Atlantic City Local Customs

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Better to Park your Vehicle in Your Hotel for free if you have rewards plus cards given by the Casinos or then just take the public Transport like the jitney or just to brisk walking if you are fit around Atlantic City.

Atlantic City Parking:
Open air, paved parking lot at Fairmount and Mississippi avenues; open 10 a.m.-10 p.m., $4 a day during the week; $6 on weekends.
Open air, paved parking lot at Atlantic at Mississippi avenues; open 24 hours, $6 a day during the week and $11 on weekends and holidays E-ZPass Plus available.
Parking garage at 19 So. New York Ave., between Atlantic and Pacific avenues one and a half blocks from the Boardwalk and close to some casinos. Open 24 hours. E-ZPass Plus available.

Daily Rates at New York Avenue:
UP TO 2 HOURS -------- $ 3

After the 3rd hour -------- $ 4

After the 4th hour -------- $ 5

After the 5th hour ------- $ 6

Maximum for 24 hours -- $ 7

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Casino Waitresses – Drinks are free and these girls typically will keep coming back as long as you are kind to them. If I believe that I need better service I will tip two to three dollars up front and that guarantees that I will always have a drink in my hand.

Change Clerks - If you are winning be nice share a little, after all they brought you the lucky coins.

Casino Host and Hostess - These wonderful people are not allowed to accept money tips. But a nice little gift from your area or something at Christmas is graciously appreciated.

Dealers - These are most appreciated. Several ways to tip a dealer. You may tip a dealer a side bet next to your bet or on top of your bet. Dealers usually enjoy being able to participate in the game. If you place his tip on top of yours and it wins you keep the original chip and he collects the winnings from his bet you have set aside.

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Tipping Tips:

Gambling and the Dealers – Some dealers will keep an eye on you and help you get as close to winning as possible. That I tip. Others, act as if they cannot ever suggest anything to the player. There, I do not tip. You can tip during the action or you can tip as you leave the table, that is entirely up to you.

Poker Dealers – If you win a pot send a chip over to the dealer. They deal the cards and they have to put up with abuse from the players, A good dealer can split pots and keep the game going while a bad dealer can let things get out of control.

Taxi –$2 is customary below fifteen dollars.
Shuttle drivers - 50 cents to $1.00 for 1-4 in your party
Bellmen - 2 dollars per bag up to about ten or twelve dollars.
Room Service - 15-20%
Restaurant Waiters - 15-20%
Buffet - $1 per person is nice

as an avid collector of Refrigerator magnets, I must have one about Atlantic City and the choices of magnets here are endless and comes in all shapes and sizes and are made of wood with magnets or porcelain with magnets or plastic with magnets or plain old steel or magnetite and will cost from $ 2.99 to $ 7.99 depending on the material and the design and are available everywhere at the casinos and shops.

If you "play" at any particular casino, my recommendation would be to sign up for their player reward card.

You don't have to play all the time and you can get great discounts on room, food and other great items.

It's quick and easy and only takes a few minutes, just make sure you have proper ID.

In Atlantic City, Ferni and I usually stick to a few casinos, so we have the "Total Rewards" card which allows you to receive benefits from Harrah's, Ceasar's, Horseshoe, Bally's Flamingo, Garand Casion, Harveys Imperial Palace, Paris, Rio, Sheraton Casino and Showboat. We also have the Borgata Rewards Card.

When you are playing at the poker tables it is customary to tip the dealer if you have just won a hand. Ferni plays poker and depending on the amount he has just won in the hand, he will tip with any denomination in chip form, but usually it is either $1 - $5.

Tipping is discretionary and depends on the individual.

If you are playing at any of the casino slot machines it is cutomary to tip the waitresses at least $1 per drink. The waitresses usually will make their rounds asking if you'd like something to drink and when she returns with your drink be kind and tip as most of their salaries are tips based. This also goes for the waitresses that bring drinks to players at the tables in the poker room as well as the other table games.

Drinks are complimentary with a choice of either mixed drinks, beers, coffee, hot chocolate and water.

Although slots make up about 60% of a casino’s revenue, table games make up most of the rest. These are games where there is a human dealer and often you are playing in a game with several other players. The basics rules of the games are straight forward but there are many strategies that can be employed. Arm yourself by doing some research to completely understand the rules of the game and come prepared with your own strategy. The following are some web sites that may help you get started:

Baccarat , Blackjack ,
Caribbean Stud Poker , Craps , Roulette .


Gambling problem? Please call 1-800-GAMBLER.