The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa at 1 Borgata Way in Atlantic City, New Jersey has proved that offering the best in gaming, restaurants, and hotel accommodations pays big dividends. Big enough that month after month, quarter after quarter, the Borgata continues to improve in revenue and guest count while maintaining impressive guest service scores.

Tropicana Atlantic City Online Casino is packed with slots and classic casino games. Stop by to try out famous slot games and you could win a huge jackpot! At the end of last week, the final casino in Atlantic City opened its doors after months of closure due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. While other casinos have been reopening over recent weeks in Atlantic City, the Borgata decided to keep its doors closed for a little longer.

While many Atlantic City casinos have pared back on their table games, the Borgata has actually added games and the poker room now has 85 tables. If you like Three Card poker, there are a dozen tables, and of the 264 total games, twelve are craps tables!

The property has two beautiful spas, pools, 2,000 guest rooms and suites, and a dozen restaurants to choose from. If you want to get a drink away from the table games and slots, there are an even dozen bars and two nightclubs to choose from. Shopping includes a half-dozen stores and a gift shop. If you like horseracing there is a 100-seat horse book with a bar and grill. All you have got to do is make your way to the 161,000 square foot casino, its 3,700 gaming machines, and of course those 12 craps games.

Driving into Atlantic City is the easy part; just remember that several routes are toll roads. Once you are close you can come in on Absecon Blvd (I-30) or Brigantine Blvd. which is also called Atlantic Brigantine (I-87) which will take you across the bridge and past Harrah’s and the Golden Nugget. You can’t miss the Borgata entrance. If you come in on the Atlantic City Expressway (also a toll road) and find yourself close to the boardwalk, take a left on Atlantic and a left on Dr. Martin Luther King and then follow it around to Huron/Marina Blvd. Parking is $5 for valet or self-park.

Craps Action

If you are on the eastern seaboard, you won’t find better craps action than at the Borgata. You should expect $10 and $15 craps games with $25 standard on some tables. You can also expect $5,000 max bets on those games. Higher limits during holidays and weekends are also available.

If you are new to craps, don’t expect any sympathy at the tables. The players at the Borgata are hard-core craps enthusiasts, but don’t be intimidated. Just understand that they know their game, so give them room. Don’t talk with the shooter; they are concentrating on their bets and their dice. You also want to make sure there is time to get your chips for your cash without holding up the game.

Although players in Nevada and Mississippi may be happy to have new players join the game, the players in New Jersey, and especially at the Borgata, like the dice to fly, so you might even wait until the end of a hand or at least when a point is made to get change. Atlantic City doesn’t get the kind of action it did 20-years ago with players every night bringing paper bags filled with bills to the games (honest, it happened all the time), but large cash buy-ins and heavy marker play is standard at the Borgata.

A good number of shooters like to set the dice and exercise their best dice control. Although it slows down the game a bit, the boxmen usually allow the shooter time to lob the dice the way they want. They may still ask for the dice to bounce against the back wall, but there are a lot of lobbers betting big money.

The Stickman – Prop Bets and the Dice

The stickman position won’t be as casual as you might find in Reno or Lake Tahoe. They won’t be making jokes and keeping up constant patter with the players, because they won’t have time. There are a lot of prop bets coming in every roll and the stickman will be busy all night. They will handle horn bets and book your other props while hawking the dice and getting the payoffs right for every winning bet.

Standard hard way payoffs work at the Borgata in Atlantic City, namely the hard 4 and 10 will pay 7 to 1 and the hard 6 and 8 will pay 9 to 1. Your hard-way bets will be “off” on the come-out roll.

Inside Dealers – Place Bets and the Line

The inside dealers have a tremendous amount of work to do every roll on a busy game. They have to pay the field, pay or take from the come line, pay the place bets, press any bets the players ask for, and pay the line when it wins, take the bets down when it loses. In between those things they’ll hand off the dice to new shooters, solicit prop bets, make change, hand off marker chips, take chips in for marker payoffs, and set up your place bets.

Are they working hard? Absolutely, so when they are bent over passing chips around so fast your eyes can barely keep up, consider tossing them a bone now and then (or even better, a few chips). The boy’s like to be on the pass line with you also, and you can bet the minimum and take odds as the hand gets better. Remember, you can take 5x odds on your place and come bets, so a simple $10 wager on the pass line can be backed-up with $50. On the 4 and 10, one winner with $10/$50 pays $110. That’ll keep you in good shape for a while.

Some players budget their money by taking double odds to start and only take 3x, 4x, 5x odds after they have won several bets. You’ll have to keep an eye on your bankroll since your risk of ruin is much greater when taking heavy odds. Don’t be discouraged at winning only double odds to start. If the dice are really hot, you’ll have plenty of time to take advantage. If they are cold or choppy, you won’t go broke right away and you’ll have a chance to stay in action.

