If you lived in London, Ontario ... there is a good chance you were put off by the original 200 slot fascility ... with a low ceiling and smoking (and barely a nickel machine to be found).

A few years ago, a new fascility was built, with 700 slots, and Wester Fair did it right. This is perhaps the best of the Racetrack slots ... at least for a medium sized venue.

There is a carnival theme (think midway rides) ... with nice open spaces at the London slots. There is a proper restaurant in the casino ... which does a pretty good job (other locations, take note).

The most important thing about this location is that the person who orders the games really knows what they are doing. New games come in regularly, while older games are retained. Some older WMS single and multi-line machines were kept ... because they were popular -- last I checked, they still had some Monopoly, WMS Winning Streak ... and plenty of Atronic, IGT, etc games. There are still some banks of 25-cent and 1 dollar traditional games which are never played (eg. Betty Boop) -- but nobody is perfect. The layout is so great, this layout recognized the popularity of lower denomination machines, while other casinos continued to order based on old biases (showing a lack of understanding for what is fun).

There is only one cashier area ... but it has two lines, centrally located ... and it is great.

This is a fun location. For a medium sized venue, this is a great one to consider. Perhaps the best of the Racetrack slots.

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