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Congrats to our $5K Summer Marathon Winners

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If you see people tweeting #NowThatsAWin a lot this week, you can blame us. We just gave away a ton of money to players – and our giveaway continues again today with even more free stuff.

As part of our $5,000 Summer Marathon Giveaway, we handed out $5K in cash to our top casino players. To win, you didn’t have to actually pop a jackpot or bust the dealer. Obviously, doing so is always sweet. But, that’s not what this promo was about.

Instead, our top players pocketed cash just for playing with us. Between June 23rd and 25th, 100 players shared in $5,000 just by racking up iRewards Points.

Kimberly P. took our top prize of $1,000 for earning the most iRewards points. Right behind was Xiaoye C. in second, who earned $500. Our third place finisher, Adam T. also scored an extra $500, just for playing.

While our $5,000 Summer Marathon Giveaway promotion is over, summer is just underway – and that means there are tons of opportunities to win something big, just for choosing BorgataCasino.com.

Ultimate Entertainment PackageFrom now through the end of August, you’ve got a new chance every week to win an Atlantic City getaway through our Borgata Ultimate Entertainment Package promotion. You don’t even need to play to win. Just sign in to your BorgataCasino.com account every Thursday, go to the Promotions tab, and register for the Borgata Ultimate Entertainment Package promo.

We’ll automatically enter your name into a draw for a package that includes a stay in a classic room at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, dinner for two, and two tickets to one of Borgata’s renowned live shows.

Last week, Shen S. won a package. Enter today for chance to win this week. We’ll let you know on Monday if you’ve won.

Looking for more information on this promo and other incentives? Head to the BorgataCasino.com promo page.

Borgata Deep Stacks Challenge July 7-20

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Borgata poker players have been left with an interesting choice since BorgataPoker.com went live last November.

Do I get dressed, hit the Borgata Poker Room and stare down the guys I’m going to be winning from? Or, do I just relax at home, order in some pizza and play online all night and stare down some avatars?

Deep Stacks ChallengeWell, here’s a chance at the best of both Borgata poker worlds. Introducing the Borgata Poker Deep Stacks Challenge, which combines live play in the Borgata Poker Room with online play at BorgataPoker.com.

Borgata is also bringing back the Leaderboard Promotion, new and improved. Players have a shot at a free $3,500 value seat to the Borgata Poker Open Championship in September to the leaderboard winner. The series includes 14 different tournaments from July 7 to July 20.

The first six tournaments (July 7 to July 12) will be live tournaments in the Borgata Poker Room. The remaining eight tournaments (July 13 to July 20) will be found online at BorgataPoker.com.

You want to score points by entering as many tournaments as you want, both in the live tournaments and online. Leaderboard positions are based on the number of events you enter, the event prize pool, and where you place. Here’s a look at the points formula for the leaderboard.

As Deep Stack events, the tournaments carry different chip counts to start. That includes deep (25,000 chips), deeper (35,000 chips) and deepest (40,000) chips. Event buy-ins range from $350 to $150 for the live events and $185 to $45 for online events. Here’s the full schedule and structures.

At stake are some amazing prizes including the seat to the Borgata Poker Open Championship and other Borgata Poker Open events as well as Borgata Gift Cards.

Here’s the prize list:

1ST         $3,500 SEAT INTO BORGATA POKER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

2ND        $560 SEAT INTO BORGATA POKER OPEN EVENT 1

3RD        $400 SEAT INTO POCKET FIVES TOURNAMENT

4TH        OVERNIGHT STAY AND DINNER FOR TWO AT BORGATA

5TH        $100 BORGATA GIFT CARD

6TH        $100 BORGATA GIFT CARD

7TH        $100 BORGATA GIFT CARD

8TH        $50 BORGATA GIFT CARD

9TH        $50 BORGATA GIFT CARD

10TH      $50 BORGATA GIFT CARD

So it’s pretty easy. Get out of the house, play some live opponents and enjoy a few days in the Borgata Poker Room. Then, crash at home for a week, play in your pajamas and rack up some more points.

In the end, you could be playing with the best poker pros in the world in Atlantic City this September at the Borgata Poker Open Championship, a World Poker Tour event.

Like we said. It’s the best of both worlds.

Introducing The Price is Right Showcase Showgirls Slots at Borgata

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Whether you’re an old school Bob Barker fan or a new school Drew Carey follower, anyone who has ever watched the long-running game show The Price is Right knows the real stars are the Showcase Showgirls that present the fabulous prizes.

C’mon, who’s ever really looked at the new washing machine with Manuela, Amber, Gwendolyn or Rachel standing right there?

