Ho-Chunk Casino
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S3214 Hwy 12Baraboo, WI 53913
(800) 746-2486
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Valet
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
24 reviews for Ho-Chunk Casino
24 reviews in English
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Review from Teasha F.
Madison, WI
2/5/2012 1 Check-in Here
Great place .... But the Liquor should be free !!
Heavy cigarette smoke & YOU WILL LEAVE SMELLING LIKE AN ASHTRAY! -
Review from Jacob J.
3/31/2011 1 Check-in Here
Off season gambling looks depressing, I wonder how much livelier it is during vaca times.
But on another note, as far as location and gaming offered it's a nicer layout than what we have at home (currently March 2011) in Chicagoland. Free coffee and soda areas. Tons and tons of slots, I got tired walking the circumference of the place searching for my dear friends. A good workout thought at 4 am. Also, AT&T signal blows inside their common areas, WTF At&t.
The venue looks brand spanking new, it's clean and the place looks immaculate. I'm saying in comparison to some of the casino's I've been to in and around Gary, IN. As far as card tables and roulette wheels, these are games which they offer very few of in comparison to the hundreds of machines. -
Review from Eric T.
Columbus, WI
Updated - 10/13/2011
Went back again tonight. My shorts are bloody. Still sucks. Stay away !
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7/15/2011
Buffet is God awful. Greasy, bland and stone cold. I don't know which was dirtier? The plates, our… Read more »
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Review from Cullen H.
9/29/2010
On a recent trip back from Madison, we decided "spur-of-the-moment" to go ahead and gamble a little bit at the Ho-Chuck Casino. I typically dislike slot machines, but had a great time for the few hours we were there. We both got hooked on a penny slot machine called "Lady Belle," a Southern, riverboat themed game. I sound like a gamblaholoic, but the game was incredibly addictive. Still, during all that time we ended up leaving the casino breaking even.
The casino itself is intriguing, and fun just to walk around. There are retail booths with lots of Indian merchandise for sale, as well as nature themed artwork and ambiance. All-in-all a very nice experience for a casino. -
Review from Jim M.
Chicago, IL
10/6/2010
This place makes the OTB's in Chicago look classy.
The poker room was ridiculous. Small, dirty and tacky. The chairs were one step up from metal folding chairs. There were maybe a dozen tables and while only two were being used, there was a huge waiting list. I didn't even play.
The rest of the casino is a million slot machines and a few table games. Awful. They did have $1 cans of Miller High Life which most of the folks roaming the floor of this tragedy seemed to be reduced to drinking after spending an hour or so on the incredibly tight slots. The New Glarus Brewing Spotted Cow was only $3.75... the lone bright spot.
If you're bored in this part of Wisconsin don't do it! Just circle the wagons because based on what I could tell from the video poker pay out schedule... they're still holding a grudge. -
Review from Jennifer C.
Schaumburg, IL
10/2/2010
I don't gamble so this review is on the Stand Rock buffet and the hotel. My mom was one of the speakers at the Avon convention so I stayed there last night. Another person booked and payed for my mom's room, however, they said they wanted a card for incidentals. Well, to make a long story short they ended up charging my mom's card and gave her the receipt when we said we were checking out so now my mom is having to appeal this charge through her bank. Yuck!!
As far as the Stand Rock buffet, this is quite scary. I went this morning for breakfast and I had a pool of grease on my plate from where the omlette was. The French toast was very dried out and blah, the waffle was not great but the best of the bunch. I went back for lunch, unfortunately because my mom had free passes. I had the salad bar which was ok, better than breakfast. For dessert, I had the sugar free apple pie (which was a nightmare do not get this) and vanilla fro yo which was good.
In summary, I am not a fan of this place and would not recommend it. -
Review from Frank M.
Chicago, IL
4/17/2010
This is more of a review of the Ho Chunk Buffet than it is of the casino. Just outside of Wisconsin Dells, in the quaint conservative town of Baraboo, awaits the Ho Chunk Casino. You can spot this colossal structure from miles away, as the building's beige and sky blue colors are hard to miss. In some ways, I guess you could say Ho Chunk looks like some of the off-strip casinos in Las Vegas, simply because of the large electric sign on the front of the property.
As far as casino's go, Ho Chunk is very big, and has all the slot machines and poker tables you could ever hope for. There is even a bingo hall at the very back of the building with a large cash pot and lots of players. If you are going to visit Ho Chunk just to gamble, then you won't be disappointed. Please heed this writer's advice when I suggest you not eat at the buffet!
If you take the escalator to the second floor, you will see this terrible joke of a buffet. Rightfully dubbed "Stand Rock Buffet" the food is every bit as tasteless and disgusting as a hard rock. We paid $15.00 each for a prime rib and shrimp dinner, and were painfully disappointed.
