Issue 350
May 28 - June 3, 2007
Volume 7
page 2
 


Harrah's opens Red Door Spa
Press Release

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

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