Belterra Casino

About Belterra Casino Resort

Belterra Casino Resort is an Indiana-licensed commercial casino at 777 Belterra Drive in Florence, Indiana, with real estate owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) and operated by Penn Entertainment. The property opened in 2000 and runs 1,299 slot machines, 50 table games, and a 9-table poker room on a 24/7 schedule, with a bar, cafe, resort, restaurant, spa, self-parking, and valet on site. The minimum gambling age is 21, regulated by the Indiana Gaming Commission. Website: belterracasino.com.

Florence is in Switzerland County in the southeastern corner of Indiana on the Ohio River, approximately 50 miles west of Cincinnati, Ohio via I-275 and US-50 and adjacent to the Kentucky border at the point where Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky share a tri-state corner. The Belterra Drive address is on the Ohio River waterfront in a rural area of Switzerland County — the riverboat authorization in Indiana required waterway access, and the Ohio River satisfied that requirement. Florence, Indiana is an extremely small community; the casino is effectively the primary economic activity and destination in the Switzerland County area.

Penn Entertainment (formerly Penn National Gaming) operates Belterra Casino Resort alongside its national portfolio of Hollywood Casinos and other properties. The property’s spa, cafe, and resort amenities give it a more complete hospitality configuration than the smallest Indiana riverboat casinos.

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Belterra Casino

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Belterra Casino in Florence, Indiana

Table Games with Specialty Formats

Belterra Casino Resort runs 50 table game positions — one of the larger table game floors among Indiana’s river casinos — including 21+3, 3 Card Poker, Blackjack Double Deck, Caribbean Stud Poker, Craps, Craps No More, Crazy 4 Poker, Free Bet Blackjack, High Card Flush, Let It Ride Bonus Poker, Mississippi Stud, Pai Gow Poker, Roulette, Texas Hold’em Bonus, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em, alongside 1,299 slot machines.

Free Bet Blackjack is a proprietary Blackjack variant where hard 9, 10, or 11 doubles and non-ten pair splits are “free bets” — the casino funds the additional wager, and the player wins that amount without additional personal risk if the hand wins. The free bet is forfeited if the hand loses, but the player never puts additional money at risk for these splits/doubles. Craps No More is a card-based craps simulation — playing cards determine outcomes equivalent to standard craps dice rolls, used in states where physical dice games face additional restrictions. High Card Flush and Crazy 4 Poker round out the specialty game menu.

Poker Room: Razz — Extremely Rare Format

Belterra Casino Resort’s 9-table poker room spreads Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Texas Hold’em cash games.

Razz is Seven Card Stud Lowball — one of the rarest formats in US commercial poker rooms. Players receive seven individual cards over five betting rounds (as in standard Seven Card Stud) but in Razz, the lowest hand wins. Aces are always low, straights and flushes do not count against the player, and the best possible Razz hand is A-2-3-4-5 (the “wheel”). Razz is primarily found at high-stakes venues, World Series of Poker events, and H.O.R.S.E. rotations — its regular availability as a standalone game at Belterra is exceptional for a regional casino.

★ Editor note

Penn Entertainment's southeastern Indiana resort — Razz poker, Free Bet Blackjack, Craps No More, and 50 table games on the Ohio River

Belterra Casino Resort stands out in Indiana for three reasons: Razz (Seven Card Stud Lowball) in the poker room — a format found at almost no US commercial casino outside World Series of Poker events; Free Bet Blackjack (where certain doubles and splits are funded by the house); and Craps No More (card-based craps simulation). The 50-table game floor is one of the larger in southeastern Indiana. The Ohio River setting in Florence, Switzerland County, is rural — the casino effectively anchors the local economy. Website (belterracasino.com) was unreachable during our data collection.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor