Halloween in Atlantic City
A significant part of the monthly news in Atlantic City October 2019 revolves around Halloween. With Halloween on a Thursday this year, most Atlantic City casinos will be celebrating on Saturday, Oct. 26, and it’s not too early to start planning.
Tropicana Atlantic City – Tropicana will host its Ultimate Halloween Party with a celebration that includes a special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the IMAX theatre, a “Time Warp” dance, more than $5,000 in cash and giveaways, costume contests, prizes, and food, drink and other specials. Mysterious surprises will lurk throughout The Quarter and beyond. The festivities begin at 8:30 p.m. and will continue through the resort until well past the witching hour. For more information, click here.
Bally’s and Caesars Atlantic City – These neighbors will host their Fifth Annual Adult Trick or Treat from 7 to 11 p.m. Enjoy appetizers and adult beverages from participating restaurants and bars while decked out in your best Halloween costume. Plus, you might score a chance to win prizes valued at more than $2,000. A portion of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
Ocean Casino Resort – Look for Halloween costume contests and parties at Villain + Saint, Topgolf Swing Suite, 1927 Lounge & Speakeasy and HQ2 Nightclub. Click here for details.
I’ll drink to that!
Purchase a Frosé this month from Frosé Daiquiri Bar at Ocean Casino Resort and Ocean will donate a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.
Laughing matter
Every Wednesday in October, Atlantic City Cruises will team with AC Jokes for Comedy Cruises departing at 8 p.m. Book tickets online at Atlantic City Cruises.
Bet t-shirt contest
Every Thursday place a sports bet at William Hill in Ocean Casino Resort and receive a complimentary Play For The Girls t-shirt. One per customer, while supplies last. Restrictions apply.
Wave, hello
Formerly the Haven Nightclub, The Wave at Golden Nugget Casino, Hotel & Marina features free entertainment from 4 to 8 p.m. every Thursday. Every Friday it’s Flashback Friday. On Oct. 4 it’s Glass Houses, a tribute to Billy Joel, and Oct. 11 it’s Riders On The Storm, The Doors Tribute. On Saturdays, the Wave features cover bands. On Oct. 5 it’s Don’t Call Me Francis, and Oct. 12 it’s Seven Stone. For more information, click here.
Oktoberfestivities
Ocean Resort and Casino will celebrate Oktoberfest all month long at Villain + Saint with beer specials and more, but the celebration at the Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall will be confined to Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6.
Bite me
Beginning Thursday, Oct. 10, and throughout the following 50 days (excluding Thanksgiving), use your 50+ Bites pass to get one “bite” from each of the 60 participating restaurants in Atlantic County. Each will offer a delicious culinary experience, and many are offering discounted upgrades, so be sure to ask. Purchase the pass for $25 at Atlantic City Weekly’s 50 Bites+ and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to The Community FoodBank of South Jersey.
Murder, they wrote
Golden Nugget’s Chart House will hold a “A Bewitching Murder Mystery Dinner” at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10. Enjoy an evening of fine cuisine and crime where professional stage, TV and film actors are seated among you and you can be part of the show. Tickets are $75 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity. To check out the menu, learn more and purchase tickets, click here.
Shudder the thought
The New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival takes place at the Showboat Friday to Sunday, Oct. 11 to 13.
Whiskey business
Whiskey slinger, Rock + Roller and brand visionary Tommy Brunett will host an Iron Smoke Whiskey Dinner at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, in Villain + Saint at Ocean Casino Resort. Tickets are $99. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
That’s Italian!
A Tour of Italy, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in The Marketplace Eatery at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, is the theme of a memorable and cultural evening with Sal Spena and Chef Luca Bizzarri. Learn the origins, history and stories of Italy’s wines, regions and foods while you taste through the authentic flavors of the best small, artisan producers of Italy. Must be 21+ to attend. Click here for more information.