So, it’s fitting that Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa ’s newest slot machine will have those fabulous Price is Right models presenting you your prizes—well, in virtual video slots machine mode anyway.

Showcase Showgirls Slot MachineBorgata introduces the Price is Right Showcase Showgirls slot from WMS games. It’s a 5×4 base game that features stacks of doors that can reveal big wins as well as an all-new Cloning feature. The game also features bonus rounds based on popular Price is Right games such as PLINKO and Cliffhanger.

Bonuses trigger often and begin with the Let ’Em Roll bonus. Roll 3 or more PLINKO or Cliff Hangers and win a chance to play one of the Colossal Bonuses. You also get paid for every dollar symbol rolled up to 250,000 credits (at max bet) for rolling five dollar symbols.

In the PLINKO bonus, one of our Showgirls will add some PLINKO WILDS for each spin that features Colossal Reels. In Cliff Hangers, keep the yodeler on the mountain for a spin with up to a 10x multiplier on our Colossal Reels set.

The video below gives you a better idea how all this works. For now, let’s just say that the game captures a lot of the action that has kept The Price is Right on Television since, like the 1850s or whenever, and more importantly highlights the real reason most of us watch.

Namely Manuela, Amber, Gwendolyn and Rachel showing us what we can win.

The Showcase Showgirls slots can be found at Borgata’s slot areas across from MIXX Nightclub.

Wayans Brothers Live Heats Up Borgata in July

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When it comes to great entertainment families, it’s usually pretty easy to figure out who is the dominant player in the mix.

For example:

Who’s your favorite Jackson brother? Michael.

Who’s your favorite Marx Brother? Groucho.

Who’s your favorite Kardashian? (For the sake of argument, let’s call them an entertainment family) Anyway, it’s Kim.

Who’s your favorite Wayans Brother?   … Hmmmm. Not so easy.

Come July 20 at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, you won’t have to choose as the Wayans Brothers Live appear at the Borgata Event Center. That’s Keenan, Marlon, Shawn and Damon all on the same stage in what is described as a hybrid stand-up/sketch comedy show. Make that a hilarious stand-up/sketch show.

The Wayans FamilyOf course the Wayans brothers first appeared on America’s radar in the 1990s with the TV show In Living Color, created by Damon Wayans and Keenan Wayans. The show revolutionized sketch comedy on TV and launched the careers of the likes of Jim Carrey and Jaimie Fox. But, most notably it featured Wayans family members—lots of Wayans family members including Shawn, Marlon, Dwayne and sister Kim Wayans.

It was just the start.

Keenan Wayans has gone on to star in TV shows, movies and directed his brothers Shawn and Marlon in Scary Movie. But he’s also a stand-up comedian, though brothers Damon and Shawn’s stand-up acts may be better known.

“It’s going to be a combination of sketch and stand-up,” Keenan Wayans told the Denver Post about the family’s tour. “I do stand-up all the time. I never stopped, I just have never done a special and I’ve never gone out on the road. It’s not how I’ve made a living so I’ve never really had to do it, but my stand-up is my foundation. And it’s funny—every project I do, I get more into stand-up because it just puts you in touch with your funny.”

With his brothers, the stand-up pedigree is even more solid. Damon Wayans has been a stand-up since 1982, though he’s best known for his roles in films such as Major Payne and his TV show My Wife and Kids.

Marlon and Shawn Wayans are known for their Scary Movie combo as well as 2004’s White Chicks, but both have strong stand-up resumes as well.

And then there’s Tito. Wait, wrong family.

Anyway, the chance to see four Wayans brothers on stage performing together is more than just a chance to relive In Living Color’s glory days. It’s a chance at the funniest night you’ll have all summer—only at Borgata.

For ticket information, click here.

Stretch your Dollar with up to $100 Free on June 21

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Can you believe it’s already summer? Time flies when you’re having fun, and we’ve been having a blast creating fun promotions and putting together an online casino experience that’s second to none for players like you.

BorgataCasino.com has become famous in the Garden State for our no-nonsense bonus program that comes with an unheard of 1x wagering requirement. And this weekend, we’re going to make your dollar go further again.

Summer Stretch Deposit Match Promotion Just sign in to your BorgataCasino.com account on June 21st, make a deposit, and enter code STRETCH. We’ll match your deposit by 100%, all the way up to $100. It’s our Summer Stretch Deposit Match – and it’s for one day only at BorgataCasino.com.

The bonus is a little something we’re doing to celebrate the first day of summer, but it’s just the start of the rewards you’ll experience every single day by playing at BorgataCasino.com – no matter the season.

