Seven Stars Signature Events experiences?

I am signed up to attend the Seven Stars experience in Atlantic City in June. I have never been to one of these before. I am assuming there will be large crowds of Seven Stars with benefits to the point that the usual perks like quick service and first available seating will be meaningless.

While I realize that none of you may have Atlantic City signature event experience, I know there's a bunch of posters on here who have been Seven Stars for years and have attended these events in the past at other locations. I was wondering what we're in for. We just wanted to go to Atlantic City because we've never been, and while we'll attend these parties, gambling won't be our focus.

Thank you!

Be prepared to be disappointed at the parties. Too many people and too little food. It's just another cheap gimmick to get you in a casino.

Have they sent you the exact schedule yet? If so, I would reserve asap because some times things fill up quickly. We are going to New Orleans in a couple of weeks, but have not seen the times for the events. But they do treat you pretty well down there, so we are looking forward to it.

My host at the TR casino I mostly play at set this all up for me and I have reservations for all the events you can do in advance - there's one you do when you get there. My husband and I were working on our schedules for next month, since we have to block out time for this, and I started thinking about the fact that the place is liable to be a zoo because of all the Seven Stars. We really just want to go to see Atlantic City, such as it is, the ocean and the boardwalk, and while we'll pop into the events they aren't a be all end all for us. Which is why I asked about experiences at these things. Because if it's going to make the whole place be a circus, perhaps we might have a more pleasant experience going another weekend or another three day stretch. We're driving and making it part of an eastern road trip (we live in the Midwest) so we have no commitment to this other than the reservations.

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Originally Posted by pkspins

We're driving and making it part of an eastern road trip (we live in the Midwest) so we have no commitment to this other than the reservations.

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Perfect!! Then you will not be disappointed.

PK--are you staying at Caesars or Harrahs in Atlantic City. Harrahs is a much nicer casino. However, Caesars has the Boardwalk and the ocean. So if that is your interest, I would suggest that you stay at Caesars.

So many are disappointed with Atlantic City. I love it, however, because I love the ocean plain and simple.

If you love the ocean, may I suggest Florida where there really are white sand beaches and clear skies? The beaches in California suck.

The boardwalk and casino blocks of Atlantic City are okay. If you venture a couple of blocks from them, you may think you're in Beirut. I like AC, but it's not a polished, pretty tourist destination.

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Originally Posted by redietz

The boardwalk and casino blocks of Atlantic City are okay. If you venture a couple of blocks from them, you may think you're in Beirut.

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The casinos really failed to bring Atlantic City back to life.

When I was a reporter in Miami from 1980 to 1987 I did a series of reports about the pros and cons of legalizing casinos in the city of Miami Beach to revitalize Miami. This was before the "South Beach transformation" which came from the influx of Europeans and South Americans.

As part of the series I took a crew to Atlantic City to interview the Mayor, and cruise the Atlantic City area which was still run down and back then Indian casinos hadn't opened yet -- there was Vegas and Atlantic City and that's all.

I will never forget what the Mayor of AC said in the interview: if you legalize casinos in Miami you're crazy.

Of course he might have said that because he didn't want the competition. But there was no sign then -- just as there is no sign now -- that casinos would end the blight.

Whoever thought that casinos in a place like New Jersey would be a help to the poor was dreaming. And what do people on welfare do most of all? Yup, drink, smoke, and gamble. I went there early on and my last trip was in 2010. The combat zone never changed. Their best casino, the Borgata, seems too out of the way. The only unique GOOD thing about most of the other casinos is that boardwalk and of course the ocean. I can never tell if AC will soon be a ghost town or not.

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Originally Posted by carolinajacket

Have they sent you the exact schedule yet? If so, I would reserve asap because some times things fill up quickly. We are going to New Orleans in a couple of weeks, but have not seen the times for the events. But they do treat you pretty well down there, so we are looking forward to it.

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Have you been to NOLA since they cut back # of drinks and food items per day in their diamond lounge? I guess it could be good or bad depending on how look at it. They had to do something because it was always too crowded in there. Some people would go in there and stay all day. The palm room as they call it there is just too small.