Looking ahead:
Nov. 1: Cole Swindell, Borgata
Nov. 1: Ruben Studdard Sings Luther Vandross, Borgata
Nov. 1: Cheech & Chong, Hard Rock
Nov. 1: Smokey Robinson, Ocean Casino
Nov. 2: Elvis Seen/Unseen: Stories, Unseen Footage and Music with Priscilla Presley, Jerry Schillinger and the TCB Band, Borgata
Nov. 2: Fiesta Caliente, Hard Rock
Nov. 2: Puddles Pity Party, Harrah’s
Nov. 2: Larry the Cable Guy, Ocean
Nov. 8 and 9: Savor Borgata, Borgata
Nov. 8: The Terry Bradshaw Show, Borgata
Nov. 8: Home Free Guys, Harrah’s
Nov. 8: The O’Jays, Ocean Casino Resort
Nov. 9: Skid Row with Great White, Borgata
Nov. 9: Bad Company, Hard Rock
Nov. 9: Jeffrey Osborne and Peabo Bryson, Tropicana
Nov. 15: Whoopi Goldberg, Hard Rock
Nov. 15: Sting, Hard Rock
Nov. 15: Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Harrah’s
Nov. 15: Paul Anka, Anka Sings Sinatra, Ocean Casino Resort
Nov. 16: John Dorenbos: Magic, Comedy & Inspiration, Borgata
Nov. 16: Schitt’s Creek Up Close and Personal, Caesars
Nov. 16: An Evening of Motown, Hard Rock
Nov. 17: Kidz Bop World Tour, Boardwalk Hall
Nov. 20: Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Christmas, Caesars
Nov. 22: Tool, Boardwalk Hall
Nov. 22: Jennie Garth & Tori Spelling Live: A Night To Remember, Borgata
Nov. 22: The Doobie Brothers, Hard Rock
Nov. 22: Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Hard Rock
Nov. 23: JB Smoove, Borgata
Nov. 23: John Cleese, Caesars
Nov. 23: Il Divo A Holiday Song Celebration, Hard Rock
Nov. 23: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, Hard Rock
Nov. 23: Alice Cooper, Ocean Casino Resort
Nov. 23: Goo Goo Dolls – The Miracle Pill Tour, Tropicana
Nov. 29: Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Tour, Boardwalk Hall
Nov. 29: Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas Tour, Tropicana
Nov. 30: Whiskey Revival, Golden Nugget
Nov. 30: Tanya Tucker, Hard Rock
Nov. 30: Tony Orlando Great American Christmas, Resorts
Nov. 30: El Gran Combo, Tropicana
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Here are other “insider” tips about what’s happening in Atlantic City during October:
Bally’s Atlantic City
Promotions
Bally’s, Caesars and Harrah’s are offering $1 million in their NFL Pick’Em promotion. Caesars Rewards cardholders get one free pick every week at The Book at Bally’s Wild Wild West and Harrah’s, where winners are posted at 4 p.m. every Tuesday. Prizes must be claimed by 11:59 p.m. on Friday of that week. The top 10 winners with the most correct picks each week will receive their share of $10,000 in Free Play. All guests who participate in the weekly picks also will be entered into the Ultimate Fan Drawings when 20 winners each will win their share of $5,000 in prizes. Saturday, Jan. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. there will be hourly drawings |at The Book at Harrah’s and Wild Wild West where winners will share $25,000 in cash and free play. Regional Top 3 winners will be announced at 9:30 p.m.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Entertainment and Events
The Burlesque Show (Oct. 4), Kathleen Madigan (Oct. 5), Lewis Black (Oct. 11 and 12), The Burlesque Show (Oct. 11 and 18), Jo Koy (Oct. 18), Steve Martin/Martin Short: Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t (Oct. 19), Roy Wood Jr. (Oct. 19), The Burlesque Show (Oct. 25) The Tubes (Oct. 25), Bollywood Dance Spectacular (Oct. 26). For tickets visit The Borgata or call 866-900-4TIX (4849).
Promotions
Enter Borgata’s Pro Football Triple Pick online by clicking here.
Earn 10X lot Dollars by playing slots between noon and 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3.
Enter Borgata’s free slot tournaments by playing slots Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 7 and 8, and/or Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24 and 25, and earning $5 in Express Comps. Then, visit the slot area adjacent to Angeline between 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 7 or 8, or Oct. 24 or 25, to enter the tournament(s). Grand prize is $5,000; the remaining 499 places will win cash or Bonus Slot Dollars.
Enter to win one of three Jeep Wranglers on Sunday, Oct. 13. Insert your M life Rewards card into any slot machine or open table games rating from noon to 5:30 p.m. for your chance to win. One winner will be announced at 2, 4 and 6 p.m.
Borgata is giving away Bonus Slot Dollars to five winners (one winner from each Mlife Rewards card tier) every 15 minutes from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. Insert your Mlife Rewards card into any slot machine from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for a chance to win.
Every 15 minutes from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27, Borgata will award 1,500 Bonus Slot Dollars. Players need to insert their M life Rewards card into any slot machine or open any table games rating for a chance to win.
Details on all Atlantic City October 2019 promotions are available at the Mlife Rewards Center.
Boardwalk Hall
Entertainment and Events
Paw Patrol Live! (Oct. 5 and 6), Post Malone (Oct. 11), Annual Atlantic City Comedy Festival (Oct. 12 and 13) . For tickets visit Ticketmaster.
