I don't gamble at all but my Aunts enjoy it so I took them and gave them $20 bucks each...They used more but that is all them. This place is pretty large size and typical Casino atmosphere which is just a microcosm of Las Vegas which will never be matched. Still it is nice and lovely and full of people trying to beat and unbeatable system. my three Aunts who spent time with me at my dad's passing - they are his sister, cousin and aunt and were also my mom's friends before she married my dad were enjoying. Location and parking are convenient and the place is larger than a city like Albany needs. We didn't drink or eat just wanted them to see a Casino in the East coast and blow some steam over the passing of my dad. They liked it but I was watchful of their spending and care. They liked and enjoyed it and that to me is all that matters. read more

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Had A little Parking issue last night and Security was Right on It . Great Job Guy's. read more

had over a 150 points for a free gift,machine would't make me select it,went to the player extra attendant he said that I can't help you because the gifts cut off at 8 pm,tried to tell him I had the points before 8 pm wouldn't help at all,cared less,so I spent over $400 on nothing. read more

Wow I was surprised they had a security entrance but understand the need. Slots were right there as you enter the casino. Good sized place with several machines. Loud but what would you expect at a place full of slot machines. They had their restaurants around the outer edges of the machines which was good use of space but due to the noise level we decided not to dive there as we wanted a little quiet to be able to talk and felt it would be too loud for us. read more

I love rivers casino we come every Wed----- love the otb, slots, free drink, the sports betting , the new gm at the kiosk, won $5 free play wed food courts Ollie and gang at the bar and the friends i've made there------ its like being in school again I wish I could come every day its an hr away. best of my wishes to all -------- James Precopia Johnstown N Y ps dont forget the app for rivers for fun gms etc etc love that also!!!!!!! read more

Haven't been here in about two years. Came Saturday night for an overnight stay. Much improved !! More food options and now a Starbucks. Live music at dukes and by the bar a good band. Tables games were all open and Afforable minimum bet for a Saturday night. Clean casino and very nice hotel. Smoking sections are nice and well maintained. Seems like security/management cleaned up the many rif rafs that were present before. Poker room big and busy with high hand pots. Slot machines are very new and updated. Pit bosses and dealers could be nicer and more welcoming but overall a huge improvement over 2 years ago. Will Def. Return now. Keep up the improvements ! read more

So I've been here a bunch of times. It's okay to go. But two beers was $20. Slots are either old or crowded. Table games are somewhat unreliable because the dealers are not professional. But they have cool bands and the atmosphere is always pretty upbeat. They have sports betting and a cool little spot outside you can smoke and gamble at the same time. In all it's not for everyone but it's something to do at least once or twice. read more

Amazing amazing amazing! Smoke free is a bonus but there's nothing bad to say about this place. Clean, maintained, friendly employees as well as patrons. Can't wait to come back. Dealers Adam and Charles were MASTERS at their craft. Fun and engaging. read more

Yeah it still sucks! I have not won here in a long time. When you are placing high bets and winning $.60 consistently, there is something wrong, especially when all of their grand prizes are in the $20,000 mark. The only machine you are getting money out of here is the ATM at $5.50 a pop! read more

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The hotel and staff were very friendly and accommodating. Rooms were clean. The casino was nice but not enough .25 or .50 cent machines . Lots of penny slots and all new games I didn't know how to play so it was disappointing. We ate at miani Chinese restaurant not good at all was kind of dirty and food was horrible and I still say the chicken was bad . Then we went to dukes for dinner ugh we sat at the bar ordered a few drinks from the grumpy bartender Paul either he hates his job or his life but geez kinda rude and not attentive at all we waited for ever for our food as did other patrons and I ordered tuna tartar it was disgusting! Tuna is supposed to be pink or red not brown! I sent it back and ordered the soup that came out cold and the lady next to me hers was cold also by that time I was so hungry I ate half of it. My husband had the pork chop he said it was good . We like Anthony the other bartender he picked up Paul's slack . The one time I didn't take pictures of my food to Yelp I was just so disappointed . Either way we won't be coming back anytime soon. Just not for us. read more

They denied me entry because I couldn't remember if I was an organ Donor. I refilled for a license several years ago, god forbid I couldn't remember. No matter what I did they wouldn't let me in. Very disappointing I couldn't join my partner and their coworkers. read more

whoever is Erik the server's manager please give the man a raise he was so personable and polite and brought me so many spring rolls because i was weird about liking them so much. King!!! I loved him!!!! 10/10 would request erik again read more

