The New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots has large slot machine rooms and video poker as well as off-track betting. Boomtown offers nightly shows, slots, table games and dining. Across the Mississippi, on the Westbank, there’s Boomtown New Orleans for a little more low-key fun. However, there are other spots to place your bets around the city. It is by law the only land-based private casino in the state and referred to as the official gaming establishment. With over 2,000 slot machines, 100 table games, a poker room, hotel , and nightclub, many would argue that it is the best casino in not only New Orleans, but Louisiana.

Morial Convention Center, delivers high-octane Vegas-style gaming, entertainment, and restaurants. Harrah’s Casino, within easy strolling distance of the French Quarter and the Ernest N.