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| image_caption=Bally's from the beach, 1989
| image_caption=Bally's from the beach, 2018
| theme=[[Modernism]]
| theme=[[Modernism]]<br> Formerly [[American frontier|Western]]
| rooms=1,214<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/docs/Financials/QuarterlyFinRpt2019/1stQTR2019PressReleaseNarrativeandStats.pdf|title=DGE Announces 1st Quarter 2019 Results|publisher=State of New Jersey|author=Gurbir S. Grewal|date=May 22, 2019}}</ref>
| rooms=1,214<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/docs/Financials/QuarterlyFinRpt2019/1stQTR2019PressReleaseNarrativeandStats.pdf|title=DGE Announces 1st Quarter 2019 Results|publisher=State of New Jersey|author=Gurbir S. Grewal|date=May 22, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017171400/https://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/docs/Financials/QuarterlyFinRpt2019/1stQTR2019PressReleaseNarrativeandStats.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| date_opened= {{start date and age|December 29, 1979}}
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| attractions= Bally’s Beach Bar
| attractions= Bally’s Beach Bar
| notable_restaurants=Guy Fieri's Chophouse
| notable_restaurants=Park Place Prime


Jerry Longo’s<br />
Jerry Longo’s<br />
Meatballs & Martinis
Meatballs & Martinis


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Casino Cafe & Grille
Water Dog<br />

Atlantic City
Macau Kitchen

The Yard


Carluccio's Pizza
Carluccio's Pizza


Sack o' Subs
Sack o' Subs

Johnny Rockets

Bally's Beach Bar

Dunkin Donuts


| owner=[[Bally's Corporation]]
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| renovations= 1983, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2022
| renovations= 1983, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2024
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'''Bally's Atlantic City''' is a [[casino hotel]] on the [[Boardwalk (entertainment district)|boardwalk]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. It is owned and operated by [[Bally's Corporation]]. The [[Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel]] stood on the site before the casino was built. It is famous for its address of "Park Place and the Boardwalk", two locations popularized by the board game [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]. Bally's is one of the largest hotels on the boardwalk with nearly 1,169 rooms. Its historic Dennis Tower was constructed in stages between 1906 and 1929. In 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino was opened as an expansion of Bally's.
'''Bally's Atlantic City''' is a [[casino hotel]] on the [[Boardwalk (entertainment district)|boardwalk]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. It is owned and operated by [[Bally's Corporation]].
The [[Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel]] stood on the site before the casino was built. It is famous for its address of "Park Place and the Boardwalk", two locations popularized by the board game [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]. Bally's is one of the largest hotels on the boardwalk with nearly 1,169 rooms. Its historic Dennis Tower was constructed in stages between 1906 and 1929. In 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino was opened as an expansion of Bally's.


==History==
==History==
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The site now occupied by Bally's was originally the location of two separate hotels: the [[Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel]] and the Dennis Hotel.
The site now occupied by Bally's was originally the location of two separate hotels: the [[Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel]] and the Dennis Hotel.


The Marlborough House was built in 1900 by Josiah White III between Ohio Avenue and Park Place on the Boardwalk, in the [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne]] style.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Thomas | first = George E. | title = MARLBOROUGH HOTEL: HABS NO. NJ-863 | publisher = HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington , D.C 20013 | url = http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0004/data/nj0004data.pdf | access-date = 2015-01-01 }}</ref> White expanded the successful resort in 1905, hiring Philadelphia architect [[Will Price]] of Price and McLanahan to design a new, separate wing, built entirely of concrete, which opened in 1906 as the Blenheim.<ref>{{Citation| title =Beach Skyscraper Open; Marlborough-Belnheim Open--Boardwalk Crowded| newspaper =The New York Times| date =March 14, 1906| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1906/03/04/archives/beach-skyscraper-open-the-marlboroughblenheim-filling-up-boardwalk.html| access-date =2011-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Thomas | first = George E. | title = Blenheim Hotel: HABS NO. NJ-864 | publisher = HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington , D.C 20013 | url = http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0002/data/nj0002data.pdf | access-date = 2015-01-01 }}</ref> The hotel was then renamed the Marlborough-Blenheim.
The Marlborough House was built in 1900 by Josiah White III between Ohio Avenue and Park Place on the Boardwalk, in the [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne]] style.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Thomas | first = George E. | title = MARLBOROUGH HOTEL: HABS NO. NJ-863 | publisher = HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington , D.C 20013 | url = http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0004/data/nj0004data.pdf | access-date = 2015-01-01 | archive-date = 2015-01-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150101092335/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0004/data/nj0004data.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> White expanded the successful resort in 1905, hiring Philadelphia architect [[William Lightfoot Price]] of Price and McLanahan to design a new, separate wing, built entirely of concrete, which opened in 1906 as the Blenheim.<ref>{{Citation| title =Beach Skyscraper Open; Marlborough-Belnheim Open--Boardwalk Crowded| newspaper =The New York Times| date =March 14, 1906| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1906/03/04/archives/beach-skyscraper-open-the-marlboroughblenheim-filling-up-boardwalk.html| access-date =2011-06-23| archive-date =2018-07-29| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013008/https://www.nytimes.com/1906/03/04/archives/beach-skyscraper-open-the-marlboroughblenheim-filling-up-boardwalk.html| url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Thomas | first = George E. | title = Blenheim Hotel: HABS NO. NJ-864 | publisher = HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington , D.C 20013 | url = http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0002/data/nj0002data.pdf | access-date = 2015-01-01 | archive-date = 2015-01-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150101092446/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0002/data/nj0002data.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> The hotel was then renamed the Marlborough-Blenheim.


