Full Disclosure....I enjoy a trip to a casino, but not on a regular basis. I don't go with any agenda, just have fun and maybe make any profit that might come my way. I have no "superstitions, favorite machines, formulas...whatever. I'm just someone that goes for the atmosphere, with a strict but healthy budget, and if I walk away with cash in my pocket, I consider myself lucky. I do not go to get rich! I play only slots, rarely dollar machines, but I mix it up. Not a professional gambler! Today...I decided to go on Memorial Day for a couple of hours. It was a complete bust...many different machines, different bets, etc. I had quite a few "bonus" spins (some up to 20) ...none with much payout. After an hour and a half with no win larger than $20 that was played back, I walked toward the exit. On my way to the door, I stopped and watched other slot players... none showed much success. So I asked, "find anything paying?" Their stories were all like mine... MY POINT? There were more than a few of us walking out that felt like it was all about the house making money to pay for a new hotel. Sour grapes..maybe, but I won't be back for some time. read more

Staff amazing! Super friendly Nice casino but it stinks They allow smoking in the casino and it stench is throughout the facility We won't be going back read more

As a casino enthusiast, I was truly impressed with my experience at Saracen Casino. The customer service across the board was excellent, and the food from Red Oak Steakhouse was top tier. We ordered the fried chicken, bacon mac, and side salads. Everything was fresh, hot, and clearly made to order. The chicken was perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and the salads were fresh and flavorful. The drinks were phenomenal, and the service made the entire experience even better. I also heard that the catfish is a hit and a must try. Shoutout to the cage cashier who helped me get my rewards card. She was amazing and made the process easy and welcoming. Overall, the atmosphere, service, food, and drinks were all on point. I would absolutely come back again if I'm ever in the area. read more

I am hoping the Saracen staff will continue to receive more customer service training. They still appear to not know some of the logistics of the hotel and what's available. When asked about a business center so thst I can communicate with work, one staff said it was not currently open ( it was 8pm) only to find out there is No business center. There was no desk in the junior suite and when asked for bar soap to wash my hands informed they do not have. The hallway and elevator floors were not clean while the valet staff showed no urgency in obtaining our car making us late for an outside event. The food service for breakfast was very slow. Upon check out yesterday, it took the bellman over 20 minutes to come to assist only to find out that day staff were shiftEd to later to plan for full capacity arrivals. Not fair for those of us needing to check out yesterday. There is a lot of potential but right now management needs to tighten up on their service. read more

Excellent experience, I have visited many times. The staff there are very friendly. They have a good selection of slot machines. The hotel is top tier, the food at the express kitchen is ok and a bit pricey, however the food at the other restaurants was excellent! I Plan on going back soon! read more

I went to Pine Bluff on 06/24/2026 to spend time with my family and decided to stay at the Saracen "resort" hotel. Upon my arrival my thoughts were "oh this is nice." I booked the king soaker tub suite because I thought it would be nice to soak in a new tub in the new "resort" hotel (I do not Gamble). I was given room 1016 I believe (might have been 1015). I got ready to run my bath water and there was hair all over the tub as if someone had just sat on the back of the tub and shaved. I called the front desk and they moved me after 40 mins. I was then placed in room 1028. The soaker tub was clean BUT the A/C did not function as well as the first room did. At that point I had already bathed and decided to just deal with it but the heat caused me to stay awake until 4am after driving all day into town. This place is too new for these types of issues. Mind you they are NOT cheap! I don't think I will ever stay there again. read more

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I never been here because I live out of state. However, I was traveling through for the first time and decided to visit. I played slots for a few minutes and decided to cash out at cashier cafe. The woman that worked was unfriendly. There was no one in line, so I placed ticket on counter. She said nothing and never looked at me in the eye. She just stood there for a few minutes staring at the counter top. Finally, she gave me my cash and I left. I don't like this casino. As soon as you walk in, they ask for ID and you walk through a metal detector which causes long lines. I'm used to just walking in a casino without all this. I will just keep going to the Casinos in Tunica, Mississippi. read more

