Newest resort making a splash in Atlantic City - 2004-01-12
The slot machines at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa don't accept coins. Not only that, they include footrests, for comfort's sake.
The parking garage has speed bumps that serve each floor, a step up from the dizzying mazes encountered by drivers at other casinos.
In the hotel rooms, shower stalls are built for two people. No Gideon bibles are in the nightstands; the casino's owners felt that placing them there would promote Christianity over other religions.
Subtle though they are, the differences are paying off: Six months after opening, it has hit the jackpot with Atlantic City regulars, cut deeply into its competitors' businesses and added some cachet to a gambling mecca never considered especially hip.
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