I don’t walk with my head down so I don’t notice casino carpeting very often.  However, the carpet at Wild Wild West at Bally’s in Atlantic City is pretty awesome!

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It’s been a while since I’ve checked VPFree for video poker pay tables.  I’ll be staying on the boardwalk for the first time since last summer, so I figured that I should take a whirl.  Most of the pay tables look the same, but there are a few updates.

For this update I only included casinos that I’ll likely visit on this trip.  Head over to vpFREE for pay tables on all casinos anywhere.

Bally’s
99.54% JoB (FP): 25c, $1(3 lines, Prog)
1-2-3-4-6-9-25-50-800
25¢ – 1 Play – near poker area, towards cashier – 4 Uprights
$1 – 3 Play – in Park Place Video Poker area – 1 Slant top
$1 – 3 Play – in Diamond Pointe immediately to the left after entering – 3 Slant-tops
$1 – 1 Play – Prog – in Park Place to the right of the big six wheel – 4 Uprights
$1 – 1 Play – in Park Place Video Poker area – 4 Slant-tops
$1 – 5-10 Coins – 1 Play – in Park Place Video Poker area smoking section – 8 Slant-tops

99.17% BP (FP): 25c(3 lines, Prog), $1(3 lines, Prog), $5, $10, $25
1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-50-800
25¢ – 1 Play – in Park Place Video Poker area – 1 Slant-top
25¢ – 3 Play – Prog – in Park Place to the right of the Big Six Wheel – 9 Slant-tops
25¢ – 3 Play – Prog – in Park Place near Big Six Wheel – 7 Slant-tops
$1 – 5-10 Coins – 1 Play – in Park Place Video Poker area smoking section – 8 Slant-tops
$1 – 3 Play – in Park Place Video Poker area – 1 Slant-top
$1 – 3 Play – in Diamond Pointe immediately to the left after entering – 3 Slant-tops
$1 – 1 Play – Prog – in Park Place Video Poker area – 4 Slant-tops
$5 – 1 Play – in back of Tower Slots – 3 Slant-tops
$10 – 1 Play – in Tower Slots – 1 Upright
$25 – 1 Play – in Tower Slots – 1 Upright

99.11% DB: $1
1-1-3-5-7-9-50-80-160-50-800
$1  – 1 Play – in Park Place Video Poker area – 4 Slant-tops

99.00% JWD: 25c(NS)
1-1-4-6-8-10-25-50-100-1000
25¢ – 1 Play – Game King bank in Little Joe’s (WWW) 2nd Row from back wall – 5 Slant-tops
25¢ – 1 Play – non-smoking section of Park Place Poker just opposite the casino host desk – 3 Uprights

Caesars
99.54% JoB (FP): 25c(Prog), $1, $2, $5
1-2-3-4-6-9-25-50-800
25¢  – 1 Play – Prog – location unknown – 7 Slant-tops
$1, $2, $5 – 1 Play – about 3 rows past BJ tables as you walk towards Pacific Avenue – 3 Slant-tops
$2 – 1 Play – $2 Game Kings in high-limit room     Slant-tops

98.98% DDB (FP): $1, $2, $5
1-1-3-4-6-9-50-80-160-160-400-50-800
$1, $2, $5 – 1 Play – in middle of casino near mens room on left – 5 Slant-tops

Showboat
99.54% JoB (FP): 25c, 50c, $1, $2
1-2-3-4-6-9-25-50-800
25¢, 50¢, $1 – 1 Play – In Main Casino across from Carousel Room/Jackson Square down steps, on left; two banks of four machines – 8 Uprights
$1, $2 – 1 Play – High Limit Area – 1 Slant-top

99.17% BP (FP): 25c, 50c, $1
1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-50-800
25¢, 50¢, $1 – 1 Play – In Main Casino across from Carousel Room/Jackson Square down steps, on left; two banks of four machines – 8 Uprights

