Author: Casino Connection Staff

Delaware Will Consider Casino Tax Breaks

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

Delaware Governor John Carney has told lawmakers he will not further delay debate on a package of tax and fee breaks for casinos, according to a report in usaonlinecasino.com.

Carney had asked the state Senate Finance Committee in March to temporarily shelve Senate Bill 144 until after the state received revenue reports on franchise and personal income taxes. Last week, he gave lawmakers the green light to proceed.

The bill would change the state slot revenue tax from 43 percent to a sliding scale ranging from 32 percent to 43.5 percent, slash the revenue tax on table games from 30 percent to 15 percent, and eliminate the annual $3 million table-game licensing fee.

The three racinos have been begging the state for tax relief for years, as they have been struggling against new competition in Maryland and Pennsylvania. So far, the legislature has shot the request down every year since the formation of a blue-ribbon panel of state and industry officials first proposed the tax breaks four years ago.

State Senator Brian Bushweller, the bill’s primary sponsor, has argued that failing to grant the casinos tax relief puts 3,000 jobs at risk, as Dover Downs and others have threatened layoffs if the tax structure is not altered.

Building a Better Wynn for Employees

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

Wynn Resorts has established a new Culture and Community Department dedicated to supporting diversity, gender equality and fair treatment in the workplace.

The department is the second major employee-focused initiative since Matt Maddox took over as CEO two months ago amid a sexual harassment scandal that forced the resignation of Steve Wynn.

Wynn, who has denied any misconduct, resigned as chairman and chief executive in February and has since sold off his sizable financial interest in the company. But his shadow still hangs over the company, cast by allegations that he regularly pressured female employees to perform sex acts, that he’d been doing it for years, and that their complaints to higher-ups were ignored as an unspoken matter of policy. Now, regulators in Nevada and Massachusetts want to know what the board of directors and top executives may have known about all this. The company also is facing a slew of lawsuits from angry shareholder groups who believe their trust as investors has been violated.

Maddox, a charter member of the management team and one of the executives said to be closest to the disgraced tycoon, has moved energetically to repair a corporate image that’s been badly tarnished. Within days of becoming chief executive he announced a new family leave policy, a new employee scholarship program and a mechanism for providing paid time off for workers involved in outside charitable activities.

The new Culture and Community Department he unveiled this month has a broad remit to promote employee diversity, inclusion, education and professional development and foster stronger relations with the larger community.

“Now more than ever we are committed to ensuring equality, creating leaders, and giving back to the communities in which we operate,” Maddox said. “The launch of our Culture and Community Department speaks to this promise and will help us continue to be the industry employer of choice.”

Heading the department is Corrine Clement, who has held top positions in marketing, community relations and human resources for companies as diverse as MGM Resorts International, Coca-Cola and the Phoenix Suns. She has worked for Wynn Resorts since 2014, serving as executive director of human resources for Wynn Palace in Macau and most recently as executive director of innovation and creative development at Wynn Las Vegas.

The company describes her as an “avid fund-raiser” who has “helped raise millions of dollars from employee-giving campaigns for a wide variety of causes”.

One of the department’s signature campaigns is a Women’s Leadership Forum. Its goals are many: tackling gender gaps in management; providing career growth opportunities for female employees at all levels; promoting pay and title equity; and, not least, ensuring a safe workplace. The forum will be conducting focus groups, studies and surveys designed to pinpoint inequities and help shape new programs to address them and will be sponsoring mentorships and panel discussions and town hall meetings related to these aims.

The company said more initiatives like these are in the works and they will be shared publicly.

NetEnt Partners with Hard Rock New Jersey

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

NetEnt Americas has signed a customer agreement with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City for the distribution of online games.

Hard Rock International operates one of the largest global hospitality businesses with casinos, hotels and restaurants, and will soon offer online casino gaming from its new land-based casino in New Jersey.

“We are delighted to partner with NetEnt, known for its innovative and forward-thinking gaming solutions,” said Kresimir Spajic, senior vice president of online gaming for Hard Rock International. “NetEnt’s market-leading game titles and digital casino expertise will help us drive online casino growth with our own iconic Hard Rock brand.”

