You don't like to beat down a business sometimes but this place needs a management overhaul. Friend…read morehas a horse racing today so we drove down from NY. By the time we walked In the 5th race was going off. We figured let's get a bite and by the time we have our food racing cancelled for the rest of the day. This happens way too much here. Last week all 3 days and today no reason really provided. It was a little windy but nothing crazy that racing needed to be cancelled. Seems 10 years after the casino comes in the track is really an afterthought. The track condition is terrible, the seating is old and worn, hell they have some much wasted space inside and 1 bar and a small snack stand. It's like a slow painful death it seems. The purses are terrible. They need to overhaul the management and breathe some new life for this place or it won't last 5 more years.

From the perspective of a spouse of a Parx employee attending their annual picnic/barbecue, Parx…read moreRacing is a very nice place for the event. It attracts hundreds of workers and their families, with plenty of food and drink to go around. Of course, the strongest attraction are the horses raced around the mile+ track during the festivities. We were able to see (and bet on, if so inclined) eight races, some of which had the starter gate right in front of us, so we had a good look at the majestic steeds. I don't know enough about racing to gamble, so we just sat back and enjoyed the beautiful sleek powerful horses walk, cantor and gallop before us. The food was fairly much traditional, with burgers, dogs, bbq chicken and Italian sweet sausage casserole, with corn on the cob and mixed salad as sides. Very easy to overeat, and then go after the vanilla soft serve cones for dessert. I was satisfied with one of those, but my seductive companion brought me three more before we were ready to leave. How to say. "No!"? This event was great for morale, with spouses and kids around to be comfortable with mom and dad's work place. These guys make a lot of money. Glad to see they share at least a little of it with the people who make it possible. See you all next year.

Stopped here recently with a pack of guys who live 10 minutes down the road in Delaware. Even…read morethough it is called Harrahs Philadelphia's- it's in Chester which is still 10-15min our of the city. Parking was free which is good, and depending on your GPS, you may be taken through a rough neighborhood. I personally don't mind but there it is. The casino seemed like your standard size - high industrial ceilings, lots of room. Decent table game nest, and even though the limits were somewhat high even for a weekend- masks are standard and forehead temperature checks are standard coming inside. Had a good time - we didn't stay too long after hitting a couple numbers we were ready to go.

Come on people if you like Cozy friendly hot machines sometimes great food atmospheres wonderful…read morespecial on the nights they have bands playing ! I moved about 1-1/2 years ago so I'm not their as much due to this summer traffic going to a spilling and then going to New Jersey, but once the summer over I'll be their on my week end if you see me said Hi

Laurel has plenty of seating at the bars and restaurants with views of the track, and excellent…read morecustomer service. We visited on a Friday, but will definitely be back for a Sunday brunch. We've been to some pretty shabby tracks, and our local track has so much wasted potential. Not at Laurel, what a hidden gem we found. Such a great find!

I went to Laurel Park for the Rose' on the Railway event and had a nice afternoon overall. It was…read morethe perfect excuse to get dressed up, take a few photos, and enjoy the atmosphere. I purchased the VIP experience, but if I'm being honest, it didn't feel very VIP. The perks were pretty limited: just a couple of extra drink tickets (which didn't do much for me since I don't drink) and individual charcuterie boards. I was expecting something that felt a little more elevated and exclusive for the price. One thing that did stand out was the facility itself. The restrooms were surprisingly spacious, clean, and beautifully decorated, definitely nicer than I expected for a racetrack venue. The event itself was enjoyable, and I'm glad I experienced it at least once. That said, it wasn't the kind of event that left a lasting impression. Nothing was wrong with it. It just didn't feel memorable enough to make me want to come back. It was boring, tbh... Ratings: - Event: (2/5) - VIP Experience: (2/5) - Atmosphere: (4/5) - Value: (2/5) Overall Rating: (2/5)

We attended the 2023 Preakness infield event. There's lots of walking to access the entertainment…read morearea. The headliner was Bruno Mars. His performance was phenomenal. The performances started at 11 am and we opted to go later in the evening for the headliner performance. Next year will will definitely get there earlier. Parking and all of the traffic was well managed but cumbersome. We chose to park in a public parking garage and Ubered over. This worked really well.

This was my first time attending Preakness and I will be back for years to come. I was lucky enough…read moreto find a great parking spot that was close to the entrance. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful)I didn't know which way to go lol). The food vendors were great and I was lucky to find a table to eat. I would recommend wearing a comfortable shoe if you're infield as there's dirt and grass. The way the stage was set up you could t see it from the food/table area but there was plenty of room near the stage. Betting was super easy as you could do it on your phone. If you chose that option be aware that you cannot cash out the money you put on there for several days.

The horse track area itself is smaller than most. They get a decent crowd on most summer weekend…read morenights. There are to separate areas the downstairs apron and the top floor of the casino which provides seating looking over the track. The downstairs area is small and is the classic horse track scene. The upper area is updated and more casino/track like. They offer a well maintained turf course that I wish they used more often. Field sizes are small

What a disgusting group this place is. Attempted to look at a horse that we were very interested in…read morebuying. Drove two hours and just wanted to see the horse before we wrote a check. We had to meet Jose Ina deserted parking lot. He was a total jerk and left us in the parking lot alone and took off because we wouldn't pay for the horse until we saw it. Jose... you are a POS and wasted our time. And I guess that makes you a real man to leave two women in the middle of a parking lot. Penn national. Wake up! You are affiliated with people that do not make you look very good. We will never patronize any of your properties.