Trump Plaza
99.54% JoB (FP): 25c, 50c, $1, $2, $5
1-2-3-4-6-9-25-50-800
25¢ – 1 Play – near the Wheel of Fortune alcove (Boardwalk end) – 30 Slant-tops
25¢ – 1 Play – in Poker room – 1 Slant-top
25¢, 50¢, $1 – 1 Play – towards the Boardwalk end near the mass of the good VP; (“Jacks or Better” on the face glass; Little/no cashback on these machines) – 14 Uprights
50¢ – 1 Play – near the East Tower     1 Upright
$1 – 1 Play – in the alcove near the elevators – 2 Slant-tops
$2 – 1 Play – in the alcove near the elevators – 2 Slant-tops
$5 – 1 Play – in the raised alcove next to the center escalator – Slant-tops
$5 – 1 Play – in high-limit area – Slant-tops

99.17% BP (FP): 50c, $1, $5
1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-50-800
50¢, $1, $5 – 1 Play – in the raised alcove next to the center escalator – Slant-tops

99.11% DB: 25c, $1, $2, $5
1-1-3-5-7-9-50-80-160-50-800
25¢ – 1 Play – near the Wheel of Fortune alcove (Boardwalk end) – Slant-tops
$1, $2, $5 – 1 Play – in the east tower – 2 Uprights

98.98% DDB (FP): 25c, 50c, $1, $5
1-1-3-4-6-9-50-80-160-160-400-50-800
25¢ – 1 Play – scattered around casino – Slant-tops
50¢, $1, $5 – 1 Play – in the raised alcove next to the center escalator – Slant-tops

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I came across a couple good recaps on the Atlantic City overhaul and wanted to pass them along.

Die is Cast dissects the plan item by item.  Overall, there is some excellent perspective on the reality of Chris Christie’s plan for Atlantic City.

In a nutshell, this means: no more subsidy for the racetracks; no slots at racetracks; no interstate Internet gambling; no sports betting.

It’s a major plan that will require several breaks from the past. Even if I knew all of the details, I couldn’t say definitively whether it will or won’t work, since there’s many moving parts here that are impossible to predict. But at least someone’s interested in reviving the city.

Stiffs and Georges offers a lot of video from the press briefings and plenty of observations on the plan.  They also shout out to Dr. Dave Schwatz at Die is Cast.

“You have to be bold. We are in difficult times and we have to turn this state around,” Christie said this morning. S&G agrees that the time for boldness is long past due. If Christie is closing the barn door after the horses have fled, it’s through little fault of his own. His huevos are even bigger than Donald Trump’s ego. Perhaps the governor is taking his cue from Frederick the Great: “L’audace, tourjours l’audace.”

Two excellent reads on the subject.  If I find any other interesting articles I’ll pass them on via twitter.

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“Atlantic City is dying” says New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.  If the governor is saying this it must be true.  The major overhaul of Atlantic City and is $1 billion casino business is going to have to be done with a lot of finesse.

Earlier in the day, Christie sliced through the niceties at an appearance at the Meadowlands, calling Atlantic City “a historically corrupt, ineffective, inefficient local government that has squandered hundreds of millions of dollars it has gotten over the years.”

It seems as if many have tried to clean up the town surrounding the casinos with luke warm results.  I’m not sure that this is the government that can change things, but it’s nice to see someone try and I wish everyone the best.

This should be the beginning of what should seen as an exciting time for Atlantic City.  One thing known is that the government is doing what it can to consolidate gambling in New Jersey to Atlantic City.  The government also seems to want to work hand in hand with the casinos to increase foot traffic, which should increase revenues for everyone.

I try not to speculate on things like this and I look forward to seeing how the specifics of the plan roll out.  Here’s a local TV report on the subject.  Note: Atlantic City is considered the Philadelphia TV market.

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Atlantic City casinos have been taking a higher percentage of money since 2001 as per a study by Dr. Dave Schwartz at UNLV Gaming.  In fact, slots in Atlantic City are at their highest hold percentages since 1993.

Casinos in Atlantic City aren’t holding as much from slot machines as they did in the 80′s, but the fact remains that casinos are slowly taking on a little money (by percentage) each year.

For the complete study, and other similar studies, head over to the Center for Gaming Research.

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