“I am thrilled about the prospects of working together with Hard Rock to offer our award-winning games to their online casino players in New Jersey,” said Björn Krantz, chief commercial officer for NetEnt. “Hard Rock has a strong global brand, and I look forward to supporting them to grow their new online casino business.”

N.Y. Lawmaker Calls for Online Betting Task Force

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

A New York state lawmaker has introduced a bill creating a task force to study the regulation of online sports betting.

The measure (A10322), advanced by Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, comes a month after a bill (S7900) was introduced in the Senate to legalize the industry at OTBs, casinos and racetracks and racinos and via mobile platforms. Sponsored by Republican John Bonacic, who chairs the Judiciary and Racing, Gaming and Wagering committees in the upper house, S7900 is the latest in a string of failed attempts to bring sports betting to New York.

Vanel, a Democrat representing Queens, wants to install a 10-member legislative task force to examine policies and best practices regarding online betting. Should his bill pass, it would require the task force to report its findings and make recommendations no later than Dec. 31, 2019.

Though proponents have yet to see a companion bill to Bonacic’s in the Assembly, momentum has been building in Albany to legalize sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear New Jersey’s appeal against a 25-year-old federal ban on the industry. The court is expected to render a decision later this year.

It’s possible also that a perceived need to develop new revenue sources is gaining steam in the Legislature after a disappointing first year for the state’s new commercial casinos, which are seeking tax breaks after falling well short of initial revenue projections in one of the most supply-heavy gaming markets in the country.

Bonacic has already conducted hearings on the legal and regulatory ramifications of sports betting in which representatives of the major professional sports leagues were among those invited to testify.

Pennsylvania Lottery to Go Online in May

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that it will launch its online lottery games in May, first with online versions of various draw games. In June, the lo0ttery will add “virtual sports monitor games,” which are fast-draw lottery games offered in four- to five-minute intervals, 24 hours a day.

For the virtual sports games, bettors fill out lottery slips as normal, and an animated sport is then played out on video monitors to decide the winner. The idea is to have businesses like convenience stores and bars become retailers and show the games on a monitor.

The lottery also is going live with daily online keno games.

Florida Internet Cafes: Legal In City, Illegal In County

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

At least six internet cafes are operating in St. Augustine, Florida. They’re legal in the city but not in St. Johns County where St. Augustine is located. St. Augustine Police Department Assistant Chief Anthony Cuthbert said, “We’re just monitoring the legal landscape to see if anything comes out of that. For now, from what we can, tell they’re operating legally.”

St. Augustine was the base of Allied Veterans of the World, which operated internet cafes throughout Florida. In 2013 law enforcement arrested dozens of AVW owners and associates for money laundering and racketeering. The Florida legislature banned the cafes, causing hundreds to shut down.

St. Augustine City Attorney Isabelle Lopez said internet cafes are reviewed for zoning and building code compliance, like any other business. She said operators understand they could be investigated for hosting illegal gambling and having their machines seized by prosecutors.

“We’ve chosen not to attempt to get into the regulation of gambling, as that is a very complex field right now,” she said. “The state of Florida determines what is or isn’t a gambling establishment. I know a lot of people see internet cafes as gambling dens, and technically if they are comporting with the very peculiar requirements of state statute, they are not deemed gambling. They are sweepstakes, oftentimes set up as legal sweepstakes, regulated by Florida law.”

She added, “The compliance of whether or not you are truly a sweepstakes or a gambling facility has to do with the way the computer programs are set up. And that requires a tremendous amount of resources, so typically those things are handled by the attorney general or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement through a major inter-jurisdictional sweep.”

City Planning and Building Department Director David Birchim said the city doesn’t define internet cafes, so zoning for the difference between them and coffee shops that offer internet access is a problem.

In St. Johns County, no permits or permit renewals have been issued since state law changed following the Allied Veterans of the World investigation, said County spokesman Michael Ryan. The number of internet cafes dropped from 21 to one, Lucky Louie’s, and ″that business is operating without a business permit in St. Johns County,” Ryan said. The county has issued 32 citations, from $118 to $268, against Lucky Louie’s for operating without a business permit. The county also took the business to court, where a judge withheld adjudication and issued a fine, Ryan said.

