DFAW #185: Adjacent Festival is Coming

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On episode 185 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at the biggest name in saltwater taffy, Kyle gives a Horseshoe Baltimore trip report, then we try to plan a very short AC trip on the back end of a weekend in Philadelphia.

In the news:

In case you missed it, be sure to check out Craig’s appearance on The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano from October 6th (beginning at 131:22).

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Episode info: [ 0:37:58 | 18.2 MB | download here ]

DFAW #184: Solo In Atlantic City

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On episode 184 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at the opening of a pier that still stands today and a casino that doesn’t. Then Kyle gives a trip report for a one-night, midweek solo trip! Reviews include:

  • Renovated Waterfront Tower room at Harrah’s.
  • Guinness at The Irish Pub.
  • Fajitas at El Charro.
  • Breakfast at Bobby’s Burgers.

Then, there are a couple quick news items to cover:

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Episode info: [ 0:34:21 | 16.5 MB | download here ]

DFAW #183: Tropical Storm Hot Dog

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On episode 183 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at the city’s first year-round resident, the invention of salt water taffy, and “Wiener Wars” (be sure to check out the news clip). Also, we went to Maryland Live!, one of us might be going to Atlantic City solo, we mourn the imminent closing of a legendary AC dive bar, and we answer a couple listener questions.

In the news:

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Episode info: [ 0:40:48 | 19.6 MB | download here ]

Atlantic City Casinos’ Revenue and Profit

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We frequently talk about the Revenue and Profit numbers for the Atlantic City casinos on the podcast, but there has never been an easy way for you all to look at the numbers yourself. So I’ve embedded the spreadsheet that we use on the podcast here, so you can follow along.

Hopefully this is also useful to you when you want to look up some piece of data anytime over the last 10+ years!

Thanks!

Here is a link to the spreadsheet itself: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQJYIpojY4MALNCFTgyz90pvfp8y16vZ0BkqkwyNDFBYg-J5y9Ygk7_yEKnzOOPEsuijDsdRxk-0EHE/pubhtml

DFAW #182: Where The Girls Are In Quotes

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On episode 182 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at the city’s first streetlight and its second pier, then discuss Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City.”

In trip planning news, we’re almost certainly going to Maryland Live! the night of September 10th, but we’re much less certain about our next Atlantic City trip.

In news that isn’t that new:

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Episode info: [ 0:34:57 | 16.8 MB | download here ]

DFAW #181: Finale

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On episode 181 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at the creation of Lucy the Elephant in 1881, then another three casino openings in 1981, including the short-lived Playboy Hotel & Casino (read about it at TravelZork.com). Then we talk about some news before wrapping up our Boardwalk Empire watchthrough.

The news:

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Episode info: [ 0:36:25 | 17.5 MB | download here ]

DFAW #180: The Foremost Casino Executive Watchdogs

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On episode 180 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at the city’s first pier, the openings of three more casinos, and a movie we’ve never watched. Then we get into the news before answering your questions about where to find a good AC events calendar, the differences between the various hotel towers at Tropicana, whether we agree with a Forbes article claiming Hard Rock is AC’s best resort, and more.

News:

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Episode info: [ 0:35:34 | 17.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #179: Spectacularly Imploded

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On episode 179 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at a famous old hotel that got a drastic makeover, then talk about how Atlantic City’s second and third casinos did some hotel makeovers of their own. Then we reminisce some more about our last trip before getting into the news:

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Episode info: [ 0:38:31 | 18.5 MB | download here ]

DFAW #178: Too Much Sea Breeze

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On Episode 178 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig look back at expanding rail service in 1878 and the city’s first casino in 1978, then give a full trip report!

Reviews include:

  • Hard Rock South Tower room
  • Resorts Rendezvous Tower room
  • Hard Rock vs. Resorts casinos
  • Greyhound vs. the train
  • Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall
  • Biergarten
  • The Yard at Bally’s
  • Coral Lounge at Resorts
  • Steel Pier Pizza … twice!
  • The Wheel at Steel Pier
  • Hard Rock Center Bar
  • Alexia’s at Hard Rock
  • Perry’s Cafe
  • Lucky Snake … again.

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Episode info: [ 0:43:53 | 21.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #177: A Dot City

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On episode 177 of the Atlantic City and Casino Biz Podcast, Kyle and Craig read a 145-year-old AC trip report and look back at the closing of an iconic Boardwalk hotel. Then, Craig gives his trip report after an hour and 45 minutes at Lucky Snake with kids. And we finish up with some news:

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Episode info: [ 0:32:58 | 15.8 MB | download here ]