Greater Cincinnati’s casino market is in a new state of flux, with sports betting on the way to Ohio casinos and Newport’s sister property - Turfway Park Racing & Gaming - now open for business in Florence, Ky. I think the real differentiator is the guest experience. “There’s nothing that remains the same as it relates to payout rates. “These are always fluid numbers,” said Michael Taylor, who manages Newport and Turfway Park Racing & Gaming for Louisville, Ky. In fact, only 9-100ths of a percent separated the two properties in September, when Belterra Park ranked 4 th in Greater Cincinnati by paying an average of $90.76 to gamblers for every $100 bet. “They don’t give you any benefits, no offers.”ĭespite those perceptions, Newport and Belterra Park had very similar payout rates on slot machines in 2022, according to a new analysis of state data by the WCPO 9 I-Team. He thinks it 'went downhill' after the property changed hands in 2018. Jay Riddle of Cold Spring prefers Newport Racing & Gaming to Belterra Park.
“Anytime I’m ahead, that means they have the best slots.” “I used to go there regularly and I’m ahead,” the Highland Heights resident said. CINCINNATI - Al Yager has no doubt about it: Belterra Park racino in Anderson Township has the Tri-State’s loosest slots.