You would think a casino would want a family friendly environment. This casino is over 21, almost exclusively--no one under 21 allowed in restaurants or anywhere other than the parking garage. Comical and disappointing to say the least. We drove 9 hours across 4 states to get one of Johnny's famous burgers. My son is 13 and we are going to wait it out in the parking garage. Can't wait--thanks Rivers. read more

Do not come here if you're a woman. They let an entire group of visibly intoxicated men with open containers in (one who whacked themselves in the head with a door), they needed to meet a quota of turning people away. One security guard audibly told the other to "deny her next" without seeing her or talking to my friend. Their demeanor with every woman who walked in was clearly unpleasant while they would laugh and make jokes with the men. Don't go here if you love women! read more

Spent the night at The Landing and the evening at the Casino, the Landing and the Casino were fun. Went to Dukes Chophouse for a dinner. The experience was less than desirable. 3 tables were occupied in the main dining room, took us 20 minutes to get our first drink. 2 orders for dinner: Short Rib Ragu: Gnocchi was WAY over cooked, ZERO texture, sauce was average. Filet was 2 temps to high, ordered Med Rare, was med- Med well. I would expect WAY more for a $180 dinner. Very disappointed. read more

AVOID THIS CASINO IF YOU LOOK YOUNG--THEY'LL DENY YOU EVEN WITH A VALID ID! This place is an absolute joke. If you're 21 or look young, don't waste your time because they'll refuse you entry even if you have a completely valid ID. I was visiting a friend and decided to stop by to play poker. At the entrance, my buddy (also 21) and I presented our IDs--both from Florida. He got in without an issue, but as soon as they looked at mine, the security guard (bald guy, tall, glasses) decided to go on a power trip. He was rude, dismissive, and completely entitled, grilling me with questions that I answered without hesitation. Despite my ID scanning as valid, he arbitrarily decided I wasn't allowed in. I escalated the situation to a manager, expecting some professionalism--big mistake. The first manager didn't even bother listening, and when another one came, he repeated the same nonsense, claiming they "weren't comfortable" letting me play. No explanation. No reasoning. Just flat-out refusal, even though I had all the proof they could possibly need. The kicker? My buddy had the exact same type of ID as me. Our birthdays are literally a week apart. When I pointed this out and asked why he got in without a single question while I was denied, the manager scrambled for an excuse and claimed, "It's so recent that you're a risk for us to allow to play." But somehow, my friend--who is also 21 and only a week older--wasn't a "risk"? Make it make sense. This place clearly has no set standard and operates on random, inconsistent decisions. The staff is completely unhelpful, and the security guard was clearly enjoying his little power trip, making the experience even more frustrating and uncomfortable. If you're young, don't even bother coming here--they'll treat you like a criminal for no reason. Absolute garbage customer service. read more

Just plan to have fun this evening, wish me some luck. I'm headed back to Florida, and I need the money, read more

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Clean casino,live tables large choice of slots new and old. Plenty of parking. A few more bonuses on slots I would give it a five! read more

This place tends to put up some decent bands, and some decent music on the weekends. Gets a good friendly crowd, with plenty of room to enjoy the music. Seems to be a lot of singles hanging around also so not a bad place to meet new faces. The beer is good. The mixed drinks are extremely weak, extremely weak, extremely weak, extremely weak when they made a vodka and water that I ordered for a pretty young lady in the crowd it looks like they used 1 ounce of vodka and 15 ounces of water, she said it had no flavor whatsoever so that was the last mixed drink. I bought there. I guess it will just be beer from now on but at least the music is good. read more

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I came to the location for A Christmas party in the event center at Rivers Casino. The directions from the website were excellent but let me straight there. Parking was ample there was parking lot as well as a parking garage. I spoke to security to find out the best spot to park in and parked in the garage which Allowed me to park near the elevator and was able to take down and enter the event center. The casino space was large with large always and ceiling space with large windows which opened to the outside. The venue requires either a mask or to be vaccinated but they do not check your status. Inside the ballroom again it was large and spacious with large windows that opened out to the river and the Riverwalk. The dinner was good and the service was excellent I would definitely come back here for an event and I also try to come back and try one of their restaurants read more

Rivers Casino - Casinos Near Me - Schenectady, New York

Rooms were nice, however they do not have coffee pots in the rooms. When we inquired about it, they said they haven't had them since Covid. You can go to Starbucks which is conveniently located right outside the hotel. read more

Ok for entertainment, not great for gaming. Still in learn mode and security way too overwhelming to feel comfortable to be there for a good time. read more

