All 11 A.C. casinos post revenue drop

Reba wrote:

AC does not want me and my family anymore. First Half the casinos say they will go Smoke Free, That counts me out.. then they say they are going after the Young High Rollers. Counts me out again. There are Lots of other places to go that want me and my family.. BYE AC..

LuckyinNC wrote:

Serves them right. My last trip there was early last year. Won't be back anytime soon. Tight machines, terrible comps, and bad service. Seems like everyone has an attitude there anymore. We used to go there 3-4 times a year. Now we fly to Vegas instead.

Reba wrote:

AC does not want me and my family anymore. First Half the casinos say they will go Smoke Free, That counts me out.. then they say they are going after the Young High Rollers. Counts me out again. There are Lots of other places to go that want me and my family.. BYE AC..

Don wrote:

<quoted text>Lucky,We use to go to A/C 40-50 times a year.No more after the way they Chased their Loyal customers out starting about two years ago.After they started losing to the Pa. Casinos,they tryed to get their money back by Shafting the people,didn't work.The place is Dead.Revenues WAY Down again.GREAT !!!

docsteve wrote:

We're just the opposite. We never used to go to AC. Now, I've been down 5 or 6 times in less than a year. We're going again on Sunday.
One thing buried in a lot of those revenue reports is that slot revenue was down (makes sense with PA slot parlors) but table revenue was relatively stable or up at many AC casinos. AC needs to start catering more to the table players since the slot parlors can't offer those games. AC needs to play to it's strengths and unique features that the other places can't compete with.
One thing I'd like to see is more accurate recording of play for comp points. Because it is done manually, it isn't as accurate as when a slot machine does it automatically.
That said, I wish we could go down Saturday instead of Sunday because on Saturday they are paying 7x reward points for your play (Caesars). It would be nice to play for just a couple of hours and earn a few free meals. Oh well, they are giving out $5,000 prizes every 15 minutes on Sunday so maybe we'll get lucky.

ItalianLoco wrote:

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I just checked Pa gaming commission's website... if PA's casinos are doing so great, why is Mount Airy's revenues down bigtime again this week??

ItalianLoco wrote:

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Its only a matter of time until PA legalizes tables. Until PA bans smoking, I think they will always have an advantage over A.C. during the fall & winter months.
In my opinion, what the state of NJ needs to do now is...
(1) Reject Corzine's toll-hike plan
(2) Open slot parlors in northern and central NJ to divert some of New Yorkers & northern New Jerseyians who are giving their money to slot parlors in PA (give exclusive rights to A.C. casinos owners to set up slots)
(3) Spend more money in getting rid of the hood-rats in A.C.(send those people back to Philly & Camden)
(4) Continue to push for legalized sports betting.
There's really nothing new or exciting happening in A.C. at the moment that would attract people. But, the future looks bright with the coming of new megaresorts and nongaming attractions which promise to rejuvinate the city once again in the same way that the Borgata did in 2003.
A.C. needs to realize it can no longer depend on its gaming to attract tourists. Gaming is available in most states now.

ItalianLoco wrote:

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(4) Continue to push for legalized sports betting.

ItalianLoco wrote:

Its too bad Pennsylvanians don't have an alternative for the rest of the Jersey Shore communities (O.C. and Cape May) so that I can find a parking spot in the summer time.

PaGambler wrote:

Since the smoking ban we cut out AC trips to 3-4 a year (used to be once or twice a month). Cheap comps, tight machines, lousy rooms, etc., the list goes on and on. We now frequent Mt Airy, close, good food, smoking allowed. Apparently the anti smokers that said business would increase were off base.

Sylanne wrote:

As husband & I are both Diamond Players (continue to be w/Harrahs Chester)

Sylanne wrote:

As husband & I are both Diamond Players (continue to be w/Harrahs Chester) we stopped our play after March 07.
No how no way as people who smoke, will stand still, spend money, & be confined to a 25% area.
The freebie comp rooms + comped foods are coming in every week via e-mail, snail mail, or by phone.
The NJ & AC politicians did this----the casinos didn't want this ban, but it happened.
Quite frankly,as a Total Rewards Harrahs player, husband & I really enjoyed the comped 2 nt stay that included weekends that we NO LONGER book.
An AC stay b/c of their dictorial smoke bans make this place where I don't want to spend my money.
AC is no longer fun!!!!

Don wrote:

<quoted text>Right on "PaGambler".PA. is where its Happening.A/C screwed too many customers too many times!!!

ItalianLoco wrote:

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PA is where its happening? Yeah right... you guys don't have anything that any other state already has. I will admit though, FILTHYDELPHIA can be fun (if you don't mind taking a risk of getting shot or tripping over a homeless person). You guys are like the last to get slot machines. Your the last with everything. A bunch of followers.