 The county does not get involved in whether a business is involved in gambling. “That’s a state-regulated business. That’s why we’ve been in touch with the state attorney’s office,” Ryan said.

PokerStars Blocks Social Games Play from Washington State

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

Washington State residents who want to play on social games sites such as PokerStars free casino offerings have found themselves blocked after a federal court ruled such social sites constitute gambling and could violate state law.

The ruling has also led to at least four lawsuits reportedly being filed in the state against social casino sites.

The ruling came from the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals which found that social casino games are illegal under the state’s existing gambling laws. The case revolved around a woman’s 2015 claim that she lost $1,000 in virtual chips at Big Fish’s social games site. She sued Churchill Downs, the then-parent company of Big Fish Casino over the loss.

The court ruled that under Washington law, gambling is “risking something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance.” The appeals court ruled that the virtual chips are a thing of value, overruling a lower court.

PokerStars told USPoker.com that it has begun blocking state residents in the wake of the ruling.

“On Thursday, March 29, 2018, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that, under Washington state law, free-to-play games violate state gambling regulations,” the company said in an email. “As a result, the Stars Group is immediately taking actions to block play related to social gaming from Washington state. We are reviewing the rulings and ensuring that our activities are in line with state regulations. We are hopeful the law will be clarified and that when it is, we will be able to reinstate all Washington players at their current status.”

Local reports also say that lawsuits involving free-to-play social casinos have been filed in the state since the ruling. The suits target social casino games from Huuuge Games, DoubleDown Interactive, High 5 Games and Playtika.

According to a report at Geekwire.com, the suits are similar in nature to the original suit which brought the appeals court ruling. Three of the suits name the same plaintiff. Lawyers for the plaintiff are seeking a class action status in the suits, the report said.

Poland Online Gambling Market Off to Slow Start

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

Poland’s new online gaming regulations went into effect in April 2017 and a year later, the newly regulated market is off to a slow start.

A review by Casino News Daily found that few major online sites sought licensing in the country, while Poland has backlisted about 1,600 online sites.

Under the country’s gambling act, online sports betting operators are able to apply for a license from the Finance Ministry. However, licensed sites must pay a 12 percent tax on betting turnover, rather than revenue.

That caused several online companies that targeted Poland as a grey market to stop offering services to Polish players. These included William Hill, bet365, and 888. They and most large international online sites have not sought licensing in the country, the report said, concluding that the high tax on turnover was causing companies to shy away from the market.

The new regulations also allowed state-run operator Totalizator Sportowy to offer casino games, poker, and bingo. Lawmakers announced that Totalizator Sportowy would add an online casino with different gaming options to service local players, but that site has still not launched.

Poland, meanwhile, has blacklisted 1,615 domain sites in the last year including major betting operators such as Betsson, Titanbet, and Intertops.

Despite the high number, a recent report by the Polish legal association Graj Legalnie recommended that the list should be updated more regularly and the Finance Ministry should tighten its grip on the country’s unregulated market. The report found that about 60 percent of the country’s online market is still dominated by unlicensed international sites.

Polish lawmakers recently announced that despite the high tax rate on licensed gambling services, the country’s regulated market delivered turnover of PLN3.3 billion (approximately $962.6 million) last year, up from PLN1.7 billion recorded in 2016.

Major Online Poker Tournaments Announced for May

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

PokerStars and PartyPoker will be duking it out this May with both scheduling major international online poker tournaments to run concurrently through the month.

PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker is returning May 6-21 with a $65 million guaranteed prize pool spread over 183 tournaments, making it the largest ever tournament series hosted online. There will be at least one tournament offering $1 million in guaranteed prize money every day, the company said in a press release.

In New Jersey, PokerStars is also running a NJSCOOP with a total guaranteed prize pool of $1.3 million making it the largest online series in the New Jersey market.

Meanwhile May 6-20, PartyPoker will offer its Powerfest online tournament series with $40 million in total guaranteed prize pools. It’s the biggest guaranteed prize pool PartyPoker has run and includes 366 events. The exact schedule has not yet been released, but PartyPoker did announce that 13 events will have a guaranteed prize pool of at least $1 million.

Kick Off to Summer Memorial Day Weekend in Atlantic City

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

Kick off summer at the Shore this Memorial Day Weekend in Atlantic City May 25-27, 2018!

