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Entries for December, 2008

Pop the Corks

The champagne is getting cold, the shrimp is on ice and the slabs of roast beef are ready to pop in the oven. It’s almost New Year’s Eve in Atlantic City. New Year’s Eve is the biggest night of the year in the casinos. It’s the time the gaming halls reward their best customers with [...]

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Bad Video Poker? Or, Bad Video Poker Players?

I was playing a 9/6 Jacks or Better slant top at the Borgata one night last week. The casino was rather empty, as is typical of December in Atlantic City. Two women, apparently mother and daughter, took a machine near me, checked that it was indeed 9/6 Jacks, and started to play. They didn’t notice that [...]

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N.Y. to Atlantic City train service to begin February 6, 2009

New Jersey (Atlantic City) – Thomas Barlas, Press of Atlantic City – The train is finally at the station, just about ready to bring gamblers and their money to resort casinos growing increasingly anxious for more dollars.   Atlantic City Express Service, or ACES, will begin weekend express service between Penn Station in New York [...]

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