Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino

Racist, discriminatory. I came to have fun with friends and was immediately racially profiled. Do not come here to spend your money. On the second floor there is a mic near the vending machine. I used it to crack a family friendly joke at my friend and 5 min later they threw me out stating I was «intoxicated» when I actually do not drink, which is hilarious! Come here if you want a good old racist southern intolerant time!
⁰⁄₁₀ Would not gamble again

If you like a casino where the buffet name is «Options», where the options are dog or cat food, depending on whether there is a beef selection or seafood selection, and you like a gambling experience where you can spend thousands of dollars and never win anything back, and a hotel room that resembles a motel 6 room, then this place is for you. We live 50 miles away and we used to come here quite often until it became impossible to win. I don’t expect to win every time I visit this place since that would be unreasonable. But when you visit and spend hundreds, if not thousands each time, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to hope to win a little back occasionally. But, winning is a thing of the past at this run down pigsty. If your goal is to line the pockets of the owners, the Boyd’s, by all means, come here over and over again. Because that’s all you will achieve.

It’s sad to see security giving someone with autism a hard time. I used to come here often but since witnessing that, I have never stepped foot back on Par-a-dice’s premise. Complete killed my vibe. As for the pit managers and dealers, I miss talking to every single one of them, especially Rob and Dave in the pit.
It doesn’t matter if you’re drunk or not, as long as you have some sort of speech impediment or can’t make proper eye contact, they will assume you’re drunk and not let you in. While I can’t and won’t speak for all of the security there, the few that handled the situation that night was completely rude and unprofessional even to me when I asked why exactly were they not letting someone in simply because they can’t make eye contact? Untrained group of rookies I suppose. They called the security manager down and that’s when I realized who trained those guys.

since moving to Peoria a year ago we frequent this casino. We’re not huge gamblers but we enjoy a visit to the penny machines and the casino buffet. The soft drinks and coffee are complimentary and we even found a machine that will «play» with us and let us sit for a while and have fun. Recently they offered us a free night at the hotel for my birthday. The hotel lobby is huge, very updated and clean and the check in was quick and friendly. We were surprised at the room being very spacious, clean and updated. It came with a refrigerator which we didn’t notice because it was enclosed in the tv cabinet but we didn’t need it. We would have liked a microwave but we did fine without that too. I liked that it had chairs to sit on to watch tv instead of sitting on the bed. Unfortunately, it does not serve continental breakfast, you have to go over to the casino buffet or down the street to a restaurant.

I’d describe this casino as outdated and in need of an infusion of energy. it hasn’t changed a bit in the many years since I last visited it while in college.
I realize the river boat when it was implemented was a necessity based on laws 20 some years ago, but some reinvestment would be great in the décor and variety of games, even with limited space.
Table games appeared fine, but there were not many black jack tables in operation and it’s practically all slot machines. Part of a fun weekend, but I’m hoping when/​if I visit again, it’ll be updated.

I was in Peoria for business and was pleasantly surprised when the hotel desk clerk told me this casino was only a couple of miles down the road. It’s small, but didn’t feel too crowded. The roulette dealer was very young, but knew what she was doing, and the game moved along at a good pace. Everything seemed clean, and the drinks were dirt cheap. Having never been on one of these «docked riverboats» I expected it to be rocking in the water on that windy night, but it didn’t do that at all. I will go back if I find myself in the area again.

Decent casino with good options for food/​drink. The entertainment and food at Rocks was excellent on the night we visited (Saturday night). I would highly recommend the addictive Rocks Tots and the Rocks Burger.

Just getting back from Vegas the weekend before, I still had the slots itch. I was surprised to find out that there was a casino nearby AND that it was on a boat. I would have to say that this place is better than what I pictured but there is also something a little depressing and stale about this place. Definitely no Vegas or even close to Atlantic City.
I think this place is maintained pretty well, they have a huge variety of slots but limited table play. A couple of black jack and poker, I think?
We also had a chance to stop by the buffet. It wasn’t anything amazing but I enjoyed it, you will too if you like comfort food and desserts.

I was utterly surprised to the beauty of this casino, it was clean and staff were very friendly. After reading the negative reviews I almost didn’t stay here but then I have to realize that there are more people here out to find negative things to say. We had a beautiful room, ate at steak house, food was excellent. Played at casino, won some $$, had fun. Will return.

We have been here several times and enjoy our time here. It is conveniently located off a major road. The river setting is nice to look at. You can eat on-​site or go to many places only a few miles away for more choices. I really like the great assortment of machines. There are many of my favorites and plenty of other interesting ones to try! I’ve had some (minor) luck here which is always a plus. I have found the staff to be friendly and helpful. We have eaten at the deli which was very good, but the breakfast buffet was only OK. There were many food offerings but the food for the most part was only lukewarm the day we tried it. The drink server we had was very nice and he brought us everything we asked for. I love the free soda machines!

