DFAW #214: The Ballon d’Or of Kid Meltdowns

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On episode 214 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with times of year to go to AC, then discuss two very different upcoming trips.

In the news, Dave & Buster’s announced December 11th as its opening date, and the September and Q3 data is available to pore over.

To wrap up, listener Pat G. asks if The Hook could inspire more Vegas-esque shows in AC.

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Episode info: [ 0:41:19 | 19.8 MB | download here]

DFAW #213: A Special Trip to Peanut World

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On episode 213 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with AC’s best sportsbooks, then cover a few news topics before Craig gives a trip report.

News:

Reviews:

  • Tropicana South Tower Ocean View room.
  • Purple Zebra frozen daiquiri.
  • Biergarten.
  • Superfrico and The Hook.
  • Hash House A Go Go.
  • Historic Smithville.

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Episode info: [ 0:46:12 | 22.2 MB | download here ]

DFAW #212: Tattered Old Bag Lady

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On episode 212 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with sections of the Boardwalk, briefly discuss Craig’s potential birthday trip, then take a long look at the 1986 CBS News Special Report, “Big Gamble in Atlantic City,” before wrapping up the episode with mailbag questions about race books, crappy beer, and pai gow tiles.

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Episode info: [ 0:47:26 | 22.8 MB | download here ]

DFAW #211: The New Hollywood

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On episode 211 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play a game of Never/Never/Never with development projects that never happened: the PolerCoaster, the ropes course at Revel, and the joint Caesars/MGM project announced by Governor Chris Christie in 2017 (thanks to Press of Atlantic City’s Nicholas Huba for the inspiration).

Kyle mentions the 1986 CBS News Special Report, “Big Gamble in Atlantic City,” which you can watch on YouTube.

Then we talk more about The Hook, dive into the Island Waterpark’s pricing updates, discuss the plan to convert the Playground pier to film studios, and take a look at the August casino revenue data.

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Episode info: [ 0:33:38 | 16.2 MB | download here ]

DFAW #210: The Dive Bar Episode

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On episode 210 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with some of their favorite dive bars, then talk a lot about dive bars they haven’t been to yet.

In the news:

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Episode info: [ 0:37:41 | 18.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #209: Massive Revenue Data Extravaganza

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On episode 209 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with the city’s highest grossing casinos, talk about a couple major news items, and cover three months worth of revenue data!

News:

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Episode info: [ 0:29:24 | 14.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #208: At Least Seven Wonder Woman Machines

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On episode 208 of the Atlantic City podcast, we give a full report of our 2-night trip to AC! Reviews include:

  • Rooms at Ocean, Hard Rock North Tower, and Tropicana Havana Tower.
  • Happy hours at Knife & Fork and Good Dog Bar.
  • Steel Pier Pub.
  • Multiple Starbucks and one Dunkin Donuts.
  • Tony’s Baltimore Grill.
  • Ossu at Tropicana.
  • 10 North Lounge.
  • Horse Dive Bar and The Hook at Caesars.
  • Gilchrist at Tropicana.

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Episode info: [ 0:57:58 | 27.8 MB | download here ]

DFAW #207: A Different Kind of Horse Racing

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On episode 207 of the Atlantic City podcast, we play Always/Once/Never with some themed restaurants, Craig describes some unexpected gambling in the Poconos, and we try to plan our August 3rd-4th AC trip. If anyone wants to come say hi, we’ll be at the Steel Pier Pub on the Boardwalk at 8 pm, Thursday, August 3rd.

Also, some news:

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Episode info: [ 0:36:39 | 17.6 MB | download here ]

DFAW #206: All the Horse Puns You Can Handle

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On episode 206 of the Atlantic City podcast, we play Always/Once/Never with the three Caesars Entertainment properties in AC, then talk about the delayed (but somehow still a surprise) opening of the Island Waterpark at Showboat, learn about a couple new bars associated with The Hook at Caesars, and nail down dates (but not plans) for our next trip.

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Episode info: [ 0:31:38 | 15.2 MB | download here ]

DFAW #205: Interview with Philly Inquirer’s Amy S. Rosenberg

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Craig takes some of his industry leading relocation leave during Episode 205, forcing Kyle to do a solo episode, but creating the opportunity to have a guest on the show for the first time in 136 episodes!

The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Amy S. Rosenberg joins Kyle to discuss what was supposed to be the new opening date of the Island Waterpark, before diving into a discussion of Amy’s background and Atlantic City in general. You can see some of Amy’s AC food recommendations pinned on this Google Map.

If you want to reach out to Amy you can sign up for her newsletter, Down the Shore, find her on Twitter, or email her at arose427@gmail.com.

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Episode info: [ 0:53:38 | 46.0 MB | download here ]