Remember, as you play your favorite casino games – like slots, progressive, roulette, blackjack, and more – you’ll earn iRewards Points and climb up the ladder of our loyalty program. You could earn a free hotel stay, free cash and exclusive offers, just for playing the games you love.

And those iRewards Points you earn along the way? They’re good for spa packages, more hotel stays, dining credits, entertainment, gadgets and all kinds of good stuff you want.

Like what you hear? You can rack up extra iRewards Points every Wednesday night between 5pm and 7pm, and between 12am and 2am.

All the details on how our iRewards Points work, plus info on our June 21st promo can be found here, so don’t miss out.

Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship Drawing Winner

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Summer Poker Open

The Borgata Summer Poker Open is marching on towards Saturday’s (June 21) start of the $500,000 guaranteed Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship.

And one grinder who’ll be in the field will be Jack Chow of Clarksburg, Maryland who has won Borgata’s online Sweepstakes for a seat at the championship. That’s a $2,000 buy-in (plus $200) for Chow courtesy of the Borgata Poker Room.

Meanwhile, Borgata Summer Poker Open events keep crowning winners and you can follow all the action on our live tournament blog.

The blog is so up to the minute, you can even get a rundown on yesterday’s Small Bad Beat Jackpot hit in the poker room during regular non-tournament play.

Visit our Summer Open micro-site to get the full rundown on schedules, special offers and results for the 2014 Borgata Summer Poker Open.

And congrats to Jack Chow.

Smokey Robinson Presents Human Nature at the Borgata Music Box in August

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Whenever you think of Australia, there’s always a few things you can count on—good beer with good mates, giant shrimp on the barbecue, kangaroos, and bands that keep the spirit of Motown alive.

Wait, what? Motown?

Human NatureIf that caught your attention, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa would like to introduce you to Human Nature, an Aussie group dedicated to that classic 1960s Motown sound. Human Nature will be performing at Borgata August 8, 9 & 10 and again August 15 & 16 at The Music Box in special performances presented by Smokey Robinson.

Yes, the Smokey Robinson. That’s how Motown these guys are.

Of course, hardcore Motown fans have known about Human Nature for more than 22 years. Formed by four friends from Sydney—brothers Andrew and Mike Tierney, Phil Burton and Toby Allen—who had a love for gospel, soul and harmony, they’ve topped the charts in Australia with classics such as “I’ll Be There” and “Baby, I Need Your Loving.”

Human Nature has released 10 albums including Reach out, which went five times platinum in 2005. That album led to their hook-up with Robinson who brought them to Las Vegas’ Imperial Palace, where they’ve been performing regularly for more than three years.

The group’s latest album, The Motown Record, features 11 soul classics plus a bonus track, including “Get Ready”, the band’s collaboration with Robinson, distinctive doo-wop versions of “Ooh Baby Baby” and “Just My Imagination”, as well as the Four Tops’ “Reach Out I’ll Be There” and “Baby I Need Your Loving”, the Temptations’ “My Girl” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”, Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight”, Martha and the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street” and the Supremes’ “Stop in the Name of Love”.

 “There is such beauty in the original material,” says Phil Burton. “We didn’t want to make a carbon copy of the songs, but we didn’t want to change them into something they weren’t, either.”

And if anything, in the last few years Human Nature has proved their Motown pedigree in the country where Motown originated (making one of their earliest American appearances in Atlantic City, by the way).

“It was a huge gamble,” says Andrew Tierney. “Why should people listen to four white Australians sing these songs when they’re ubiquitous on radio and TV? It just shows that this music is written for everybody, and that it has reached to every corner of the globe, including Australia. And it’s still influencing people, just as it touched us.”

Of course, in the summer everybody comes to Borgata and Human Nature brings their powerful show to the Music Box in August. They’ll be dancing in the streets.

Check out Borgata’s concert schedule and order tickets here.

Celebrate National Steakhouse Month at Borgata

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You have to hand it to June. According to various sites on the internet—always an impeachable source—June is a month jammed packed with special observances.

Consider that June, among other things, is National Accordion Awareness Month, National Adopt a Cat Month and National Aquarium Month. Which is all well and good as we at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa love cats, have several beautiful aquariums on property and even have been known to enjoy a polka or two.

But it doesn’t stop there. June is also a month to honor lots of food, from dairy products to fruits and vegetables to candy, all of which we serve with great exuberance at Borgata. And it’s also National Steakhouse month …  hmmm, steakhouses.

Borgata knows steakhouses.

Steak and Red WineBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa offers the two best steakhouses in Atlantic City with both Bobby Flay Steak and Old Homestead Steakhouse.