[[File:Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City, New Jersey.png|thumb|left|Dennis Hotel, c. 1906, showing 1892 wing on the left and larger 1906 wing on the right, with turrets of the Blenheim behind it]]
[[File:Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City, New Jersey.png|thumb|left|Dennis Hotel, c. 1906, showing 1892 wing on the left and larger 1906 wing on the right, with turrets of the Blenheim behind it]]
The Dennis Hotel began as a pre-Civil War cottage along Michigan Avenue, built by William Dennis. After the war, it was acquired by Joseph H. Borton, who extended the hotel and then built a large addition in 1892, in the French chateau style.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov">http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0003/data/nj0003data.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The hotel was sold to Walter Buzby just after the turn of the twentieth century. Buzby hired Philadelphia architect Walter Smedley a fellow [[Quaker]], to design a huge new six-story eastern wing, which was completed in 1906.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov"/> It is the oldest portion still standing. In 1910, the 1892 Michigan Avenue west wing was demolished and replaced with a larger six-story wing, also designed by Smedley.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov"/> In 1925, Buzby had Smedley design a huge ten-story rear wing, containing a new lobby and ballrooms, which would connect the eastern and western wings extending to the Boardwalk. In 1929, with Smedley's practice having closed, Buzby hired another Philadelphia Quaker firm, Price and Walton, to design a seven-story addition to the 1910 Michigan Avenue west wing, which extended it seventy feet toward the ocean, bringing it even with the 1906 wing.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov"/> This gave the Dennis its current form.
The Dennis Hotel began as a pre-Civil War cottage along Michigan Avenue, built by William Dennis. After the war, it was acquired by Joseph H. Borton, who extended the hotel and then built a large addition in 1892, in the French chateau style.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov">[http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0003/data/nj0003data.pdf HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223200004/http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0000/nj0003/data/nj0003data.pdf|date=2017-02-23}}</ref> The hotel was sold to Walter Buzby just after the turn of the twentieth century. Buzby hired Philadelphia architect Walter Smedley a fellow [[Quaker]], to design a huge new six-story eastern wing, which was completed in 1906.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov"/> It is the oldest portion still standing. In 1910, the 1892 Michigan Avenue west wing was demolished and replaced with a larger six-story wing, also designed by Smedley.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov"/> In 1925, Buzby had Smedley design a huge ten-story rear wing, containing a new lobby and ballrooms, which would connect the eastern and western wings extending to the Boardwalk. In 1929, with Smedley's practice having closed, Buzby hired another Philadelphia Quaker firm, Price and Walton, to design a seven-story addition to the 1910 Michigan Avenue west wing, which extended it seventy feet toward the ocean, bringing it even with the 1906 wing.<ref name="cdn.loc.gov"/> This gave the Dennis its current form.
[[File:Dennis Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey LCCN2017711003.tif|thumb|left|Dennis Hotel, 1978, showing 1929 extension on the left, 1925 rear wing and 1906 wing on the right]]
[[File:Dennis Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey LCCN2017711003 (cropped).tif|thumb|left|Dennis Hotel, 1978, showing 1929 extension on the left, 1925 rear wing and 1906 wing on the right]]


