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 p.m. Saturday, March 27. Tickets are $25.50 and available at the Taj Mahal box office or through TicketMaster.

   On Sunday, the Red Ribbon Bingo returns to Atlantic City in the Xanadu Theatre, with Suzanne Westenhoefer calling one of the games. It happens from 3 to 5 p.m. and benefits the South Jersey AIDS Alliance.

   For the uninitiated, this event was held several years ago in the now-defunct Sands, and later at the Showboat. And it’s definitely not the free bingo sessions your grandparents go to in the other gaming halls. This features drag queens – fresh out of Miss’d America – in their outlandish costumes, and plenty of campy comedy as the numbers are called. Audience participation is encouraged. Wear your finest Easter bonnet for a chance to win even more prizes. You don’t have to be gay to enjoy this experience. Just bring an open mind and a sense of humor. I usually hate bingo with a passion, and I went the old ones in the Sands until I started choking on all the smoke in there, and it was a barrel of laughs. Thanks to the New Jersey Clean Indoor Air Act, it’s smoke-free this time around. The games will also be held April 25 and May 23.

   If you still want to party when bingo ends, head straight to the Casbah nightclub for two hours of dancing and mingling.

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