Tropicana Evansville Indiana Casino & William Hill Sportsbook Review

The Tropicana Evansville Casino is a land-based casino and hotel property downtown Evansville, Indiana. The casino is on Northwest Riverside Drive near the intersection with the Lloyd Expressway.

Gaming and Leisure Properties owns the Tropicana Evansville Casino. Caesars Entertainment holds the operating license for the property.

The Tropicana features about 45,000 square feet of gaming space. The casino also has a sportsbook from Caesars Palace.

The Tropicana Evansville Casino is Indiana’s first casino, as the Aztar Corporation opened the venue in 1995. The casino is a land-based property, although it was a riverboat casino before then. The Tropicana became a land casino in 2017, also making it the first land-based casino in Indiana.

Sports Wagering At the Tropicana

The William Hill Sports Betting station at the Tropicana Evansville Casino features support from William Hill, one of the world’s most trusted bookmakers.

You can place wagers at one of the betting kiosks or the betting counter. The lounge and bar have several monitors displaying the latest games and updated odds.

The sportsbook is on the casino floor and operates from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. The betting kiosks are available 24 hours a day.

What Sports Are Available?

The Caesars Sports Betting room covers about twenty sports. You can place bets on professional and collegiate sports events alike, including ones from outside the country.

You can place a bet on many sports, including:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Soccer
• Golf
• Ice hockey
• Boxing
• Mixed martial arts
• Golf
• Tennis

Twelve odds boards will provide details on the latest wagers and lines available for these sports and others. You can also collect a daily printout at the sportsbook if you need to strategize your bets.

You can also watch these sports on various screens, including multiple 65-inch monitors. You’ll also find a 16×9-foot video wall displaying many events.

What Bets Are Available?

The sportsbook covers all the traditional bets you’d expect to find. William Hill provides a thorough array of wagering choices for each sport, including:

• Money line bets
• Halftime, first-half, and first five innings lines
• Totals or over/unders
• Spread and alternate spread lines
• Parlays
• Round robins
• Teasers
• Props, including ones for teams and players
• Head-to-head bets, particularly for golf or auto racing

Is Online Wagering Available?

The Tropicana Evansville Casino does not support online sports wagering as of September 2020. The William Hill mobile app will soon be available to players in Indiana, allowing Tropicana patrons to bet on sports when they can’t reach the sportsbook.

What the Casino Floor Features

The Tropicana Evansville Casino features more than a thousand gaming machines and sixty table games. Here’s a look at what you can find while inside.

Slots and Video Poker

You’ll find an array of slots at the Tropicana Evansville Casino. The games include video slots and traditional reel-based machines. These include games in the Blazing Jackpot, Dragon Link, Lightning Link, and Quick Hit Riches series.

The slots are available in multiple denominations. You can play on nickel or quarter slots, or one of the high-stakes $25 games.

You’ll also find video poker machines throughout the Tropicana, including a few progressive jackpot machines. The video poker games include denominations from a quarter a hand to $25.

Table Games

The Tropicana features multiple table games, including many with some of the state’s highest table limits. Here’s what you can play:

• Blackjack, including 21+3 blackjack
• Craps
• High-card flush
• Mini-baccarat
• Omaha poker
• Caribbean stud poker, with bets from $5 to $250
• Roulette, including with a $5 minimum
• Three-card poker
• Texas Hold’em poker
• High-limit blackjack at up to $3,000 a hand
• High-limit craps with a $2,000 maximum bet

Poker

The poker room at the Tropicana features more than a dozen tables. You’ll find tournaments throughout the week at the poker room, so check to see its schedule and the buy-ins necessary before you start.

What the Trop Advantage Offers

The Tropicana Evansville Casino has a dedicated reward program called the Trop Advantage. The free reward program provides players with points when they play more games at the casino.

You’ll also earn tier points when you play games. These points will dictate what reward level you will reach after a year.

You will be eligible for special rewards at the Tropicana when you collect enough points and move up the reward ladder. Some of the things you’ll be eligible to receive include:

• Free play on various casino games
• Discounted stays at other properties, including the Tropicana Atlantic City and Lumiere Place casinos
• Discounts on food and beverage
• Preferred seating and ticket discounts for headline concerts

What Caesars MyRewards Offers

You’ll also be eligible to join the Caesars MyRewards program while you’re at the Tropicana Evansville Casino. The MyRewards system also provides points when you play games and place sportsbook wagers at the Tropicana and other Caesars-owned properties. You can also receive rewards like free trips to different Caesars properties, discounts on food and entertainment, and free casino play credits.