Not A Winner!

Today%26#39;s chuckle on this gloomy Monday:

DH and I were at Showboat yesterday. They had a kiosk game going where you pick a symbol. Both of us picked symbols which were ';Not A Winner'; but were surprised to see the kiosk churning out a coupon...upon reading it, it said we were to take the coupon to the cashier to redeem ';Not A Winner.';

We were going to do just that but decided the poor cashiers probably had their fill of people needing an explanation of redeeming Not A Winner coupons...

Bests, ACM (a/k/a Not A Winner)

Not A Winner!

LOL. So no wins?

Not A Winner!

Just because you%26#39;re ';not a winner'; doesn%26#39;t mean you%26#39;re not a winner . . . :)

No chicken dinner.

Perhaps you would have gotten to redeem the voucher for a special HET Not A Winner t-shirt!

no doubt the cashiers heard that joke more than they cared to . but personally id have had to put some thought into how to bust someones chops with that coupon? pretty funny story though

To cut back expenses, instead of giving winning tickets they now give “Not A Winner” souvenirs?

LOL-that sounds so funny!

what%26#39;s next issuing total ripoff cards to replace total rewards.

about interracial couples

Where to Stay?

A few of us are traveling in on August 15th for a show that night at Borgata. We just need a clean and safe place to crash that night that won%26#39;t cost us $300. We don%26#39;t mind driving 15 minutes or so out of town as long as it towards home (coming from MD, I belive off the expressway). Any ideas wher eto go or how to get a good deal? Should we wait to book last minute?

Where to Stay?

While I don%26#39;t have any specific hotels to recommend to you, I will caution you not to wait until the last minute. Saturdays in the summer are expensive. Boardwalk casinos are going for well over $300 that night and some over $400. Places like the Knight%26#39;s Inn in Absecon are going to over $200. I would book something as soon as possible.

Take a look at www.achotelexperts.com for room rates and ideas. I will caution you that there are some real dive motels in AC. It won%26#39;t be obvious if you don%26#39;t know the area, because the rooms are selling for over $200/night. Make sure you check reviews (and check here) before reserving.

Where to Stay?

do not wait til last minute to book as the prices will only go up and availibility may no longer exist.

Absecon isn%26#39;t far away and offers a bunch of hotels %26amp; motels that are reasonable. in Absecon, and there is a mega Wa~Wa for gas %26amp; food [mmmm, Philly pretzels] Here is a map of Absecon hotels …yahoo.com/p-map-477595-map_of_absecon_nj-i also, make a point to ask for a confirmation # %26amp; callback again a few weeks b4 traveling to confirm

You can take Route 30 from Borgata directly to Absecon.

About a 10 min drive.

As others have said ... Book something ASAP

Garden Pier Closed

The city has closed the Garden Pier because of safety concerns.

pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/articl…

Garden Pier Closed

:....(

shedding lotsa tears

Garden Pier Closed

What will happen to the FREE PARKING?!

I REALLY am sorry to hear this. We went to a neat KIDS%26#39; art show there. Hope it%26#39;s fixable.

I never got my Heinz pin.

I was fortunate to get a Heinz pin from RShip - I know because it bit me as I was rooting around for something in my pocketbook not long ago, lol. I AM sad to hear they%26#39;re closing the Pier and hope this is only temporary as there were two cool museums there, tho I must admit I passed on the art center and focused on the historical part.

NOW where will everyone park?

Guess we can%26#39;t use the famous ';Garden Pier/free parking'; hook anymore to justify off topic chatter *sigh*

It%26#39;s too bad they didn%26#39;t fix this when the economy was good...fat chance now.

ACM

I think it might be part of the deal to get the museum and art center to move elsewhere. That has been part of the Revel plan. Before the economic bust, there was even talk of moving them to a rebuild of the sunken pier in front of Resorts.

It is always sad when you lose a piece of local history!

Bill

The garden pier, temporarily no longer has two free museums and free parking until 4pm.

Channel 6 news just reported that the engineers that checked the pier were hired by Revel. It just so happens that Revel wants to buy the pier and they are still in talks with the City over the price. An unsafe pier would certainly bring a lower price.

Channel 6 also mentioned that there is no comment from Revel on why this visual inspection by Revel engineers even occurred.

conjecture:

Revel: well, it was raining Monday and the engineers went under the pier for protection from the rain and since there was no construction going on due to the rain, they had nothing better to do than condemn the Garden Pier in hopes of making it less valuable. And eventually, for Revel to knock it down for the city %26#39;as a favor%26#39;, since they already have lots of construction vehicles onsite and in return, in exchange for this %26#39;favor%26#39; the city can relinquish the rights to the Garden Pier to Revel.

OR

Revel: we want to close New Jersey Ave in order to finish the garage and condemning the Garden Pier, no one will have any reason to HAVE TO drive on New Jersey Ave

1st trip to AC...looking for good restaurants, best casinos

We are Vegas regulars, but planning a short trip to AC in June to check it out. Two of our traveling companions are chefs, and we all love a great meal. I have looked at the top restaurants list on TA, but wondering what you experts recommend. We don%26#39;t mind a little pricey, but I%26#39;m also interested in breakfast %26amp; lunch recommendations. We will most likely stay at Caesars...we tend to like to be in the middle of the action, so I think we%26#39;d rather be on the boardwalk. We are craps %26amp; blackjack players.