Once inside of Stand Rock, you will be seated in a 1960s styled eating area, with drab colors and small tables. If you are lucky enough to get a clean plate, you can approach the buffet. Nearly each and every item offered at Stand Rock was greasy, fried, hard and disgusting. I'm convinced the fish, chicken meat and even vegetables are frozen and pre-packaged. It was difficult to eat, and later digest the poor quality food at this buffet. For a price of $15.00 a person, one would expect the dishes to at least be fresh.
The desserts were equally gross. They have a scant amount of cakes on display near the cold entrees, all of which looked as if they had been sitting there for hours. The cake and cookies were so hard, so brittle, and so stale that I couldn't swallow them.
If you have read any of my reviews, then you know I do my best to be fair to businesses, as well as remain positive. When it comes to Ho Chunk Buffet, I have nothing positive to say other than buyer beware. -
Review from Brittany Q.
Antioch, IL
1/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
The casino is nice for an Indian Casino. It has a hotel attached and rooms during the week are about $59 during the week.
The casino is standard, a poker room, slot machines, gaming tables and bingo room. Most of the slot machines have selectable line amounts either penny or 5 cents and you can bet multiple lines. Tables at night ( were were there around 7pm) were about $10.00 a hand.
They had a small snack bar near the poker room that was cash only and sold cheese fries, pizza bread , ect. Soda, Coffee , Tea are free but you have to pay for alcohol.
The great thing about Ho-Chunk is that is right by the Dells and it's a great thing to do for a few hours especially in winter when most of the out door water adventures are closed. -
Review from Jasmin M.
Oak Park, IL
5/13/2011
I'm probably biased because this was my first casino experience, and I won a little money, too. Mostly I enjoyed winning money and being able to drink and smoke at the same time INDOORS lol. They have a shuttle bus to pick you up from your hotel and drop you off again for free, which was great. The drinks were cheap, the coffee was free, and I had a great time watching a couple win big and then lose big at blackjack.
I don't gamble, so I just went for the new experience. We arrived late, so I didn't get to check out the food or bingo, but will the next time I'm in the Dells. -
Review from Jeannine P.
Minneapolis, MN
3/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
Not a gambler or a smoker. The food was like hospital food in the buffet. Tasteless. Bartenders in second floor bar were excellent. Front desk was too busy talking to each other to help us. We stood there for several minutes before one of three people decided to help us. The valet is awesome. I suspect decent help is hard to find in the middle of nowhere and that is why it's a problem? I'm not sure, but what I've noticed about the service industry is the employees are so busy dealing with politics and protocol the customer is last on their list. This is rampant everywhere. Let's put the customer first ok? It's not that hard.
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Review from Carm O.
Chicago, IL
4/29/2011
Made an impromptu visit during a recent vacation. The casino is very nice and very clean. Was there on a week night (late), it was empty! I was told they get a good crowd on the weekend. Wanted something to eat, restaurants and buffet were closed so we reluctantly went to snack shop. What a fooler! Their fried chicken dinner was awesome! They also have a lot of other dinners, sandwiches, salads, etc. on the menu. I would love to return again, maybe with a group of people to liven the place up!
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Review from Mike T.
Streamwood, IL
2/16/2009
So we check into our hotel (The Atlantis, which was equally bad) and come to the Ho Chunk Casino. I wanted to spend a weekend in Vegas, but we didn't have the funds so we decided to come here to the Dells instead.
First of all, the casino is just slots. There were very few table games and I hate slots. The poker room was okay. I played for a couple hours and wound up breaking even while my wife played bingo. The poker room is separate from the hotel and you have to drive there or take their shuttle which is absurd.
The buffet in this place was god awful. I had been told what a great buffet this was by some co workers. Boy were they wrong. Basically, the buffet at Circus Circus in Las Vegas makes this joint look like a freaking 5 star gourmet restaurant.
Save your money and go 2 hours the other way if you live in Chicago to the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI. -
Review from Mrs K.
Madison, WI
9/7/2008
We have only eatten Wed Seafood buffet. But you eatten there and you are a seafood fan,watch out!! so much food to pick out from. The crab legs are just so yummy and worth the drive and all that cracking you have to do. But don't worry,they hand you a handy little tool for cracking those crab legs. A family member loves frog legs and she gets her fill there. And all kinds of shrimps,even Bubaa in Forest Gump would be proud. And the good thing is,even though it's seafood buffet,they still serve up some awesome juicy prime rib and chicken too.
Just make sure to sign up for thier Reward Card before you head upstairs, so you can get some discount. -
Review from Eric C.
Chicago, IL
8/23/2009
The clouds of smoke in this place really get to me after a few hours. There are only two craps tables (both were playing $5 bets around midnight on a Friday), a handful of $5 Blackjack tables, more $10 Blackjack and other card games going on, two Roulette tables, and lots and lots of slots.
I played poker here a year ago, but didn't make it there this past trip and it was OK.
The physical decor and such of the place isn't bad, the buffet was pretty gross when I last had it, but what do you expect when you're in Wisconsin Dells? -
Review from Sarah B.
