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Forget Candy. We’ve got up to $1,000 Bonus Dollars for Halloween.

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Trick or Treat Bonus Dollar PromotionWho says trick-or-treating is just for kids? At BorgataCasino.com, we think you deserve something sweet, too.

So between October 30th and November 1st, we’ve got a Trick or Treat bonus just for you.

Don’t worry about donning a zombie costume and visiting us in Atlantic City. Your sweet treat comes in the form of Bonus Dollars and you can grab them from any Mac or PC, anywhere in New Jersey.

Just sign into your BorgataCasino.com account from your PC or Mac on October 30th, October 31st or November 1st. Then, click the Promotions tab and opt in to the $1,000 Trick or Treat Bonus promotion.

When you see your card, click it to find out what you’ve won. It could be worth up to $1,000 Bonus Dollars.

Happy Halloween from everyone at BorgataCasino.com!

Borgata Online Winners for Oct. 19 – 25

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The Garden State Super Series III at BorgataPoker.com wound up last week after a great run and created most of our big online winners for Monday, October 19, 2015 through Sunday, October 25.

The week’s biggest winner –  sign-on selsk32285 – took first place in the $150,000 guaranteed main event and better than $27K in first place money. BorgataPoker.com players at the final table for the tournament won about $80,000 for the tournament.

Makes you kind of look forward to the Garden State Super Series IV, huh?

Here’s a look at the big online winners for October 19 – 25.

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– On October 21, Carmela from Holmdel, New Jersey, made a $10.00 wager on the Balloonies slot game and won $3,237.50.

– On October 22, Nicholas from Hackettstown, New Jersey, made a $7.50 bet on the $100,000 Pyramid and won a $4,105.00.

– On October 25, Sandra from Jersey City, New Jersey, made a $4.80 bet on the Zeus III slot game and won $3,636.00.

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– selsk32285 was the week’s biggest winner, with a $27,219 first place finish in Garden State Super Series III event #39 ($150,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em Main Event) on Sunday, October 25th.  Other players at the final table of this event included:  dgago003 (2nd place for $19,558), BeastfromEast (3rd place for $12,033), pure_reason (4th place for $9,320), mjt4life (5th place for $7,792) and VANGUARD (6th place for $6,303).

– GSSS III event winners this week include: TheGlyph278 for $22,652 for event #40 ($75,000 Guaranteed NLH High Roller), IamSkynet taking first place for $6,888 in event #43 ($10,000 Guaranteed NLH Turbo), conman11 winning $4,609 for event #36 ($20,000 Guaranteed NLH), KINGDONK99 winning $4,095 for event #30 ($15,000 Guaranteed NLH), spiderman888 taking $3,021 for event #34 ($10,000 Guaranteed Deepstack NLH),  and Glitterbunny3 taking $3,000 for event #32 ($10,000 Guaranteed PLO8 6Max).

– smoothustler ($2,600), tiltstermc ($2,300), itsmejon ($2,201), laumserg ($1,798) and GiantGenius ($1,736) each took first place in the Daily $4K Guaranteed Turbos this week.

– BorgataPoker.com tournament players earn Monthly Online Tournament Leaderboard points and a chance to win a share of $7,800 in monthly prizes (Qualify November 1 – 30).  Top 500 place finishers from each month (September, October and November) will be invited to participate in the December 6th (3PM) Quarterly Freeroll Invitational Tournament awarding over $20,000 in prizes.

– Win a lot for a little! BorgataPoker.com provides daily online satellites so you can win your way into the biggest events of the Borgata Fall Poker Open.

DJ Michael Woods at mur.mur Nov. 30

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These days, EDM rules in the clubs–such as Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa’s mur.mur—but that doesn’t mean there’s not some room for a little diversity. EDM comes with its own genres including progressive house, electro house and trance.

So it’s nice when a DJ comes along who is a veteran master of spinning all of them, like Michael Woods, who will be at mur.mur on November 30.

Woods is the founder of the imprint label Diffused Music, which focuses primarily on progressive house and tech house. Among his many monikers during his career are Out of Office, Warrior, Accadia, M1 and M3.

Woods first hit the scene under the name Warrior and has been pumping out singles and remixes since 2000. Some of his best known songs are “If U Want Me” (2003), featuring Australian model Imogen Bailey, and “Solex (Close to the Edge)” (2003), featuring vocals by Juliette Jaimes. Woods also produced the track “Changed the Way You Kiss Me” for singer & rapper Example, which debuted at No.1 on the UK singles charts in June 2011.

His 2015 releases include “Tequila Nights” and “Slice of Life.”

Woods’ journey to EDM, however, took a bit of a classical turn as he was trained at London’s Trinity College of Music.