In 1969, the Buzby family sold the Dennis for $4 million to Gary and Lewis Malamut, owners of the adjacent Shelbourne Hotel. When they defaulted on the mortgage in 1975, the hotel was returned to the Buzby family. It was soon after foreclosed by the First National Bank of South Jersey.<ref name=Janson1>{{Cite news |last=Janson |first=Donald |date=1977-08-17 |title=Pinball and Slot‐Machine Concern Plans to Purchase Another Hotel for Casino on Atlantic City Boardwalk |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/17/archives/pinball-and-slotmachine-concern-plans-to-purchase-another-hotel-for.html |access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref>
In 1969, the Buzby family sold the Dennis for $4 million to Gary and Lewis Malamut, owners of the adjacent [[Shelburne Hotel (Atlantic City)|Shelburne Hotel]]. When they defaulted on the mortgage in 1975, the hotel was returned to the Buzby family. It was soon after foreclosed by the First National Bank of South Jersey.<ref name=Janson1>{{Cite news |last=Janson |first=Donald |date=1977-08-17 |title=Pinball and Slot-Machine Concern Plans to Purchase Another Hotel for Casino on Atlantic City Boardwalk |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/17/archives/pinball-and-slotmachine-concern-plans-to-purchase-another-hotel-for.html |access-date=2020-11-27 |archive-date=2020-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205215316/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/17/archives/pinball-and-slotmachine-concern-plans-to-purchase-another-hotel-for.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Bally's Park Place (1979–2000)===
===Bally's Park Place (1979–2000)===
On March 14, 1977, wealthy, flamboyant art dealer Reese Palley and local attorney and businessman Martin Blatt purchased the Marlborough-Blenheim from the White family.<ref name=Janson2>{{Cite news |last=Janson |first=Donald |date=1977-03-15 |title=Marlborough‐Blenheim Acquired By Reese Palley to Set up a Casino |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/15/archives/new-jersey-pages-marlboroughblenheim-acquired-by-reese-palley-to.html |access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref> They intended to spend $35 million on renovations, preserving the Blenheim wing, while razing the Marlborough to make way for a modern casino hotel. Palley successfully got the Blenheim wing placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. In June 1977, [[Bally Manufacturing]], the world's largest producer of slot machines, leased the Marlborough-Blenheim from Palley and Blatt for 40 years, with an option for a further 100 years.<ref name=Janson3>{{Cite news |last=Janson |first=Donald |date=1977-08-19 |title=President of Bally Company Says He Expects It to Get Casino License |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/19/archives/president-of-bally-company-says-he-expects-it-to-get-casino-license.html |access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref> On August 17, 1977, Bally announced that it had purchased the neighboring Dennis Hotel for $4 million from the First National Bank of South Jersey.<ref name=Janson1/> On October 25, 1977, Josiah White IV, grandson of the Marlborough-Blenheim's founder, presided over the closure of that hotel, locking its front door.<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news |date=1977-10-06 |title=Atlantic City Hotel Closing in 3 Weeks |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/06/archives/atlantic-city-hotel-closing-in-3-weeks.html |access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref>
On March 14, 1977, wealthy, flamboyant art dealer Reese Palley and local attorney and businessman Martin Blatt purchased the Marlborough-Blenheim from the White family.<ref name=Janson2>{{Cite news |last=Janson |first=Donald |date=1977-03-15 |title=Marlborough-Blenheim Acquired By Reese Palley to Set up a Casino |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/15/archives/new-jersey-pages-marlboroughblenheim-acquired-by-reese-palley-to.html |access-date=2020-11-27 |archive-date=2020-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204233025/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/15/archives/new-jersey-pages-marlboroughblenheim-acquired-by-reese-palley-to.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They intended to spend $35 million on renovations, preserving the Blenheim wing, while razing the Marlborough to make way for a modern casino hotel. Palley successfully got the Blenheim wing placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. In June 1977, [[Bally Manufacturing]], the world's largest producer of slot machines, leased the Marlborough-Blenheim from Palley and Blatt for 40 years, with an option for a further 100 years.<ref name=Janson3>{{Cite news |last=Janson |first=Donald |date=1977-08-19 |title=President of Bally Company Says He Expects It to Get Casino License |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/19/archives/president-of-bally-company-says-he-expects-it-to-get-casino-license.html |access-date=2020-11-27 |archive-date=2022-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818141224/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/19/archives/president-of-bally-company-says-he-expects-it-to-get-casino-license.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 17, 1977, Bally announced that it had purchased the neighboring Dennis Hotel for $4 million from the First National Bank of South Jersey.<ref name=Janson1/> On October 25, 1977, Josiah White IV, grandson of the Marlborough-Blenheim's founder, presided over the closure of that hotel, locking its front door.<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news |date=1977-10-06 |title=Atlantic City Hotel Closing in 3 Weeks |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/06/archives/atlantic-city-hotel-closing-in-3-weeks.html |access-date=2020-11-27 |archive-date=2022-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818140803/https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/06/archives/atlantic-city-hotel-closing-in-3-weeks.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


[[File:Bally's Park Place at night (June 1984).jpg|thumb|right|The casino at night, 1984]]
After Bally took control of the two properties, it announced plans to raze all three hotel buildings - the Marlborough, the Blenheim, and the Dennis, despite protests, to make way for the new "Bally's Park Place Casino and Hotel", an $83 million casino/hotel designed by California-based Maxwell Starkman Associates. The new resort was to have a 39-story, octagonal hotel tower and a huge three-level podium, containing a 75,000 square-foot casino, along with other resort and convention facilities.<ref name=Huxtable>{{Cite news |date=1978-03-19 |title=Atlantic City: Growth vs. Grandeur |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/19/archives/new-jersey-weekly-atlantic-city-growth-vs-grandeur-atlantic-city.html |access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref> However, in an effort to offset costs and open the casino as soon as possible, the Dennis Hotel was retained to serve as the temporary hotel for Bally's until a new tower could be built.
After Bally took control of the two properties, it announced plans to raze all three hotel buildings - the Marlborough, the Blenheim, and the Dennis, despite protests, to make way for the new "Bally's Park Place Casino and Hotel", an $83 million casino/hotel designed by California-based Maxwell Starkman Associates. The new resort was to have a 39-story, octagonal hotel tower and a huge three-level podium, containing a 75,000 square-foot casino, along with other resort and convention facilities.<ref name=Huxtable>{{Cite news |date=1978-03-19 |title=Atlantic City: Growth vs. Grandeur |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/19/archives/new-jersey-weekly-atlantic-city-growth-vs-grandeur-atlantic-city.html |access-date=2020-11-27 |archive-date=2022-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818140803/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/19/archives/new-jersey-weekly-atlantic-city-growth-vs-grandeur-atlantic-city.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in an effort to offset costs and open the casino as soon as possible, the Dennis Hotel was retained to serve as the temporary hotel for Bally's until a new tower could be built.


