January 17th, 2010 by casino

Wow, just wow

September 28th, 2009 by casino

What’s up in AC these Days?

Caesars Escalator Death

Second Death From Fall At Ceasars

Updated: Monday, 28 Sep 2009, 8:12 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 28 Sep 2009, 6:44 AM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A hedge fund executive fell to his death from an escalator at the Pier Shops at Caesars.

James Vellanti died early Sunday morning and police continue to investigate. Click here to read the story on Fox NY.

Next time you’re in Ballys Shops…. take the stairs.

Atlantic City Cowboys

September 28th, 2009 by casino

Hows that for a headline!

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The gaming commision socked the Hilton with the second largest fine ever for underage gambling.

The Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort got racked $115,000 for letting a teenager gamble. He played enough to get rated and was comped a room!

The casino did not contest the findings from the state.

The teenager was 19 when he began to gamble in early 2007 after using a fake birth date.

 Bally’s Atlantic City, which was fined $157,500 in the largest underage gambling fine ever.

Atlantic City Hilton

Atlantic City Hitlon

August 1st, 2009 by casino

Mohegan Sun, Pocono Downs

I stopped by the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs the other day while I was in the area. While many of you know I am not a big fan of Pennsylvania gambling establishments, I will say that the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is a first-class facility.

The fact that they don’t have table games is not their fault. I’m sure they will add them as soon as the Pennsylvania State Legislature approves table games.

Unlike the Hollywood Casino, the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs offers many first-class choices for dining.
Dining
Bar Louie
Ben &  Jerry’s
Betty & Joe’s
Hot Dog Hall of Fame
Johnny Rockets
Pearl
Rustic Kitchen Bistro & Bar
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Sky Food Court
Timbers Buffet
Wolfgang Puck Express

The Pocono Downs Casino has over 2500 slot machines as well as video poker, roulette and blackjack.

There is also live horse racing April through September.

Lots more information about Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs at 99To1.com

July 29th, 2009 by casino

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

2/15/08 Hollywood Casino Grantville Pa.

Hollywood Casino, Grantville Pa., Penn National Gaming
Well let’s just say my first impression was less than stellar. Slots and a race track are not a casino. Period.
So how much of that is Penn Nationals fault and how much is the Pa. state Legislator fault. Well I’m willing to split the difference at 50/50. Arguably Pa. has the worst gambling legislation in the country. If not the worst certainly in the top 3.

Slots are the bally wick of the over 60 crowd. Which is fine if you goal is to extract as_ much money as possible from the senior citizens of your state. However if your goal is to maximize revenue and create jobs for residents of your state, Pa. has failed as miserably as is humanly possible.

Penn National’ s Hollywood Casino Leaves A Lot To Be Desired

But let’s be fair to Penn National. They have to work within the laws passed by the Pa. state Legislator. The laws passed by our esteemed representatives are probably the worst in the nation.

I’m not sure who’s are worst but_I do remember a state where you were limited to how many chips you could buy and another state that only had slots. But at least the aforementioned state had table games and all their casinos located in a central location so they could be come a destination.

Pa. has a plethora of slots parlors spread out across the state so they can be sure to give political kick backs to everyone they can. However this only precludes any location from becoming a destination and guarantees that the senior citizens don’t have to ride over 2 hours on the bus to get there.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National: The Gambling Experience

Service at the bars was poor at best. They advertise 10 restaurants. Well pre-cooked burgers wrapped in foil under a heat lamp is not a restaurant. The only sit down dining I found was the Mountain View Terrace and the Sports Bar.

I opted for the Sports Bar and found 2 of the 8 bartenders/waitresses_I dealt with to be professional. Which to me means they were friendly and competent. The food was average at best. Probably came from Sysco Food Service and was just heat and serve.
Most times if_I went_to a bar for a beer_I left after 5-10 minutes because_I was unable to get any service at all!

Granted they’ve only been open for a few days and there are major issues to be worked out, but, there is no excuse for unfriendly waitresses and bar staff. These people need to be made aware that cordial hospitality and friendly service is what puts the money in their pockets.

Not to mention thet were woefully understaffed. When patrons are at the bar 3 deep and you only have 2 bartenders and one of them has to prepare drink orders for the waitresses you should be able to figure out that you’re not serving your patrons at the level of service they desire.

Well it’s close to home and I love horse-racing so I guess I’ll go back, but it will be under protest.

I wrote this article just after Hollywood opened, little has changed unfortunately. However, the Pa. lawmakers are now considering adding table games, keep your fingers crossed.