For a historic steakhouse, it’s hard to beat Old Homestead Steakhouse which opened its first restaurant in New York City more than 137 years ago. Its second location opened at Borgata in 2003.

Old Homestead’s Trademark (quite literally) domestically-raised, hand-massaged Kobe beef is the envy of steakhouses the world over.

At Borgata, you can try Homestead’s signature 36-ounce Gotham Rib Steak, New York Sirloin and Empire Cut of Prime Rib. You may be picking up on a New York state of mind here after 137 years. Old Homestead’s steaks and chops menus covers everything from a 20-ounce steakhouse burger to a 48-ounce porterhouse steak for two.

And of course, there’s also seafood, salads, appetizers, a full wine menu and everything else that makes the steakhouse experience.  Check out the full menu here.

At Bobby Flay Steak, the fine steakhouse tradition continues with a modern flair. Flay is famed for his Southern-infused American cuisine and at Bobby Flay Steak, the specialty is regional steaks with distinctive rubs.

From the Philadelphia-Style Strip Steak to the Spicy Southwest Rib Eye to the Filet Mignon Louisiana, its like a culinary beef tour of the U.S. Bobby Flay Steak also offers a full Lobster Bar and its own wine menu and a gluten-free menu. Check out the full menu here.

So really, with two amazing restaurants to choose from, who does steakhouses like Borgata?

In celebration of June, why not pet your new cat, feed the fish and head to Borgata for a nice steakhouse appearance. Hey, if you order a salad and a nice cheese plate with your dinner, you can actually celebrate three June themes at once. And then afterwards, go for four and get some candy.

Back to Back Bad Beat Jackpot Hits at Borgata

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You many have heard that the winner of Event 1 of the 2014 Borgata Summer Poker Open will take home just north of $100,000.

For the Borgata Poker Room, that kind of money is all in a day’s work … Or make that two days.

This past Wednesday and Thursday, the Borgata Poker Room saw two Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot hits that together came in at just south of $100,000.

The first hit came June 11 at 12:30pm as the Borgata Bad Beat Frenzy hit yet again for $50,000. The hit came on a 3/6 Hold’em table when Thelma Young’s Aces full of Jacks lost to Frank Ciulla’s four jacks.

Under the Bad Beat Frenzy rules, which lower the minimum for a bad beat hit, Young pocketed $20,002 and Ciulla took home $10,000, five other players at the table won $3,333.

The Bad Beat Frenzy requires the Small Bad Beat Jackpot to reach $50,000 before minimum hands start being lowered, but before that could happen, a perfectly normal Small Bad Beat Jackpot hit came on Thursday June 12 with the jackpot at $47,867.

Michael Petrick saw his quad eights go down to Renny Bruce McElroy’s Queen-high straight flush. Petrcik wins $19,150 and McElroy, the hand winner—who made his straight flush on the turn—takes home $9,573. Eight other players at the table won $2,393 each.

The Borgata Bad Beat Jackpot has now hit 13 times in 2014, aided by the Bad Beat Jackpot Frenzy, and has paid out $1.35 million.

Just part of the many ways to win at Borgata.

Borgata Summer Poker Open Sets Opening Event Record

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Summer Poker Open

The 2014 Borgata Summer Poker Open is cementing its status as the East Coast alternative to the World Series of Poker, as it once again sets new Borgata records for players.

Event 1 of the Summer Poker Open, a $350 buy-in Deep Stack No limit Hold’em tournament brought out 1,436 entries, breaking the 2013 Borgata Summer Poker Open record of 1,383 entries.

That created a total buy-in of $487,522, easily smoking the event’s $300,000 prize-pool guarantee.

Day 2 of the event—after three separate opening sessions—saw 275 players advance and compete for the first place cash of $101,401. The event pays off the top 140 finishers.

The Summer Open also saw its first online satellite winners playing at BorgataPoker.com in the live field. Online satellites are continuing for Borgata Summer Open events through the weekend.

And the first winner’s trophy of the 2014 Borgata Summer Poker Open was awarded Friday in Event 2—as Event 1 was a four-day affair—when Mohammed Farah outlasted 179 entrants and took home $18,233 in a $350 buy-in black chip bounty tournament (He also racked up $1,000 in bounties).

Don’t forget, the $500,000 Guaranteed Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship, a $2,000 + $200 buy-in, No Limit Hold’em tournament kicks off Saturday, June 21.

For a full rundown on everything for the Borgata Summer Poker Open, check out our special Summer Open micro-site for results, schedules, promotional offers and to follow all the action on our live Borgata Summer Poker Open blog, presented with PokerNews.com.

So come on down to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and get in on Summer Open action. Really, why would you want to play anywhere else?

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