In November 1978, Bally demolished the Marlborough-Blenheim and quickly cleared the land to begin building Bally's Park Place Casino. On December 30, 1979, the casino opened with the newly renovated Dennis serving as its hotel. In 1989, Bally constructed a 750-room hotel tower in a modern style, with an exterior of light pink glass. On July 2, 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino opened as the second casino at Bally's.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
In November 1978, Bally demolished the Marlborough-Blenheim and quickly cleared the land to begin building Bally's Park Place Casino. On December 30, 1979, the casino opened with the newly renovated Dennis serving as its hotel. In 1989, Bally constructed a 750-room hotel tower in a modern style, with an exterior of light pink glass. On July 2, 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino opened as the second casino at Bally's.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
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In 2000, Bally's Park Place changed its name and became Bally's Atlantic City. The adjacent [[Claridge Hotel and Casino]] was purchased and incorporated into Bally's in 2003, and was renamed the Claridge Tower. The casino in the Claridge Tower was named The Ridge. The casino was renovated in 2008 from a standard casino floor to an upscale lounge-casino.
In 2000, Bally's Park Place changed its name and became Bally's Atlantic City. The adjacent [[Claridge Hotel and Casino]] was purchased and incorporated into Bally's in 2003, and was renamed the Claridge Tower. The casino in the Claridge Tower was named The Ridge. The casino was renovated in 2008 from a standard casino floor to an upscale lounge-casino.


In 2005, [[Harrah's Entertainment]] (later Caesars Entertainment) purchased Bally's along with Caesars. In 2008, Harrah's spent $38.5 million to purchase the row of shops between the Dennis Tower and the boardwalk, and then spent a further $23 million to demolish the shops and restore the open plaza, and to restore the facade of the Dennis Tower and renovate its rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/business/2008/08/acs_dennis_hotel_regains_its_l.html|title = A.C.'s Dennis Hotel regains its luster|date = 21 August 2008}}</ref>
In 2005, [[Harrah's Entertainment]] (later Caesars Entertainment) purchased Bally's along with Caesars. In 2008, Harrah's spent $38.5 million to purchase the row of shops between the Dennis Tower and the boardwalk, and then spent a further $23 million to demolish the shops and restore the open plaza, and to restore the facade of the Dennis Tower and renovate its rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nj.com/business/2008/08/acs_dennis_hotel_regains_its_l.html|title = A.C.'s Dennis Hotel regains its luster|date = 21 August 2008|access-date = 27 November 2020|archive-date = 8 September 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230908004833/https://www.nj.com/business/2008/08/acs_dennis_hotel_regains_its_l.html|url-status = live}}</ref>
[[File:Atlantic City Boardwalk td (2019-04-07) 008 - Dennis Hotel.jpg|thumb|left|The Dennis Tower wing of Bally's, 2019]]
[[File:Atlantic City Boardwalk td (2019-04-07) 008 - Dennis Hotel.jpg|thumb|left|The Dennis Tower wing of Bally's, 2019]]


In 2012, The Ridge closed its gambling and food amenities. The tower's 500 hotel rooms continued to be used for Bally's guests until it was sold in 2013 to be reopened as the independent Claridge Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/fla_firm_buys_claridge_hotel_f.html |title=Fla. firm buys Claridge Hotel from Bally's in Atlantic City |publisher=NJ.com |date=2013-10-29 |access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref>
In 2012, The Ridge closed its gambling and food amenities. The tower's 500 hotel rooms continued to be used for Bally's guests until it was sold in 2013 to be reopened as the independent Claridge Hotel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/fla_firm_buys_claridge_hotel_f.html |title=Fla. firm buys Claridge Hotel from Bally's in Atlantic City |publisher=NJ.com |date=2013-10-29 |access-date=2016-04-18 |archive-date=2016-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508120248/http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/fla_firm_buys_claridge_hotel_f.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


In October 2017, ownership of Bally's was transferred to [[Vici Properties]] as part of a [[corporate spin-off]], and the property was [[leaseback|leased back]] to Caesars Entertainment.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company|publisher=Vici Properties|date=October 6, 2017|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1675F9FA5F091568&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Form 424B4: Prospectus|publisher=Vici Properties|pages=F-54|date=February 2, 2018|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705696/000119312518030700/d496153d424b4.htm|via=EDGAR}}</ref>
In October 2017, ownership of Bally's was transferred to [[Vici Properties]] as part of a [[corporate spin-off]], and the property was [[leaseback|leased back]] to Caesars Entertainment.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company|publisher=Vici Properties|date=October 6, 2017|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1675F9FA5F091568&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331165933/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1675F9FA5F091568&f=basic|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=Form 424B4: Prospectus|publisher=Vici Properties|pages=F-54|date=February 2, 2018|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705696/000119312518030700/d496153d424b4.htm|via=EDGAR|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=March 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151536/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1705696/000119312518030700/d496153d424b4.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


In April 2020, Twin River Worldwide Holdings (now [[Bally's Corporation]]) agreed to buy Bally's Atlantic City from Vici. The deal excluded the Wild Wild West Casino which contains a sports betting facility, and operations would be transferred to [[Caesars Atlantic City]]. Twin River also announced that they would acquire a license to give Bally's their own sports book, online sports betting, and I-Gaming. The sale was completed in November 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Caesars closes Bally's Atlantic City sale to Rhode Island company|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=Richard N. Velotta|date=November 18, 2020|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/caesars-closes-ballys-atlantic-city-sale-to-rhode-island-company-2186125/|access-date=2020-11-18}}</ref>
In April 2020, Twin River Worldwide Holdings (now [[Bally's Corporation]]) agreed to buy Bally's Atlantic City from Vici. The deal excluded the Wild Wild West Casino which contains a sports betting facility. Operations of that excluded part would be transferred to [[Caesars Atlantic City]]. Twin River also announced that they would acquire a license to give Bally's their own sports book, online sports betting, and I-Gaming. The sale was completed in November 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Caesars closes Bally's Atlantic City sale to Rhode Island company|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=Richard N. Velotta|date=November 18, 2020|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/caesars-closes-ballys-atlantic-city-sale-to-rhode-island-company-2186125/|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-date=2020-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023821/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/caesars-closes-ballys-atlantic-city-sale-to-rhode-island-company-2186125/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a condition of New Jersey casino license approval, Bally's Corporation, during the first two years ownership, started to implement the expenditure of over $90 million for property improvements. These included renovations to 750 hotel rooms, additional suites and penthouse, remodeled high-betting table games room, 400 new slot machines, and remodeled hotel lobby. An addition to the lobby was the Carousel Bar, a stationary circular lounge and bar, in which a bar top and its adjacent seats slowly rotate 360° for a ride-like experience. In the Courtyard adjacent to the Boardwalk was a new entertainment venue, The Yard. It includes a versatile transparent structure with a retractable roof, which stands between indoor and outdoor seating. "Bally's Legend’s VIP Beach", an addition to the existing seasonal beach bar, is exclusively for top level casino players.