I'm here for a RunGood Poker Series and I'm pleasantly surprised at the cleanliness, size, and…read morefriendless of this casino. I'm also 1-for-1 in food, but I did play it safe with a Chicken Garden Salad. Up until this trip, Hollywood Casinos that I have visited on my travels have been average at best. They're usually in areas where the competition is kicking their ass, the casino is relatively unkempt, and it's just not a great vibe. However, this property is the complete opposite. It's kind of awesome. It's super clean, the staff is great, and the patrons seem friendly and respectful. It reminds me a lot of Harrah's Cherokee--including many locals that recognize each other. At Cherokee (NC), you get about 50% tourists and 50% locals. That's due to being surrounded by big cities within 2-4 hours yet still in the mountains. Here, I would assume it's closer to 80% locals. This probably plays into the chill and friendly vibe. One thing I have noticed on my travels (this is poker room #118), outside of Vegas, most people know each other at every casino. An added bonus, is that they had a local band and a DJ last night (DJ between sets) and everyone was having a good time. I sat there and watched people dance and appreciated the good energy. I have some darkness to me but I really appreciate these moments where people are happy and enjoying themselves. It allows me to tune-in to my good side. Really really good vibes here with that dance floor. If I were to point out a negative, it's the $7 and $8 beers. This is simply greed. At Harrah's Cherokee (my home court for poker), you can get a $5 Landshark beer. It's not the best beer, but it allows you to walk around and enjoy a beer. Since the beers here were $7 and $8, I stopped drinking and consumed nothing for the last three hours I was there. The casino would make more money with a low-price beer option. The price points are a little too high for maximizing profit anyway. They are only hurting themselves. Almost every casino has at least one negative. But overall, this is a really cool spot and definitely recommended!

We attended the Rick Springfield concert last night. We were so excited and purchased the pre show…read moreparty buffet for $25 each. It was talked up stating there would be a dj, signature cocktail, appetizer type snacks on the buffet and give aways. First of all it wasn't clear where this was being held because the concert venue is separate outside from where this is served. Not being there before and this described as skybox-we initially thought it was part of the concert venue. It WAS NOT. This is a huge complex and the signage is very lacking. We thought once we parked we would be good to go for the rest of the night. Once we figured out where the "skybox" was inside the second floor of the casino-we had to check in. I printed our tix and had them on my phone wallet. The print outs directly from Ticketmaster were no good and considered screenshots to them. HUGE PROBLEM if you don't have a smart phone or if the system was down. Other people that we were with said that they were having a hard time having their ticket scanned on their phone because the Wi-Fi at the casino was poor.. my friend specifically asked about the giveaways because there was a wheel there to spin and we didn't know if we were supposed to spin it ahead of time or what the deal was and the guy told my friend that they would be making announcements and calling names for the giveaways that never happened the entire time that we were there. We got there at 3:30 and the party was from 2 to 6.. when we walked in there was a DJ but he left at 4 o'clock. When my friend asked about the signature cocktail, the waitress seemed confused at first and made a statement that she didn't know if there was any left or if they needed to make more come to find out that it was just a regular cocktail that they make like any other cocktail there wasn't anything that was premade or anything so we weren't sure why she even made that comment. The buffet was decent for what it was described to be, but it definitely wasn't worth the $25 apiece that we spent. It was hot dogs, walking tacos, some pulled chicken, soft pretzel sticks and some cookies. We didn't see any other drinks so I did go up to the bar to ask if I could order a soda and the lady did tell me that there was no charge for the soda, but I wouldn't have known that had I not asked.. when it was time to go down for the concert. One of the people downstairs was nice enough to tell us that we were better off leaving our car in the parking garage and taking the shuttle that they offer to and from the venue, so that part was good, but before that when we couldn't figure out where the buffet in the sky box was, we were driving around and couldn't figure out where we were supposed to park and we ended up going down this one street again there was no signs telling us where to go we're not to go and we ended up going down this road and when we got down there, we were greeted by someone in an orange vest who also seemed very confused so she ended up getting someone on the walkie-talkie who told her to call someone over and parking which really confused us because we thought that she was with parking so she directed us to go out and turn around and go down this other street and we told her that we were down that way, and there was cones blocking off the parking spaces saying that the lot was closed where we were supposed to park so that was what let us back up to the casino and we only knew to go there because I ended up typing it into AI and it was what told us to go back to the casino that that was where the sky box buffet was no one at the venue was able to tell us that. So once we got the shuttle, ironically, it dropped us off exactly where we were when we encountered the lady with the vest earlier. Once we were inside the actual Penn heroes Stadium that itself was awesome. It was set up perfectly and we had wonderful seats, but just trying to figure out the semantics of getting in there and getting set up was a nightmare.. I would not spend the extra money for the sky box buffet. Save your money and spend it somewhere else.