Saracen Casino Resort - Casinos Near Me - Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Slots suck have been since the start of construction of new hotel seem everyone is paying for it dearly maybe twice lol and night dealers on craps table are assholes very rude. I believe they try to slow down game on a good roll anything to prevent you from profiting. read more

Don't ever come to this casino if you have another option. Especially not for poker, I used to come once a week but I've had back-to-back terrible experiences lately and multiple in the past specifically with how they manage the poker room. I live an hour away so it's a 2-hour drive there and back every time I come and I used to come once a week or more for the better part of a year. But I can't do this anymore I'm sick of it the floor manager Jesse for like the third or fourth time has taken me off the list unjustly even though I spoke to her on the phone on my way down there and told her when I would be there and she didn't say anything on the phone and I was there on time. Anyway the room doesn't open till noon I'm there exactly at noon and she gave my seat to someone else and said I wasn't there on time and lied right to my face and said she tried to call me along with all the other players which I can easily disprove. I don't understand what her problem is with me all the other dealers including her know me there as a regular now, the older players that come there every week know me as a regular now she seems to just have it out for me even though I get along with everyone else and I've been nothing but respectful to her. So she lies to my face and basically tells me I wasted my time driving down there I say I'm leaving cuz that's BS, again she doesn't say anything else I leave drive an hour home and then she calls me and says she's opening up another table as if that excuse is the fact I should have never had to wait in the first place. SMS like I said I've dealt with this way too many times, either I'm taking off the list or someone's giving my seat when they're not supposed to be and I'm forced to wait for 4 hours to play, or I show up there on time and they don't have enough dealers so I still end up waiting for hours to play still end up waiting 4 hours to play. This is bull crap dude it's so unacceptable I will tell every player I know from now on to never come here read more

I read all the reviews and some were very sad experiences. Our many times here have been positive and we have enjoyed the evening out. We enjoy the sports bar and some of the time it is very busy. Only suggestion I have to the folks that work there is that the customer is the one that pays you. Be nice to the patrons and they will to you. There will always be assholes and just let it roll off your back. We will continue to frequent the casino. Have a nice day. read more

Saracen Casino Resort - Good food - Casinos Near Me - Pine Bluff, Arkansas

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Just don't go. Bartender stole from us. Messaged casino with the time and date and nothing. The commercials are very deceiving. Leave before dark or don't leave anything of value in your vehicle. Most of the employees have a don't give a damn attitude. Must come from the management. read more

This casino is very nice! In my opinion it does not look like a casino on the outside, but is very updated and nice looking on the inside. We are from Little Rock and we prefer this one over Oaklawn. Free play for new players (I received $5 and my S/O got $7) Dealers have lots of help from managers walking past. Some are still learning. My favorite game to play is roulette which opens at 6 while my significant other plays in the poker room. The alcoholic drinks are not free but they are only 1-2 dollars. Soft drinks are self served. The chicken nachos were the best! Excited to see this casino expand. Shout out to Robert dealing at the roulette table he was awesome. read more

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The price gauging for the buffet and the walk up kitchen I ordered chicken and it wasn't fresh and burnt. read more

Saracen Casino Resort - Casinos Near Me - Pine Bluff, Arkansas

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If I could zero stars I would. From the slow line to get in, to the rude staff at Legends, this was by far the worst experience of my life. The service was terrible, the facility smelled awful, and the restaurants were sub par for the price bracket. Thank God this lovely man named Dr John had a bbq food truck outside or this would have been absolutely awful. read more

So i tried out Saracen this weekend & won a tidy $6000 on two bets. Not too bad i thought, except when i initiated a measly $500 withdraw from my winnings. Instead of getting the approval of the withdraw (after linking my debit card etc) i get an email saying my account is on "hold" until i send my documents over. Annoying yes, and its funny how they let you pump as much money into it as possible and then block you for asking for some of it back! So i take the time to send documentation over & when i do the friendly helpdesk person Johnathan stops communicating with me. After 36 hours of no response I call in this morning. I was told that the head financial manager needed to approve this & that i was looking at a 48 hour wait possibly. By now we are well over 96 hours and i am getting the cold shoulder from Saracen! ACCOUNT LOCKED! is what i get when i try to log into my account. Shame on them. I bet it is going to be struggle to get my winnings from these clowns. I suggest using a more reputable sportsbook. Saracen gets 0 stars. read more

