From: stank@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Stan Krieger)
Subject: A/C report and commentary
Organization: Summit NJ
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 03:59:31 GMT

I just spent the night in A/C; Trump's Castle had about 10 days in 
August where rooms were available for $50/night.

First some observations-

    1.	There were 9-6 Jacks or Better Video Poker at the Taj.  Also,
	some Dueces Wild machines at the Taj paid 15 for 5-of-a-kind
	and 10 for a straight flush (it's usually 10 and 8 around
	A/C; there was a 12 and 10 at Trump's Castle).

    2.	Merv got rid of his nickel Video Poker machines, so the
	12 Joker and 12 Double Joker at Trump's Castle are it.  I
	waited about 1/2 hour at midnight for someone to finish
	playing a Double Joker machine, but with no luck.  I got
	one at 8:30 this morning; by 8:45 people were already
	milling around waiting for one of us to leave.  I think
	the average person sits at one of those machines for about
	3 hours.  If they need a toilet break, they leave their
	card in the machine, stuff buckets in the coin tray,
	leave a bucket on the seat, and ask the person next to
	them to "watch" the machine for them.:w

For those who don't know yet, A/C casinos are now open 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.  I guess it's been just about 2 months that this is
so.

Just for having a TropWorld slot card (which I rarely use), Tivoli
Pier was free (instead of $9.95).  If they're trying to imitate
the Midway at Circus^2, they did a pretty bad job.  The ride through
"Old Atlantic City", which I thought would provide me with some
nostalgia (having lived there from 1947 to 1964), was a total dud.
Another benefit of the TropWorld card (which I got via
a mailing, although it was available as a walk-in) was that the
American Bandstand Show with Bobby Rydell (who's now about 50)
was half-price ($4.95); a great show for us baby-boomers.

Finally, being the ultra-low stakes gambler that I am, I am very
disappointed that the rule requiring 3% of all slots to be nickel
machines was repealed.  Sands has no nickel machines, and TropWorld
replaced half the nickel machines that were on a second-floor with
quarter machines.  And of course, except for Trump's Castle, all
nickel machines are reel slots rather than video poker (which means
any correlation between the frequency of symbols on the wheels to
expected payout is purely coincidental).  As a bit of history,
when gambling was first leglized, a minimum number of $2 tables
were required, but after a few casinos had opened, the "industry"
convinced the state that competition could better allocate
$2 tables.  Well folks, the current number of $2 tables in A/C
is zero, based on my best count, and it's "guaranteed" availability
of $5 tables (but of course, with no space to play) that some
casino brag about.

Now for an offer.  I have some Vegas promos from Casino Player
magazine that I'm willing to give to anyone who will cut me
in for 1/3 of any winnings from the promos.  To make this totally
risk-free, if the promo requires you to risk money that you wouldn't
have otherwise risked, then it's all yours (I don't want to share,
or put you at, any risk you otherwise wouldn't have taken).

-- 
Stan Krieger                     All opinions, advice, or suggestions, even
AT&T UNIX System Laboratories    if related to my employment, are my own.
Summit, NJ
smk@usl.com