1st trip to AC...looking for good restaurants, best casinos

Well, I%26#39;d be sure to ask for the centurion tower when your checking in. At Caesar%26#39;s there is Mia, in the pier is Buddakan, in Bally%26#39;s theres The Reserve. If you go to Borgata, all the upscale restaurants are very good.

1st trip to AC...looking for good restaurants, best casinos

Those are all good suggestions in the Caesars vicinity. (I personally love Mia.)

If you%26#39;re there on a Sunday check out the Sunday brunch at The Reserve in Ballys, it%26#39;s very good. 6ix at Ballys is good for breakfast and lunch (try the quesadilla). There%26#39;s a Johnny Rockets in Ballys if you just want to grab a quick bite.

I like the Trinity Pub in the Caesars Pier.

Walk down the boardwalk towards Showboat for Bill%26#39;s Gyros and the Irish Pub.

If you go to Harrahs, they have my favorite steakhouse of all the Harrahs properties. At Borgata you%26#39;ve got several options like Bobby Flay and SeaBlue.

Rship is in AC right now, but when he gets home I%26#39;m sure he%26#39;ll chime in with some good noncasino options.

also, down in the quarter at tropicana are the palm, carmines, pf changs, cuba libra and red square, you can check out their menus at www.tropicana.net

This is a great question and tends to have a wide variety of answers. But....

When I go on a trip I love to look for the the ';best';Places to eat also...

Here are my choices for AC.

1. Stay away from the chains. You can have them any where

2. Stay away from the casino places. They might be good, but over priced.

3. Go to Docks and Cafe 2825. My opion the best two spots in AC.

Good luck

I ate at Nero%26#39;s on my last trip to Caesars. It was very good.

I%26#39;m told Ombra @ Borgata is fantastic if you feel like taking a trip. If you like steak Borgata has Flay%26#39;s (modern) and Old Homestead (traditional). Both are very different, but very good. Great service at both.

TC

I agree w/Sidmerkin on avoiding chains %26amp; casino restaurants. %26amp; add, in June, the waterfront outdoor dining porch will be open, this place is out~of~the~way anywhere u stay in AC, but, highly reccomend The Old Waterway Inn in Venice Park. The place is chef~owned and in an old yacht club. They have a great view of the AC skyline and a fireplace. The service is attentive and the menu reasonable. The prices are not the %26#39;jacked~up%26#39; prices that you often find at the casino restaurants. It is difficult to find so call for directions b4 u go there, even if u take a cab.

Old Waterway Inn

1700 W Riverside Dr

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

(609) 347-1793‎

My favorite entree is Admiral%26#39;s Feast which is a petit tenderloin [filet mignon] with a half lobster tail stuffed with crabmeat $29.95 No website, but here is review from AC weekly www.acweekly.com/view.php… more reviews boorah.com/restaurants/…194BC6329A.html %26amp; …howstuffworks.com/old-waterway-inn-atlantic…

Knife %26amp; Fork Inn www.knifeandforkinn.com they have Lobster Thermidor [old~time favorite that is now considered passe at most restaurants %26amp; a pain to make at home]. Tun Tavern ~ try sitting at the bar for beer reccomendations, the servers do not appear trained on the microbrews http://www.tuntavern.com/index.htm

Los Amigos I cannot name a favorite here, I like everything on their menu http://www.losamigosrest.com/AC/

WonderBar [bayfront] the Tiki Bar will be open in June http://www.wonderbarac.com/

Irish Pub cheap eats!!! St James Fries %26amp; Shepard%26#39;s Pie www.theirishpub.com/flash/AtlanticCityPub.htm

homemade sausage at Tony%26#39;s Baltimore Grill http://www.baltimoregrill.com/

visit the aquarium http://www.acaquarium.com/ coupon achotelexperts.com/coupons/ac_aquarium.htm %26amp; try lunch at either the Flying Cloud http://acflyingcloud.com/ or BackBay Alehouse http://www.backbayalehouse.com/

Thanks for all of these responses. I have my list and will definitely check these restaurants out!

I overlooked breakfast b4.

Constantino%26#39;s at 1100 Pacific Ave ~ at Pennsylvania Ave [Taj is 1000 Pacific ave] has breakfast %26amp; lunch only. It is owned by a Greek woman %26amp; her daughter waits tables. Larilu wrote a review about it:

tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g29750-d4386…

if there is a line here, The Whiskey Grille is right down Pennsylvania Ave {20 N Pennsylvania Ave} %26amp; u can get a shot %26amp; a beer w/breakfast. review: http://www.acweekly.com/view.php?id=8093

for a Philly style breakfast, try Philly%26#39;s Soft Pretzel Factory on the boardwalk in Bally%26#39;s. They are fresh~baked and approx 3/$1.50 There is also a Dunkin Donuts, 1601 Boardwalk ~ at Kentucky Ave. There is a Country Kitchen at 3000 Boardwalk ~ at Morris Ave, but this can be a bit of a long walk

Just got back from Vegas today and miss it already. Just a warning, AC is nothing like Vegas, that said, it recently became a little more upscale with the addition of the Pier shops, the Borgata and Chelsea Hotel. There are some fun outdoor tiki bars like Martini Bar (Bally%26#39;s) and the one in front of Trump%26#39;s place. Currently, I think the best restaurant in terms of both ambiance and food is Buddakan in the Pier shops which is attached (upstairs) to Caesars. As many have said stay away from most of the no-name casino restaurants.Bobby Flay Steak is great, albeit it is trendy vs. the Old Homestead(Borgata), The Palm (Tropicana) or Knife and Fork (off the Boardwalk).

