The last piece of vertical steel is raised into place atop the new second tower of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Tom Briglia)
Atlantic City's 11 casinos are busy expanding to compete with Las Vegas while fighting off unexpectedly strong competition from slots parlors in Pennsylvania and other neighboring states, the Associated Press reports. As part of the flurry of activity, executives at the Borgata Casino and Spa held a "topping off" ceremony today for its second tower. The Water Club, which at 457 feet will be one of the tallest buildings in Atlantic City when it is completed early next year, will include 800 new guest rooms, a two-story "spa in the sky," five swimming pools and other luxury amenities. The cost: $400 million.
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Comments (3)
I supect the smoking ban has as much to do with the drop-off as anything. And when /if a smoking ban hits PA, they will see the same thing. I listen to complaints my whole shift about the smoking ban. Since I smoke, it didn't bother me, but I work with a militant group of anti-smoking people who were mostly interested in stickig it to management in any way possible. Hopefully, they will be the first laid off, we are killing the golden goose.
Posted by Anonymous | July 24, 2007 10:05 AM
Posted on July 24, 2007 10:05
how much was the cost of the dome exactly? im doing a project where i need to create a business, in which im going to basically re-create Harrah's "The Pool".
Posted by Alaina | April 4, 2011 7:52 AM
Posted on April 4, 2011 07:52
how much was the cost of the dome exactly? im doing a project where i need to create a business, in which im going to basically re-create Harrah's "The Pool".
Posted by Alaina | April 4, 2011 7:53 AM
Posted on April 4, 2011 07:53