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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/ny...pgtype=article
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/ny...pgtype=article
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Re: Showboat closed
I had stayed at the Showboat on several of my visits to Atlantic City.
I used to go there each year in September to update my video poker story for the American Casino Guide on the best places to play. However, about four years ago I found a good contact there to do the article for me, so I stopped going.
I always enjoyed visiting the city as long as you stayed in the boardwalk area.
The problem, as I saw it, is that they just seemed to take players for granted and charged whatever they could get away with. For example, I was always perturbed by the fact that you had to pay to park in a casino garage.
Also, the city got huge amounts of money from casino taxes and they never did much to improve the visitor experience.
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Re: Showboat closed
I won't be going this year. Just too busy. I like to go up in the Fall and bring my bike. That way I don't pay to park, just bike up to where I want to go. Hours for riding on the boardwalk are limited, but the back streets are easy too.
I don't do so much anymore after dark anyway, so I never felt restricted.
Well, we'll see what happens now.Comment
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