Countdown to hot summer fun and celebrate at Resorts Hotel Casino Memorial Day Weekend with live music, contest and games on the boardwalk starting Friday May 25 at 10:00 am and lasting all weekend long.

• Radio station WMMR broadcasting live from Resorts
• Contests & Games on the Boardwalk
• Strolling Entertainers
• Drink specials & DJs playing all your favorites in Bar One
• Giveaways and More!
• Plus, Special Appearance by Resorts Showgirls!

Don’t miss the 5th Annual Beach Ball Drop on Friday, May 25 when more than 5000 beach balls drop over the Boardwalk at 5 p.m.

After the ball drop, top it off with great food and frozen concoctions from Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville, or right on the beach at LandShark Bar and Grill.

In celebration of Resorts 40th Anniversary, there will be a beachfront firworks display at 9 p.m. Sunday, May 27.

Look, too, for other games and giveaways, as well as strolling Boardwalk entertainment by the Philadelphia Mummers and Resorts Showgirls. And for a chance to win up to $2,500 in slot cash, test your luck with a free pull on Atlantic City’s first slot machine. Between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday visit the lobby of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville for your shot at the money.

For more information visit ResortsAC.com/40.

Over at Tropicana the casino host will host the Free Boardwalk Block Party, Saturday, May 26 at 9 p.m. to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend and kick off the unofficial start to the summer season. The party will include:

• DJ spinning hot summer tunes
• Tropicana’s Free Summer Fireworks Series, and the debut of four new Multimedia Light and Sound Shows
• Live entertainment from a stilt walker, magician, carnival dancers and the famous cast of Boogie Nights
• Fun giveaways, plus delicious samples from Tropicana eateries including Chef Jose Garces’ Olón, the IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, A’Dam Good Deli, A’Dam Good Sports Bar, Casa Taco & Tequila Bar, Hooters Atlantic City, and Mrs. Fields.

For details visit: https://tropicana.net/events/free-boardwalk-block-party-3

 

Atlantic City Ballet Presents Romeo & Juliet

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

Atlantic City Ballet presents Romeo & Juliet at Caesars Atlantic City, May 6, 2018 at 4:00 pm.

Phyllis Papa’s masterful choreography of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, vividly depicts the story’s passion, sorrow and vengeance, capturing the intense desire of the star-crossed lovers and the ceaseless feud between two family clans in beautiful Verona. Set to Sergei Prokofiev’s thrilling orchestral score, this dramatic ballet stays loyal to Shakespeare’s original tragic ending. Romeo and Juliet remains the greatest romance of all time, demonstrating the power of love in its many forms.

Tickets: $45.00 Adults $20.00 Student/Child 10% Military discount 15% Senior Discount.

Visit: http://www.acballet.org/attend  

Burger Bash at the Golden Nugget

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BURGER FEST IS BACK!

Head to the Deck at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City, Saturday, May 19, 2018 for Burger Bash from 12:00 to 4:00pm.

Sample unlimited slider versions of more than 15 award winning burgers from South Jersey’s best pubs and restaurants. Then cast your vote for the “Best Burger”. In addition, there will be live entertainment by Eleven Eleven, drink specials, and live broadcast from WMGM 103.5 Rocks.

Purchase a VIP ticket for $45.00 and get early entry from noon to 4:00 and a limited edition Burger Bash T-Shirt. General admission is $30.00 from 1:00 to 4:00.

Visit:  www.goldennugget.com

Atlantic City Beach Concert Features Sam Hunt

Posted on April 26, 2018 by -

Sam Hunt has announced that he will be performing as part of the 2018 Atlantic City BeachFest Concert Series on Sunday, July 1 with special guests Kane Brown and Conner Smith.

This event taking place on the Atlantic City Beach, will be one of only a few headlining performances this summer for the country star. He is returning to the area for the first time since his sold-out BB&T Pavilion show last summer, which was part of his wildly successful 2017 “15 In A 30” tour!

Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com or by-phone at 800-745-3000. General Admission (GA) and Gold Circle GA ticket options available for fans, as well as VIP ticket opportunities.