Caesars Atlantic City
Promotions
Bally’s, Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino and Harrah’s are offering $1 million in their NFL Pick’Em promotion. Caesars Rewards cardholders get one free pick every week at The Book at Bally’s Wild Wild West and Harrah’s, where winners are posted at 4 p.m. every Tuesday. Prizes must be claimed by 11:59 p.m. on Friday of that week. The top 10 winners with the most correct picks each week will receive their share of $10,000 in Free Play. All guests who participate in the weekly picks also will be entered into the Ultimate Fan Drawings when 20 winners each will win their share of $5,000 in prizes. Saturday, Jan. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. there will be hourly drawings |at The Book at Harrah’s and Wild Wild West where winners will share $25,000 in cash and free play. Regional Top 3 winners will be announced at 9:30 p.m.
Entertainment and Events
Darci Lynne (Oct. 19), Hanson (Oct. 25). For tickets, visit Ticketmaster.
Golden Nugget Casino, Hotel & Marina
Promotions
$10,000 Bingo Bonanza Mondays, Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28, at 2 and 7 p.m. in The Grand. Free entry for all Elite and Chairman cardholders. All others must earn at least 20 tier credits that day for the player and one guest. Earn bonus bingo sheets Sunday, Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. One bonus entry for 100 tier credits; two bonus entries for 150 tier credits.
Golden Nugget once again is offering its $1 Million Golden Gridiron through Sunday, Dec. 29. Every Tuesday to Sunday through Dec. 29 24K Select Club cardholders can choose the teams they think will win the Sunday and Monday games. Enter in the Main Atrium – one entry per day, for a total of six entries per week, excluding Mondays. Best scored entry for the week will be counted. Participants can win two ways each week. The player or players with the most correct picks will win a share of $5,000. Second and third place winners receive $1,500 and $1,000, respectively. In addition, there will be a drawing where 150 participants randomly will be selected to win $50 in free play. Correctly pick the winner of 204 or more games during the season and win $1 million. Visit the 24K Select Club for details.
For details on all promotions Atlantic City October 2019, visit the 24K Select Club or Golden Nugget.
Free self-parking continues.
Entertainment and Events
The Spinners (Oct. 19). For tickets visit the front desk or Ticketmaster.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
Promotions
In Atlantic City October 2019 Hard Rock’s $500,000 Pro Football Pick’em Challenge – with $25,000 in weekly prizes – runs through Tuesday, Jan. 21. Wild Card cardholders can select their picks every day each week for up to seven entries per week – one entry per day – for the Sunday and Monday games at the Pro Football Pick’em kiosks. Each Tuesday, check out the winning teams at Wild Card Services or online at Hard Rock Wild Card Rewards. Kiosks are located at Wild Card Services and the Sports book. The person with the most correct picks will win $10,000 cash, and 600 random winners each will win $25 in free play.
Hard Rock continues its Wild Card tier match program until further notice. Details here.
Entertainment and Events
Foreigner Double Vision Tour (Oct. 4), The Return of Kenny Vance (Oct. 5), Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Live In Concert (Oct. 12), Yas Queen with Remember Jones (Oct. 12), The Isley Brothers & Pointer Sisters (Oct. 18), Kuro’s Sushi School (Oct. 19, Rocky Horror Picture Show 45th Anniversary Tour with Original Star Barry Bostwick (Oct. 25). For tickets, visit Ticketmaster.
Harrah’s Resort
Promotions
Bally’s, Caesars and Harrah’s are offering $1 million in their NFL Pick’Em promotion. Caesars Rewards cardholders get one free pick every week at The Book at Bally’s Wild Wild West and Harrah’s, where winners are posted at 4 p.m. every Tuesday. Prizes must be claimed by 11:59 p.m. on Friday of that week. The top 10 winners with the most correct picks each week will receive their share of $10,000 in Free Play. All guests who participate in the weekly picks also will be entered into the Ultimate Fan Drawings when 20 winners each will win their share of $5,000 in prizes. Saturday, Jan. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. there will be hourly drawings |at The Book at Harrah’s and Wild Wild West where winners will share $25,000 in cash and free play. Regional Top 3 winners will be announced at 9:30 p.m.
Entertainment and Events
Deon Cole (Oct. 12), Eddie B (Oct. 19). For tickets, visit Ticketmaster or call 800-736-1420.
Ocean Casino Resort
Promotions
Win a share of $250,000 in cash and prizes in the $250,000 Land Rover Giveaway promotion. Earn entries through Saturday, Oct. 26 – 5X entries on Tuesdays. Every Friday and Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. five winners will be drawn every hour to receive up to $1,000, plus qualify for the grand prize drawing at 11 p.m. Oct. 26. Two winners will get their choice of a 2019 Range Rover Evoque or Land Rover Discovery.
