I stayed home all day Sunday, going through the papers, working the crossword puzzle, and doing stuff around the house. At about 6 in the evening, I got a case of cabin fever and decided to hit the Borgata. I had $25 in bounceback cash coming, an iffy amount to make a trip to pick [...]
Time flies when you’re having fun in a casino. It hardly seems like three decades have gone by since some of the big players opened on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Bally’s is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Saturday, and it’s providing the cake and the presents. Buddy “The Cake Boss” Valastro of TLC [...]
Atlantic City is getting serious about marketing to the gay crowd. Apparently, with two incomes and no children to raise, they have the discretionary cash the struggling casino industry craves. Next weekend, it’s happening at the Taj Mahal. Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer brings her bawdy, in-your-face standup act to the Xanadu showroom at 9 [...]
Will You Unlock the Million-Dollar Prize? Play your favorite games using your Trump One Card to earn entries now through March 13. Then be here for the big drawing on Saturday, March 13 as we randomly select 10 contestants to get a shot at $1,000,000! If you’re one of the lucky ones, you’ll select a [...]
Volkswagen Tiguan and $10,000 Giveaway After all this snow, we can use one of these! Win a powerful yet compact 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan or a share of $10,000 at Trump Taj Mahal. The Tiguan is a stylish, compact SUV that packs a lot of power—including 200 horsepower and a 2.0L turbocharged direct injection engine. And [...]
Harrah’s Entertainment sent out an e-mail survey earlier this week, apparently targeted at video poker players. I got it, and so did several of my Internet buddies. Harrah’s is apparently losing a lot of formerly loyal video poker players, and it looks like they’re trying to find out where they went wrong. They asked questions [...]
OK, if you’re a high-roller, this might not make sense. You can get all your food and drinks for free. But if you want a nice place to relax and have a drink and a snack at a good price, this deal might be for you. The Alto Vino wine bar at the [...]
Atlantic City was a mob scene this past weekend, something the casinos, restaurants and stores are very happy to see. It was a combination of the first taste of spring weather, a wrestling tournament, the RV show, the Home & Garden Show and the last day of Restaurant Week. Well, the madness is [...]
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the “Walk Away a Winner” online game at harrahs.com, and how it seemed worth playing. I put in Caesars as my main property, and every time I played, got one of three prizes: A 10 Total Rewards gift card, free use of the Qua spa, and [...]
You don’t have to go to Wimbledon, or even Flushing Meadows, to see tennis greats in action. The first Caesars Tennis Classic comes to Boardwalk Hall at 7:30 p.m. April 10. Those scheduled to play include Pete Sampras, James Blake, Ivan Lendl, Andy Roddick, Mats Wilander and Marat Safin. There will be three [...]