Showboat’s summer attractions plans include a June 12 celebrity boxing match between ex-NBA player Lamar Odom and singer Aaron Carter. Live entertainment also will be offered on a daily basis at the property along the iconic Boardwalk, and the “speakeasy” concept reminiscent of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire will feature the famous Riviera casino sign from the Las Vegas strip.

The arcade games promised include “the world’s largest crane game in addition to the classics from the 1980s through today and the hottest new titles and virtual reality games, as well as basketball games, pinball, and skee ball.” Miniature golf also will be offered.Īs with smaller Jersey Shore arcades, there will be prizes - in this case, everything from candy, to designer purses and jewelry, to cars and motorcycles, and even all-inclusive vacations.Ī rewards program is planned to be comparable to those found at casinos, and unlimited game play packages, or game play with food and beverage packages, also will be available. Showboat, which ended its casino operations in 2014 by a decision of owner Caesars Entertainment during a period when four casinos closed in one year in the city, is the largest non-casino hotel in Atlantic City. The press conference took a theatrical flair when the Philadelphia-based Blatstein arrived with a 14-foot albino Burmese python wrapped around his neck. That includes a 25,000-square-foot sports bar complete with a 20 x 20 boxing ring.

The project is billed as the largest arcade in the state, at 100,000 square feet. Just ahead of the busy summer season in Atlantic City, real estate developer Bart Blatstein last week announced that May 15 would be the grand opening of Lucky Snake at Showboat, a site that Mayor Marty Small Jr.

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