By: philly_romantic

philly_romantic — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:35:34 +0000

I am a regular to AC and I got to Vegas twice a year. Let’s see, I’ll try to answer all of your questions.

How do the casinos compare?

Atlantic City, of course, has fewer casinos than Las Vegas. Although I adore Las Vegas, I win more money in Atlantic City. I find that the hotels themselves are a little less worn than Las Vegas since Atlantic City has down time in the winter time.

Of course you get free drinks while gambling.

No. Sportsbooks.

The resturants do not have really cheap specials like Vegas. The average dinner buffet will cost you about $30.00 on the high end. There are a number of really nice resturants that won’t break your budget.

No real shows that aren’t also in Las Vegas.

As long as you have the comps in your Total Rewards account, you can use them in Atlantic City at Showboat, Harrahs, Bally’s, Caesars, and the Claridge.

If you like the beach, Atlantic City has one. It’s not that bad, although it could use a little spring cleaning. There are also some really nice outlets around for shopping at pretty reasonable prices.

If you go out gambling for a few hours in the afternoon, and you are winning, of course your going to want to stick around so win some more!

Atlantic City is not as exciting as Las Vegas. Las Vegas as the Strip, the lights, the constant flow of people, Atlantic City is nice and quiet on the outside, but the individual casinos offer their own flavor!

Atlantic City is about 1 hour and 20 minutes from Philadelphia. If you go on Saturday, go early in the morning before it gets crowded and stay to the early evening after dinner. My favorite place is The Borgata; but Harrah’s has added some new resturants that are really great! The Waterfront Buffet at Harrah’s is outstanding! Also, Atlantic City has the main boardwalk with Showboat, Resorts, Bally’s, Caesars, Tropicana, Hilton, Taj Mahal, and Trump Plaza. The Borgata, Harrah’s, and Trump Marina are on the Marina.

I hope this helps! Enjoy!

By: zippythejessi

zippythejessi — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:38:31 +0000

Once you do Vegas, you’ll never go to AC. I thought AC was great until I hit Vegas. The casinos in Connecticut (Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods) are so much more like Vegas than AC would ever be. The only attraction to AC is the boardwalk and the ocean. Whoopdedo.

By: H_A_V_0_C

H_A_V_0_C — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:58:24 +0000

Everything will be disappointing compared to Vegas.

Rooms are much more expensive, and the properties are much less glamouous.

Borgata is by far the nicest, as close to a LV strip casino as you can get in AC.

No sportsbooks, just racebooks.

Drinks are still free, though….

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