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Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson

If you love the ocean, may I suggest Florida where there really are white sand beaches and clear skies? The beaches in California suck.

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Agree. I've tried to explain to my daughter that (most) east coast beaches are wider and have sand that you can walk on without cutting your feet on stones and rocks.

I agree that the NOLA Diamond Lounge is too small. Sometimes the line waiting to get in is quite long. I am interested in the effect that the no smoking law will have on the casino. Some folks are predicting that it will put Harrah's New Orleans out of business. I doubt that, but it will be nice for those of us who suffer from serious lung damage. We will be heading down in a couple of weeks so I will be able to see first hand how it works out. Maybe it will help keep the Diamond Lounge less crowded.

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Originally Posted by carolinajacket

I agree that the NOLA Diamond Lounge is too small. Sometimes the line waiting to get in is quite long. I am interested in the effect that the no smoking law will have on the casino. Some folks are predicting that it will put Harrah's New Orleans out of business. I doubt that, but it will be nice for those of us who suffer from serious lung damage. We will be heading down in a couple of weeks so I will be able to see first hand how it works out. Maybe it will help keep the Diamond Lounge less crowded.

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It won't put them out of business and in fact, it might help. Non-smokers will come in more often and there may even be more of them. The idiots who smoke will be taking breaks to go outside, giving them more opportunity to get away from their losing, reset maybe even with a trip or two to the ATM's, then come back to feed the slots and poker machines all over again. Hopefully once other casinos around the country see this, they too will smarten up.

I'm with you on this one Rob. There are a lot more non-smokers than smokers, and most folks now-a-days are fully aware of the dangers of smoking. I look forward to visiting the smoke free casino. At least at Cherokee they have a rather large smoke free section, even though they really need to expand it even more -- or hopefully go smoke free. But that might be hard to do in the big time tobacco raising state of North Carolina.

Tell the former owners of Revel in AC that... when they opened it was a 100% smoke free facility.. that lasted about 6 months.. they never recovered and it was sold for pennies on the dollar... was that 100% of the failure, no.. but it played a big role..

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Originally Posted by Rob.Singer

It won't put them out of business and in fact, it might help. Non-smokers will come in more often and there may even be more of them. The idiots who smoke will be taking breaks to go outside, giving them more opportunity to get away from their losing, reset maybe even with a trip or two to the ATM's, then come back to feed the slots and poker machines all over again. Hopefully once other casinos around the country see this, they too will smarten up.

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Very interesting statistics about gamblers and smoking. It's true that in the US most of us don't smoke. But there is a high percentage of gamblers who do smoke.

Places like Palace Station have always had smoke-filled air, but I noticed five/six years ago that air quality in the Rio and other properties around town seemed to have deteriorated. Some people said that it was cost-cutting related to cleaning the air circulation systems less often. I have no idea. Does anyone know whether it would be related to how many hours or at what speed the circulation systems run or if it relates to number of times the systems are cleaned up?

A lot of the "smoke situation" varies with the design of the casino. Casinos that are newer and have the new, better air systems have cleaner air; and newer casinos also tend to have higher ceilings which also helps to allow for the smoke to clear away.

A lot of the "smoke situation" also varies with location and time of play. In the high limit area at Caesars there are fewer smokers. In the Palace Court slots area where there is one $5 Bonus game, I rarely see anyone smoke and there usually aren't that many players by the video poker machines.

In the craps pit you will always find smokers except that I found in the early morning hours 3am to 6am the smokers are not there.

We have been smoke free in Illinois for several years. It is an absolute shock to the system now to go to a Vegas casino where there is smoking.

The Horseshoe in Hammond Indiana, which is actually closer to Chicago than most of the casinos around here does allow smoking and takes a lot of business away from Illinois casinos due to proximity to downtown Chicago and probably also smoking.

I am always amazed at the number of smokers going outside every 20-30 minutes in the Chicago winter.

