Mardi Gras is several weeks away, but the Tropicana is getting into the carnival season with a festival on Friday night, February 5. Admission to the festivities in the Quarter and the Marketplace s free, and there will be live music, DJs, dancing and other fun stuff. It all runs from 6 to 10 [...]
People who log on to the Harrah’s Web site often find sweepstakes with a weekend in Vegas as the prize. You play some game, and you always lose, and that’s that. But now, it’s gotten better. Log on to www.harrahs.com, and you can click on the “Walk Away a Winner” promotion. You have to enter [...]
The Miss America pageant packed up and left for Vegas five years ago. But one tradition associated with the annual beauty contest is coming back to Atlantic City. Atlantic City’s gay community used to see the pageant as the “gay high holidays.” New York Avenue was the site to gather for the parade [...]
Serious video poker players may want to give the Hilton a second look. They recently opened a full-pay video poker section in a corner on the parking garage side of the casino. The games include 9/6 Jacks or Better, 8/5 Bonus Poker and 9/7 Double Bonus. There are double jokers, double-double bonus and other [...]
Last week, the Casino Control Commission approved a plan for Resorts to bring back $2 blackjack tables to Atlantic City. The idea was some people are intimidated about playing $10 to $15 a hand, the usual minimums, and are afraid other players will jump on them if they don’t make the right moves. The [...]
As the cold spell lingers over the east coast, here are a couple indoor activities to keep your blood pumping. MTV’s “Jersey Shore Show” with its stereotypes of guidos and guidettes had drawn a lot of ire from Italian-American organizations. But if you’re a secret or not-so-secret fan of the series, here’s a [...]
Trump Marina is putting You in the Driver’s Seat Our Volvo C30 Sweepstakes is your chance to get behind the wheel of one seriously hot car. Melding power, fuel-efficiency and style into a compact package, this hatchback from Volvo is a joy to drive. And you can win one! Earn entries January 1–31, then be [...]
$1,000,000 Blackjack Challenge We’re taking the classic game of 21 to the ultimate level with Trump Taj Mahal’s $1,000,000 Blackjack Challenge. You’ll receive an entry for each designated hand, roll or spin you get while playing your favorite table games from January 1–February 19. Then join us for the big drawing on Saturday, February 20. [...]
It’s Back! Money Machine Madness You wanted it, you got it! The Madness is back at Trump Plaza. Start racking up your entries for a chance to step into the Money Machine. Play your favorite games January 4–February 15 using your Trump One Card. Then join us on February 13, 14 and 15 in the [...]
It was New Year’s Eve, and I got stuck at work late. Yeah, it bites, but don’t tell my bosses that. When I finally got out at 6:30 p.m., I didn’t want to go home to watch garbage on TV. I didn’t feel like going to the party I was invited to. So of [...]