Winning hand: New casino makes splash in Atlantic City - 2004-01-03
The slot machines at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa don't take coins. And if that's not enough, they have footrests built in, for comfort's sake.

The parking garage has speed ramps that serve each floor, an improvement over the dizzying mazes tackled by drivers at other casinos.

In the hotel rooms, shower stalls are built for two people. No Gideon Bibles are in the nightstands; the casino's owners felt that placing them there would promote Christianity over other religions.
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Broken casino slots make winners of non-spinners - 2004-01-03
Talk about gambler's paradise.

People who dropped coins into 26 slot machines at Trump Casino in Gary won double what they bet -- before they even pushed a button.

Investigators said a programming error seems to have caused the machines to spit out the winnings in error on Dec. 7.

The slot machines apparently were in service about 14 hours before the mistake was discovered.
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