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Sunday Gravy at The Metropolitan

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Your may call it sauce, or pasta sauce or that stuff that comes from a jar.

But at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa’s bistro The Metropolitan, it’s called gravy and it’s a delicious home-style sauce just like Nonna would make for the traditional Sunday meal.

And Nonna didn’t work from a jar.Close up of spaghetti and meatballs with basil leaf

Now at The Metropolitan, you can get in on the Sunday Gravy with a special classic Italian meal available every Sunday.

Your meal starts with assorted Italian bread with extra virgin olive oil dipping sauce.

As an appetizer, you have the choice of Minestrone soup or a classic Italian salad.

Your entrée choice is between linguine, penne and angel hair pasta with home-style meatballs, sweet Italian sausage and braciole served with our traditional tomato gravy. For dessert, cannoli.

And all this for just $24 per person.

Nonna would be so proud.

(Note for non-Italian speakers. Nonna means grandma. As for sauce verse gravy … well, It’s a long story about Italian to English translations that isn’t worth getting into. Better to just mangia.)

 

The Burlesque Show Returns Thursdays All Summer at Borgata’s Music Box

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There was a time in the U.S.—before the rise of TV—when a night out meant a trip to a stage show. We’re not talking Broadway plays, mind you. More like Vaudeville, Cabaret or Burlesque.

In fact, except for some subtle differences, those are practically synonyms for the same type of live variety show. Well, maybe not so subtle with Burlesque.

Bawdy, ribald, uninhibited, sexy (make that very sexy) … these are all words that characterized American Burlesque as it thrived into the 1940s.

Believe it or not, Burlesque dates back to stuffy Victorian England, but it wasn’t until we Yanks got our hands on it that Burlesque—American Burlesque that is—really took off (or should we say Burlesque began taking it off?).

Burlesque was a mainstay of old Atlantic City when the town was a welcome escape from the stresses of Prohibition, the Great Depression and World War II. Classic long-gone Atlantic City venues such as the Globe Burlesque Theater, The Warner Theater, and The 500 Club kept a lot of people smiling to Burlesque back in the day (You know, because people need a little “bawdy” in their lives once in awhile).

And now the bawdy is back in Atlantic City at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa for a second season as The BURLESQUE Show returns to Borgata’s Music Box theater every Thursday from May 1 to October 9.

The 2014 show is a completely refreshed creation of The BURLESQUE Show and is a stylish tribute to the 1940‘s-era Burlesque production.  Featuring a talented, sexy, cast of dancers, comedians and Burlesque performers showered in glittering rhinestones and tassels, this all new tease entices spectators with classic vaudeville blackout skits, unique variety acts, and themed dance production numbers that are sure to make you both blush and laugh.

Burlesque Performer“After a wildly successful debut run last year, in which Allen Valentine created a unique and innovative product for our Borgata guests, we are thrilled to welcome back The BURLESQUE Show to The Music Box every Thursday throughout the summer,” said Borgata Senior Vice President of Operations, Joe Lupo. “After such a creative foundational series, we can’t wait to see what he has in store for the audience this time.”

Valentine, a theatrical jack of all trades and producer of The BURLESQUE Show, researched classic Burlesque to create the show and came to a simple conclusion. Bawdy as it is, Burlesque is about elegance and sophistication.

The production’s 1940‘s-inspired style, look and feel incorporates an enjoyable mix of burlesque and comedy. Complementing this theme are beautiful production dancers performing in a range of classic to contemporary burlesque show style performances intermingled with top-notch variety and burlesque stars from around the world.

So get ready for some ribald fun. Burlesque is back in A.C., only at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

The show will replace Borgata’s Comedy Club on Thursday evenings from May 1 through October 9.

All performances will take place on Thursdays at 9pm.  Tickets are on sale now and are priced at $25. They can be purchased here or by calling 866-900-4TIX (4849).

Keven Stammen Wins WPT Championship at Borgata

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WPT Winner

The Borgata Spring Poker Open and the World Poker Tour Championship—held for the first time at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City—are in the books, winding up more than two weeks of championships, big money and the best poker action on the East Coast.

Kevin Stammen took home his biggest payday ever winning the WPT Championship and $1.3 million. Stammen, of Coldwater, Ohio and no stranger to the Borgata Poker Room, runs his total tournament winnings to $3.6 million.

Here’s the final table which will be seen in the WPT’s televised season XII finale

WPT Championship

328 entries

1 – Keven Stammen – $1,310,146

2 – Byron Kaverman – $727,860

3 – Tony Dunst – $452,729

4 – Ryan D’Angelo – $363,930

5 – Curt Kohlberg – $286,292

6 – Abraham Korotki – $253,341

You can check out a full rundown of the championship at Borgata’s and Poker News’ tournament blog.

