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Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Seablue 'Social Hour' worth checking out; WSOP comes to Harrah's

Published: 12/03/09

Seablue, Michael Mina's acclaimed seafood restaurant at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, wants to show diners that it can be a casual, inexpensive escape as well as an upscale destination by offering its "Social Hour" from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays.

Casino Scene: A weekly roundup of headliners

Published: 12/03/09

Charlie Prose

Concert Headliners

Published: 12/03/09

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Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Resorts opens Holiday Shop, sports and entertainment memorabilia store

Published: 11/19/09

Resorts Atlantic City debuted two additions to its retail corridor for the holiday season last weekend with the Holiday Shop and the Celebrity Sports and Entertainment memorabilia store on the casino level.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Harrah's Resort expands The Pool with The Loft

Published: 11/12/09

As if The Pool at Harrah's Resort wasn't big and successful enough, partygoers will have a new option beginning New Year's Eve. As I reported in Wednesday's Press of Atlantic City, Harrah's The Pool will expand to include The Loft.

Casino lounges

Published: 11/05/09

BALLYS

Comedy Clubs

Published: 11/05/09

BORGATA HOTEL CASINO & SPA

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Resorts debuts whimsical Boogie Nights calendar this weekend

Published: 10/29/09

Resorts Atlantic City gets into the calendar business when it debuts its Boogie Nights 2010 Calendar based on the popular '70s and '80s retro-themed dance club.

Casino Action: Serene Blu offers massages and more at Resorts

Published: 10/22/09

Resorts Atlantic City will debut a new luxury option for its guests when it opens Serene Blu this weekend.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Seablue's Amoroso will battle Morimoto on 'Iron Chef'

Published: 10/15/09

Anthony Amoroso is having a good year. Not only was Amoroso recently named the new executive chef at Seablue, A Michael Mina Restaurant, at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, but he will also appear on national television 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, when he battles Masaharu Morimoto on The Food Network's "Iron Chef America."

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Pistol Pete's will set up camp at Wild, Wild West

Published: 10/01/09

"Pistol" Pete Quarelli always wanted to open a Pistol Pete's restaurant and bar in an Atlantic City casino. Next year on Memorial Day weekend, Quarelli's pie in the sky will become a reality when he debuts Pistol Pete's Bar-B-Cue & Rodeo Saloon in the Wild Wild West Casino at Bally's Atlantic City.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Harrah's debuts Community life Fair; Uncorked returns to Pier

Published: 09/24/09

Harrah's Entertainment's four Atlantic City casinos - Bally's, Caesars, Harrah's and Showboat - will join forces on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to offer its first-ever Community Life Fair.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Poker tournaments heat up in Atlantic City

Published: 09/17/09

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and Tropicana Casino and Resort offer two poker tournaments this week that are certainly different, but both very enticing for gamblers.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Tropicana rolls out INCard, debuts wine bar

Published: 08/27/09

Things are happening at the Tropicana Casino and Resort this weekend as the casino introduces its new INCard and opens its new wine bar.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Borgata continues nightlife revolution with rewards card

Published: 08/20/09

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa began a nightlife revolution when it opened in 2003. The casino continues its trend-setting ways with its new Nightlife Rewards program, which advertises that "It pays to party."

Reality stars celebrate holiday in Atlantic City

Published: 08/13/09

It will be a reality star kind of Labor Day weekend as casinos are banking on big crowds attending two events with Danny Bonaduce and "The Real Housewives of New Jersey."

Volleyball comes to the beach; lots of celebrity sightings

Published: 08/06/09

Summer and volleyball on the beach pretty much define the shore. Atlantic City visitors will be able to enjoy some first-class beach volleyball this weekend as The Big Shot Volleyball Championships take place in front of Bally's Atlantic City Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9.

Reality's First Family: Kim Kardashian has no secrets, no regrets

Published: 07/23/09

It's not easy to keep up with Kim Kardashian. The busy star of the E! reality series, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," is coming to the Atlantic City Hilton this weekend for an appearance with the cast - by way of a marketing trip to Botswana and South Africa to promote the diamond industry.

Comedy Clubs

Published: 07/23/09

BORGATA HOTEL

Harrah's brings World Class Driving to Atlantic City

Published: 07/16/09

Feel the need for speed? You won't do any better in Atlantic City than Harrah's Resort, which is offering car enthusiasts a chance to drive their dream cars.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Angels descend upon Taj Mahal's Ego Bar

Published: 07/09/09

With all of the revue shows and headliners coming to Atlantic City this summer, it's easy to overlook some great entertainment that's happening in casino lounges. But if there's one lounge act that you should see this summer, it's The Angels at Trump Taj Mahal Casino and Resort's Ego Bar & Lounge.

TheRidge rocks Claridge at Bally's Atlantic City

Published: 07/02/09

Bally's Atlantic City is paying some much-needed attention to its Claridge tower by recently debuting theRidge, a hybrid of a bar with casino games that offers a "high-energy party atmosphere in a casual environment"

Harrah's, Borgata team up for July 4 fireworks spectacular

Published: 06/25/09

Where are you going to watch fireworks on July 4? Well, if you want to go into Atlantic City, you certainly won't be disappointed if you check out the demonstration presented by Harrah's Resort and Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, which will once again illuminate the marina between the two casinos at 9 p.m.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Luau returns tropical bash at Pool at Harrah's

Published: 06/18/09

If fire twirlers, live music, hula dancers and Hawaiian food is your idea of a good time, then you should be happy to read that The Luau will return to the deck at The Pool at Harrah's Resort every Monday from July 6 to Sept. 8.

