Grand Victoria Casino

Nice place for a night out. If you want to have a good gambling experience, Check out this place and check it out. Clean and good service. Good variety of slot machines.

The staff are professional, drink prices aren’t crazy, and even for the non-gambler, the boat is just pretty to see on the river.

Now here’s the good, bad, and the ugly:

Good:
Nice selection of restaurants, both in and around the area of downtown Elgin - it’s a neat place with a lot of history and do yourself a favor to visit when it’s warmer to experience it. There are plenty of tables with competitive minimums for black jack and roulette.

Bad:
Being at Rivers versus Grand Victoria is night and day when it comes to the people gambling. If you’re depressed, don’t come here. If you’re with a beautiful woman, don’t come here. If you’re anyone who just needs to spend money to be around people, a normal bar would definitely be a better place.

Ugly:

Some of the people are very territorial on which machine, seat at a table, or even if you’re sitting next to them at a slot machine - all superstitions are on full blast. Very uncomfortable atmosphere for the party I had brought.

Perhaps in the middle of winter, the Grand Victoria doesn’t have the same charm it may possess in the warmer times of the year.

Had a great time here! Ate at Prime Burger House and it was fantastic! I order the veggie burger patty on the garlic Parmesan burger. Family at the table ordered the plain burger and Red Bull. Fries were FANTASTIC! Would recommend for a good bite to eat before heading into the casino. Prices are completely reasonable, the restaurant is super clean, modern atmosphere, and our waiter super nice. Worth checking out.

Company holiday party in one of the ball rooms. Good bar with a good top shelf. Food was good quality buffet. Staff was really good and managed very well.

Casino itself was depressing. Looked like mostly people who couldn't afford to be there gambling with the rent money.