For that matter you can also check out the results of all Borgata Spring Poker Open main events at the tournament blog including the Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship—won by Korotki who picked up another $256,608–and the Spring Open’s first event which drew nearly 2,500 entries.

And we’ll see you at the Borgata Summer Poker Open.

Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot Frenzy Hits Again

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It’s a Bad Beat Jackpot Frenzy we tell you – an absolute frenzy.

Which basically means a lot of people are making a lot of money in the Borgata Poker Room.

Last week we told you about the first Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot Frenzy hit for $50,000 in the poker room and now we’re back with the second $50K hit… and the third $50K hit. That’s $150,000 paid out in little more than a week of the Bad Beat Jackpot Frenzy promotion.

The second hit came Saturday, April 19 at about 7pm at a $2-$5-NL table.

Robert Aaronson’s Aces full of Jacks lost to Yue H. Chiu’s Aces full of kings. Aaronson got a $20,001 Easter treat and Chiu took home $10,000 as the hand winner.

Seven other players at the table won $2,857.

The third hit came at 1:15pm April 23 on a $2-$5-NL table.

Emin E. Ozandac saw his full boat of Aces over Queens lose to Ismail Hussan’s Aces full of Kings. Ozandac recovered nicely from the bad beat by winning $20,001 while Hussan takes home $10,000 for winning the hand.

Seven other players at the table win $2,857 each.

Bad Beat FrenzyIf you haven’t heard of the Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot Frenzy, it works like this:

When the Borgata Bad Beat Frenzy Jackpot hits $50K, the minimum hand to be beaten in a Small Bad Beat Jackpot drops from quad deuces to nines to a full house, aces over kings (AAAKK) at the start of Day 1 at noon. If it doesn’t hit by 4pm, the minimum drops again to aces full of queens (AAAQQ). At 8pm, if it still hasn’t hit, the minimum drops to aces full of jacks (AAAJJ).

On Day 2 if there’s no hit by noon, the minimum drops to AAA1010 and at 4pm drops to AAA99. At 8pm we get the final adjustment with the minimum hand at AAA88 until the jackpot hits.

The full Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot (minimum Quad 10s) is now at $185,925 and the Small Bad Beat Jackpot is still at $48,148, so look for the minimum hands to keep dropping.

And for the frenzy to continue.

Meet a BorgataCasino.com Ultimate Entertainment Package Winner

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Every Thursday since April 3 BorgataCasino.com has been giving away an Ultimate Entertainment Package that includes dinner for two, a free room at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and two free tickets to one of our spectacular shows.

And pretty much all you have to do is sign in to your BorgataCasino.com account and sign up for the sweepstakes. Every Thursday through June 26 we pick a winner.

That’s pretty much all there is to it and you even get to pick the show.

Want to know if it’s worth clicking thee sign-up button? Just ask one of our recent winners, Rene R, 57, of Stratford NJ. The married mom of two grown children will be taking her sister-in-law to the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa for a birthday celebration (her sister-in-law’s birthday) and a Santana concert thanks to a simple click of the Promotions Tab.

Hey, it could happen to you too.

Here’s a quick interview with our latest BorgataCasino.com  winner.

 

Question: Do you play slots often?

Answer: Yes, during my leisure time

 

Kitty Glitter Slot MachineQ: What’s your favorite game to play online? 

A: I like Kitty Glitter & Divinci Diamonds.

 

Q: What made you register for the Ultimate Entertainment Package promotion?  

A: I register for every promotion you have in hopes that I will win something.

 

Q: Tell us about your experience.

A: I enjoy the ability to play slots in the comfort of my home.  I don’t have to drive in traffic to play.  It is very easy to deposit in the account to start playing.  I never have to wait to get on a particular machine and there are a variety to choose from. I love it!

 

Q: What were you doing when you found out you won?

A: Watching TV with my hubby.

 

Q: How did you feel when you won?  

A: I thought it was a joke.  I never expected to win.  It felt great and I was so excited!

 

Q: What show did you choose and why? 

A: I chose Santana because it is some music from my younger days.  I always wanted to see him in concert and now I have the chance.

 

Q: Who will you bring with you and why?  

A: I am bringing my sister in-law.  It is her birthday and that’s what she wanted to do for her birthday (spend the night in A.C.).  So it’s her present from me; courtesy of Borgata.

 

Q: Have you ever been to Borgata? 

A: Yes, I was there when it first opened.

