Showboat Casino Hotel

Showboat Hotel from Boardwalk at night with Borgata in Background (2002)

Showboat Atlantic City

Showboat Casino Hotel is located on the Boardwalk at Delaware Avenue. It is the northernmost casino on the baordwalk. Showboat is next to Trump Taj Mahal and also near Resorts.

OWNERSHIP

Showboat, which opened in 1987, was originally owned by Showboat, Inc. Harrah's Entertainment (NYSE: HET), one of the largest casino operators in the country, bought the property in 1998. The company is well known for its innovative promotions and its award-winning nationwide 'Total Rewards' slot club.

ACCOMODATIONS

Showboat has over 1300 guest rooms and suites. The main hotel tower stands at 25-stories tall and the New Orleans Tower is 17 stories. A new $90M 19-story tower, which opened in 2003, added 540 new upscale rooms to Showboat.

Swimming Pool - seasonal outdoor pool and sun deck.

Big Easy Spa - has excercise equipment, jacuzzis, saunas, steam baths, tanning, and massage.

Salon International - offers hair cuts and styling, nail and skin care, airbrush makeup, and microdermabrasion.

SHOWBOAT - THE MARDI GRAS CASINO

The New Orleans party theme is nicely carried throughout the property including Bourbon Street scenes and facades, bandstands, Dixieland bands, and costumed employees found on the gaming floors, as well as its restaurants, etc.

The Boardwalk end of the casino has recently been transformed to incorporate the House of Blues (HOB) theme. The renovations include the Boardwalk entrance and facade, as well as the new HOB restaurant, poker room, music hall and night club.

The casino, which spans over 100,000 square feet, includes approximately 75 table games and nearly 4,000 slots machines, a Baccarat Room, a horseracing simulcast facility, and the House of Blues Poker Room.

There are several different slot areas including The Carousel Room (a high-end slot parlor with carousel horse as its centerpiece), The Lagniappe Slot area (which houses 117 quarter reel machines), the Bayou Gaming Club ($5 slots with plush seating and personalized service).

DINING

French Quarter Buffet -New Orleans sidewalk themed buffet where you can see the entrees prepared before your eyes ($15-18). Food stations, which are storefront-themed, include salads, seafood, Asian, Italian with open hearth pizza oven, and desserts. Located on the second floor.

Canal Street Bread & Sandwich Co. - salads, sandwiches ($6-7), pizza, crepes, breakfast sandwiches and pastries. Eat in or take out.

Casa Di Napoli - Italian restaurant with an open-hearth. Dishes include pasta (lasagna, manicotti, chicken parmigiana, $17-22), brick oven pizzas, veal ($30-45), fish and seafood ($28-36) entrees. Located on the first floor.

House of Blues - casual, southern-inspired cuisine including ribs ($15-24), burgers, salads and sandwiches, plus cajun and southern entrees.

Mansion Cafe - 'Gone With the Wind' mansion themed 24-hour diner. Guests enter through the front porch on the casino's second floor and are seated in one of several richly decorated period rooms or in the courtyard. They serve southern fare and traditional dishes.

Noodle Bar - pork, duck, fish and noodle dishes.

Rib & Chophouse - steaks ($25-65), chops, chicken, fish, seafood ($26-28) and rawbar.

ENTERTAINMENT & SHOPPING

Entertainment - Showboat hosts headliner entertainment and musical reviews. House of Blues is the new music hall night club, and lounge. There is also free nightly live music in the lounge, and frequently Dixieland Bands and strolling entertainers around the casino.

Shopping - there are shops carrying gifts, souvenirs, sundries, jewelry, and apparel.

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