“My first memory is being sat at a piano,” Woods said in an interview with vmeenternatinment.com. “I don’t remember not being able to play it. My father had us practicing every day from the age of 3. And it didn’t stop there – next it was the trumpet, then guitar, followed by drums, and, erm, even the triangle.”

Woods then switched between classical and EDM before a fateful night at a London Club.

“I heard Grace ‘Not Over Yet’ and there was no more questioning it, I had to be a part of it all, if I made any money or not,” he says.

When Woods plays at mur.mur on Nov. 30, he’ll bring an old school experience that has seen him mix very genre of EDM that has resulted in a style for Woods known as a hands in the air excitement. And you can expect the best from his label, including both his own tracks and those artists that make the cut.

“All I can say is I know it when I hear it,” he tells Britain’s Independent newspaper. “I’m always on the lookout for music that works well in the clubs and festivals but also has something unique about it – just so that it stands out from the rest because let’s face it, with today’s modern powerful computers more and more people are making music and it’s becoming ever so much more important to have your own unique style to stay in the game.”

Complimentary admission Nov.30 at mur.mur before 11 P.M. for hotel guests, Izakaya customers, black label customers, and students with a college I.D. $5 off admission with a Nightlife Rewards Card.  Check out more mur.mur specials here.

Samantha Ronson at Borgata’s mur.mur Nov. 7

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Of all Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa’s resident DJs, few get as much discussion as Samantha Ronson, who returns to spin at mur.mur November 7.

There’s her famous family, with her stepdad, Foreigner guitarist, Mick Jones, her brother and fellow musician Mark Ronson and her twin sister and fashion designer Charlotte Ronson.

Though one of the most sought after DJs in the country, Ronson has also released two albums, three singles and a few compilations. Then there was her famous (infamous?) relationship with Lindsay Lohan and the about a zillion times since that she’s flipped off the paparazzi.

But then you probably knew all that. Like we said, few DJs have been in the public eye like Ronson.

Which, of course, means you can find a lot of quotes from Ronson about her feelings on the tabloid press, paparazzi and her trademark scowl in paparazzi shots, and the often negative portrayal of her.

But at Borgata, Ronson comes home as one of our best loved DJs, which still remains her first calling.

“DJing just kind of came out of nowhere really,” she said in a 2011 interview. “I’ve always been surrounded by music because of my family and stuff, and my brother had been DJing for a couple of years already, and I guess I was just drawn to it initially because I liked being in the DJ booth and having my own space because I’m social awkward, so I got to be out without having to actually engage with people.”

And in that same interview with Serial Optimist, Ronson disclosed just how much Borgata feels like home.

“My favorite club to spin at is here at mur.mur at Borgata because it’s such a fun crowd,” she says. “I can get away with playing some really cool shit, and you get people from New York, Philly, Jersey, it’s not like Vegas where the crowd is so transient and they are just there for whoever happens to be there. I feel like people come back and they want to hear what you are going to do as opposed to just top 40 shit.”

So whatever you’ve heard and think you know about Ronson, just remember these key things for her Nov. 7 gig at mur.mur.

Borgata and Ronson have been together a long time, and it’s been a perfect match. At mur.mur, you’ll hear Ronson at her professional best.

And that will be something to talk about.

 

Borgata’s Fall Getaway Package

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Fall is a season of change, and here at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, we want to put a little more change in your pocket.

OK, that was awful.

Bad puns aside, we do know here at Borgata that everyone could use two things—a bargain and a break from the day-to-day stress every once in a while.

So we’re offering up our special Fall Getaway package from $169 per night.

Think about it. You get an overnight stay for two in a classic room at Borgata, dinner, tickets for the Borgata Comedy Club and two complimentary pass to The Pump Room workout facility.

After a busy month of getting the kids back to school and excessive Halloween decorating, and with the onslaught of the holiday season fast approaching, who needs a break more than you?

Here’s what you get with the Fall Getaway package.

Normally this package starts at $283, but we’ve reduced it to $169. The package is available Sunday through Thursday through December 24.

There’s never been a better time to getaway to Borgata.

 

Earth, Wind & Fire at Borgata Event Center Nov. 27 & 28

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The Borgata Event Center has been the site of some truly amazing concerts through the years attracting some of the biggest names in show business. Despite that, even we here at Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa can get a little star struck when Hall of Famers take the stage.

And by Hall of Famers, we mean Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in  Sharon Pa. (Google it).

We’re talking about Earth Wind & Fire, which comes to the Borgata Event Center for two nights November 27 and November 28.

To call Earth Wind & Fire legendary would be a gross understatement.The group has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin and African on its way to becoming one of the most successful bands of the 20th Century. Don’t believe it? Check out this resume as it appears on Wikipedia.