Being non-smoking had little if anything to do with Revel's closing. People who go to AC are mostly non-smokers, while the locals smoke like chimneys. And would the smokers have gone to Revel if smoking were allowed? Of course not--it's way too classy for the slugs.

The biggest problem Revel had was poor management, insufficient marketing, and they opened a multi-billion dollar resort at at time that was far less than optimal for a place already on the downspin like AC. In short, it was too good to be true and at the wrong time.

I have no handle on the costs associated with keeping air clean in a casino.

1) Does running the system full bore 24/7 incur much higher energy costs than not doing it?
2) How often do filters or parts have to be changed and managed? Do casinos have people in place to do this or is it all outside work?
3) Are there very different systems of air cleaning and circulation, or does it work the same way in almost all casinos?
4) Are there any air standards for interiors of casinos?
5) Are there standards for areas deemed "non-smoking" or is that just a designation?

One thing the Revel had was Jose Garces taco truck. The best fish taco and al pastor I have ever had. Was expensive but great.

Otherwise--it was too far up the boardwalk away from the foot traffic, and too high class for the area.

Smoking has declined big time over the past few decades, as has the American public's tolerance of dealing with secondhand smoke.

Most businesses have realized that they actually do better by restricting smoking.

Norwegian Cruise Lines no longer allows smoking on the balconies.

So a casino went smoke free and went out of business. Harrah's Tunica was heavy smoke and went out of business. So there must be something at least in common. As has been mentioned before -- poor management. The question was whether NOLA would go out of business now that it is non smoke. Although its management if a bit iffy, I am still putting my money on it being around for a good long time.

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Originally Posted by regnis

PK--are you staying at Caesars or Harrahs in Atlantic City. Harrahs is a much nicer casino. However, Caesars has the Boardwalk and the ocean. So if that is your interest, I would suggest that you stay at Caesars.

So many are disappointed with Atlantic City. I love it, however, because I love the ocean plain and simple.

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We are staying at Caesars because of the boardwalk and the ocean. Same as you, I just love the ocean. Having always lived in the Midwest, it's just nice to look at it, and for a quick trip like we are doing here NJ and AC is a relatively easy drive by our standards.

The casinos and racinos in Ohio are non smoking inside the buildings, but some of the ones that can physically have outdoor semi-enclosed patio areas with games. The ones I've seen are always packed, and have expanded those areas since they originally opened to allow for more machines.

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Originally Posted by pkspins

some of the ones that can physically have outdoor semi-enclosed patio areas with games.

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There are a couple "card casinos" in the Los Angeles area that have gaming under tents in secure areas where smoking is allowed. You will find Vegas style card games including blackjack, 3 Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Mississippi Stud, etc. but not actual poker games. Even in the Indian casinos, all poker is played in a smoke-free environment.

Casinos in British Columbia are smoke free as are bars and restaurants. Doesn't seem to have slowed any of those businesses and we have a high Asian smoker population here.

The government here made it a workers compensation issue and therefore you can't make anyone work in a smoke filled environment. I love it.

If you were to apply for a job at Caesars, every job description or application has a condition that the applicant understand and must be able to work in a smoke filled environment. I don't know if this would sustain a legal challenge for workers comp or other legal challenge for an unhealthy environment, but it is their attempt to do so.

The last time I was on the boardwalk in Atlantic City a seagull grabbed my cheese steak right out of my hands.

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Originally Posted by Nash

The last time I was on the boardwalk in Atlantic City a seagull grabbed my cheese steak right out of my hands.

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Haha! Were you comped the cheesesteak? Maybe they realized that you had rc's to use up first and they were fixing their mistake!
I once had a crow snatch my hotdog out of my golf cart while I was teeing off on the tenth hole. I hadn't even taken one bite yet!

Nash and Chimp you have nothing to talk about about birds snatching your snacks. I've had three ex-wives and their legal eagle lawyers swoop in and snatch everything.

You know what George Foreman said, the toughest beating he ever took was in a divorce courtroom in Houston, TX.