We absolutely love it here. We travel from Little Rock just to have the catfish. I think we love the bar and the food more that we actually love gambling. If you want to try your luck you can but if you want some great food, I'd recommend coming here for a bite to eat. You can't go wrong and might I add the drinks are priced just right. read more

This review is for the buffet. The food was terrible. My ordered steak was raw, shrimp was dry/old, cheesecake room temperature, quality of food was terrible all around. The 2 stars is for our server who attended to us. You'd have better luck putting your $$ in a slot machine than that buffet, pretty terrible even if at $9.99. You'll lose on this one. read more

Food is too Greasy!! Okra is hard as a rock. I do like free sodas and coffee. The New Years Eve was Great!! They supplied small bottles of champagne, necklaces and hats. There was no one in our group of 4 that brought any money home. It is way too much smoke. I could not find a smoke free section:( I gave 2 stars because of the servix read more

Casino is ok I guess for what it is. I generally play poker here and many of the poker dealers are pretty unbearable. This one dealer "Tylynn" will berate you if you don't give her whatever tip she thinks she deserves. They also do these $5 bomb pots every dealer change. I recently saw her pick up someone's $5 that they had tossed in for the bomb pot and sit and knock it repeatedly on her tip bin asking the individual if it was her tip until he finally gave in and said yes. I've never been at another poker room where dealers are allowed to place pressure on players and their money to make them tip. I'm really surprised that management puts up with it, but based off the overall quality of the dealer pool, maybe they just dont have many options. ‍ Overall, I'd say the poker room and the game itself is generally good. They run almost exclusively 1/3 NL and the games are usually decent. If you can look past the dealer issues, it's a pretty good environment to play cards. read more

We stopped here for dinner on Monday they only had a couple of restaurants open. We went to Sports bar. The place smells of smoke so they need better filters. The service people had attitudes and were really slow on a not too busy evening. Had to ask to have dirty plates removed from table and got more attitude like not my job. The food was surprising good. the house made chips were the best. My husband and I split a ribeye it tasted great but was so fatty. The others had burgers and they were good the tamales were just ok. The fried catfish was a bit greasy. I hope they give the staff more training on working with customers. When I checked my credit card statement the following day I had a charge on it for 99 dollars to instacart. I called but have not gotten a follow up call. Use cash. read more

Had a great time eating dinner at Legends Sports Bar. I'll be trying the Steakhouse next. Great Customer Service!!! I'll see you again soon!!! It wasn't smoked out in the building... That was my favorite reason for visiting! read more

Red Oak Steakhouse: The service was great we were seated immediately upon our arrival. The wait staff meet our expectations and the main entrees were seasoned perfectly. The wedge salads could've used a little more dressing (not pictured) read more

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Sadly they don't accept tourist. You have to have only a US government issued ID and it HAS to be English. We've been in to eat at Quapaw kitchen about 5 times. And my Mexican driver license has worked to get in and proving my age. All of a sudden I get denied access. Will be contacting the better business bureau. read more

They have gone down hill fast. Treating people like dirt. Trying to run people out of the place giving me a hard time. I gamble 300 hours a month or more you'd think they'd appreciate me in here but they always have something new to say to me. If I wanted to be talked down to I'd call my dad. read more

Had to give 1 star to leave a review but it should really be a ZERO...Will never go back to this place. When you have to have a metal detector and show ID to get in thug ville, hatd pass. Oaklawn is much cleaner and guess what, no metal detectors. read more

I passed thru last week and stopped in on my way to visit my mom. I actually used to live in Pine Bluff. I played cards with a young man named Corey. He was an absolutely wonderful dealer. He welcomed me when I sat down and made me feel at home. I didn't loose very much but I will definitely stop back in and hopefully he will be working again when I go back thru on my way home. read more

Absolutely ridiculous $50.00 per person buffet. How about a cardboard hamburger for only $$13.00. Why??? Want a $6.00 beer, go to the bar and wait for 10 minutes if your the first in line, your people will send a search party to find your if there are two in line in front of you read more

