DFAW #217: Things We Say We’ll Definitely Do

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On episode 217 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with defunct casinos, talk about some bar and restaurant news, “plan” for a one-night pre-holiday trip to Borgata, then give a quick rundown of all the video poker bars in AC.

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Episode info: [ 0:28:57 | 13.9 MB | download here ]

DFAW #216: The Great McFlurry Debate

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On episode 216 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle professes his love for Hooters, Craig skips an AC trip, and there’s quite a bit of news to cover.

In the news:

Reviews from the trip:

  • Atexcac Mexican Restaurant on the Boardwalk.
  • Check-in process at Tropicana.
  • Havana Tower rooms at Tropicana.
  • Ossu at Tropicana.
  • Gilchrist at Tropicana.
  • Table games at Caesars and Tropicana.
  • Check-out rush hour at Tropicana.
  • Electric vehicle charging in AC.
  • McFlurry topping supremacy.
  • Pressing the buttons vs. touching the screen in video poker.

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Episode info: [ 0:58:39 | 28.2 MB | download here ]

DFAW #215: Not-So-Lazy River

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On episode 215 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with Japanese restaurants, then Craig gives an exhaustingly detailed report on his AC trip with family.

Reviews:

  • Showboat King Balcony Suite.
  • Lucky Snake Arcade, including roller skating and mini golf.
  • Island Water Park.
  • Disney on Ice at Boardwalk Hall.
  • LandShark Bar & Grill.
  • Hard Rock Cafe.
  • Atlantic City Eatery at Showboat.
  • Sugar Factory desserts vs. convenience store desserts.
  • Bringing kids to AC.

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Episode info: [ 0:55:48 | 26.8 MB | download here ]

DFAW #214: The Ballon d’Or of Kid Meltdowns

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On episode 214 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with times of year to go to AC, then discuss two very different upcoming trips.

In the news, Dave & Buster’s announced December 11th as its opening date, and the September and Q3 data is available to pore over.

To wrap up, listener Pat G. asks if The Hook could inspire more Vegas-esque shows in AC.

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Episode info: [ 0:41:19 | 19.8 MB | download here]

DFAW #213: A Special Trip to Peanut World

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On episode 213 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with AC’s best sportsbooks, then cover a few news topics before Craig gives a trip report.

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Reviews:

  • Tropicana South Tower Ocean View room.
  • Purple Zebra frozen daiquiri.
  • Biergarten.
  • Superfrico and The Hook.
  • Hash House A Go Go.
  • Historic Smithville.

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Episode info: [ 0:46:12 | 22.2 MB | download here ]

DFAW #212: Tattered Old Bag Lady

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On episode 212 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with sections of the Boardwalk, briefly discuss Craig’s potential birthday trip, then take a long look at the 1986 CBS News Special Report, “Big Gamble in Atlantic City,” before wrapping up the episode with mailbag questions about race books, crappy beer, and pai gow tiles.

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Episode info: [ 0:47:26 | 22.8 MB | download here ]

DFAW #211: The New Hollywood

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On episode 211 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play a game of Never/Never/Never with development projects that never happened: the PolerCoaster, the ropes course at Revel, and the joint Caesars/MGM project announced by Governor Chris Christie in 2017 (thanks to Press of Atlantic City’s Nicholas Huba for the inspiration).

Kyle mentions the 1986 CBS News Special Report, “Big Gamble in Atlantic City,” which you can watch on YouTube.

Then we talk more about The Hook, dive into the Island Waterpark’s pricing updates, discuss the plan to convert the Playground pier to film studios, and take a look at the August casino revenue data.

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Episode info: [ 0:33:38 | 16.2 MB | download here ]

DFAW #210: The Dive Bar Episode

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On episode 210 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with some of their favorite dive bars, then talk a lot about dive bars they haven’t been to yet.

In the news:

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Episode info: [ 0:37:41 | 18.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #209: Massive Revenue Data Extravaganza

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On episode 209 of the Atlantic City podcast, Kyle and Craig play Always/Once/Never with the city’s highest grossing casinos, talk about a couple major news items, and cover three months worth of revenue data!

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Episode info: [ 0:29:24 | 14.1 MB | download here ]

DFAW #208: At Least Seven Wonder Woman Machines

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On episode 208 of the Atlantic City podcast, we give a full report of our 2-night trip to AC! Reviews include:

  • Rooms at Ocean, Hard Rock North Tower, and Tropicana Havana Tower.
  • Happy hours at Knife & Fork and Good Dog Bar.
  • Steel Pier Pub.
  • Multiple Starbucks and one Dunkin Donuts.
  • Tony’s Baltimore Grill.
  • Ossu at Tropicana.
  • 10 North Lounge.
  • Horse Dive Bar and The Hook at Caesars.
  • Gilchrist at Tropicana.

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Episode info: [ 0:57:58 | 27.8 MB | download here ]