During the hearing, the board analyzed and reviewed exhibits from casino officials, who estimate that adding the new poker room will bring in about $500,000 more revenue each year before expenses. Presque Isle Downs plans to add a 2,080-square-foot, nine-table room on the second floor. Currently the casino offers players slot machines and 44 table games, including roulette, blackjack and craps tables.
The board also voted to renew the casino's Category 1 operator's license. During the audience, the seven-member Board determined that Presque Isle Downs, operator of the Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie County, had fulfilled the obligations under its initial casino operator's license and therefore qualified to have its license renewed. The new license is good for a three-year period.
In January 2010 the Pennsylvania legislature approved the addition of table games, including live poker, for all casinos. The board's recent decision to approve Presque's expansion leaves the Sugar House Casino in Philadelphia, as the only Pennsylvania casino that does not have a poker room.
“We’re equally as excited about the approval to commence with development and opening of our poker room, which we think we can accomplish in eight to 10 weeks from today,” said Fred Buro, Presque Isle Downs and Casino's general manager.
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Last week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously voted to authorize the addition of a new poker room at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie County.
Small room, usually running 1-3 NL with occasional 2-5 action mainly on weekends. The Room used to be named after Chris Moneymaker and had his moniker painted on but is long gone, they even had some events like a joe vs pro when he would show up.
The room is located away from the casino on 2nd floor so unless your going there for poker, it's tough to find.
Size is about 12-15 tables and usually one big monthly event 200$ NL tourney on a Saturday. Thursday evening tourneys usually O8 hi/lo or Omaha, small buyin, but never see o8 or Omaha spread as cash however.
Sit n Go's fill on request/demand. Food and drink service available 7 days a week but service can be spotty as their is a bar on 2nd floor that shares the same bartender or waitstaff.
Management is the truly lacking feature to an othewise quaint room, which can have some 'active' players.
Dealers change here very often and are trained on all floor games and rotate every so often and Poker is not their focus as can be seen by decisions and lack of speed.
Friday and Saturdays usually have small tourneys and cash games going , as a comparison for local area casinos , it is busier than Seneca
lots of close hotels down street but none attached , new hotel across street is owned by the casino.