For additional information on the event or ticket options, please visit ACBeachConcerts.com

A Clean Shave: St. Baldrick’s Event at Borgata

Posted on April 17, 2018 by -

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of children’s cancer research, will host one of its signature head-shaving events at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on April 27th where team members, guests, and friends will shave their heads to raise money for lifesaving childhood cancer research.

Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and in the U.S. one in five kids diagnosed won’t survive. Those who do survive often suffer long-term effects from treatments too harsh for their developing bodies. As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, St. Baldrick’s is leading the charge to take childhood back from cancer. From its beginnings, St. Baldrick’s has believed that kids deserve the chance to be kids – fun-loving, carefree, refreshingly honest, and always a little goofy – and deserve the chance at a healthy future. That’s why donations raised at events like this have made it possible for St. Baldrick’s to fund more than $232 million to support the best childhood cancer research, wherever it takes place.

The event will be held throughout the day at The Barbershop inside Borgata’s award-winning Spa Toccare. Shavees who raise a minimum of $50 in donations may schedule their appointment any time between 9am and 8pm on April 27th. Friends and family are encouraged to attend, enjoying the spa’s facilities as well as complimentary sweets by Executive Pastry Chef Thaddeus DuBois.

More information about the event – including how to volunteer or donate – is available
here.

2018 Run/Walk for the Animals 5K

Posted on April 17, 2018 by -

Celebrate Marine Mammal Stranding Center’s 40th Anniversary and having responded to over 5,000 stranded whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles! This 5K Run/Walk, taking place May 19, is one of the best races at the Jersey Shore. The race is baby stroller friendly and dog friendly!

Close to everywhere. Just 8 minutes from the Harrah’s, Borgata and Golden Nugget Casinos in Atlantic City. 

Awesome post-race buffet by Laguna Grill and Rum Bar. The best post-race buffet of any race in New Jersey!  ($5 fee for buffet for non-participants).  Plus, ticket auction for Beautiful Baskets and gift items.

This is a 5K Race with Chip Timing and Results Kiosks by SpectaSport – “Contemporary Timing for a Connected World”.  Results available on kiosks instantly upon finishing!  Online results published and updated while race is in progress!
 
Marine Mammal Stranding Center T-Shirt available for all entries!  Walkers welcome (must finish in 50 minutes or less to get official time, but you are still welcome even if you walk slower than that).  They are aiming for 225 participants this year.

HOW TO RACE FOR FREE:  Become a Fundraiser when you enter.  Fundraisers who raise at least $200 in online donations get their entry fee refunded!

Race Date: Saturday May 19, 2018 at 9:00 am (Registration/Packet Pickup begins @ 7:30)

Location: Laguna Grill & Rum Bar, 1400 Ocean Ave., Brigantine

Prizes: First Overall Male and Female, plus top three in Age Groups (M/F) for 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ (walkers welcome, but you must finish 5K within 37 minutes (approximately) to be eligible for awards)
 
Race Central located at Laguna Grill, 1400 Ocean Avenue, Brigantine, NJ  08203
 
After May 10, registration increases to $30.  On-site race day registration $35 (cash or credit) and begins at 7:30 am.  Save money by clicking “Sign Up” (above) to enter now.

For registration and information visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Brigantine/MMSCRunfortheAnimals

Bacon Week at Atlantic City’s Tropicana Casino

Posted on April 17, 2018 by -

Atlantic City’s premier bacon event is back by popular demand at Tropicana Casino Resort from Sunday, April 15, 2018 – Saturday, April 21, 2018. Indulge in unique bacon dishes including bacon cocktails, desserts, and more.

A Dam Good Sports Bar

  • Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Shrimp $12
  • BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger $10
  • B.L.T. Sliders $8
  • A Dam Big B.L.T  $8
  • Three Little Pigs Sandwich (BBQ Pork, Bacon, Ham, Cheddar, Swiss, Coleslaw)  $12

Bacon Bites

  • Follow your snout to the Bacon Bites booth in The Quarter where you’ll find a variety of bacon specialties including pretzels, potato chips and a variety of chocolate covered bacon flavors. Also try the 6 lb. Bacon Pigs, Bacon Pigettes, Slab Bacon, Bacon Peanut Butter Cups and the Bacon Pizza. Choose from a selection of novelty items including plush pigs, bacon t-shirts, pig noses and more.

