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With a vide variety of shops and restaurants, the Trump Taj Mahal is a large, luxurious resort with plenty of options for fun. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: There are more than 200 table games, including blackjack, craps and a Baccarat Pit. The United States Poker Championship is hosted in the Trump Taj Mahal's smoke-free poker room. There are more than 3,500 slot machines on the Taj's floor. Entertainment: Concerts and shows range from the Commodores (July 7)

After mismanagement and money issues almost shut it down, Resorts was rebranded in 2010 as a Roaring Twenties getaway spot inspired by the HBO series"Boardwalk Empire. "Now, under new ownership, Resorts is finding its place on Atlantic City's boardwalk once again. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: There are table games (including Spanish 21, various versions of poker, roulette and more) and slot machines ranging from penny slots to high limit slots.

Whether you want to relax at its Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa or want to dance all night at the massive nightclub, The Pool, Harrah's offers many different options for an Atlantic City trip. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: There are 170 table games of craps, roulette, big six and more. There are also 2,722 slot machines. Entertainment: Concerts and shows range from stand-up comedian Ron White (June 16) to Irish folk band Celtic Thunder (June 27)

The Tropicana's strongest asset could be its familiarity and price-point efficiency: You'll find recognizable restaurants (Hooters, P.F. Chang's) and practical shops (Brooks Brothers, A Time for Wine) in The Quarter. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: There are 170 table games including craps, roulette, blackjack, baccarat and more. Asian games, including Pai Gow poker and Pai Gow tiles, take place in Jade Palace. Tropicana offers more than 2,600 slot machines.

This casino and resort offers hotel accommodations with more than 300 rooms, event packages and discounts for special occasions, many dining options, venues to enjoy live music and drinks, new games and old favorites and the Shoppes of Sands. Casino hours: 24 hours a day. Games to play: Along with poker, blackjack, craps and roulette, Sands has many other table games, including mini and midi baccarat, sic bo and pai gow tiles. A 30-table poker room is also provided.

This King of Prussia casino resort, which opened in March, offers casino-floor access to all hotel guests, club members, and anyone who spends $10 or more at its variety of dining, shopping and nightclub locations. Casino hours: 24 hours a day Games to play: You'll find 600 slot machines and 50 table games, including blackjack, craps, roulette, pai gow poker and baccarat.. Entertainment: Go dancing at Seven the Nightclub, check out the Very Important scene at Cameo Lounge, have a specialty cocktail at Center Bar, or have a beer and listen to acoustic sets at Valley Tavern.

At the Greenbrier you can decide if you would like to stay in a single room, a four-bedroom estate house or even a seven-bedroom suite. During your stay you can enjoy a myriad of indoor and outdoor activities, including gaming, tennis, shopping, billiards, bowling, golf, fishing, croquet, Whitewater rafting and more. Casino hours: 11 a.m.-4 a.m. on weekends and 11 a.m.-3 a.m. on weekdays. Games to play: At an elegant casino requiring men to wear a sports coat after 7 p.m., some of the table games provided are: Blackjack, Roulette, Three Card Poker, Mini-Baccarat, Baccarat and Craps.

In anticipation of a busy summer, fresh boutiques, eateries and activities are popping up all over Cape May County. Still just as appealing are some of the region's perennial favorites. Here's a look at some of the newest, along with some of the most venerated favorites of southern New Jersey's coast. Cape May Cape May, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay on New Jersey's southernmost tip, is the nation's oldest seaside resort. This storybook Victorian town is laden with beautiful beaches, paving stone alleyways and quaint shops and restaurants.

Hoping to turn around the struggling resort, Maryland's slots location committee awarded a license Thursday for a casino at Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in Allegany County. The Video Lottery Facility Location Commission voted unanimously to issue the license to Evitts Resort LLC, the sole remaining applicant after the panel eliminated a group led by former Democratic Party Chairman Nathan Landow in January. The license is contingent on Evitts getting construction financing, but company officials do not expect that to be a problem.

Baltimore Orioles' star center fielder Adam Jones loves to sleep out — which works out nicely for him, realization, since his team spends more than 80 days a year on the road. Obviously undaunted by frequent changes of scenery, Jones has been a consistent performer for the Orioles, winning a Gold Glove Award in 2009 and being named the team's most valuable player last fall by the local news media. All of this high-profile activity might lead one to assume that during the offseason Jones would prefer to unwind at home, sleeping in his own bed. But that couldn't be further from the truth.