Darryl McEwen
Opening Saturday, May 15, is a new 100,000-sq. ft. arcade â the largest in the state â located at the Showboat Hotel in the area which formerly housed the casino. Dubbed The Lucky Snake at Showboat, this family-friendly entertainment venue also will include a sports bar, performance stages, a speakeasy and improved meeting spaces. The arcade will feature such games as a large crane, classics from the 1980s, virtual reality, basketball, pinball and Skee Ball. Prizes will range from candy to designer purses, jewelry, cars, motorcycles and all-inclusive vacations. The 25,000-sq. ft. sports bar will include an eSports gaming area and a boxing ring. Live entertainment will be programmed seven days a week.
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The New Jersey Athletic Control Board on Monday overturned Renan Ferreira’s knockout win over Fabricio Werdum at PFL 3, changing the result to a no-decision after Werdum’s camp appealed to the commission.
Ferreira was declared the winner of the bout this past Thursday when he knocked out Werdum with a series of strikes after being caught in a triangle choke. Referee Keith Peterson missed a pair of taps by Ferreira that were caught on camera as Werdum applied the choke.
After reviewing the footage and consulting experts, NJSACB commissioner Larry Hazzard Sr. decided to overturn the result, per ESPN, citing referee Peterson’s admission that he would “likely had stopped the contest” had he seen Ferreira’s tap.
Instead of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition , replace Home with Casino , and that s basically what s happening.
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Jersey s casino industry has taken a huge hit. That s not news, right? Nope, certainly isn t. What is surprising to hear, however, is how much money multiple casinos in Atlantic City plan on dumping into some new looks.
Let s go down the list, shall we?
First announced was Ocean Casino Resort s plan to allocate around $15 million to renovations. Included in that money, though, was something that shows the folks there try to do well by their employees. In the same breath that they announced their renovation plans, Ocean Casino Resort also said that their employees could expect a raise.
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