Broadway Burger Bar

  • Salad – Spring Mix, Candied Bacon, Cantaloupe, Toasted Pecans, Shaved Parmesan, Bacon and Ramp Vinaigrette.
  • Savory Sweet Burger – 8 oz Prime Beef Burger, Applewood Smoked Bacon, American and Cheddar Cheese on a Glazed Donut Bun. $13
  • Bacon Wrapped Shrimp, 5 Shrimp with Spicy Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Sauce. $15
  • Cheesy Bacon, Spinach and Roasted Artichoke Dip, served with house made Tortilla Chips. $14
  • House Made Crostini’s, Bacon Jam, Dried Fig Slices. $12 
  • Beer Pairing Bacon – Applewood Smoked, Peppered, Praline Candied, and Jalapeno-Lime. Bacon are each paired with a specific beer in a 4 oz. tasting glass. $8 

Carmine’s

  • Classic Carbonara – a blend of pasta with Eggs, Cheese, Bacon and Black Pepper. $30.50
  • Pomodoro is a fresh Plum Tomato Sauce made to order with White Wine, Tomatoes, Garlic, Prosciutto, and Herbs over your choice of pasta. $29.50
  • Saltimbocca features Chicken or Veal pounded thin and covered with Prosciutto, Sage Butter, and Mozzarella in Spinach and thickened Marsala Sauce. Chicken – $33.50 Veal – $39.50

Casa Taco & Tequila Bar

  • Bacon infused vodka Bloody Mary.
  • Bacon Wrapped Sweet Plantains – ripe Plantain wrapped in Bacon and Topped with sweet Dulce de Leche Sauce.
  • Bacon Poppers – 5 jalapeno Peppers filled with Bacon, Cream Cheese, and Cheddar Cheese, served with Chipotle Ranch.
  • Bacon Wrapped Atlantic Salmon – Salmon Fillet wrapped in Bacon and served with Coconut Rice, Arugula Salad and Vidalia Onion Cream Sauce.

Chickie’s & Pete’s Crab House and Sports Bar

  • Mussels Bacon & Bleu – a heaping pile of Mussels with Bacon, Blue Cheese, Escarole, and Onion. $13.95
  • Half Pound BLT – a half-pound of Bacon with Lettuce and Tomato on a Seeded Roll. $9.95

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar

  • Pork Belly Slider with grilled Berkshire Pork Belly, Crispy Bacon and Chipotle-Onion Marmalade. Served on a Sesame Brioche Roll with Vigorón Slaw. $5 

Hooters

  • Bacon Wrapped Wings 

il Verdi 

  • Steamed Peroni Clams or Mussels – Steamed in Peroni Beer and Natural Juices with Pancetta, Garlic, Onion, Calabrian Chili , Fresh Parsley, Plum Tomatoes $14
  • Grilled Garlic and Rosemary Veal Chop with a Roasted Tomato Pancetta Cream, mixed Mushrooms and Hand-Cut Fettuccine $48 
  • Chocolate Bacon Lava Cake with Vanilla Gelato $8

La Petite Creperie

  • Breakfast – Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Crepe $7.95
  • Meat Lovers Crepe (Eggs, Bacon, Ham, Sausage, Red Onion, American Cheese) $8.95
  • Clubbin’ (Chicken, Smoked Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Chipotle Mayo) $8.95

LICK Candy Store

  • Known for its zany, sweet treats, LICK will not disappoint. Their bacon inventory includes bacon cotton candy, bacon gum balls, bacon toothpicks, bacon jellybeans, bacon lollipops and even bacon breath mints. Prices range from $3.95- $10

Mrs. Fields

  • Muffin Top – Freshly baked, covered with a Maple Glaze and sprinkled with pieces of Bacon.

Olón

  • Marcona Almond Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates with Cabrales Espuma $12

Palm

  • Thick-Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon (Maple-Glazed, served with house-made Steak Sauce)  $16

Seaside Cafe 

  • Bacon Blueberry Pancakes $10.50
  • Bacon Grilled Cheese with Tomato Jam for $9.95
  • Super 1 Pound BLT $10.50
  • Beer Cheese Jalapeno and Bacon Burger $12.95

Zeytinia

  • Yummy and crispy BLT wraps. $6.99

Visit: https://tropicana.net/events/bacon-week-2

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar Is The Place to Celebrates Mother’s Day

Posted on April 17, 2018 by -

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, located in The Quarter at Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, will offer its tempting a la carte brunch menu with festive specials from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Mother’s Day.

