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ATLANTIC CITY - One big regulatory brewhaha ... er, brouhaha, has left a casino crying in its beer.

Resorts Atlantic City was slapped with a $5,000 fine Wednesday by New Jersey gaming regulators for having mislabeled beer keg taps at a casino bar on two occasions last year.

In March 2008, the beer taps were connected to a keg containing only Miller Lite, even though they were labeled "Miller Lite" and "Miller Genuine Draft." A similar mistake happened the following August, when taps that were supposed to be dispensing "Coors Original" and "Coors Light" were connected only to the full-calorie beer.

"It's a consumer-protection issue," said Daniel Heneghan, a spokesman for the state Casino Control Commission, which imposed the fine on Resorts. "When a person orders something, they should get what they ordered."

Heneghan noted there were times in the past when casinos had served lower-end liquor to customers who thought they were getting expensive, top-shelf brands.

Gaming investigators, who oversee the sale of alcoholic beverages at the casinos, discovered the mix-up at Resorts while inspecting the beer kegs. Resorts acknowledged the mistake and accepted the fine.

New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement documents released Wednesday indicated that bartenders and cocktail servers at Resorts were unaware that the wrong types of beer were flowing from the tap. Resorts has since started new procedures to make sure beer kegs are accurately labeled.

In another case Wednesday, Trump Marina Hotel Casino was fined $30,000 for not doing the required paperwork for slot machine jackpots that are paid out manually to winning patrons. Trump Marina, which did not challenge the penalty, has changed its procedures to correct the paperwork mistakes.

E-mail Donald Wittkowski:

DWittkowski@pressofac.com

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