The band has received 20 Grammy nominations; won six as a group and two of its members, Maurice White and Philip Bailey, won individual awards.  Earth, Wind & Fire has 12 American Music Awards nominations and four awards.

They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and sold over 100 million records, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time.

Five members of Earth, Wind & Fire were also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame: Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Larry Dunn and Al McKay. The music industry and fans have bestowed Lifetime Achievement honors from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award – 2002), NAACP (Hall of Fame – 1994) and the BET Awards (Lifetime Achievement Award – 2002).

And that’s just a small part of what the group has accomplished.

The current line-up is still led by Philip Bailey: Vocals, Kalimba, Conga, Percussion, and includes:

Verdine White: Bass, Percussion, Vocals

Ralph Johnson: Vocals, Drums, Percussion

Myron McKinley: Keyboards

Philip Bailey, Jr.: Background Vocals

David Whitworth: Vocals, Percussion

Morris O’Connor: Guitar

John Paris: Drums, Vocals.

Founding member Maurice White, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease which caused him to stop touring in the ‘90s, remains a major influence on the band.

“I wanted to do something that hadn’t been done before,” Maurice explains on the band’s website about its formation in the 70s. “Although we were basically jazz musicians, we played soul, funk, gospel, blues, jazz, rock and dance music…which somehow ended up becoming pop. We were coming out of a decade of experimentation, mind expansion and cosmic awareness. I wanted our music to convey messages of universal love and harmony without force-feeding listeners’ spiritual content.”

Like they say, if you can remember the 70s you probably weren’t there.

But there is something about Earth Wind & Fire that will never fade—the music. Try this list of hits: “Shining Star”, “That’s the Way of the World”, “Devotion”, “Reasons”, “Sing a Song”, “Can’t Hide Love”, “Getaway”, “Fantasy”, “Love’s Holiday”, “September”, “Boogie Wonderland”, “After the Love Has Gone”, and “Let’s Groove”.

Like we said, it’s hard not to be star struck by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Tickets for Earth Wind &Fire at the Borgata Event Center are $60 to $90 and available here for Nov. 27 and here for Nov. 28.

 

Savor Borgata Restaurant Week Nov. 1 – 7

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When the calendar turns over to November each year, a lot of people start thinking about things like wind chills and the coming winter snows.

Here at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, we start thinking about something completely different—like Monkfish Francaise at Fornelletto or Crab Cake Sliders at Old Homestead Steakhouse.

And that’s just for starters as November 1 is also the start of Savor Borgata Restaurant Week here at Borgata. That means prix fixe specials at Borgata’s fine dining restaurants including Bobby Flay Steak, Wolfgang Puck American Grille, Old Homestead Steak House, Izakaya and Fornelletto.

Our restaurants are offering prix fixe dinners from $39 and $59 (Bobby Flay Steak and Old Homestead Steakhouse) as well as lunch at The Metropolitan and N,O.W. for $19 from November 1 to November 7.

You can check out the dinner menus here.

And the lunch menus here.

Savor Borgata Restaurant Week is the perfect way to start of the month and lead up to our Savor Borgata Weekend Events and the Savor Borgata Street Eats Festival. .

Nobody celebrates fine dining like Borgata.

Garden State Super Series III wraps up this weekend with over $300,000 in guarantees

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garden-state-super-seriesIf you only play one poker tournament this weekend, make sure it’s the biggest one in New Jersey. And we’ve got it at BorgataPoker.com with the $150,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em Main Event.

It’s all part of the tail end of our Garden State Super Series III, which wraps up this Sunday with over $315,000 spread over three impressive days of poker.

The $150,000 Main Event isn’t the only massive tournament you’ll want to conquer. We’ve packed the weekend with more big tournaments, including a $75,000 High Roller event, Turbos a Slow Grind, and Pot Limit Omaha tournaments too.

Here’s a look at this weekends can’t-miss tourneys:
Friday

  • 6:30pm -> $75 Buy-in: GSSS #32 $10,000 GTD PLO8 6MAX (Re-Entry)
  • 7:30pm -> $20 Buy-in: GSSS #33 $5,000 GTD PLO REBUY

Saturday

  • 4pm -> $109 Buy-in:  GSSS #34 $10,000 GTD NLH (Re-Entry)
  • 5pm -> $20 Buy-in: GSSS #35 $5,000 GTD PLO REBUY
  • 7pm -> $109 Buy-in: GSSS #36 $20,000 GTD NLH (Re-Entry)
  • 8pm -> $55 Buy-in: GSSS #37 $7,500 GTD NLH TURBO