Mom will be impressed by Executive Chef Kevin Couch’s featured specials, which include the Tortilla Española del Mar, Spanish omelette with shrimp, bay scallops, crabmeat, potato and fire roasted tomato salsa, served with a watercress and baby spinach salad, priced at $13.  Chef’s a la carte menu featuring modern Cuban dishes prepared on their unique stainless steel, wood-burning grill. 

Menu highlights include Pineapple Guacamole Cubano with avocado, grilled golden pineapple, roasted jalapeños, fresh lime juice and extra virgin olive oil, served with crisp plantain chips; Arroz con Pollo with saffron long grain rice, boneless chicken, green peas, Manzanilla olives, hard-boiled egg, asparagus, Palacios chorizo, and roasted piquillo pepper salad; Churrasco a la Cubana with all-natural Black Angus grilled skirt steak, roasted garlic boniato-potato mash, parsley, lemon and onion sauce, served with a watercress salad and red wine vinaigrette; Rancho Luna Salad with Murray’s Lancaster Farm chicken, Napa cabbage, romaine lettuce, organic grape tomatoes, red onion, seedless cucumber, crispy wontons, and a chinita mustard dressing, and the El Cubano, pressed Cuban sandwich, Ybor City-style, with sour orange marinated pork loin, Genoa salami, ham, provolone and Swiss cheese, yellow mustard-pickle relish, served with tropical chips and Cuba Libre salsa.  A la carte brunch items range in price from $7 to $29.75. 

For the perfect pairing, Cuba Libre will offer a Classic Champagne Mojito made with Champagne, fresh pressed sugar cane (guarapo), lime juice, mint, and splash of soda, priced at $11, as well as a premium cocktail selection highlighting a wide variety tropical fruits and juices.  Cocktails include the Mule Del Sol with Tito’s handmade vodka, muddled cucumber and basil, lime juice, and Barrow’s Intense Ginger; Paloma Ahumada with Pelotón de la Muerte mezcal, grilled jalapeño honey syrup, St. Elder natural elderflower liqueur, fresh ruby red grapefruit juice, and club soda; Pineapple-Basil Caipirinha with Velho Barreiro cachaça, Licor 43, pineapple juice, and fresh basil, and the Grilled Watermelon Mojito with Brinley Gold Shipwreck spiced rum and fresh watermelon juice.  These libations range in price from $10 to $13.25.

WHEN: Sunday, May 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE:  Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar is located in The Quarter at Tropicana Casino & Resort at 2801 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401; Phone (609) 348-6700.  

For additional information or reservations please visit www.cubalibrerestaurant.com.  

Atlantic City Ocean Resort Casino Will Join with Hyatt

Posted on April 13, 2018 by -

Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino—formerly the Revel casino—is affiliating with the Hyatt hotel chain, but will continue to be run by its own management.

Officials for the Boardwalk property announced the affiliation of the sixth anniversary of the original Revel’s opening. The property was bought by a group headed by Colorado developer Bruce Deifik in January for $200 million which is working towards a summer re-opening.

The property will join the Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand, a collection of new hotel properties, the release said.

“Hyatt has an incredible 60-plus-year legacy in the industry, and its loyal global customer base will have access to an authentic way to experience all that makes Atlantic City attractive and popular,” Deifik said in a press release. “We are thrilled and proud to be joining The Unbound Collection by Hyatt portfolio as we prepare for the resort’s opening this summer.”

Ocean Resort will continue to own and operate the 1,399-room hotel and the casino, but will utilize Hyatt’s reservation systems and other infrastructure. The site will also include a 32,000-square-foot spa under Hyatt’s exhale fitness and spa brand. The spa will feature 32 treatment rooms, a mind and body studio, and a retail boutique, the release said.

The original Revel casino—which closed in 2014—never enjoyed affiliation with a national and global customer base.