==Gaming==
==Gaming==
The casino at Bally's has over {{convert|83,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of gaming space with approximately 1300 slot machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballysac.com/ |title=Bally's Corporation - Official |publisher=Ballysac.com |access-date=2022-03-16}}</ref> Table games include Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, Roulette, Spanish 21, Let it Ride, and Pai Gow Tiles. Specialty games and poker variations known as "Carnival Games" include [[Mississippi]] Stud, 3-Card Poker, 4-Card Poker, Heads Up Hold’em, High Card Flush, and Pai Gow Poker. Recent developments include games which combine the features of live table games with those of slot machines: The multi-player Roulette automatically spins the ball, but the bet and payout function is mostly handle by computerized video terminals for each player. A similar multi-player machine throws a pair of large caps dice. Bally's also has a [[FanDuel]] [[sportsbook]] which offers [[sports betting]]. As provided by local and state law, there scattered areas where smoking is permitted, totaling 25% of the official gaming space. (Aside from this exception, smoking is banned by law throughout the rest of the casino and hotel). Under New Jersey law, persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to gamble. They may only pass through the main aisles of the casino when accompanied by someone over 21 years old to cross between hotel areas and exits, and may not stop or slow down to observe the games.
The casino at Bally's has over {{convert|83,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of gaming space with approximately 1100 slot machines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballysac.com/ |title=Bally's Corporation - Official |publisher=Ballysac.com |access-date=2022-03-16 |archive-date=2022-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315152658/https://ballysac.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Table games include Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, Roulette, and Pai Gow Poker. Specialty games and poker variations known as "Carnival Games"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.casinocitytimes.com/john-marchel/article/carnival-games-6553|title=Carnival games|date=15 October 2016|access-date=10 February 2024|archive-date=27 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227122206/https://www.casinocitytimes.com/john-marchel/article/carnival-games-65533|url-status=live}}</ref> include Let it Ride, [[Mississippi]] Stud, 3-Card Poker, 4-Card Poker, Ultimate Texan Hold’em, and High Card Flush. Recent developments include games which combine the features of live table games with those of slot machines: The multi-player Roulette automatically spins the ball, but the bet and payout function is mostly handle by computerized video terminals for each player. A similar multi-player machine throws a pair of large craps dice. Bally's also has Bally Bet [[sportsbook]] which offers [[sports betting]]. As provided by local and state law, there are scattered areas where smoking is permitted, totaling 25% of the official gaming space. (Aside from this exception, smoking is banned by law throughout the rest of the casino and hotel). Under New Jersey law, persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to gamble. They may only pass through the main aisles of the casino when accompanied by someone over 21 years old to cross between hotel areas and exits, and may not stop or slow down to observe the games.

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Up until February 2021, Bally's Atlantic City participated along with other Caesars Entertainment properties in the "[[Total Rewards|Caesars Rewards]]" loyalty program for their players, guests, and other customers. Rewards were based on casino play, food/beverage/retail/hotel room/entertainment purchases, and other factors. There were four tiers of membership, increasing in status: Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Seven Star.

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After the sale of Bally's to Bally's Corporation, formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Bally's has since transitioned to its own loyalty program — Bally's Players Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballysac.com/casino/players-club/|title = Players Club}}</ref>

===The Wild Wild West Casino===
[[File:Wildwildwestlogo.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[File:Wild Wild West Casino.jpg|thumb|left|The Wild Wild West Casino from the boardwalk.]]
Opened on July 2, 1997, as an expansion of Bally's Atlantic City, it was originally extensively themed to the [[American Old West]], with waterfalls, faux gold mines, and a running stream. It is notable for being one of the only fully themed casinos on the East Coast. The exterior features a facade made to resemble an old western town, while the inside featured a large mountain and other western town facades. The western theme has since been toned down in favor of a party atmosphere in order to attract a younger demographic.