As for shooting the dice and placing your bets, make sure you have a game plan to start with. Don’t hold up the game trying to decide what to do and what bets to make. Pass the dice if you don’t want to shoot, and just make a pass line bet with odds until you have the feel of the game and you’ll do fine!

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In 1977, New Jerseylegalized gambling within the confines of Atlantic City. In that time, numerous casinos have come, gone, or rebranded themselves on the Jersey Shore.

With so much flux in America’s Playground, it’s important to keep a running list of what options are available to Atlantic City residents and visitors.

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See below for the most up-to-date information about which casinos are open in Atlantic City.

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Open casinos

Bally’s Atlantic City

Bally’s Atlantic City began life in 1979 as Bally’s Park Place. It later expanded to include the Claridge and Hi-Ho casinos.

Bally’s is one of three casinos in Atlantic City owned by Caesars Entertainment. It is located on the southeast corner of Michigan and Pacific avenues and backs up to the Boardwalk.

Bally’s has no NJ gambling site or online sportsbook to its name. However, it shares an NJ online gambling license with its sister casinos, Caesars and Harrah’s. As such, the following sites are nested under Bally’s license in New Jersey:

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Online Poker

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Borgata

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa opened in 2003. Its proposition was unusual for Atlantic City in that it sought to create a Las Vegas-type feeling inside the casino, rather than jamming the floor with slot machines.

Borgata featured 200 table games and a 34-table poker room. Its timing could not have been better for the latter, as Chris Moneymaker’s WSOP Main Event win generated unprecedented interest in poker.

Borgata expanded its poker room to 85 tables (at the time) and became the dominant poker venue on the East Coast. The success carried over to the rest of the property.

It emerged as the New Jersey revenue leader in 2005 and has never relinquished that title. As of January 2019, the entire property’s year-to-date revenue far exceeds that of any other Atlantic City casino.

MGM Resorts International owns Borgata. The casino is located at the northwest corner of Huron Avenue and Brigantine Boulevard. It is one of three AC casinos in the Atlantic City Marina District.

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• BetMGM
• Scores Casino

Online Poker

• Borgata Poker

Online Sportsbooks

• Borgata Sports

Caesars

CaesarsAtlantic City opened in 1979 as the Boardwalk Regency. At the time, it was only the second legal casino in Atlantic City.

Since then, its name has changed twice, going from the Boardwalk Regency to the Caesars Boardwalk Regency before settling on its current appellation.

The casino is located at the southwest corner of Pacific and Arkansas avenues. It is also on the Boardwalk and adjoins its sister property, Bally’s.

NJ gambling sites connected to Caesars are nested under the Bally’s online gambling license. However, one site carries Caesars’ name: Caesars Casino & Sports (online sportsbook and casino).

Golden Nugget

The Golden Nugget name in Atlantic City is somewhat unusual in the sense that it has applied to different casinos over time. The first incarnation was on the Boardwalk and ended its life at Atlantic Club Casino Hotel when it closed in 2013.

The current version, properly known as Golden Nugget Atlantic City, is in the Marina District. It grew out of the former Trump Marina.

Landry’s, the parent company of Golden Nugget, applied the name to the former Trump property after its purchase in 2011. Landry’s also spent $150 million to renovate the facility into its present condition.

Golden Nugget Atlantic City is located at the eastern end of Huron Avenue in the Atlantic City Marina District.

While Borgata is the leader of land-based gambling revenue, Golden Nugget and its partners rule NJ online gambling. Monthly revenue for Golden Nugget is often double that of its closest competitor.

Online casinos

• Golden Nugget

Online Sportsbooks

Hard Rock

Hard Rock Atlantic City is a brand-new property. It opened its doors on June 28, 2018.

The casino hotel occupies the former Trump Taj Mahal. The Seminole Tribeof Florida bought the defunct property in 2017.

After its purchase, Hard Rock spent $500 million renovating the entire property. The new ownership erased any vestiges of its India-themed predecessor.

Hard Rock is located on Pacific Avenue and straddles Virginia Avenue. The property backs up to the Boardwalk.

Online Casinos

• Hard Rock online
• Bet365 Casino

Online Sportsbooks

• Hard Rock Sports

Harrah’s

Harrah’s Atlantic City was the first AC casino built away from the Boardwalk. The fact that the property has endured for all these years is a testament to Harrah’s management.

Harrah’s is home to five different hotel towers — Atrium, Bayview, Harbor, Marina, and Waterfront. The most recent, Waterfront, was completed in 2008. However, Harrah’s renovated the Bayview Tower in 2017.

Harrah’s Atlantic City is located northwest of Brigantine Boulevard just before it crosses the Absecon Inlet. It is in the Atlantic City Marina District.

