The amazing story of the Borgata added a new chapter this month with the completion of the first portion of a major two-part expansion. Already the youngest casino in town by thirteen years, Borgata continues to add new venues and stay at the forefront of what's making Atlantic City so exciting these days. It's almost hard to believe, but the expansion of a casino that's only three years old is actually born out of necessity. Since opening in July 2003, Borgata has been the top-grossing casino in Atlantic City for all but one month. They actually need to grow in order to accommodate the demand.
 Now open to the public, the $200 million project added 36,120 square feet of casino floor space, an 85-table poker room, three restaurants from celebrity chefs, a second nightclub, mur.mur and a quick-service food court called The Cafeteria.
The quintessential Borgata experience of great dining and nightlife in an upscale atmosphere are expected to go to a new level in the expanded area. Rumors of how exclusive the new club mur.mur will be are already creating a buzz and the new dining options come from some of the biggest names in the business. In addition to more dining and nightlife, Borgata will now have the largest poker room in the city.
One of the most common gripes about Borgata is that the table limits are too high. On a Saturday night it's nearly impossible to find a blackjack table for less than $50 a hand. Previously, the Borgata was simply too busy to run lower limit tables. In theory, the new tables of the expanded area should now make some lower limit tables available. If the limits do indeed get lower, Borgata's headlock on the rest of the city just got tighter.
The incredible success of Borgata continues to be the catalyst for change in Atlantic City. For fans of the new Atlantic City such as CityAtlantic, that's nothing but good news.
 Casual Dining Just
Got Better At Borgata... | Vegas fans have been
holding this over our
heads for years, but
now it's over. Atlantic
City just got its first
Fatburger, the mother
of all fast food burgers.
It can be found in The
Cafeteria food court
along with favorites like
Tony Luke's Old Philly
Style Sandwiches, Panda
Express, Hibachi San
and others. | | | | What's Cooking At Borgata... |  Uber-famous chef Bobby Flay tries his first steak house venture with Bobby Flay Steak. The restaurant will highlight the chef's famous grilling techniques and signature Southwestern fare. |  Spago chef Wolfgang Puck brings his innovative California cuisine to Borgata with his restaurant the Wolfgang Puck American Grille, his first venture on the East Coast. The restaurant reflects his signature comfort food featuring salads, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, pasta, pizzas and desserts. |  Celebrated chef Michael Mina also makes his East Coast and Atlantic City debut with SEABLUE. Much like its sister property in the MGM Grand Las Vegas, SEABLUE features fresh fish from all over the world as well as wacky versions of classic American dishes such as Lobster Corn Dogs. | | | | Borgata Opens Largest Poker Room In Atlantic City | | Borgata's 85-table, 21,500 square-foot poker room will feature an eighteen-table High Limit Room offering food service; a nine-table tournament area offering bleacher seating for tournament viewing that can be partitioned off as a "reserved" poker area and a 58-table Main Poker Room offering live poker action outfitted with plasma televisions. | | | | Borgata Summer Poker Open Tournament: July 5 - July 20, 2006 | | Summer Poker Open Tournament will open for play on July 5 and offer players a chance to participate in thirteen main events including Texas Hold'Em No Limit, Texas Hold'Em Limit, 7-Card Stud, and Omaha tournaments. The sixteen-day, forty-one event tournament will also feature super satellites, second chance cash, and sit-and-go tournaments. The tournament will culminate with the $5,000 + $200 No Limit Championship. |
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