Renovations to the Wild Wild West Casino began in June 2012 and were completed on February 21, 2014. The Virginia City Buffet was closed, and the casino floor area was reduced in size; for a period of time in 2012, all live table games and most slot machines were removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/atlantic-city_pleasantville_brigantine/say-goodbye-to-some-atlantic-city-buffets-casinos-courting-more/article_8b095916-ab81-11e1-8eb9-001a4bcf887a.html |title=Say goodbye to some Atlantic City buffets; casinos courting more upscale clientele|location= Pleasantville &#124; Brigantine |work=Press of Atlantic City |date=June 1, 2012 |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> Table games returned to the casino with the completion of renovations, occupying the newly renovated back area. A [[World Series of Poker]]-branded poker room allows simultaneous live and online play. A new stage for live entertainment was also part of the renovations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bogdan|first=Jennifer|title=Bally's unveils improvements to Wild Wild West gambling floor|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/bally-s-unveils-improvements-to-wild-wild-west-gambling-floor/article_0c4da74c-9aa6-11e3-9689-001a4bcf887a.html|access-date=22 February 2014|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|date=20 February 2014}}</ref>

Further renovations occurred in 2015 and 2016. The animatronic gold miner and large rock formation/waterfall near the main boardwalk entrance were removed; this space now features a large area for bands to perform, as well as some live table games. The only slot machines besides those in Coyote Kate's Slot Parlor are located near the new stage. The area between the stage and the far back poker rooms remains vacant, but plans may still be in the works for more to be added.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

On [[President's Day]] weekend 2016, Bally's opened the new Boardwalk Saloon. The bar offers ceiling to floor windows with views of the boardwalk and beach and an entrance with accordion folding glass doors which can remain open for access to outdoor seating on the Boardwalk. It replaced the Rita's and the North entrance to the casino.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

The Wild Wild West casino was not included in Vici Properties November 18, 2020 sale of Bally's Atlantic City to Twin River Worldwide Holdings (later renamed Bally's Corporation). Vici retained the property, to continue be run under Caesars Entertainment as operating license holder, but as part of [[Caesars Atlantic City]]. Other than an indoor connection to the Wild Wild West, Bally's Atlantic City, under its new ownership, has no affiliation with the property.

==Dining==
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* Casino Cafe & Grille (6th Level)
* Jerry Longo's Meatballs and Martinis (6th Level)
* Dunkin' Donuts (in the main lobby, 24 hours)
* [[Guy Fieri]]'s Chophouse (6th Level)
* [[Johnny Rockets]] (Boardwalk area)
* Red Bowl 88 (main casino area)
* The Yard (Courtyard adjacent to the Boardwalk)

===Food court===
Taste of the Shore is a food court in the "Gateway" area between the hotel lobby and the Claridge Hotel. It comprises:
* Sack O' Subs
* Carluccio's Pizza

==Amenities==
The 6th level contains ballroom space and several meeting rooms. On the same level is a business center with computer/office machine access, and a [[Starbucks]] vending machine.

===Bars, lounges, and nightclubs===
* Bally's Beach Bar (On the beach in front of the main casino; weekends during summer months only)
* The bar/lounge at Guy Fieri's Chophouse (6th Level)
* Carousel Bar (Hotel Lobby)
* The bar at The Yard (Courtyard adjacent to the Boardwalk)


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Up until February 2021, Bally's Atlantic City participated along with other Caesars Entertainment properties in the "[[Total Rewards|Caesars Rewards]]" loyalty program for their players, guests, and other customers. Rewards were based on casino play, food/beverage/retail/hotel room/entertainment purchases, and other factors. There were four tiers of membership, increasing in status: Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Seven Star.
===Shopping===
There are a few stores in the complex:
* Studio (Gateway)
* The Gift Shop (hotel lobby)
* The Spa Pro Shop (8th level)


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After the sale of Bally's to Bally's Corporation, formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Bally's has since transitioned to its own loyalty program — Bally Rewards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballysac.com/casino/players-club/|title=Players Club|access-date=2021-08-10|archive-date=2021-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810164809/https://ballysac.com/casino/players-club/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Spa, pool, and fitness===
Bally's Atlantic City contains the Spa at Bally's featuring an indoor heated swimming pool, six hot tubs, two saunas, basketball and racquetball courts, a gym, and a large outdoor deck with views of the ocean all located on the 8th level.


==Events==
==Events==
===Sports===
===Sports===
Boxing matches are held at the casino.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/boxing/showtime-boxing-series-returns-to-bally-s-friday/article_d593c6a7-74b9-53f7-b4be-7a9d21df092d.html|title=Showtime boxing series returns to Bally's Friday|publisher=pressofatlanticcity.com|access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
Boxing matches are held at the casino.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/boxing/showtime-boxing-series-returns-to-bally-s-friday/article_d593c6a7-74b9-53f7-b4be-7a9d21df092d.html|title=Showtime boxing series returns to Bally's Friday|date=19 January 2017|publisher=pressofatlanticcity.com|access-date=2019-03-24|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325011737/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/boxing/showtime-boxing-series-returns-to-bally-s-friday/article_d593c6a7-74b9-53f7-b4be-7a9d21df092d.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Hotel towers==
==Hotel towers==
Bally's has three hotel towers:
Bally's Tower, Dennis Tower, Garden Tower
*Bally's Tower is the largest and is the main tower. It was opened in 1989 after a long construction phase. This is the premier tower at Bally's, featuring some of the nicest rooms, like the penthouse and executive suites. The foundation for this tower, as well as a second tower (yet to be constructed) was built in the initial construction phase of the casino, executive offices, and restaurant building on the site of the demolished Marlboro-Blenheim Hotels.
*Dennis Tower was built in stages between 1906-1929 and was the original hotel at Bally's.
*Garden Tower was built in the mid-1980s and is located on top of the bus center/valet parking garage. Originally built as the "Garden Rooms", its accommodations were the first totally new hotel rooms in the complex. This is technically a low-rise building built atop the parking structure.


