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Posted At : February 9, 2009 03:39 PM | Posted By : D McKee
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A frequent LVA reader from New Jersey writes:
Yesterday (Sunday) was an unseasonably warm day here in New Jersey and I decided to take a two-hour drive to Atlantic City to shake off the mid-winter cabin fever, walk the boards and play a little poker. What I saw -- and I've been going to A.C. since 1982 -- astounded me.
Based on past years, a warm February Sunday following prolonged freezing weather would have brought people out in droves. There were people out and about, but in nowhere near the numbers of the pre-recession days. Looked like a weekday in March. A good portion of boardwalk merchants -- about half -- weren't open. The cheesy gift shops, some eateries and the salt water taffy places were doing some business.
Spent the day at Showboat, because its refurbished poker room is comfortable and quite low-key. Used to play at Tropicana, but gave that place up following the bankruptcy. The Showboat casino was nearly empty. Very quiet. One could jump on any slot/video poker machine. A $5 BJ game was open and full. I haven't seen $5 BJ in A.C. in more than 10 years.
Three craps games open. One was dead. However, the rest of the tables were relatively busy in comparison to the slots -- including the Big Six wheel and Rapid Roulette.
Poker room was relatively quiet, but that was due to the Bad Beat Jackpot being hit the night before. The daily tournaments are always full.
Rooms were available for Sunday night walk-ups at $39. There was absolutely no one waiting to check in at 6 p.m. In fact, the only "crowd" I saw all day was the on the hotel checkout line at 12 noon.
Hit the French Market Buffet for dinner. Up until a couple of years ago, wait times for this very good eatery could top an hour at times even on weekdays. Not yesterday. Walked right in. Half the seating area was closed. A sign stated the buffet is now closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays due to lack of demand. The 24-hour coffee shop was closed until the buffet stopped serving (9 p.m.), at which time it was scheduled to re-open.
The height of audacity was the $10 charge for parking in the Showboat garage and $15 for valet parking. Highway robbery. I wouldn't pay it. I parked in the open air lot across the street for free and hoofed it.
Just some recessionary signs of the times here in N.J.
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