ATLANTIC
CITY, N.J. – Harrah's Atlantic City becomes the official
home to "Endless Summer" today with the debut of a new
172,000-square-foot glass, dome-enclosed swimming pool complex and
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa.
The Pool, a
quarter-acre entertainment complex within the Harrah's property,
was revealed today during a "splashy" ribbon cutting ceremony
where more than 50 Harrah's executives and employees -- including
R. Scott Barber, senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's
Atlantic City and Todd Walter, chief executive officer of Red Door
Spa -- took the first dip in the new 23,000-square-foot, 86,000-gallon
Pool at Harrah's Atlantic City.
Located under
a striking, 90-foot-high glass dome, The Pool complex is a lush,
tropical oasis featuring $1 million worth of horticulture dressing
an Olympic size pool, six Jacuzzis, 12 cabanas, indoor and outdoor
deck areas, as well as The Pool Bar. The Pool complex will offer
guests creative water-tainment both day and night with such engaging
activities as "dive-in" movies, luaus, pool-side spa treatments
and live musical entertainment.
To celebrate
the opening of The Pool, the public ages 21 and older are invited
to a Harrah's Open House over the Memorial Day weekend. During the
Open House, there will be cash sales at The Pool Bar and swimming
will not be permitted.
"We are
thrilled to welcome guests and visitors to see The Pool at Harrah's
Atlantic City over Memorial Day weekend," said R. Scott Barber,
senior vice president and general manager of Harrah's Atlantic City.
"The Pool complex is unlike anything else in the marketplace
and it is bringing entertainment and fun in Atlantic City to an
exciting new level. With the introduction of The Pool and new Red
Door Spa, Harrah's certainly raises the bar in Atlantic City."
Located adjacent
to The Pool complex, the new Red Door Spa -- which opens to the
public on Sunday, May 27th -- spans 23,000 square feet with 23 treatment
rooms including a couples deluxe suite with an in-room Jacuzzi,
fireplace and shower. This well-appointed Red Door Spa offers Elizabeth
Arden's comprehensive menu of world-renowned signature spa services
and beauty treatments as well as several Harrah's-exclusive spa
packages including Windfall Spa Experience, Bet on Red Spa Ritual
and Jackpot Therapy. A menu of poolside spa services in private
cabanas are also be available. Additional spa amenities include
separate female and male "wet zones" complete with steam
room, sauna and Jacuzzi pool surrounding a fireplace, as well as
a specialty cold shower with rain, mist and turbo jet settings.
A full-service fitness center overlooking the pool area can be accessed
from the spa.
The first phase
of Harrah's $550 million expansion project debuted in February 2007
with a new 620-seat contemporary buffet and a retail promenade offering
seven unique shopping outlets. The centerpiece of Harrah's expansion
project is a new 961-room, 44-story hotel tower featuring eight
super-suites and 104 suites appointed with limestone floors, freestanding
showers, fireplaces, in-room theaters and plasma televisions. Upon
completion in 2008, the new tower will increase Harrah's hotel capacity
by nearly 60 percent, offering a total of 2,272 rooms. The new tower
will also make Harrah's the tallest hotel casino in Atlantic City
and the second tallest building in New Jersey.
Mayor
welcomes tribal casino As
reported by The Syracuse Post-Standard
AUBURN, N.Y. - "Auburn Mayor Timothy Lattimore
said Wednesday he'd welcome the Cayuga Indian Nation to
build a casino in his city, while a state official said
a site somewhere in Central New York could be in the running.
"They
were reacting to news that the Cayugas have struck a proposed
settlement to their land-trust dispute that would let
them launch a Las Vegas-style casino at a site to be determined.
"...As
part of the deal, the state would receive about $120 million
a year from casino revenues and Cayuga and Seneca counties
would reap up to $15.3 million a year in gambling money.
"The
Cayugas would also limit the amount of land they would
take off the tax rolls to 10,000 acres total in both counties,
and Congress would take action to ban the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma from opening a casino in the state,
under the agreement..."
Massachusetts casino plan outline As
reported by The Boston Globe
MASSACHUSETTS
- "State
Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill outlined a plan today for
a state-regulated casino to preempt the Mashpee Wampanoags
that he said could bring more money to cities and towns
than the roughly $900 million in local aid raised each
year by the lottery.
"Cahill
described a first-class resort regulated by a gaming commission
that could be developed faster than an Indian-run casino,
which he said would drain money from the lottery and provide
the state only a limited amount of revenue that was subject
to negotiations with the tribe..."
Jerry
Seinfeld
Caesar's
Palace , Las Vegas, Nev.:
Come enjoy a night of comedy at The Colosseum with one of America's
best-loved comedians. Funnyman Jerry Seinfeld will continue
to call The Colosseum at Caesars Palace home on June 8, June
9, August 3 and August 4, entertaining audiences with his unique
style of observational humor.
Date: June 8 - 9 Time: 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $75, $95, $110, $150 Ticket office: (702) 474-4000
For more information: Official
Web site