Our visit

We were very glad for the parking garage-very bad lightening storm when we got there. Valet was backed up some. We liked the feel of the casino, big and open, not as smokey as Mt Airy. Could not find Mr Cashman!!! The same thing happened here as at Mt Airy during their opening weeks, all the voucher machines except for a couple were down, so the lines were VERY LONG. Cashier line was about 50 people long but went fairly quickly. I would say the machines were the same as AC or LV, hit or miss. I won $100 on a bonus on Glamour Kitty? with sticky wilds (I love those sticky wilds!) husband lost about the same. Cocktail servers were very scarse and the one we got although very nice was new at her job, wasn%26#39;t calling for drinks but she allowed us to wave her down :-D Drinks in larger plastic cups than in AC or Mt Airy. No bottled beer that I could see, just large cups. When we left the parking garage line was out to the road and so was the valet parking!! They had a lot of employees in the parking garage directing traffic. Did not check the restaurants, the food court type place looked nice. That was our short trip to THE SANDS BETHLEHEM.

Our visit

Thanks for the info. So do you like it better then Mt Airy. I love Mt Airy but they need to update there machines.

Our visit

Do you, (or anybody), know what the hours there are? Are they open 24 hours? We are planning to stop by tomorrow.

Hours are 24/7.Drink service(Booze)ends at 2a.m.starts again at 7a.m.Spacious Casino.Still work going on,so a little hairy getting in and out of parking.Great slection of Slots,Many,Many I have Never seen.Have Fun!!!

We were there on Sunday morning and a cocktail waitress said they could not serve alcohol until 11am.

Its NEW.7 or 11,They will get it ironed out,Many different stories on Casino opening!!!Waitress said its the same hours as Pa. bars but_____________???

Hi you got your questions answered :-) I would say I like it better because of being less smokey, I think Mt Airy is very smokey, but Mt Airy has Mr Cashman and I couldn%26#39;t find any-maybe I just missed them but I don%26#39;t think so-at The Sands. The Sands did have a bunch of slots I have never seen before like Moneywho mentioned. Patty

Do all the places in PA have the same alcohol policy?

likecraps.No.All casinos are different.Sands is the only one that opened giving free alcohol.It seems this law for booze has been left up to Local laws instead of the gov. saying how it should be.Also don%26#39;t know if locals can name the drinkimg hours.Will keep a check!!!

That should make for interesting competition if one place has a more liberal drink policy.

I remember when I used to go out in CT and the bars/clubs could not give alcohol away (You know free drinks before 11) so you had to give them a nickel to make it legal.

Not trying to start an argument with anyone, just repeating what I was told.

We got there around 9am. When a cocktail server asked if we wanted something, I asked for an Amaretto and OJ, and she told me they were not able to serve alcohol until 11AM. At about 10:55 am we were in another part of the casino and a different server asked if we would like something to drink, and I didn%26#39;t know what time it was, so I asked for the same drink as before and she said I would have to wait another 5 minutes before she could serve alcohol.

Everyone I came in contact with was very nice and friendly. Contrary to what I read elsewhere the bathrooms were clean and stocked with the essentials.

I agree that they have new slots, most of which I haven%26#39;t seen before.

Saw Emeril in the kitchen of his new restaurant.

I%26#39;ll be back, especially since its 35 minutes away!