Free stuff: a night in Atlantic City
(photo: Bloomberg News)
Do you --- and your hard-earned money --- want to go to Atlantic City? Here's one way to score a free place to stay ... and no, I'm not talking about sleeping on the beach.
On May 28, "logo-painted representatives" from Harrah's Casino be at the Inner Harbor, giving away keys to 960 rooms in the resort's new waterfront tower.
But the keys are only good for one night:
Thursday, June 19, heretofore known as "Harrah's [hearts] Baltimore Night".
Harrah's is giving away free Thursday nights in New York, Philadelphia and Washington too --- $1 million in all, to introduce visitors to its new 44-story tower, which features a spa, a 86,000-gallon heated pool and entertainment area and regional food complex.
The representatives, in all their logo-painted glory, will distribute the keys between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the northeast corner of Pratt and Light streets.
Now, as Dan-Thanh pointed out, it's all part of a shameless ploy to lure you --- and your gambling dollars --- onto the strip. Now, if they threw in a free tank of gas ...
Updated: Michelle Deal-Zimmerman has a few more details on this promotion on her travel blog, What's the Deal?