Beer pong: Another male-dominated sport (with $25,000 to the winner)

Published: 06/13/09
with video

ATLANTIC CITY — Chelsea Warner looked out across the hordes of college-aged guys who packed the ballroom Saturday at Resorts Atlantic City, all tanned and ready, all of them determined and focused on the daunting task before them — throwing a pingpong ball into a cup half-filled with beer.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: 'The Show helps re-brand Showboat as sexy, contemporary

Published: 06/11/09

Longtime Showboat Casino-Hotel patrons remember the Mardi Gras parades that rolled through the casino and the Big Bands that used to play in the Boardwalk foyer that is now a House of Blues restaurant and slot area.

Borgata offers value at Izakaya, Seablue

Published: 06/04/09

With the bad economy, everyone is on the lookout for a good deal. What may surprise some people is that you can find some great dining bargains at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa's Seablue, a Michael Mina Restaurant, and Izakaya, A Modern Japanese Pub.

Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Caesars celebrates 30 years

Published: 05/28/09

It's the big 30 for Caesars Atlantic City this year, and the longtime casino giant is making sure it celebrates in style with a month-long party full of great offers and cool events.

Acclaimed chef Kalt heads new Borgata concepts

Published: 05/21/09

With all of the excitement over crowning Danny Veltri as the "Hell's Kitchen" winner and new Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa chef last week, some may have overlooked the news that will certainly have more impact for food lovers in Atlantic City.

Casino Action by Scott Cronick: Rock gallery debuts at Resorts; Jaworski Shoot-Out returns

Published: 05/14/09

Resorts Atlantic City continues to take advantage of its popular Boogie Nights dance club, first with coin-activated slot machines and now with its "Boogie Nights Rock & Pop Art Gallery."

Casino Action by Scott Cronick: Peregrines' reopens at Hilton; party with Aykroyd at Resorts

Published: 05/07/09

Movie star and "Saturday Night Live" icon Dan Aykroyd will be at Resorts Atlantic City on Saturday, June 13, and five lucky players can win a pair of tickets to a VIP event with the Blues Brother himself.

Casino Action - Pinnacle will debut American gastropub on Boardwalk

Published: 04/30/09

Atlantic City will receive its first American gastropub next month when Pinnacle Atlantic City opens Megan's Good Grub & Pub in the former Opa location on the Boardwalk at the corner of Illinois Avenue, near Brighton Park.

Harrah's Entertainment's Food & Wine Fest lineup impressive

Published: 04/23/09

Foodies are well aware that Harrah's Entertainment's annual Toast to the Coast weekend was a culinary treat to always look forward to. Apparently, Harrah's Entertainment didn't think it was big enough.

Resorts first in city to offer Adaptive Gaming technology

Published: 04/15/09

Just in time for the relaunch of the "StarTrek" film series on May 8, Resorts Atlantic City will debut "Star Trek" slots, which are the first slots in Atlantic City to feature Adaptive Gaming Technology.

'Bronx Tale' will grace Harrah's stage this summer

Published: 04/08/09

Atlantic City audiences are in for a real treat this summer as Chazz Palminteri will bring his one-man show, "A Bronx Tale," to Harrah's Atlantic City from July 1 to Aug. 9.

Plaza rolls out 'small plates' menu at Roberto's

Published: 03/25/09

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Food and Beverage Director Antonio Sanza is always trying to find ways to bring new faces to his casino restaurants.

Atlantic City Restaurant Week is over, but deals don't end

Published: 03/18/09

The inaugural Atlantic City Restaurant Week may be over, but that doesn't mean the deals are. The debut of the annual event, which will return Feb. 28 to March 6, 2010, was so successful that some restaurants are indefinitely offering prix-fixe menus in hopes to attract bargain-hunting diners. Others are adding new deals to the mix, as well.

Add hands to your Texas Hold 'Em repertoire

Published: 03/11/09

You have to play more hands than usual to be successful in tournament poker. While a conservative approach can help you squeak into the money, the only way to win is to mix it up and get involved with a wider range of starting hands.

Resorts gets groovy with Boogie Nights slot machines

Published: 03/11/09

Resorts Atlantic City hopes to cash in - literally - on its popular '70s and '80s dance club Boogie Nights when it debuts its Boogie Nights slot machines on April 3. The hook with the Boogie Nights slot machines is that they will be coin operated, putting the "jingle" back on Resorts' casino floor.

Stealing blinds from early position can pay off big

Published: 02/11/09

No matter what poker book you read or poker show you watch, the topic of position will invariably be discussed and its importance stressed. There's no doubt that position is a very important aspect of the game. But some players take this concept to the extreme and consequently miss opportunities when they refuse to play hands out of position.

Rock Band invades A.C., plus Valentine's suggestions

Published: 02/11/09

Get out your guitars and drums - at least your fake ones - because Rock Band will hit Atlantic City in a major way next month.