You can't win here on minimum bets. This place takes every cent with few payouts. Looking around there are rare handpays that seem odd that they average 1000-1400......very strange.....Most employees are lacking manners (they walk in front of you without saying excuse me) but there are many that are pleasant. I would rather travel 1 1/2 hours east or west that have looser machines and free play along with meal comps not gotten here. This place is really hard to go to...... read more

Security staff are horrid treated a special needs family member like trash - Gemmel was extremely unprofessional and acted like a washed up NYC nightclub bouncer - lost a customer and will not book any future events here - terrible read more

Tons of slots, all pretty-much the same, and no one was winning, and the place was nearly empty all weekend. The tables were okay. (I broke-even on the slots and won on the tables but I would not return) The hotel was nice, but it's very limited. No food service. read more

Customer Service awful. Visited spent a lot. Was promised a free gift by email. Never came. Tried to contact casino online but their AI chat line won't transfer anyone that mentions GIFT to human. So you're left in limbo. Went in person to ask for assistance. Saw a supervisor that wasn't really at all helpful. Said to me not Rivers issue. Rivers contracts that gift function out to a contractor. Contact the contractor lol. We'll I did try to but the email the gift comp sends says contact us at: lol, it's blank. What a runaround. And casino basically says so what pound salt. read more

The one time I was on the casino floor, I ended up not gambling as I wasn't feeling lucky. I did wander around the floor and found it to be a pretty nice facility. The only complaints is how the put all of the restaurants on the far side of the casino, away from the hotel side. Very annoying that you have to walk across the entire floor, dance around other people just to get food. And if you have kids, you're out of luck because they're not allowed in. read more

0 stars would be best. 2 hours of play at 25$ a hand = $1.11 comp dollars. Don't waster your time or funds.

There is nothing "resort" about this casino at all. You will only find a very small gym and a Starbucks on the hotel side. The rooms are overpriced. No room service is available. The casino is very small. There are few bars and very few food and dining options. Save your money and go to Saratoga or Turning Stone. read more

This happened last Thursday and the other guests and myself reported it to 4 "head" security members wearing suits.they took down our players club info and drivers license info but that was end of it read more

There is something seriously wrong with the casino ,I've been to a lot of and they are fun u win u lose get progressives ,but this casino is the absolute bottom,not even close how horrible these bonuses are it's disgusting,how do u get away with this ,I mean I've never seen so many bonuses below 5 dollars,how is this ok ,gonna be empty soon read more

As I live in the area I am frequently at the casino. I really like it there. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Whenever I have a question they are right there to take care of me From the cashiers to the girls at the little coffee shop to the wait staff getting me coffee. And a big shout out to Ashali and Sherry at the rewards desk. I was trying to book a room at the hotel and just could not do it. They stepped in and helped me. I am so grateful for them and they did it all with smiles on their faces. Just love those two. read more

I honestly didn't expect much after seeing the reviews of Rivers Casino when visiting Albany for the night but I was pleasantly surprised at the overall vibe and experience for a small regional casino. Are you going to think you are in Vegas or Atlantic City? No. But are you going to have good gaming options, a good vibe and really good food? Yes. The biggest negative is how small the gaming floor is - I mean - it's small. But they had a great selection of slots and the casino was clean and modern. The clientele was also a bit better than some regional casinos I've been to - it feels safe. Overall, I would be happy to return if I was in Albany again! read more

Rivers Casino - Casinos Near Me - Schenectady, New York

Literally HORRIBLE We came here for my 30th birthday yesterday. We also booked a room for the landing hotel. My husband lost his license but had a temporary one. My license expired YESTERDAY (30th birthday) I would have been able to get a temporary one on the DMV website. The website was down of course and I was unable to get what I needed. We checked into the hotel where the casino is with NO problem. We ordered drinks at the bar with NO problem. The guys checking the IDs at the casino were extremely rude towards me when it was flagged expired. I was visibly upset and explained it expired yesterday not giving any problems. He was petty and rude for no reason. We had reservations for the steakhouse for that night and the only way to get to the steakhouse was through this casino. I had sent my husband down to see if we could get in since the first time they were willing to allow him inside. They started giving HIM AN ISSUE because of his temporary ID. We explained the issue and he said we can pick up the food. We ordered dinner and he came back to pick it up and another security officer gave him a problem and wasn't nice about it. At this point my husband was annoyed and said "well if I can't pick up dinner then will you get it for me" the security officer said "I'll give you 10 minutes" he came back with the food and the officer said "thanks for being honest" not everyone is a bad guy willing to take advantage. We ended up having to eat out dinner up in our room and that was not the experience I wanted to have. We both dressed really nice to celebrate a milestone birthday at a nice steak house. We drove 4 hours to come here and celebrate my 30th birthday. Security officers need to stop being so rude and the hospitality was horrible towards the end. Another accommodation should have been offered or escorted us into the restaurant. read more