If you’ve been to Vegas, this doesn’t even come close, but for the midwest cornfields, this is as good as it gets. The Boat is honestly kind of depressing. You’ll be sure to share a table with an aging retiree who has nothing else better to do on any given day. You don’t have to feel sorry for them, they’re better at gambling than you may expect. The upside to this place is that there are plenty of slot machines with bizarre themes and you’ll find all your basic table games here from bj, poker, roulette, craps, and baccarat.

I like games but I am not a huge gambler. Girls night there and I picked a random dollar slot and put one dollar in lost another dollar in and won $ 80! Cashed out b/​c I assumed it was as good as it’s going to get. The lady bartender was not the nicest and acted like she never really wanted to serve us. It was pretty depressing in there really. Closed up and dark and old people on rascals gambling their money away.

Maybe I can’t call this place disappointing because it is East Peoria so my expectations weren’t very high. Came in for a conference and ate at the Boyd’s Steakhouse. The food was surprisingly good. But being from Chicago, I ask for good service for a three star review.
The bartender was polite and friendly enough. We were put on alert right away that the bread was soggy. We were told there would be a thirty minute wait even though there were 7 open tables, so perhaps they were short-​staffed. We said we would wait at the bar for a table. 45 minutes later, I went to ask the host when we would be seated, but he was nowhere to be found. I then asked one of the servers and he said he would see what he could do. We were waiting for so long for our table, that we had ordered an appetizer, which took 20 minutes to come out.
When the server came back to seat us, the food had just got there. He offered no help in assisting us when we carried our coats, wine glasses, and plates over to the table. When I attempted to order the lobster bisque, I received this response: «The lobster bisque is good, but we are out of the meat– do you still want it?» No, I don’t want a lobster bisque without lobster. We ordered two filets. They came out about 30 minutes later, which is an inordinate period of time to wait for two medium rare steaks. Despite the same cooking instruction, mine and my guests’ were cooked differently (one medium rare, one medium).
When we asked about dessert, the server volunteered that they were out of two desserts and the other one was too «liquory.» So our only option was the carrot cake. We decided to cut our losses and just ask for the check.
Lastly, the morning of a big conference hosting dozens of lawyers from several states and Chicago, they decided to close the breakfast buffet. Not only are they going to lose hundreds of dollars on this bet, it is also represents poor service and frankly, is just stupid.

Nice hotel with easy access to River Boat casino. You have to walk outside to get to the casino but for those who want or need it there is a shuttle that will take you there every 15 minutes or so.
I stayed overnight at the hotel. There is a bar located downstairs but no major eatery, those are located on the riverboat. Check in was easy and friendly. The room was clean, quiet with plenty of space. I stayed on the top floor and had nice views of the river.
I ate at the buffet on the riverboat. The buffet was surprisingly very good with a lot of choices that were cooked well. Typical buffet style food but it was prepared and seasoned well.
The casino itself has a lot of up to date fun games to play. I played for about 2 hours and came out of there $ 100.00 up so all in all it was a pretty good experience.

Bad service all around. I am from out of state. Well over 35 and always get carded here. Takes about 20 to get through security. I think because I am Asian. No friendliness from anyone.

The betting limits are low and the dealers are friendly. Unfortunately that’s all its got going for them.
Upon entering the place, you will get carded (assuming your young looking like me and in your 20s). «Please look at the camera sir», and watch them scroll their the USA Identification card index book…
There is no décor in this casino. no paintings or whatsoever. The food options here are decent. The buffet is actually pretty good along with the steakhouse. Avoid the Deli though. They have free soda for players.
for poker players: don’t play here. all the players here are regulars. maybe a few fish/​new players.

I honestly came here because the awful Unilocal reviews and my addiction to gambling.
The boat had cramped quarters, and not many machines, but the people watching made up for it! I had a joyous time at the $ 5 minimum roulette table. The dealers knew everyones name (small town?) and cheered them on to victory while taking a months salary away from them. The servers were always near with drinks. What a great evening!

We’re not huge gamblers, but we do enjoy coming here every so often. They have free soda, and cheap drinks. The steakhouse is IN-​CRED-​IBLE. If you were a fan of F Scott Whiskey Bar, than this is almost, ALMOST, as good. Service is incredible–

I have to state in all honesty, I do not gamble, and so my 2 stars may not be fair because I’m just not into it. We walked around the Par-​A-​Dice because we were staying at the nearby Hampton. I thought we could just hang out and get a drink, watch people lose their money.
No such luck. There is no nice bar. There are places to buy a drink, but they aren’t cheap, and they do nothing to encourage you to hang out. There are really only places to sit at the machines.
We got the sense after awhile that security was watching us, because we weren’t gambling, and I suppose that makes us suspicious to them. We got increasingly uncomfortable, and left.
I felt saddest for the slot players. Never have I seen more hopeless, tired, sad looking people all in one place in my life.