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USA TODAY 10Best has named 20 nominees for its latest best casino hotel ranking, with four Atlantic City properties making the list and California’s Graton Resort & Casino also included in the national field.
The Atlantic City nominees are Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, Ocean Casino Resort, and Resorts Casino Hotel. According to the source summary, the list will be narrowed to 10 hotels after public voting, with votes open until noon on Monday, Aug. 24. Winners are scheduled to be announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The source describes Borgata as offering luxe amenities, an expansive casino, a spa, multiple pools, retail options, and restaurants including Angeline by Michael Symon. Hard Rock Atlantic City was highlighted for its music-themed resort experience, more than 2,000 slot machines, and over 100 table games, including an Asian gaming room.
Ocean Casino Resort was described as an oceanfront property with the Eclipse Indoor/Outdoor Pool, private cabanas, Exhale Spa + Bathhouse, restaurants, nightlife, Ovation Hall entertainment, and what the source called the country’s largest TopGolf Swing Suite. Resorts Casino Hotel was noted as the first legal casino to open outside Nevada when it debuted in 1978, and as a two-towered Boardwalk property with renovated rooms, many ocean views, 80,000 square feet of gaming space, and an indoor/outdoor rooftop pool.
For California readers, the main relevance is that Graton Resort & Casino is part of the broader 20-property nominee group competing against major casino destinations from Las Vegas, Connecticut, Mississippi, Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.
What players and casino visitors should know is that this is a hospitality ranking rather than a regulatory or market-change announcement. The source does not provide vote totals, the detailed judging methodology, or the final top 10 yet.
The next key dates are straightforward: public voting closes at noon on Aug. 24, and the winning casino hotels are set to be announced on Sept. 2.
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Source: As reported by news.google.com.