One of the worst experiences I've had in my life! My girlfriend was racially profiled and told that she cannot come into the casino because they do not believe that is the same girl on the identification. One of the security guards had a bias because we are young black people and wanted any reason to throw us out! Her ID was verified and she is 22 years old. They first brought up that the ID is vertical, then the manager comes out and asks for a passport which my girlfriend had a picture of (she lied and said the birthdays don't match, but the date did match) then she said that we don't believe that she is the same person on the ID because her nose is wider in the picture!! Of course her nose is wider in the picture she in smiling! Your nose flares out when you smile And the other security guard that watched the entire incident happen knew it was wrong however he had no say in the argument because his higher ups were telling us to leave! I have never experienced any racist moment like this in my life as a 22 year old black man and I always try to think the best of people first. But this was just wrong on so many levels and I see similar reviews to what we experienced. The staff needs some training on how to be professional the manager was hostile with us and if I could give it a 0 star I would! (The incident happen Sunday 1/14/2023 around 5 pm) Gwendolyn:Manager Justin: Security Supervisor read more

BEWARE!!!! STAY AWAY!!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!! This casino takes millions of dollars from it's players. Rivers ranked in more than $309 million in 2024 but players can't hit even the smallest of jackpots. I've lost thousands upon thousands of dollars at this casino. The most I've won is $1,000. It didn't matter if I was betting big or small amounts. You never get any bonus games unless your fast tapping and happen to get lucky by landing a bonus round. On the bonus round your lucky if you get a few dollars back. I refuse to go to this casino anymore. In all my hopeful attempts to hit a jackpot this is NOT the place to be optimistic about doing so. I've gotten feedback from sooooooooooooooooo many other players that feel the same way I do. You have a better chance of hitting a jackpot at a bigger, better well known casino than the Rivers Casino located in Schenectady NY. Their slot machines all rigged to take, but not to give. read more

I have a service dog and I was directed to move to the side until the security guard came to ask me about my service dog. Legally you may be asked is it a service dog and what service does it provide. Which I told him Yes he is in service dog and and the service that he provides is for mental health. He then asked me what does the dog do. I think it was very unprofessional to ask me to to explain to him what my specific problems are. That's not legal and I felt totally degraded. I wound up having to go to the emergency room from the scene that he caused. I think that this place is a very horrible place and I would never attend there again. It's very painful to be discriminated against because you have a disability. read more

Do not comp rooms anymore even on wk days, I used to go twice a month always got a free room Monday- Thursday not anymore so I go to foxwoods now read more

Girls Night Out! After some dinner and drinks, we came by Rivers on a Saturday Night to do something different for once. None of us are really gamblers, we were just looking for some fun. This was my 3rd time here and I have really enjoyed it each time. We decided to go to the Rewards Desk and sign up for a Rush Card to see if we got any free credits to play. The woman who helped us was extremely friendly and helpful, which started our experience off great. We all received shiny new cards with lanyards, a $10 table ticket and we each scratched off a card and won $5-$20 in free game play. The gaming floor is pretty small, but there are a lot of different table games and slots. After using up our free slot play, we were curious about table games. None of us have ever played the table games before so we were intimidated. We found an empty Black Jack table, figured that would be an easy game to start with, and asked if the woman would help us learn how to play with gambling. Our table lady(?), Tiffany, was extremely nice and taught us the hand gestures and how the game is normally played. We had a blast! The drinks were more pricey than I remember so we didn't have many, but it was a decent selection. There are two bar areas, one at Duke's and one on the other side which has a band play at night, cool! It is nice that the place has an outside smoking area with machines, since this Casino is non smoking. Rivers also has adequate parking in the garage(free) , which is easy to access and have an elevator that drops you right by the entrance. I think this is a great place for a fun night of doing something different! Try out the Rush Rewards! read more

Pleasant Surprise visit to this mid size casino . Friendly staff clean establishment reasonably food prices. Poker room, table games all available till 4:00am . I enjoy my one night short stay, next morning decided to extend 2 more nights because the relaxing restful time I had I will visit again in the near future read more