“I’m down here for the game tonight, so I can make a wager on the Steelers or the Bengals, and come back and collect.”
There’s plenty of room,” said Wayne Parsons, 55, of Ellwood City as he sipped on an iced tea. People placing bets or simply checking out the new sportsbook digs relaxed in plush recliners while drink servers took their orders. While tailgaters sweated outside Heinz Field in the muggy weather, another black-and-gold-clad crowd gathered hours before Monday night’s Steelers game in the air-conditioned comfort of River Casino’s latest addition - a 5,500-square-foot lounge for sports gambling.