where to go, but there is no shortage of people to ask. It was just super cool to see this place packed with people. Finally we made it over to the Races... and we took some seats, and bet on some races and had a great time. I love the automated kiosks to place your bets... but also friendly people if you prefer to go that route as well. I did notice that there is a covered, outdoor area with slots for the smokers, right out by the track. After some races, and (yikes) some slots, and some food, I'd say that was a trifecta of a great time!!! Will be back!!! read more

If you are a native Clevelander, like I am, it is remarkable to see the wonderful upgrades added to the new, yet Legendary, Thistledown Racino. Kudos to owners Dan Gilbert, Bernie Kosar, and Len Komorowski! If you are a fan of Horse Racing, a fan of Slot Machines, or a fan of both-- this is the perfect venue for you! The beautiful Gaming Floor is open 24 hours, 24/7. The decor is simply stunning! And it pays homage to all of Cleveland's Pro Sports Teams, Kent State's Football Team, and Ohio State's Football team. Additionally, the Racino offers two bars--The Sports Themed Center Bar, and the Slush Bar (which frequently offers live musical entertainment and offers a variety of frozen alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks). Furthermore, several Restaurants are on site-- The Diner (specializing in serving comfort food), Main Street Deli (specializing in serving Gourmet Sandwiches), American Burger (open 24 hours, and allows you to build/create your own burger), and Steak and Rings (specializing in hand carved sandwiches). Also, plenty of FREE PARKING is available, with shuttle service to and from your vehicle. read more

Came here looking for a casino, you know a few tables, a few slots, couple of drinks and maybe a little music in the background. What I got was a "Racino" What's a racino? I guess at an hour earlier than 9pm there's some kind of racing and due to that, there's no tables, raggedy slots and no drink service at said raggedy slots. The "VIP lounge" had 0, that's right 0 people in there. Not very VIP because there was no difference in the lounge than there was outside this "lounge." I will give one star for the diner like restaurant that had decent food and the "lounge" (read bar w/tables, chairs and a band) that had a cute lady singing some old school hits. Other than that this place wasn't work the $9 I paid to Uber here and it's really a misnomer. I should also mention if you are under 40, you won't see anyone there that looks like you. Just a note for awareness. read more

For what its worth...if your into gambling Racino is beyond amazing, especially because its located in the suburbs so its convenient for some folks. If your not a gambler, like myself the place is just okay. But even non-gamblers can enjoy themseleves here. Their lounge has 17 TV's, a full-dedicated adult slushie bar (reminiscent of New Orleans style), good food and live band. So this can easily be a chilldown, date-night, or wild party night kind of place. FOOD: it is quite tasty and prices are equally reasonsable. The beef tastes real and for under $8 bucks you get a burger and fry. Even the milkshakes are yummy. PEOPLE: all shapes, sizes, colors, incomes and backgrounds....this si evident as soon as you walk in. GAMBLING: the whole place is slots only on the first floor and racing on the 2nd floor. MONEY: If you live in the close community they send you free money to spend on food and slot machines. ENTERTAINMENT: pretty solid local talent performs here. Check out their siet to learn who's playing when and what time. And yes there is a DANCE FLOOR! Funny thing... I like Downtown Cleveland better than any suburb. However, this casino in my opinion seems to offer more functional and enjoyable activities. read more

JACK Thistledown Racino - The slots ! - Horse Racing Near Me - North Randall, Ohio

I took my girlfriend on a quick day trip play slots. That's all we wanted to play and we were doing great. My play style is slow so we can be sitting a game for some time. We ordered drinks at a machine and waited about 18 minutes. So we moved a short distance away and played inter game keeping watch for our drinks. We finally ordered a second round of drinks ...again this was a 20 min wait. We walked over to the inside bar and found both orders sitting there with 3 servers standing around talking. The lady working the patio bar should get 5 stars as she got our drinks up for us quick! I spoke with management and was pretty much ignored. So we left with our money and about $3000.00 of the casinos in winning. read more

Thistledown is awesome because you go there and it is in this ratty part of town that you only go to if someone you know is dying at South Pointe Hospital and there it is. An oasis with horses and a grille and you can gamble and even gargle with watered down liquor. When a race ends you can just yell out something like just drop the f-bomb really loud and no one will blame you or judge you. It can be cathartic even if you didn't bet on any of the horses. Horses that run is awesome just ignore the dicks riding them with the whips. They're not really whips that hurt. Little man disease. I'm no little man. Here's the food review you yelpers: at the grille order the 'hillbilly hamburger' with double the meat. It's a three quarter inch ( 3 + inches if you double down) of bologna that is fried in grease on the flat top. Nothing else but that and the bun. Are you kidding me? It is the best food in the whole world and no matter what, it makes me want to hate everything else in the whole world and only go to thistledown and only eat this. maybe fries or chips. and bet on horses and drink liquor and live in the apartments across the street and die at South Pointe with a heartless arabic doctor yawning at my demise. Don't forget the coupons if you drive there and park. That's trifecta money, frankie! If you walk, careful crossing the street, those amg mercedes blow out of the hospital staff parking lot and don't slow down for you or me. Horses run as fast as they can every time and they never get lazy or forget what they're there for. read more

The machines in this place are very tight. I've noticed dice last year the payouts have gotten smaller and winnings in free spins are small as well. Little payout. Well, I guess that is to be expected. read more