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*Read Recent Updates Below* During racing season the horse track is the only excitement and entertainment. The casino sucks ! Update 12/18/20 the slots have become so tight it's virtually impossible to win. They don't even tease you to allow a little bit of fun. Snatching a twenty dollar bill on a penny machine in less than 10 minutes. Nobody has a smile on their face of having an enjoyable time. Casino's are on a greed run. Update 8/14//2022 new owners the same old story, the same old song and dance. The casino still is trash, the horse racing is nothing but third rate horses, low purses, with a tired bunch of drunks smoking cigarettes. Update July 17, 2023 The casino is done many of the machines are so wore out they're missing buttons. The racetrack is the absolute worst case scenario, just the same old regular drunken slobs getting drunker chain smoking cigarettes. If this how the owner intends to draw out of town visitors good luck. I'd bet the horses are planning a take over. 6/3/2024 the track is terrible, downstairs just a bunch of tired old cigarette smoking drunks making $2.00 bets. The quality of horses is not much different other than the horses are not drinking or smoking! 7/6/2024 The Inside Rail Sports Bar & Grill immaculate, but the food is just mediocre. Whomever decided the menu is nothing short of an idiot. Chicken fried steak with no mashed potatoes or rice & gravy? They offer some canned hog slop called "loaded mashed potatoes".🤮 They try to up-charge on everything, no substitutions. Everything is frozen bulls****! 12/19/2024 It's really a shame how this place is run, can the owner not find any qualified help to oversee this place? I surely hope he's not running it himself, because if he is, he needs to use a totally different marketing approach, before "LIVE" casino opens up and puts his 20 million dollar Mickey Mouse operation out of business! Hanging out with the big fish in the small pond crowd at "Christmas In The Sky" is not going to save you Kevin. You need to realize those people couldn't careless about you and they patronize another casino. 12/26/2024 In response to the question as to why I revisit places and give updates, I'll give two answers. (1) I'm a upper level Google guide with over 48 million plus views of my pictures and reviews. I provide truthful accurate information to your potential visitors who make their decision to visit your property based on my review . (2) It's obvious that I struck a nerve, so maybe you should correct the things I pointed out, in order to make a significant difference in my next review by making it more positive . Your property is clean and well maintained. If things change for better or worse I'll review it and report it appropriately. The kind & courteous servers are helpless having to deal with unhappy patrons. 😂😂😂😂🤮
Too WildToo Wild
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Perfect entertainment venue if you are into slots and horse racing. You can go outside or sit inside in the air conditioned stadium seats. One day of the week, I believe was Tuesday was Dollar Day. Dollar Beer, Hot Dogs and Popcorn. I think the race schedule was just a buck as well. And the best part is that you can walk straight from the racing grounds right into the casino in air conditioning , via a Fuddruckers' Hamburgers with reasonable prices right in between the venues! Only complaint is that the website is not updated about any schedule changes such as live racing dates and post times. We drove in from the Dallas area one Sunday morning because the website said that there were races going on that day, only to find out when we got there that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were the actual race dates for that particular week.
Harold PriceHarold Price
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The New Years family event was great and the fireworks were even better. The kids had a blast with the dancing and live music. Only reason that they are not going to receive 5 stars from this review is because my wife lost her keys and they got turned in. So we walked to the stand where we were told to collect them from and when my wife and so. We’re walking up behind me the security guard unnecessarily yelled at her and my son. There is plenty of cameras that it can be reviewed. I have worked in some high security locations and was never treated that way. There is stages on how to handle situations. This individual doesn’t need to be in that position if he can’t handle it without having a power trip and forget how to treat guest.
Preston MilamPreston Milam
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Their new restaurant, The Inside Rail, was very good. The 'Touchdown Platter' appetizer was 9 out of 10 only because the meat pies were more on the bland side. The boudin egg rolls were good, and the chicken tenders were amazing and seasoned to perfection! Of course, one has to try the wings, so we ordered the sweet and sour wings. The sauce was really good. The Philly Cheesesteak sandwich was good, but I would get extra sauce next time. The burger was good as well. For dessert, I opted for the bread pudding, something I don't normally eat, but it was really good as I ate half of it, lol. Overall, I will definitely be back to try out the rest of the menu. I had a gift certificate for my birthday and spent every penny of the $75.
Christina HenryChristina Henry
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Went in to play a few slots, watch some football, eat, and drink some beers. Well the slots went OK but the machine that cashes your ticket out doesn't dispense coins, that's old fashioned. Sat down at the sportsbar. Cassandra brought me a beer and a menu. Football starts and I can view 8 televisions so I should have many game options. Nope! They only have 1 game available to watch. I was shocked. This place is a casino, horse racing track, a sportsbook, but they only have access to 1 football game. Unbelievable! Ordered food which was alright. Cassandra was awesome but the management needs to figure things out.
Mark SteigerMark Steiger
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My family and I had the BEST time at the Hot Air Balloon event! ☆there were so many great food trucks there, with so much variety. There was also regular "fair" food inside including nachos, hot dogs etc. ☆reasonable prices on beer•|| $6/16oz can||• ☆favorite part was all of the local vendors selling their artwork, clothing, candles, jewelry...you name it! ☆live music/bands all night (all of them were great!) ☆THE FIREWORK SHOW AT THE END WAS THE BEST ONE IVE SEEN IN ALL MY 35 YEARS OF LIVING! ☆ ☆PERFECT ENDING TO A PERFECT NIGHT!☆
ErinErin
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Nearby Restaurants Of Louisiana Downs
Nickys Mexican Restaurant
Lucky Palace Chinese Restaurant
Waffle House
Taco Bell

Nickys Mexican Restaurant
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Lucky Palace Chinese Restaurant
4.0
(299)Click for details

Waffle House
4.3
(438)Click for details

Taco Bell
3.9
(391)Click for details
Basic Info
Address
8000 E Texas St, Bossier City, LA 71111
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(318) 742-5555
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Website
ladowns.com
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entertainment
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Description
Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack is a horse racing track and racino located in Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana. It opened in 1974. The casino features over 800 slot machines. The track specification is a dirt track of 1 mi & turf course of 0.875 mi.
attractions: , restaurants: Nickys Mexican Restaurant, Lucky Palace Chinese Restaurant, Waffle House, Taco Bell