Chicago, IL
6/27/2007
Ho-Chunk was my first casino experience, back when you could still get in at the age of 18 (its now 21 to enter). Plenty of slot machines (from penny to dollar) and table games to choose from. During really busy times (Christmas Day apparently is a busy time) it can be hard to get a seat at a $5 blackjack table but is a lot of fun once you do--especially since you never know who else is sitting at the table--could be a couple traveling from Florida in their Airstream, or someone who went to school with your aunts.
There is a very good restaurant in the hotel/convention center--steaks and seafood with what I thought was a slightly Italian/euro-eclectic influence.
Overall very clean but some of the slot aisles are cramped and hard to maneuver--especially when the oxygen-tank set is in full force. -
Review from Spaulding M.
Madison, WI
3/19/2011
I always have a good time there playing 21, the dealers for the most part are very friendly,and helpful(if you need help). Listen to a man who knows though people, fore the sake of all that is good, and worth listening too, DO NOT PUT ANY GODDAMN MONEY INTO THE SLOTS HERE!!!!!! These slots are tighter than a frogs ass, and quite frankly, you'd be a fool to play them. The Blackjack, and Craps here are a good time though.
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Review from Nicole L.
Glendale Heights, IL
5/25/2008
Man, do I feel old! I wasn't even carded coming in. :p
Typical casino for the Midwest. Lots of crappy slot machines and some card tables. We played Blackjack which was fun. I might get some flack here but I wish they'd go smoke-free. I had to take a shower after getting back to my hotel because I smelled so awful. The on-site restaurant choices didn't thrill me either. -
Review from Alex S.
Corona, CA
1/5/2009
Call ahead poker reservation.
Most table games with tons of slots, bingo, and horse betting.
Steak house was very good. The bone in rib eye good, however not as good as Flemming's. Only place in Wisconson I saw girls that were under a size 8. -
Review from Nicole R.
Joliet, IL
7/6/2010
Love the casino!!! We like going during the day when we visit the dells. When the casino was slow, we learned how to plat roulette with the dealer. It was nice to be able to take our time and learn a new game (which is now our favorite!) great casino! Wish they had casino valet though!
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Review from Jim L.
San Francisco, CA
1/21/2006 1 photo
I typically will not patronize Indian casinos, not because I have anything against indians, but because they are notorious for having very tight slots due to lack of competition. I would much rather go to Vegas and try my hand at the looser slots on Fremont Street. But in the middle of Wisconsin where Vegas is only a flight of the imagination, you go here when you want to gamble, and how can you pass up a place with this name anyhow? I'm naturally apprehensive when we get there, but like a cat checking out a dripping faucet, I'm nervous, yet irresistably drawn. Well it turns out my theory was either flawed or I'm an anomoly because third quarter in, I hit a 125 dollar jackpot. So now I love indian casinos (so long as they're named Ho-Chunk and in Wisconsin).
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Review from Dave S.
3/16/2006
If you are ever in the area and you are a casino fan than be sure to stop by here. There are some big differences between this casino and the casinos in the Chicago area. There is a large selection of low minimum tables and the majority of the machines are low minimum too. It is much easier to stretch your dollar here than it is in any Chicago area casino. Many of the people here of from Chicago who are on vacation. It is a pretty big casino and while there is always a good size crowd here it never gets uncomfortably packed. I always have fun here but I always lose. I have never won a dime here and I usually win something whenever I go to a casino around Chicago.
Listed in: Wisconsin Spots, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
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Review from Alison Y.
Madison, WI
9/23/2009
i'm tempted to give ho-chunk a 5 star review for the guy stopping me at the door demanding to know how old i was. (i'm 31!)
the food was worse than i thought it would be, but everything else lived up to my expectations. elderly wisconsinites and vaguely trucker-looking dudes smoking like chimneys throwing money into slots.
the chiming machines, blinking lights, and smokey haze lulled me into wasting $20 on slots.
to be fair though, a co-worker or mine just won $12,000 playing a keno machine, so people DO win sometimes. -
Review from Aaron M.
3/7/2008
Pretty large casino full of swollen, elderly smokers pumping dollars into slots. The kind of casino you might see in Vegas back in beginning. Except replace the mobsters with rural Wisconsinites. No fancy shows, or theme casino here, just good old fashion red carpet, and various other colors that make your eyes hurt after hours. The game tables are nice but the poker tent is like 190 degrees. You don't get free alcohol so don't go if that is what you are into. All in all a good casino experience.
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Review from Suzy C.
Chicago, IL
2/15/2009
WOW. The worst food experience I have ever had! The food tasted like it had been sitting out for days. The seafood was not fresh and its foulness cut through despite being deep fried. The cheesecake had a hardened shell around it from sitting out so long. Everything was stale, the place was dirty, and it was one of the most awful and depressing eating experiences of my life. At 15 bucks per person, I at least wanted to eat one thing that wasn't stale or overcooked, but that did not happen. Afterwards, my boyfriend and I both felt sick and it was positively the worst money ever spent on food.
