Where is the best place to stay in Atlantic City

Hellmouth · #1 02-02-2005, 11:57 AM

I want to gamble (ultra low limit poker and Black Jack)and my wife wants to do other stuff (shows etc). I was thinking the Tropicana followed up by Bally's. Any other suggestions? Are there any places that are much better?

Greg

Autocratic · #2 02-02-2005, 12:02 PM

What, to you, is ultra low limit?

Hellmouth · #3 02-02-2005, 12:21 PM

$1-2 or $2-4. I would guess that these are about as low as it gets in the casino's. I have about $100-200/day to work with (staying for 4-5 days)and I want to be able to have enough BB's to hang.

Greg

revots33 · #4 02-02-2005, 12:45 PM

Borgata usually has 2-4 limit games, and is by far the nicest hotel in A.C. They have a very nice comfortable poker room as well.

Not sure if any of the AC casinos have 1-2 tables.

Hellmouth · #5 02-02-2005, 01:03 PM

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Borgata usually has 2-4 limit games, and is by far the nicest hotel in A.C. They have a very nice comfortable poker room as well.

Not sure if any of the AC casinos have 1-2 tables.

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Ive never been to AC so Im not sure how much of a pain it is to get around. Is the fact that it is 1 mile away from the boardwalk a big drawback? Is it tough to get a cab or is there any reason to even want to get to the other casinos?

Greg

PoorLawyer · #6 02-02-2005, 01:13 PM

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Borgata usually has 2-4 limit games, and is by far the nicest hotel in A.C. They have a very nice comfortable poker room as well.

Not sure if any of the AC casinos have 1-2 tables.

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Ive never been to AC so Im not sure how much of a pain it is to get around. Is the fact that it is 1 mile away from the boardwalk a big drawback? Is it tough to get a cab or is there any reason to even want to get to the other casinos?

Greg

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it is easy to get a cab and they are pretty cheap. it is very tough to get on a table at teh borgata and every time ive been there the blackjack is $25 and up. The trop just redid their hotel...if you are staying any part midweek, the rooms are something like 40 bucks/night. the casino isnt great but it is easy to get on a table in the poker room for the most part. it is on the boardwalk too which is good for walking around.
ballys is the most central location with a poker room and is connected to the claridge, wild west and caesars all indoors which is a plus in the winter. The poker room there is smoking which is annoying after a while if you dont smoke but the games are soft.

GreywolfNYC · #7 02-02-2005, 01:24 PM

The Tropicana is a good choice for what you want. They've also recently opened a new wing called "The Quarter", which is supposed to look like old Havana. Nice rooms, good restaurants, and the poker room has plenty of low limit games.

CCx · #8 02-02-2005, 01:28 PM

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it is very tough to get on a table at teh borgata and every time ive been there the blackjack is $25 and up.

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Weekend nights you wont find anything less than $25 - During the weekday the Borgata has $5 and $10 minimum blackjack tables, and they are usually pretty easy to get on.

Hellmouth · #9 02-02-2005, 01:29 PM

yeah, I hear that the rooms that were redone at the tropicana are nice but that the ones that were not redone are crap. Does Caesars or Balleys have cheaper Black Jack? I can handle 2-4 Limit poker but $25 is too much for BJ.

What about entertainment at some of these places. Do they all have shows etc?

Greg

GreywolfNYC · #10 02-02-2005, 01:36 PM

You heard wrong. The older rooms are far from "crap". As for the blackjack, there are still a couple of $5 minimum tables in town, mostly in the daytime. I think Resorts might be one of them but your best bet would be to do a search. I think there's a site devoted to blackjack in AC, or at least one with reviews of the different games there. Good luck.