DFAW #89: Best of 2018

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On episode 89 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig reveal the prestigious Due For A Win “Best of 2018” awards!  We both provide our choices across 20 categories:

Casinos:

  • Best Table Games
  • Best Slots
  • Best Video Poker
  • Best Asian Gaming Room
  • Best Player’s Club
  • Best Casino Service
  • Best Hotel Rooms
  • Best On-site Dining
  • Best On-site Bars
  • Best Value for Low Rollers
  • Most Improved Casino Property
  • Best Casino Property (overall)

Food & Drink:

  • Best Restaurant (that we’ve been to)
  • Best Restaurant for Cheap Eats
  • Best Bar
  • Best Breakfast

Miscellaneous:

  • Best Non-gaming Attraction
  • Best New Thing in 2018
  • Biggest Disappointment of 2018
  • Most Exciting Thing for 2019

Have thoughts on our picks? Think we messed something up horribly? Let us know in the comments, reach out to us on Twitter, post it in our Facebook group, or email us at dueforawin@gmail.com.

Episode info: [ 1:29:25 | 42.9 MB | download here ]

DFAW #88: A Royal Trip Report

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On episode 88 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig provide a recap of their latest trip, then get into the news.

Reviews:

  • Borgata standard room.
  • Amphora Lounge.
  • B Bar.
  • Long Bar.
  • Tiles, craps, and video poker.

News:

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Episode info: [ 1:03:10 | 30.3 MB | download here ]

DFAW #87: Gonna Take You Right into the Danger Zone

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On episode 87 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig discuss their quick AC trip that’s just a couple days away, but first they have to talk about the news:

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Episode info: [ 0:37:18 | 17.9 MB | download here ]

DFAW #86: A Strange Session of Pai Gow Poker

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On episode 86 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle talks about visiting a couple Maryland casinos, including meeting up with Eric from Vegas Confessions, Tim from The Bettor Life, and several listeners at Horseshoe Baltimore, where they had a unique Pai Gow Poker dealer. Then, Craig gives an update on retrieving his missing Diamond Celebration Dinner, followed by some news talk.

The news:

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Episode info: [ 0:42:45 | 20.5 MB | download here ]

DFAW #85: Going Down to Cereal Town

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On episode 85 of the Atlantic City and Cereal Town Podcast, Kyle and Craig discuss both cereals and towns because we just found out that Cereal Town has finally opened at Ocean Resort Casino. We also update the status of Craig’s Diamond Celebration Dinner, talk about potential upcoming trips to AC and Macau, then some other news that isn’t as important as Cereal Town’s opening.

News:

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Episode info: [ 0:52:14 | 25.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #84: Looking for a Reason to Give Up

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On episode 84 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig provide some news updates before spending an inordinate amount of time recapping Craig’s 25-hour trip to Atlantic City, which includes venturing back into the wilderness of Total Rewards customer support over a missing Diamond Celebration Dinner.

News:

Reviews:

  • Hard Rock, revisited.
    • Legends Lounge.
    • Center Bar.
    • Tons more video poker.
  • Wandering through Ocean.
    • New sportsbook looks great.
    • Tons of empty retail space.
    • Cereal Town: not open yet.
  • Guy Fieri’s Chophouse at Bally’s.
  • Breadsticks at Resorts.

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Episode info: [ 1:01:39 | 29.6 MB | download here ]

DFAW #83: Rumblings of a Golden Nugget Merger with Caesars

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On episode 83 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig discuss Craig’s upcoming Atlantic City trip, some listener responses to “What Does Ocean Need to Do?” and then, of course, the news:

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Episode info: [ 0:49:29 | 23.8 MB | download here ]

DFAW #82: What Does Ocean Need to Do?

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On episode 82 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig talk about the latest AC casino news before taking a look at the August revenue data (yes, we know it’s October). That brought up the question: what changes can Ocean make to bring in more customers?

The news:

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Episode info: [ 1:01:06 | 29.3 MB | download here ]

DFAW #81: Atlantic City with Kids

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On episode 81 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle provides a full report on his first AC trip with kids. Is it also the World’s Playground for toddlers and infants? Then, he and Craig discuss their latest casino offers before getting into the news.

Tropicana news:

CRDA stuff:

Other news:

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Episode info: [ 0:54:16 | 26.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #80: We’ll Never Go to Atlantic City Together Again

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On episode 80 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig discuss a whole bunch of quick news topics, then talk about their separate AC trip plans.

News:

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Episode info: [ 0:43:59 | 21.1 MB | download here ]