Study analyzes luckiest casinos in Louisiana based on online reviews
Any slot machine player knows it takes luck to win big. A study conducted by Casinos.com analyzed Louisiana casinos to see which are the luckiest.
The luckiest casino in the state, according to the study, is Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino in Vinton, followed by Coushatta Casino Resort, Louisiana Downs Racetrack and Casino and Golden Nugget Casino.
Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City ranked last as the unluckiest in Louisiana, according to the study.
Louisiana is home to four Native American casinos and 43 state-licensed casinos, which employ more than 41,000 people, the study said.
In April, the Louisiana Gambling Control Board reported that revenue for the industry hit $220.7 million in March of this year, which is an increase of 1% over the same period in 2023, Casinos.com said. It was similar in February, when casinos and racetracks generated $194.5 million, which also was a 1% increase over the previous year.
Casinos.com used Tripadvisor reviews to analyze phrases associated with luck and calculated the percentage of luck-rated mentions in the total Tripadvisor reviews to calculate the percentage for each casino, the study said.
At at the top of the list was Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino in Vinton, which had a luck percentage of 26.45%.
The combination racetrack-casino offers 30,000 square feet of casino floor, with more than 1,500 slots and live horse races. The study identified 18 of 94 reviews that mentioned the word "won."
Coming in second place was Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, with 24.16% on the luck percentage scale. This is the state’s largest casino resort, with about 500 slots and 70 table games. The word “won” was mentioned more than 70 times, and 37 reviews also mentioned “winning.”
Rounding out the top three was Louisiana Downs Racetrack and Casino in Bossier City, coming in at 21.14% luck. This racetrack and casino has more than 3,000 reviews, with 129 mentions of the word “won,” including a positive review that said, “Was fun, had an awesome time and won a little bit of extra spending money!!”
The rest of the casinos rankings are listed below.