Table games are about to arrive in Delaware. From CBS-3:
Gambling on table games begins this week at the first of Delaware’;s three racetrack-casinos.Low-limit test games begin Monday at Harrington Raceway & Casino, and the casino plans to go live with table gaming Friday for the start of the Memorial Day weekend, pending final approval from state inspectors.Dover Downs and Delaware Park also plan to begin offering table games such as poker in a few weeks.
Table games are being viewed as a boost for casinos competing with operations in bordering states, including Pennsylvania where table games begin this summer, and New Jersey’s Atlantic City. They are also expected to increase tax revenues to help Delaware balance its budget.
via Table Gaming Begins This Week In Delaware Casinos – cbs3.com.
I’d like to know what Atlantic City casinos have done to prepare for this. Increased marketing to Delaware patrons? Cut their losses and stopped marketing to Delaware at all?
Atlantic City casinos need to confront the reality of table game competition, since Pennsylvania will be joining in a few months. So whether it’s rule changes to make games more player-friendly, lower minimums, or friendlier dealers, Atlantic City casinos need to establish a competitive advantage in some way that will make gamblers drive that extra hour (or further) to play there.