Sunday

  • 4pm -> $55 Buy-in:  GSSS #38 $5,000 GTD NLH SLOW GRIND (Re-Entry)
  • 5pm -> $215 Buy-in: GSSS #39 $150,000 GTD NLH MAIN EVENT (Re-Entry)
  • 6 pm -> $1,060 Buy-in: GSSS #40 $75,000 GTD NLH HIGH ROLLER
  • 7pm -> $55 Buy-in: GSSS #41 $15,000 GTD NLH 6MAX REBUY
  • 8pm -> $20 Buy-in: GSSS #42 $5,000 GTD NLH
  • 9:30pm -> $215 Buy-in: GSSS #43 $10,000 GTD TURBO (Re-Entry)

For the full schedule, check out the GSSS III page. And don’t forget, GSSS III is just part of our weekend lineup. See what else is happening on our Daily Tournaments page.

Get your National Nuts Day Bonus on October 22nd

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BC_0290_nuts_day_336x280October 22nd is National Nuts Day and we’re celebrating with something way better than a jar of peanut butter.

We know, peanut butter is delicious. But we know you’d much rather have $10 Bonus Dollars. So when you make a deposit of $50 or more on October 22nd, you’ll get $10 Bonus Dollar to use on our Going Nuts Jackpot Slot game. Just follow these steps and the Bonus Dollars are yours:

1) Sign in to your BorgataCasino.com on October 22nd
2) Go to the Cashier
3) Make a deposit of $50 or more using the code NUTS15

The $10 Bonus Dollars will be credited to your account right away and you can use your bonus to play the Going Nuts game or one of our other great slot games. If you haven’t played Going Nuts, you’re going to love it. The 30-payline Jackpot slot comes with a free spins feature and is one of The Big One Progressive Jackpot games.

For more info on the National Nuts Day bonus, check out our promo page.

Borgata Online Winners for Oct. 12 – 18

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We’re always on the lookout for impressive jackpots as we recount the top online winners at BorgataCasino.com and BorgataPoker.com.

And to be sure, Miklan300’s $16,000 win at a $100,000 guaranteed GSSIII tournament on BorgataPoker.com does kind of stand out.

But consider the case of Robert of Hoboken who was apparently just playing casually on the Yahtzee  slots game when he made a 40 cent bet. That’s a 40 cent bet that hit for a $6,000 jackpot. 40 cents – $6,000.

Basically, that’s a 15,000 times return on the bet (assuming we did the math right which, actually, no one should assume).

Now that’s a reason to yell Yahtzee.

Here’s a look at the big online winners for October 12 – 18

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– On October 14, Garrett from Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, made a $10.00 wager on the Queen of the Wild slot game and won $6,677.50.

– On October 15, Robert from Hoboken, New Jersey, made a $.40 bet on Yahtzee and won a $6,000.00 jackpot.

– On October 17, Margaret from Brick, New Jersey, made a $5.00 bet on the Cash and Clovers slot game and won $4,437.50.

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– Miklan300 was the week’s biggest winner, with a $16,707 first place finish in event #20 ($100,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em) of the Garden State Super Series III (GSSS III) on Sunday, October 12th.  Other players at the final table of this event included:  JimPanella (2nd place for $11,598), pst34 (3rd place for 11,465), pokermaster69 (4th place for $9,723), Wigler13 (5th place for $5,907), Muck_Your_Life (6th place for $4,833), SayMyName (7th place for $3,785), Goochelaar (8th place for $2,792) and RvrCrdBING (9th place for $2,148).

– GSSS III event winners this week include: MajorMalady for $4,390 for event #9 ($20,000 Guaranteed NLH), JohnnyDrama taking first place for $2,469 in event #10 ($10,000 Guaranteed NLH Rebuy), HodorHodorHodor winning $1,425 for event #12 ($5,000 Guaranteed 6-Max PLO), Heisenberg_89 winning $2,975 for event #16 ($10,000 Guaranteed PLO), TiltX2 taking $3,534 for event #17 ($15,000 Guaranteed 6-Max NLH),  and smoothustler taking $4,853 for event #22 ($20,000 Guaranteed 6-Max NLH).

– Grindharder629 ($2,018) captured first place in the 7PM Daily $10K Guaranteed tournament this week.

– Dare_devil ($1,243) took first place in the 7:30PM Daily $5K Guaranteed tournament this week.

– rollie411 ($2,418), deerpathdave ($2,418), moefarah99 ($2,356) and itsmejon ($2,232) each took first place in the Daily $4K Guaranteed Turbos this week.

– BorgataPoker.com tournament players earn Monthly Online Tournament Leaderboard points and a chance to win a share of $7,800 in monthly prizes (Qualify October 1 – 31)

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