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Hotels}}
{{Portal|Hotels}}
*[[Bally's Las Vegas]]
*[[Gambling in New Jersey]]
*[[Gambling in New Jersey]]


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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Bally's Atlantic City}}
*{{official website|https://casinos.ballys.com/atlantic-city/|Bally's Atlantic City}}
* [https://ballysac.com/ Official website]
*{{cite web|url=http://www.ccgtcc.com/piccolosachistory.pdf |website=ccgtcc.com|title=Stephen Piccolo's Gaming in Atlantic City.... A History of Legalized Gambling in New Jersey|author=Piccolo, Stephen}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.ccgtcc.com/piccolosachistory.pdf |website=ccgtcc.com|title=Stephen Piccolo's Gaming in Atlantic City.... A History of Legalized Gambling in New Jersey|author=Piccolo, Stephen}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.casinoconnectionac.com/articles/Castle_in_the_Sand?PHPSESSID=cf81af6714e17cc3fae0e95d73b03622 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070311163557/http://www.casinoconnectionac.com/articles/Castle_in_the_Sand?PHPSESSID=cf81af6714e17cc3fae0e95d73b03622 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-11 |website=Casino Connections |title= Castle in the Sand |author=Schwartz, David G. }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.casinoconnectionac.com/articles/Castle_in_the_Sand?PHPSESSID=cf81af6714e17cc3fae0e95d73b03622 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070311163557/http://www.casinoconnectionac.com/articles/Castle_in_the_Sand?PHPSESSID=cf81af6714e17cc3fae0e95d73b03622 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-11 |website=Casino Connections |title= Castle in the Sand |author=Schwartz, David G. }}
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Latest revision as of 04:08, 22 December 2024

This article is about Bally’s Park Place. For the casino resort formerly known as Bally's Grand, see Atlantic Club Casino Hotel.
Bally's Atlantic City
Bally's from the beach, 2018
Location Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Address 1900 Pacific Ave
Opening dateDecember 29, 1979; 44 years ago (December 29, 1979)
ThemeModernism
Formerly Western
No. of rooms1,214[1]
Total gaming space83,000 sq ft (7,700 m2)[2]
Signature attractionsBally’s Beach Bar
Notable restaurantsPark Place Prime

Jerry Longo’s
Meatballs & Martinis

Casino Cafe & Grille

Macau Kitchen

The Yard

Carluccio's Pizza

Sack o' Subs

Johnny Rockets

Bally's Beach Bar

Dunkin Donuts
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerBally's Corporation
Previous namesBally's Park Place
Renovated in1983, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2024
Coordinates39°21′23.4″N 74°25′56.3″W / 39.356500°N 74.432306°W / 39.356500; -74.432306
Websitecasinos.ballys.com/atlantic-city

Bally's Atlantic City is a casino hotel on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is owned and operated by Bally's Corporation.

The Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel stood on the site before the casino was built. It is famous for its address of "Park Place and the Boardwalk", two locations popularized by the board game Monopoly. Bally's is one of the largest hotels on the boardwalk with nearly 1,169 rooms. Its historic Dennis Tower was constructed in stages between 1906 and 1929. In 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino was opened as an expansion of Bally's.

History

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First hotels on the site

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The site now occupied by Bally's was originally the location of two separate hotels: the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel and the Dennis Hotel.

The Marlborough House was built in 1900 by Josiah White III between Ohio Avenue and Park Place on the Boardwalk, in the Queen Anne style.[3] White expanded the successful resort in 1905, hiring Philadelphia architect William Lightfoot Price of Price and McLanahan to design a new, separate wing, built entirely of concrete, which opened in 1906 as the Blenheim.[4][5] The hotel was then renamed the Marlborough-Blenheim.

Dennis Hotel, c. 1906, showing 1892 wing on the left and larger 1906 wing on the right, with turrets of the Blenheim behind it

The Dennis Hotel began as a pre-Civil War cottage along Michigan Avenue, built by William Dennis. After the war, it was acquired by Joseph H. Borton, who extended the hotel and then built a large addition in 1892, in the French chateau style.[6] The hotel was sold to Walter Buzby just after the turn of the twentieth century. Buzby hired Philadelphia architect Walter Smedley a fellow Quaker, to design a huge new six-story eastern wing, which was completed in 1906.[6] It is the oldest portion still standing. In 1910, the 1892 Michigan Avenue west wing was demolished and replaced with a larger six-story wing, also designed by Smedley.[6] In 1925, Buzby had Smedley design a huge ten-story rear wing, containing a new lobby and ballrooms, which would connect the eastern and western wings extending to the Boardwalk. In 1929, with Smedley's practice having closed, Buzby hired another Philadelphia Quaker firm, Price and Walton, to design a seven-story addition to the 1910 Michigan Avenue west wing, which extended it seventy feet toward the ocean, bringing it even with the 1906 wing.[6] This gave the Dennis its current form.

