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Toll-Free Number: (800) 772-7777 Reservation Number: (800) 225-5977 Rooms: 1,611 Price Range: $92-$389 Suites: 146 Price Range: $210-$620 Restaurants: 18 Self Parking: $20/$25 (Fri-Sun) Valet Parking: $30/$40 (Friday-Sunday) Buffets: (located at Wild Wild West) B- $19.99 (Saturday-Monday) L- $19.99/$34.99 (Sunday/Monday) D- $34.99/$39.99 (Friday/Saturday) Casino Size 127,247 Square Feet Games. Welcome to the Bally's in Atlantic City thread! This is where all the posts regarding poker at Bally's Casino in Atlantic City should go. Some basic information: Bally's has a poker room with 26 tables. Daily Cash Games include: 1/1 NLHE ($2 minimum bet) 1/3 NLHE 2/4/6 LHE ($6 bet on the river) Occasionally, a 2/5 NLHE game is played.
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World Series of Poker officials are looking to expand their footprint on the Atlantic City gambling market. Earlier today, officials announced that a WSOP themed poker room would be included as part of renovations to Ballys Atlantic City.
WSOP.com has proven to be one of the most successful online poker brands in Atlantic City and is currently #2 behind Borgata/Party. The renovations to Bally’s Wild Wild West casino will help officials expand brand awareness while bringing necessary improvements to the AC property.
According to the press release, the new WSOP poker room will offer both tournament tables and 42 cash game tables. Other amenities offered for players include free WiFi service, over 20 HDTV’s with all major sporting events being broadcast, and free cell phone charging stations.
One new feature of the casino is the “Party Pit.” The Party Pit will feature a dance floor and stage across from the Mountain Bar and will play host to cover bands from around the area. Some names you can expect to see there include the Bobby Lynch Band, Slamm, Big Bang Baby, Dirty Whiskey Duo, and much more.
According to Kevin Ortzman, the Senior VP and GM for Ballys, “The Wild Wild West provides locals and visitors alike with a truly unique experience of branded entertainment, gaming, and unparalleled excitement, so with these latest additions the property can now lay claim to a top-notch poker room and a game-changing party pit.
We believe this development will forever evolve the face of poker in Atlantic City and expand our ability to provide guests with the highest quality of gaming and live entertainment opportunities available.”
Now that Bally’s poker room features the WSOP brand, one has to wonder if this puts them in line for a circuit stop during the 2014-2015 season. Harrah’s AC has been host to a circuit stop the last few years. Even if a circuit stop isn’t awarded to Bally’s, other promotions tied to both WSOP.com and Bally’s could be held in the future.
One also has to wonder whether this is a preemptive strike by Harrah’s following PokerStar’s attempt to build a poker room. Since PokerStars will likely not be live in New Jersey for the next couple of years, this gives WSOP.com plenty of time to establish a customer base and quell the impact of what is likely an eventual PokerStars invasion.
No, Bally’s didn’t buy itself
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Bally’s Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Bally’s Atlantic City from Caesars Entertainment. The two companies previously agreed to the $25 million (yes, only $25 million) deal in April.
If it sounds strange that Bally’s has acquired Bally’s, don’t worry. Bally’s was very recently called Twin River Worldwide Holdings. Caesars owned the famed Bally’s brand, but last month, Twin River bought the brand from Caesars for $20 million. Less than two weeks ago, Twin River completely rebranded itself to Bally’s, including changing its stock ticker symbol to BALY.
Caesars still owns Bally’s Las Vegas, but was able to keep the name of that specific property in the deal with Twin River.
“We strongly believe in the potential of the Atlantic City market and are confident that we can restore Bally’s to its former glory,” said George Papanier, president and chief executive officer of Bally’s Corporation, in a press release.
Lots of casinos changing hands
When Caesars and Eldorado Resorts agreed to their gigantic merger, they were required to shed some properties to stay on the right side of regulators in some states. Twin Rivers/Bally’s purchase of Bally’s Atlantic City from Caesars was not a requirement of New Jersey regulators, but it certainly seemed like a strategic sale ahead of the merger.
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With the merger, the new Caesars operated four casinos in Atlantic City: Tropicana (Eldorado), Harrah’s (Caesars), Caesars, and Bally’s. The deal with Twin River/Bally’s was already in place for the Bally’s casino, so it knocked the total down to three. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission did require Caesars to put $400 million in a trust for investment in the three remaining casinos. If the Bally’s deal didn’t go through (obviously, it did), it would have to put another $125 million in the trust.
But speaking of Caesars and Eldorado getting rid of casinos to satisfy regulators, Twin River/Bally’s was able to take advantage of the situation. In April, at the same time it bought Bally’s Atlantic City, it acquired Eldorado Shreveport Resort and Casino in Louisiana and the Mont Bleu Resort Casino & Spa in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, both from Eldorado Resorts, for a combined $155 million.
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Then, in July, the company picked up two more casinos from Eldorado, Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City, Missouri and the Lady Luck Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for $230 million.
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The expansion wasn’t done there. In October, Twin River/Bally’s acquired Jumer’s Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Illinois from Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment. It marked the company’s first entry in the Illinois market.