Its original name was Niagara Fallsview Casino and Resort eons ago. I used to work for a company in the casino industry and had to write a brief summary of each casino where we had our products. These days, it has thankfully shortened its name to Fallsview Casino Resort. Better late than never!
I have never been a gambler. I go to casinos mainly because I tend to see shows and concerts at their music venue. It is the case here. I tend to see concerts at the Avalon Theatre. Recently, I was there to see Richard Marx. It's a cozy venue to hear and watch live acts perform, complete with a bar and coat check.
This casino is nice. There are tons of machines and games to play. There are ATMs if you need to use one. You can sign up for a card that gets you discounts and points on everything, including parking discounts.
Speaking of parking, it does get expensive parking at this casino's parking lot. I spent $40 to park my car just to see Richard Marx. It's not cheap, but it is close by. It was a cold night. My usual routine is to park farther away and walk over. I wasn't feeling it on this particular night, especially after getting over a cold and being highly congested. I shelled out. No regrets.
The parking procedure is that you park first. When you are about to leave, find a machine by inserting your parking ticket and then paying. I paid with a debit card and was fine. Parking machines are located on the fifth and seventh floors. I was on the eighth. I took the elevator down, paid for parking, and took it up at around 11 pm on a Saturday night.
I had no problem finding a parking spot. Parking is colour-coded with letters and aisle numbers, which helped me out a lot.
Shopping is fancy and nice at the casino. The Gallery Shops is the shopping area where you can get everything from momentos at Christmas in Niagara Falls, leather accessories and coats from Danier (yep, it exists), popcorn at Kernels (it was tough for me to leave without some), and more. I like the shopping part of casinos.
If you want a bite to eat and haven't spent all your money, you can dine here, too. There's the Grand Buffet, which is exactly what the name implies. I like The Falls Deli for its deli sandwiches, pizza, and clam chowder. It's more than just a deli and it's affordable.
There are eateries for all budgets. I saw a Burger King and a BarBurrito while I was there. I also walked past a Starbucks when I was entering the casino.
There are washrooms everywhere. The one that I went to near the casino floor was spacious and clean. I went there after my concert was over.
It's pretty at this casino. I recommend looking up, as the architecture is lovely and the colour lighting makes everything look stunning.
It's worth coming here to see a show or to just hang out for the day. If you are driving over, do bring money. Parking will cost you, but you will gain some pretty cool memories of eating, shopping, gambling, browsing, and concert-going.
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