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Trump Casino Offers Plastic Surgery Jackpot

Rob Quinn — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:16:37 CDT

An Atlantic City casino is offering frequent gamblers a chance to win a new face. Loyalty card holders who amass enough points at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City will be entered into a drawing for $25,000 in plastic surgery procedures of their choice, AP reports....

'Really Polite' Burglar Offers to Repair Screen

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:49:21 CDT

Authorities say a burglar offered to repair the screen that he damaged breaking into a New Jersey home after he was confronted by the homeowner, telling her that he meant to break into a neighbor's home. The homeowner, Maria Cardona, tells The Press of Atlantic City that the man made...

Two Gamblers Take NJ Casino for $11M

Rob Quinn — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:35:00 CDT

The balance sheet of Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino has taken a pounding from a pair of high rollers who won more than $5 million each just 6 weeks apart. A blackjack player beat the casino for $5.8 million in April and a craps player won $5.3 million last...

NJ Casinos Hope to Boost Gambling— With Bustiers

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:41:06 CDT

Soon it might be more difficult to concentrate on the cards at one Atlantic City casino. The Tropicana Casino and Resort is creating a new "party pit" near its Rumba Lounge nightclub where female blackjack and roulette dealers will wear bustiers and stockings, reports the AP . The casino is hiring...

Blackjack King Scores $15M in 6 Months

Matt Cantor — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:42:42 CDT

The house always wins, right? Not for blackjack aficionado Don Johnson, who’s won $15.1 million over six months at Atlantic City casinos. The Pennsylvania man took home $4.23 million from Caesars, some $5 million from Borgata, and $5.8 million from Tropicana—and he scored that last bundle...

Lunch Ladies Get Even —With Cheese Sandwiches

John Johnson — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:29:00 CDT

An Atlantic City high school punished students who engaged in a food fight with an unusual disciplinary tool: the dreaded cheese sandwich. After the melee, the cafeteria decided to teach the kids a lesson by serving only bare cheese sandwiches for 2 days. Parents protested what the Press of Atlantic...

Fat Lady: My Love Handles Stopped a Bullet

Kevin Spak — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:50:41 CST

Samantha Lynn Frazier has sworn off dieting after surviving an Atlantic City shooting in a particularly unusual fashion: “My love handles saved my life,” she says. Frazier had just arrived in Atlantic City, and was out on the boardwalk headed for a bar with her friend when she heard two...

Trump Drops Bid to Control Bankrupt Casinos

Nick McMaster — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:53:20 CST

Donald Trump will let creditors have the Trump Entertainment Resorts, easing the way for the three Atlantic City casinos to emerge from bankruptcy. The Donald and daughter Ivanka have stopped all litigation against a group of creditors who sought to block a bid by the Trumps to regain control over...

Trump Casinos Expected to Go Bankrupt

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:41:56 CST

Owing bondholders more than a billion dollars, Donald Trump's Atlantic City casino company is expected to file for chapter 11 tomorrow, the Wall Street Journal reports. Board members are discussing it tonight, but if they don't file, creditors will force them into bankruptcy tomorrow. It will mark Trump Entertainment Resorts'...