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Entries for April, 2009

Free Jefferson Starship Concert to kick off summer at Bally’s

Atlantic City, NJ –- Jefferson Starship will kick-off the summer season on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend with a free concert in the historic Dennis Courtyard at Bally’s Atlantic City.  The Dennis Courtyard will serve as a truly unique venue to see this show with sweeping ocean views right on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.  The [...]

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Atlantic City Foodie Alert

   If you’re a foodie, or just like good eating, mark your calendar now. And then hit the gym. You’ll need the extra workouts for this one.    Harrah’s Entertainment will host its second annual food and wine festival July 30 to August 2.  It’s a four-day event that features celebrity chef cooking demos, an [...]

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Going “Green” in Atlantic City

The environment is on a lot of people’s minds these days, so Harrah’s Entertainment is playing on the theme with a “go green” promotion. Play at any Atlantic City property (Harrah’s, Caesars, Bally’s or Showboat) between Earth Day, April 22, and June 5, and earn points towards environment-related products. You might have to swipe your [...]

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Low Rollers Rule in Atlantic City

I stopped into the Showboat yesterday for a worthwhile promotion. I lost, but the offer was good in theory. Them’s the breaks, and I’m used to it. I had no trouble getting on one of the eight video-poker machines that still has full-pay games. In fact, during most of my play, I could take my [...]

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Recession? Not in Atlantic City

It’s official. Sort of. There is no recession in Atlantic City. Don’t tell the bean counters in the corporate offices that. They know all too well that their revenues are going down, down, down. But Joe Corbo, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey, said in his monthly column in the Casino Connection trade [...]

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Good-bye to Atlantic City Baseball

The Atlantic City Surf minor-league baseball team announced Monday that they are packing it in after 11 seasons in the stadium on Route 40. Team owners said low attendance and the city’s impending sale of the Bader Field complex made it hard to attract sponsors and turn a profit for the team. Count me in [...]

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