She said the bus is full of “white heads,” and most are women.
But you just go with the understanding that, win or lose, we’re going to have a good time and we do.” “It’s a beautiful drive along the (Susquehanna) River, and we eat at the buffet,” she said. “That’s just more encouragement for us to go,” Haag said. For example, book a one-day trip with Raystown Transit to the Hollywood Casino for $35 and you get $30 in slot play and a $5 food coupon. A lot of them almost pay you to play by giving patrons bonuses. “Central Pennsylvania people love to gamble.”Įven during the slow season of January and February, the casino trips still run, said Duane Bordell of Raystown Transit. “Our most popular one-day trips are to casinos,” said Jackie Rhoades, sales coordinator for Fullington Tours out of State College.
All four bus excursion companies in the area run regular trips to at least one casino, including Rocky Gap near Cumberland, Md., Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh and Seneca Casino in Salamanca, N.Y.