Trump Taj recently added Il Mulino, the one in NYC is great not sure how this one is.

Have fun!

What happened to postcard offers from Caesar's?

Is it just me or has Caesar%26#39;s stopped all the giveaway offers? I used to get postcards every week advertising upcoming weekend promotions, credit multipliers, merchandise giveaways, etc. There was something happening pretty much every weekend.

We didn%26#39;t go to AC for a few months in the fall, so I thought they stopped because of that, but we%26#39;ve gone twice in the past couple of months and still zero mail from the casino. I also noticed that on both of our recent visits, the ballroom where they do the giveaways was not in use at all while we were there. In the past, it seemed something was always going on, even if it wasn%26#39;t the promo we were there for.

What happened to postcard offers from Caesar's?

all it took for me at ceasars was 1 short absence and very little play during a stay at harrahs where i played more at harrahs,borgatta and trump for ceasars to stop sending me stuff,plus im pretty sure the host i was assigned dropped me like a hot potatoe

What happened to postcard offers from Caesar's?

We used to be Caesars people, In Nov we switched to Ballys. Only promotion mail we get is from Caesars! Nothing from Ballys! Go figure!

Are you getting postcards from other HET properties Steve? A while back Jerry had a problem with his HET offer mail some time ago. Turns out he had somehow gotten marked as ';no direct mail'; in their system. They were able to straighten it out and he started getting mail again.

By the end of last year we had more play at Harrahs but more offers at Caesars. This year we have more play at Caesars, but more offers at Harrahs. Actually, we had no play at Harrahs this year. Guess this is all part of their marketing strategy.

ambrva1, I did get one postcard from Bally%26#39;s just the other day. That was the first thing in at least 4 months. I%26#39;ll have to give the TR folks a call and find out what the deal is.

salicylic acid

big baccarat

I know in las vegas it is impossible to find a big big baccarat game on the strip with less than a $100 min. bet. What do the min. bets start at in AC, on the big tables.

big baccarat

In A.C. big bac. game start $100.The casino need four dealers and two supervisors just to open the game.Don%26#39;t forget- this is costly.

thin hair

Mothers Day Offers

What kind of offers did you get for Mothers Day at HET?? My friend is getting a Vera Bradley gift, Mothers Day Kiosk secret cash if she picks the right symbol, and $20.00 towards food. To date she has 8,000 tier credits which she accumulated over 8 - 9 trips.

I am 7* and have 40,000 tier credits over 8-9 trips and received $60.00 food credit on Sunday. That%26#39;s it!!! No cash coupons of any kind. No gift. I thought it was awful, so that%26#39;s why I am anxious to hear what you all got for your tier score. Just curious.

Mothers Day Offers

DH also got the Vera Bradley offer for Saturday and a $50,000 Kiosk game on Sunday at Harrahs. He also got the $60.00 food credit to Schmick and McCormick for Sunday. It%26#39;s interesting since he hasn%26#39;t played at Harrahs at all this year. It seemed the more we played at Harrahs, the less we got, so we just stopped playing there. The standard answer we always got for not receiving an offer was that we were both overqualified. Of course we never got any other offers from them either.

We also received an offer for a Slot tournament for Caesars on Saturday with a dinner at night to announce the winners. Caesars is also having their Mother%26#39;s Day Brunch in the Palladium Ballroom which we will be attending.

We have found that Caesars is more generous with their offers. Last year, 7 Star men got custom made shirts and tuxedos. The woman got a Choice of three different types of designer bags.

It seems that HET is trying to attract their lower end players at the expense of their 7 Stars.

Mothers Day Offers

I got a 6 piece Vera bradley set, spouse got a 3 piece set. (Saturday pick up) Then I got $75.00 food comp, spouse got a $20.00 food comp.( Mothers Day) Also both of us got a chance for some money in the kiosh. I am 7 star with 38,000 points so far, spouse is diamond with 13,000 points. Honestly, i feel that there is no rhyme or reason to their comp system. Sometimes I get alot, other times not so much.

I got a nice jewelry gift card from Showboat - but this is on Saturday. Actually, the jewelry is right there and you ';shop'; and pick out what you want. Also got $300 in slot play. Also got $60 for food at Harrahs, where I have not played since January.

Borgata has a fabulous sweeps on Mother%26#39;s Day with some incredible prizes like a Mercedes. Sure beats $60 in food at a crowded restaurant!

ACM