Also, the casino recently received approval from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for the design of its gambling chips, and has been advertising numerous jobs throughout the resort, according to a report by the Associated Press.

The property is expected to include 1,399 hotel rooms in addition to a casino, five swimming pools, indoor meeting and convention space and outdoor event space, according to the release.

Meanwhile the neighboring Hard Rock Atlantic City—the former Taj Mahal casino—is also working towards a summer opening and has unveiled a preview of the refurbished casino. The company opened a preview center at the resort’s Tanger Outlets retail complex.

Todd Moyer, senior vice president of marketing for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, told the local Press of Atlantic City that the preview center gives Hard Rock a presence in the city before the casino’s planned opening on the Boardwalk in a few months.

“It really truly is hanging a shingle in town, our first one in Atlantic City. We’re building a much bigger one down the street, but having a place we can call home is pretty cool,” Moyer said. “Atlantic City is on a roll. Things are really looking bright for this town.”

Hard Rock also announced it has signed a customer agreement with NetEnt, a provider of digital casino solutions, for the distribution of online games. Hard Rock is planning to offer online gambling in the New Jersey market when it opens this summer.

Hard Rock has also appointed an executive who will serve as a community liaison.

Rob Lee, former community outreach coordinator for Joseph Jingoli & Son—which is partnered in the casino with Hard Rock—has been appointed vice president of community relations and governmental affairs for the casino.

And in another development in the area, The Wheel at Steel Pier, a $14 million Ferris wheel located directly across from Hard Rock at the Steel Pier opened for the spring season last week.

The ride’s highest point is 227 feet from its base and 300 feet above sea level. It offers views of the city, the coast and the Atlantic Ocean on a 15-minute ride.

“This is a statement,” Anthony Catanoso, Steel Pier’s owner and president, told the Press. “It says, ‘You know what, Atlantic City is coming back. We can build beautiful, non-gaming attractions that are first-class, and people are going to come and ride them.”

New Jersey Governor Keynote Speaker at Gaming Convention

Posted on April 13, 2018 by -

Newly installed New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will be the keynoter for the 22nd annual East Coast Gaming Congress June 14 in Atlantic City at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center.

“As our state looks to the future of gaming, this conference presents an opportunity for industry leaders, stakeholders, and elected officials to discuss potential opportunities and ways that the industry is evolving,” commented Murphy.

The two-day conference will host more than 600 gaming operators, equipment manufacturers, regulators, attorneys and other professionals in the gaming industry.

The 2018 East Coast Gaming Congress & NexGen Gaming Forum was organized and produced by Spectrum Gaming Group, an independent research and regulatory consulting firm, Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law, Friedmutter Group Architecture & Design Studios, and Sysco Corporation.

 

Judge Rebukes Borgata Atlantic City Card Claim

Posted on April 13, 2018 by -

A federal court judge has blocked Borgata Atlantic City in its case against card manufacturer Gemaco involving gambler Phil Ivey’s nearly $10 million win at the casino in 2012, saying Gemaco is only liable for the cost of the cards or about $27.

The casino charged that the cards had asymmetrical designs that differed for various card denominations. Ivey has openly admitted that he and a partner exploited the flaw to read the cards coming out of a baccarat shoe in a technique called edge sorting.

Ivey won nearly $10 million at the Borgata in 2012 with partner Cheng Yin Sun, prompting nearly six years of legal battles.

Borgata sued Gemaco for damages, but U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman ruled that other factors besides the card affect Ivey’s win and most the casino could win at trial from card manufacturer Gemaco was the cost of replacing the cards, according to the Associated Press.

The judge had previously ruled in an earlier case that Ivey and Sun didn’t meet their obligation to follow gambling regulations on four occasions while playing in 2012. The two players had a Borgata dealer arrange baccarat cards in the shoe so they could read them more easily. The judge ruled the players had to return the $10.1 million they won.

In Borgata’s case against Gemaco, the judge gave the casino and the card company three choices: Have the Borgata proceed to trial against Gemaco; affirm the judgment against Ivey and Sun to let them begin their planned appeal; or give the Borgata and Gemaco time to settle their part of the case, according to the AP.

Lawyers for the Borgata and Gemaco did not comment pending their decision on the judge’s options.