All Ocean Premier cardholders get free self-parking daily.
Visit the Ocean Rewards Club for details.
Entertainment and Events
Kenny G (Oct. 11), Nikos Vertis (Oct. 12), Tower of Power (Oct. 19), Al Bano and Romina Power (Oct. 26). For tickets visit The Ocean AC or Ticketmaster, or call 800-745-3000.
(Dis)Loyalty Program | Ocean Casino Resort Atlantic City
Resorts Casino Hotel
Promotions
Premiere cardholders who earn two tier points during a gaming day park free in the self-park garage at Resorts. Check any promotional kiosk to confirm the points and present a valid Star card at the exit.
$35,000 Jackpot Sweepstakes – Drawings will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Margaritaville Lobby where one winner of $1,000 slot cash will be selected every 10 minutes. Grand prize is $10,000 cash. To be eligible, you had to have earned at least one taxable hand-paid jackpot through Monday, Sept. 30.
Earn entries through Sunday, Oct. 27, to win a 2019 Lexus UXF Sport. The drawing will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 27. 10X entries every Sunday in September, 25X entries every Friday in October.
Through 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, guess the number of footballs in the containers on the Margaritaville Lobby to win up to $1,000 in slot cash
Visit the Promotions Booth for details on all Atlantic City October 2019 promotions.
Entertainment and Events
The Four Italian Tenors (Oct. 12). For tickets, visit Ticketmaster, the Resorts Box Office, or call 800-745-3000.
Showboat
Entertainment and Events
New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival (Oct. 11 to 13).
Tropicana Atlantic City
Promotions
Tropicana is offering free play and cash with its Tropicana Football League Pro Pick ’Em game. Every Tuesday to Sunday through Dec. 29 Trop Advantage cardholders can choose the teams they think will win. After earning two promotional points, enter at the special Pro Pick ’Em kiosks adjacent to the Trop Advantage Center on the casino level – up to six entries per week. Then, after 10 a.m. the following Tuesday, visit any comp machine to check the winners. First place winner gets $1,000 in slot play; second through 10th place winners receive $100 in slot play. Pick 204 or more winners throughout the season and win $500,000. Visit the Trop Advantage Center for details of all Atlantic City October 2019 promotions.
Entertainment and Events
Jefferson Starship (Oct. 5), So You Think You Can Dance Live! 2019 (Oct. 12). Fourth Annual Beer & Whiskey Festival (Oct. 19). For tickets, visit Ticketmaster, call 800-745-3000 or check with the Tropicana Box Office.
Another entertainment option at Tropicana is Atlantic City’s only IMAX® Theatre. Moviegoers receive a discounted parking rate of $5 to park in the enclosed Tropicana self-park garage, but first must obtain a parking voucher from the IMAX Box Office at the time of ticket purchase. Plus, every Tuesday college students can enjoy $10 movie tickets and 50 percent off all concession purchases, excluding merchandise. Must present valid college I.D. to redeem offer.
Under The Sea 3D runs through Thursday, Oct. 31, Ad Astra: The IMAX Experience runs through Thursday. Oct. 3, Joker: The IMAX Experience runs Oct. 3 through Thursday, Oct. 10, Gemini Man: The IMAX Experience runs Oct. 10, through Thursday, Oct. 17, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil: The IMAX Experience runs Oct. 17 through Thursday. Oct. 31, Terminator: Dark Fate: The IMAX Experience runs Oct. 31 through Thursday. Nov. 14. In addition, there will be a special screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26.
For show times and tickets, visit Tropicana Entertainment IMAX Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at the IMAX Box Office, through Ticketmaster or by calling 800-745-3000.
Recreational gambler Darryl D. McEwen is the publisher of the Seven Stars Insider – both the website (SevenStarsInsider.com) and the monthly newsletter. For a free subscription to the newsletter, email him at SevenStarsInsider@gmail.com and tell him how you heard about it. You also can download the newsletter from the website where he frequently updates news about Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Caesars Rewards under “Latest News” on the Home page. In addition, be sure to follow @7StarsInsider on Twitter. Darryl also writes a bi-weekly column, Mr. AC Casino, for the Atlantic City Weekly. The companion website is MrACCasino.com and the matching Twitter account is @MrACCasino. A former professional journalist, based in Wilmington, Delaware, Darryl is president of his own consulting firm that manages several small national and international trade associations, and provides public relations and fundraising services for a number of charitable organizations.