Like its sister casinos (Caesars and Bally’s), Harrah’s shares its online gambling license. But it does have an online casino with its name on it.

Ocean Casino

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Ocean Resort Casino opened its doors on June 28, 2018. The new casino is a renovated version of the defunct Revel, which closed after two years of operation.

Unlike its predecessor, Ocean Resort emphasizes the customer experience for mid-level bettors and visitors. The resort boasts a TopGolfSwing Suite facility, a Wahlburgers, six pools, and a state-of-the-art NJ sports betting facility.

However, in January 2019, just seven months after opening, the casino changed hands again. Former owner Bruce Deifik turned over ownership to Luxor Capital Group.

The rebranded Ocean Casino is located at the southwest corner of Oriental and Metropolitan avenues. It is on the Boardwalk, and management has removed the wall that used to separate the property from the famous walkway.

Online casinos

• Parx Casino NJ

Online Sportsbooks

Resorts Atlantic City

Resorts Atlantic City is a property with an unmistakable claim to fame. It was the very first casino built in Atlantic City.

On May 26, 1978, Resorts opened its doors and became the first legal casino in the United States outside of Nevada. It was the only casino outside Nevada until Bally’s opened the following year.

Still, Resorts has kept chugging along while other properties have fallen by the wayside. It added a new hotel tower in 2004 and nearly doubled its number of available rooms.

In 2011, the hotel and casino underwent a major renovation and adopted a Roaring Twenties theme. The buildings, personnel, and culinary offerings changed to recall the time period.

Resorts Atlantic City is one of the smaller casino properties on the Boardwalk. It is located between North Carolina and Pennsylvania avenues, next door to the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

For online gambling, Resorts has picked a full slate of partnerships with recognizable names. As such, its online market share has improved considerably over the years.

Online Casinos

• Resorts Casino
• PokerStars Casino

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Online Poker

Online Sportsbooks

Tropicana

The Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City is one of the older properties in America’s Playground. It opened its doors in 1981 as the Tropicana Atlantic City.

Since then, the property has undergone several facelifts and name changes. In 1988, it opened an entertainment area called Tivoli Pier and changed its name to Tropworld Casino and Entertainment Resort.

Eight years later, Tivoli Pier closed, and management renovated the entire property and changed the name to its current label. In 2004, the property renovated further, creating a Cuban-themed shopping mall called The Quarter at Tropicana. It also owns the Chelsea Hotel next door.

The Trop was recently sold along with a few other properties to ElDorado Resorts and Gaming and Leisure Properties. Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City is located at the southeast corner of Pacific and South Brighton avenues.

Online casinos

• Tropicana Casino

Online Sportsbooks

• William Hill NJ (shares its license with Ocean Casino)

Repurposed casinos

The Showboat

The Showboat opened its doors as the Showboat Casino, Hotel, and Bowling Center in March 1987. In 1995, the property renovated to use a Mardi Gras theme.

In 1998, Showboat became part of the Caesars Entertainment portfolio. The property built two additional towers in 2003 and 2004, but alas, the property shut its doors in 2014.

After changing hands twice, Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein reopened the Showboat in July 2016. However, the new version of the property had no casino.

The future for the non-gaming hotel actually looks bright. The hotel recently opened a slew of new and renovated attractions.

Showboat will benefit from its unique location. The hotel is sandwiched between the two newest Atlantic City casinos — Ocean Resort Casino and Hard Rock Atlantic City.

Showboat may find lasting success as an overflow location or backup options for these properties. The property is located at the southwest corner of Pacific and Delaware avenues.

Closed casinos

The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel

The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel closed its doors on Jan. 13, 2014. The shutdown concluded 34 years of operation for the property at the corner of Providence and Pacific avenues.

The Atlantic Club, which opened in 1980, was the city’s first Golden Nugget. Owner Steve Wynn ultimately sold the property seven years later to Bally Manufacturing, which renamed it to Bally’s Grand Hotel and Casino.

Financial woes led to multiple changes of ownership and multiple names. At various times, the property operated as the Atlantic City Hilton, the ACH, and finally, the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel.

Its current owner is TJM Properties. Despite plans to reopen the hotel, first as a nongaming facility, then as a waterpark, the property remains empty and dormant.

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Trump Plaza

Trump Plaza opened its doors in 1984 as a joint venture between Harrah’s and Donald Trump before he was elected president. The property originally had 614 rooms and a 60,000-square-foot casino.

Trump then opened Trump Castle, and his business partner claimed a conflict of interest. So, Trump bought Harrah’s interest in the property and changed the name to its final incarnation.

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After 30 years of operation and a bankruptcy, Trump Plaza closed its doors in 2014. The property sits dark to this day.