Dennis Hotel, 1978, showing 1929 extension on the left, 1925 rear wing and 1906 wing on the right

In 1969, the Buzby family sold the Dennis for $4 million to Gary and Lewis Malamut, owners of the adjacent Shelburne Hotel. When they defaulted on the mortgage in 1975, the hotel was returned to the Buzby family. It was soon after foreclosed by the First National Bank of South Jersey.[7]

Bally's Park Place (1979–2000)

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On March 14, 1977, wealthy, flamboyant art dealer Reese Palley and local attorney and businessman Martin Blatt purchased the Marlborough-Blenheim from the White family.[8] They intended to spend $35 million on renovations, preserving the Blenheim wing, while razing the Marlborough to make way for a modern casino hotel. Palley successfully got the Blenheim wing placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. In June 1977, Bally Manufacturing, the world's largest producer of slot machines, leased the Marlborough-Blenheim from Palley and Blatt for 40 years, with an option for a further 100 years.[9] On August 17, 1977, Bally announced that it had purchased the neighboring Dennis Hotel for $4 million from the First National Bank of South Jersey.[7] On October 25, 1977, Josiah White IV, grandson of the Marlborough-Blenheim's founder, presided over the closure of that hotel, locking its front door.[10]

The casino at night, 1984

After Bally took control of the two properties, it announced plans to raze all three hotel buildings - the Marlborough, the Blenheim, and the Dennis, despite protests, to make way for the new "Bally's Park Place Casino and Hotel", an $83 million casino/hotel designed by California-based Maxwell Starkman Associates. The new resort was to have a 39-story, octagonal hotel tower and a huge three-level podium, containing a 75,000 square-foot casino, along with other resort and convention facilities.[11] However, in an effort to offset costs and open the casino as soon as possible, the Dennis Hotel was retained to serve as the temporary hotel for Bally's until a new tower could be built.

In November 1978, Bally demolished the Marlborough-Blenheim and quickly cleared the land to begin building Bally's Park Place Casino. On December 30, 1979, the casino opened with the newly renovated Dennis serving as its hotel. In 1989, Bally constructed a 750-room hotel tower in a modern style, with an exterior of light pink glass. On July 2, 1997, The Wild Wild West Casino opened as the second casino at Bally's.[citation needed]

The boardwalk entrance to Bally's Casino.

Bally's Atlantic City (2000–present)

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In 2000, Bally's Park Place changed its name and became Bally's Atlantic City. The adjacent Claridge Hotel and Casino was purchased and incorporated into Bally's in 2003, and was renamed the Claridge Tower. The casino in the Claridge Tower was named The Ridge. The casino was renovated in 2008 from a standard casino floor to an upscale lounge-casino.

In 2005, Harrah's Entertainment (later Caesars Entertainment) purchased Bally's along with Caesars. In 2008, Harrah's spent $38.5 million to purchase the row of shops between the Dennis Tower and the boardwalk, and then spent a further $23 million to demolish the shops and restore the open plaza, and to restore the facade of the Dennis Tower and renovate its rooms.[12]

The Dennis Tower wing of Bally's, 2019

In 2012, The Ridge closed its gambling and food amenities. The tower's 500 hotel rooms continued to be used for Bally's guests until it was sold in 2013 to be reopened as the independent Claridge Hotel.[13]

In October 2017, ownership of Bally's was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and the property was leased back to Caesars Entertainment.[14][15]

In April 2020, Twin River Worldwide Holdings (now Bally's Corporation) agreed to buy Bally's Atlantic City from Vici. The deal excluded the Wild Wild West Casino which contains a sports betting facility. Operations of that excluded part would be transferred to Caesars Atlantic City. Twin River also announced that they would acquire a license to give Bally's their own sports book, online sports betting, and I-Gaming. The sale was completed in November 2020.[16]

Gaming

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The casino at Bally's has over 83,000 sq ft (7,700 m2) of gaming space with approximately 1100 slot machines.[17] Table games include Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, Roulette, and Pai Gow Poker. Specialty games and poker variations known as "Carnival Games"[18] include Let it Ride, Mississippi Stud, 3-Card Poker, 4-Card Poker, Ultimate Texan Hold’em, and High Card Flush. Recent developments include games which combine the features of live table games with those of slot machines: The multi-player Roulette automatically spins the ball, but the bet and payout function is mostly handle by computerized video terminals for each player. A similar multi-player machine throws a pair of large craps dice. Bally's also has Bally Bet sportsbook which offers sports betting. As provided by local and state law, there are scattered areas where smoking is permitted, totaling 25% of the official gaming space. (Aside from this exception, smoking is banned by law throughout the rest of the casino and hotel). Under New Jersey law, persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to gamble. They may only pass through the main aisles of the casino when accompanied by someone over 21 years old to cross between hotel areas and exits, and may not stop or slow down to observe the games.

Up until February 2021, Bally's Atlantic City participated along with other Caesars Entertainment properties in the "Caesars Rewards" loyalty program for their players, guests, and other customers. Rewards were based on casino play, food/beverage/retail/hotel room/entertainment purchases, and other factors. There were four tiers of membership, increasing in status: Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Seven Star.

After the sale of Bally's to Bally's Corporation, formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Bally's has since transitioned to its own loyalty program — Bally Rewards.[19]

Events

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Sports

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Boxing matches are held at the casino.[20]

Hotel towers

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Bally's Tower, Dennis Tower, Garden Tower

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gurbir S. Grewal (May 22, 2019). "DGE Announces 1st Quarter 2019 Results" (PDF). State of New Jersey. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bally's Atlantic City Hotel and Casino by Bally's Corporation". ballysac.com/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. ^ Thomas, George E. "MARLBOROUGH HOTEL: HABS NO. NJ-863" (PDF). HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington , D.C 20013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  4. ^ "Beach Skyscraper Open; Marlborough-Belnheim Open--Boardwalk Crowded", The New York Times, March 14, 1906, archived from the original on 2018-07-29, retrieved 2011-06-23
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