 

Welcome back Rene.

Going Green at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

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Going GreenEven though Earth Day has passed, this is the time of year when the world’s attention is focused on ecology and protecting our environment.

So, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is going green and working to reduce our ecological footprint.

Guests at our two hotels, The Borgata and The Water Club, can now help us to help you go green as well by reducing the impact of laundering towels and linens.

Doing laundry has a greater environmental impact than you might think. Laundry uses energy to heat water, uses a lot of water and uses chemicals and soaps that adds to a community’s sewage treatment costs.

Plus, exposing linens and towels to less laundry chemicals can as much as double their useful life.

At Borgata, we care and are committed to protecting the environment.

Guests can now choose to reuse their towels if they are staying for multiple nights. Simply leave the towels on the floor if you want housekeeping to change them, or hang them up and use them again.

Guests will also receive a special triangle card. Simply place this card on your bed in the morning, and your bed will be remade with existing linens.

Borgata is also in the process of putting our in-room directories on the room TVs to cut down on printed materials.

It’s a big planet, but it’s the little things that help protect it. The next time you stay at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, why not “Go Green” with us?

BorgataCasino.com Pays Out Record Slots Jackpot

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Another day at BorgataCasino.com, another new record for an online slots jackpot for the state of New Jersey.

That’s the outcome for a South River, NJ man—who wishes to be identified only as Andrew K—who hit a massive $167,789.76 jackpot while playing online slots at BorgataCasino.com early this morning (April 23).

That’s another record for Borgata,and the state, and just adds to the $592,000 in jackpots BorgataCasino.com has paid out since going live in November—the most in New Jersey.

Biker Pigs Slot MachineAndrew K. logged on to take advantage of BorgataCasino.com’s Late Night Happy Hours, where players earn double iRewards Points for playing between midnight and 2am. Andrew tried his luck on several of our slots games before he deposited $20 and struck it rich, hitting TheBigOne Jackpot on a “Biker Pigs” progressive slot machine.

“I did not realize I had won right away,” said the 32-year-old man. “I was absolutely in shock so I called Borgata and they confirmed that I had in fact hit the big one … it was unbelievable!”

Unbelievable that a player could hit a BorgataCasino.com progressive jackpot while playing on a laptop computer in his own bedroom? Not anymore.

For Andrew, the lucky spin came at the perfect time (though it’s hard to imagine an imperfect time).

“I have been trying to save up money so that I can go to school to be a physician’s assistant,” he said. “This money will go directly towards furthering my education and hopefully achieving my future dream job.”

And he even got double iRewards Points to boot.

Players on BorgataCasino.com and BorgataPoker.com qualify for the same loyalty rewards that can be earned at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. iReward Points earned on both sites can be redeemed for cash, bonuses, entertainment, retail shopping, and world-class room accommodations at Borgata.

And, as Andrew K. proved, players can see their whole life change at any moment while earning them.

Only at BorgataCasino.com.

Recycle. Reuse. Replay at Borgatacasino.com

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April 22 is Earth Day, a day when being eco-friendly is on everyone’s mind. Earth Day is celebrated in more than 192 countries around the world and first came on the scene in 1970.

The idea of American activist John McConnell, Earth Day was embraced not only around the U.S. – more than 20 million people turned out for celebrations of the first Earth Day – it was eventually sanctioned by the United Nations as an international event. The rest is history.
Going Green

And since conservation is the rule of the day, Borgatacasino.com wants to help you recycle something else always on your mind—your money.

Borgatacasino.com will pay you back 20 percent of your losses on April 22.

Simply log into your Borgatacasino.com account, go to the Promotions Tab and register for the Recycle. Reuse. Replay. Promotion.

Plays slots, progressive slots or classic slots on April 22.

On April 23, you will receive bonus dollars in the amount of 20% of net losses during the promotion period for immediate use.

You can check out the details here.

The World Poker Tour Championship is Underway at Borgata

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Cards are in the air for the first ever World Poker Tour Championship to be held at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

The $5 million guaranteed tournament marks several firsts for the WPT and Borgata, including the first time a WPT Championship has carried a prize-pool guarantee.

The $15,000 + $400 tournament is one of the highlights of the poker year and brings out the best in the porker world. The tournament has two opening sessions, including today’s Day 1A, which kicked off at 11am.

Already in the house are names such as Matt Glantz, Jeff Madsen, Anthony Zinno and Dani Stern to name just a very few.

Also in the field is Myroslaw Woroch, who took down the BorgataPoker.com New Jersey’s Next Poker Millionaire sit-n-go, earning a $1 million prize package which included a seat at the tournament. That was just one way to win your way into the Championship event as Borgata and BorgataPoker.com offered a series of satellites and qualifiers.

