Philadelphia Slots has taken 22.5 million dollars away from Atlantic City and Harrahs Chester Pa has taken 8.5 million a
total of about 25% of Pennsylvania dollars away from Atlantic City.
2007-02-26 00:31:47 · 11 answers · asked by Starbucks777 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Philadelphia
I think they should focus on cleaning up the city its self and maybe bulid some afforable family resorts to draw families there. also add or change casinos like vegas that have interresting themes and shows. Also lower some of their tables may draw people...I find it cheaper to go to vegas than AC and I am on the east coast
2007-02-26 08:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by onlyme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a slot player, I don't think AC has anything to really worry about. They might want to step up their comp game a little more, but that's about it. The casinos in the area (Philadelphia Park and Harrahs) are okay. I like Philadelphia Park much better than Harrahs (Chester is a big fat ghetto). The clientele for both casinos is a little less upscale than that of Atlantic City. Additionally, the AC casinos serve drinks for free (PA does not) and you get more comps than Philadelphia Park can ever offer since they don't have any real resturants or a hotel. Harrah's of course goes into your Total Rewards points, so that's cool.
2007-02-27 08:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by philly_romantic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The banning of almost all smoking, the opening of new, high-end restaraunts, and a proposed straight-shot rail-line between AC and NYC should be good starts. The fact of the matter is that AC was thriving off of the benefit of being the only real casino around for miles...an east coast version of Vegas. I think that their sales will hurt for a bit, but with the exception of a few, who really wants to gamble in Chester where there is nothing else to do but lose money? At least in AC you can walk around, shop, hit other casinos, hit the beach, etc.
Also, the ones that are planned for the waterfront are going to end up disasters from what I can see at this point in time. Traffic is already horrendous on I-95 and Delaware Avenue without them, and there is no room to widen or enlarge either route. I'd rather drive 60 minutes to the beach and gamble than wait 60 minutes at an intersection to gamble along the Delaware River.
2007-02-26 08:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by jdm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently visited AC not too long ago and was so surprised with everything that has changed since I was there. The shops on the pier for instance, what a great little mall. The casinos are very comparable to Vegas, my motto is you've seen one casino you've seen them all. The only thing that is different is the lobbys, which pull the customers in and the size other then that they all take your money.
I think AC will be just fine, I don't see NYers traveling to Philly for slots, they will hop a train and go to AC. Besides its still a fun place to go in the summer, you can beach it during the day and gambling at night. Something that Vegas or surrounding areas can't offer.
2007-02-27 05:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Tabitha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think what they are trying to do, and time will tell if they succeed, is to turn the casinos more like Las Vegas casinos. See, those race track slot machine places may be more convenient for people in the Philadelphia suburbs, but if Atlantic City can turn more into an experience, with good restaurants, shopping, activites for kids, etc- this will draw people to stay in the hotels and bring more gambling money.
2007-02-26 12:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we went to atlantic city over the president's day weekend and was surprised at how many modern casinos there are. we were expecting some run down place, but we went to the borgata, the taj mahal, and stayed at the premium places. Overall, I think the payouts were fairly tight, so if they want to increase people visiting, tey need to loosen the payouts and make it a specific place people want to go to because they feel they might win a lot of $$. AC could become a very nice place if managed properly.
2007-02-26 00:42:05 · answer #6 · answered by Shredded Cottage Cheese 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they should close up again, and leave AC the way it used to be before the casinos. It really wasn't that good before, but at least there would be less organized crime.
2007-02-26 00:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They also better wake up because gambling was just approved in the Catskills in NY.
Something tells me that they'll be just fine though. But I think it's a crime that with all the money they take in, they can't give back to improve the poverty just outside their doors!
2007-02-26 00:47:07 · answer #8 · answered by gtravels 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They still have 75% of their previous earnings. They should increase their clientage.
2007-02-26 00:35:48 · answer #9 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they should render atlantic city a disaster area. that is the most dirty-ghetto place ive ever seen. it stinks too.
2007-02-26 00:34:49 · answer #10 · answered by Robby's Girl 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