Having a monopoly in Steel City, Rivers Casino does very well. Rivers Casino Pittsburgh opened in 2009 with just slot machines, but table games were added the following year. In fact, it’s just a five minute walk to Heinz Field, and just a 15 minute walk (.8 miles) from the front doors of the casino to the Honus Wagner statue in front of the home plate entrace at PNC Park.
The 450,000 square foot complex occupies 17 acres on the banks of the Ohio River, just a few hundred feet from Heinz Field. The only casino in Pittsburgh, the Rivers is on the north shore. Here’s a brief look at the casinos in and around Pittsburgh. In fact, with 120,000 square feet of casino floor space, Rivers Casino is larger than many of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
Rivers Casino is the only casino in PittsburghĮach of these casinos have thousands of slot machines, numerous table games as well as the kind of dining options and entertainment venues you’d find at Las Vegas casinos.