In fact, the last scheduled satellite for the WPT Championship is set for 6pm today, April 21.

Event 46 Monday, April 21 6pm $1,540 + $60 WPT World Championship Qualifier NLH (Re-Entry) (~ 1 in 10) Step 2

Tomorrow’s (April 22) Day 1B starts at 11am and the tournament plays out to April 26.

On-site registration for this event, and all remaining Borgata Spring Poker Open events, is open this week Tuesday-Friday 9am to 9pm daily.

And, of course, you can follow all the action at Borgata’s and PokerNews’ live tournament blog.

30 Million Hands at BorgataPoker.com

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When BorgataPoker.com went live in November, 2013, its very existence marked a milestone for New Jersey, Atlantic City and for the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa itself.

30 Million HandsThe best and most popular poker room on the East Coast, the Borgata Poker Room, was now available to everyone in New Jersey online no matter where they were, 24/7.

It was a brand new era and you had to think more milestones would be coming fast. And they did—one million hands dealt, 10 million hands dealt … and they just kept coming.

BorgataPoker.com quickly took the lead in online poker in New Jersey and just like our live poker room in Atlantic City, offered the best tournaments and promotions in the industry.

But none of it’s possible without you, our grinders, who let us offer the best poker action anywhere. So when Borgata saw how quickly we’d hit the milestone of 30 million hands dealt, it was decided to kick a little back to the players.

The Countdown to 30 Million Hands” Promotion was announced.

BorgataPoker.com, starting with out 29 millionth hand and every 100,000 hands after that (29.1 million, 29.2 million etc.), paid the winners of the hands $1,000 and paid every player in the hand $100 apiece.

The 29 millionth hand came on April 7 and it didn’t take long to tick off the milestones. On April 13th at 5:21pm the 30 millionth hand came—just five days to deal a million hands. The hand went to xICEx who ended up rivering johnelinden while holding 2,4 and netting an A-5 straight.

For the 30 millionth hand, the prize was $10,000 dropped into xICEx’s account for his win and $1,000 for each players.

That’s a pretty good return for a hand that came on a $0.05/$0.10 table.

But then that’s the way it is when you play online at BorgataPoker.com or at our Atlantic City poker room. It’s the best poker action anywhere, millions of hands after millions of hands.

Check out BorgataPoker.com’s promotions page to see what’s coming next and in celebration, here’s a rundown of our 30 Million Hands Promotion and the winners.

 

29M Hand –Daily 10K Hyper Turbo Rebuy Qualifier  1 Seat Gtd – April 7th 719pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): jiffypop23

$100 Winners: damicomi263, Noodle846, Jerseyman, Warrior, Juve10, Baxterterrace

 

29.1M Hand – SNG on April 8th 304am

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): Mcloverby27

$100 Winner: Legsdiamond

 

29.2M Hand – $.25/$.50 Ring Game – April 8th 4:52pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): johncoltrane

$100 Winners (Hand Losers): KKKK_JIM, Silence, Draklee14, Strubs23, Daflop23

 

29.3M Hand – $.10 SNG – April 9th 4:18pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): xICEx

$100 Winners: sweetbean

 

29.4M Hand – $.10 SNG – April 9th 23:56pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): legsdiamond

$100 Winners (Hand Losers): mcloveryby27

 

29.5M Hand – $.05/$.10 Fast Forward – April 10th 8:43pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): donkey

$100 Winners: vipulpate21

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29.6M Hand – $.05/$.10 Fast Forward – April 11th 12:43pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): donkey

$100 Winners: vipulpate21, Rt2013

 

29.7M Hand – $1,000 GTD Turbo MTT – April 11th 22:42pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): linker123

$100 Winners (Hand Losers): rhurtt, Acequeen2131, Goodtime, Doctordna, Williemays24, tomchambers

 

29.8M Hand – $50K TURBO SUB-QUALIFIER – 1 SEAT GTD – April 12th 4:09pm

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): debh711

$100 Winners: kja4234, jerseyman, warrior

 

29.9M Hand – $50K TURBO SUB-QUALIFIER – 1 SEAT GTD – April 13th 00:22am

$1k Winner (Hand Winner): virii

$100 Winner: ddangkong33

 

30M Hand – $0.05/$0.10 – April 13th 5:21pm

$10k Winner (Hand Winner): xICEx

$1,000 Winners (Hand Losers): johnelinden, Hodorhodorhodor,, Redsoxnets5, Feet44, Daflop23

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