Went back to cash in my $75 ticket. The food is good. Better than Oaklawn and Southland. I love their beer selection. I ordered a Flight... 4 types of beer that they brew on site. 2 were as good as any beer I ever had. 1 was okay and the other was awful but it only cost $1.25 for the entire set. Their other beers are all less expensive than the other two Arkansas casinos. Again, the people were all friendly especially the food service personnel. Oaklawn is more Vegas Style than any especially with their newly opened Motel and spa. As soon as 1 of them start bringing in star entertainment then they will likely pull ahead of the others. read more

I'm a truck driver and stop here whenever I'm delivering in pine bluff or passing through. Fun place, great bar with plenty of slots and truck parking. However, I got catfish from the to go kitchen ,I believe is called the "post oak" or something like that and I'm not sure if they pre make the catfish in advance and throw it in a container but mine was cold and soggy and definitely not worth the 38$ I paid for the fish plus fries. Knew I should've ate at the restaurant. Don't eat at the to go kitchen on the other side. read more

Just went for the 2nd time. Won't be back. I have 2 pacemakers and have been advised not to go through the various detectors. The first time we went I was permitted to go around. The 2nd time, someone from 'security' came up. UNBUTTONED HIS SHIRT to show me his pacemaker scar then walked through to demonstrate that it is safe. Because I have a history of these machines interfering with my devices I requested to be patted down or scanned to avoid contact with my medical equipment. They refused - stating they weren't allowed to do this and we were told I could either go through the detector or leave. I was openly and publicly discriminated against due to my medical condition. I have traveled internationally and had less trouble entering a business. But Saracen Casino won't have to worry about me darkening their doors or spending my money there ever again. And I will make sure my family and friends don't go either. I'd give zero stars. But that isn't an option. read more

The buffet prices are outrageous for cold food I would not pay half of what they're asking. I must say that the takeaway was much better than the prime rib. I would recommend going to the takeaway and definitely trying them first. read more

Wouldn't honor a ticket less than 90 days old! Occasionally go to the establishment and went back a few months later and they wouldn't honor a 40 dollar ticket! Hopefully the state gets that 40 and does something with it! Lost a customer! Too bad! read more

My hubby and I visited for the first time last weekend. We ended up breaking even and had a lot of fun. We mostly played the slots and ate the buffet. Crab legs were excellent and everything was fresh. We can't wait to return! read more

The casino is very nice. Food at Sports Bar was great. However, it was very difficult to get a seat at a blackjack table, or any gaming table for that matter. We arrived at 1pm on a Saturday, and they had two blackjack tables open (a $15 table and a $25 table), and due to COVID,could only allow 4 players per table. They had several people wanting to play, but it was a few hours before they opened more tables, but even later that night, they only had 5 or 6 tables open. I had heard this was an issue before we arrived. Left a bad taste in our mouth. We waited and ultimately never got a blackjack table and went to play poker. Poker room only had 4 tables, but I heard it may be expanded. read more

It seemed like this past Sunday the casino offerings were catered to every desire I had in mind and they delivered the goods. I bought in to play the tournament at a favorable $75 admission price. The dealers were most sociable and patient with a novice such as me. My fellow players I enjoyed during the hour and a half I remained with them. Even after I busted out some expected me to come back and play some more, but I maintain a fixed budget. I was anxious to use my player rewards on a slot machine somewhere I had a strong attraction to try, and so I played dollar slots and a row of nickle slots and cleared $750 before the end of the night. I had several mixed drinks, tipped the barkeep and cage attendant, had loads of fun, and I plan to return this coming Sunday once more to play poker of course. read more

The Sports betting is not nearly on par with Southland in West Memphis and Oaklawn in Hot Springs. I hate that because the overall atmosphere is better than the others. They need more Kiosks for bettors and paper betting forms like the others hand out. Sadly, I will not return. I gave it my best effort but even though West Memphis and Hot Springs is a further drive for me...I cannot continue to go to Pine Bluff to make my wagers when I have to stand in line for more than 10 minutes or more to make my bets because they have only a few working betting stations. They have over emphasized the food over the bettors. read more