Casino Player Announces ``Best Of Gaming'' 1999 Reader's Poll Results.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- The "1999 Best of Gaming" results have been tabulated, and are released today in Casino Player's July 1999 issue, announced Casino Journal Publishing Group management. The "Best of Gaming" is a survey distributed to the nationwide subscribers of Casino Player and is designed to name the readers' top selections in gaming, hotels, restaurants, amenities and various elements of the industry. More than 7,000 Casino Player readers voted on such categories as "Best Overall Casino Hotel," "Valet Parking valet parking n. Parking arrangements provided by a commercial establishment, such as a restaurant, whereby patrons leave their cars at the entrance and attendants park and retrieve them. Noun 1. " and "Best Service" on the hotel side, and "Best Casino," "Best Blackjack blackjack, one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. " and "Best Video Poker Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console which is a similar size to a slot machine. History Video poker first became commercially viable when it became economical to combine a television-like monitor with a " on the casino side. The survey was all-inclusive, with diverse categories ranging from best freebies, comps and hosts to best restaurants, headliners and must-see attractions. The ballot card was released in each of the four regional February editions of Casino Player magazine -- with more than 7,000 respondents participating in the poll. "It was an overwhelming task to tally up all the results from our readership," said Adam Fine, editor-in-chief of Casino Player. "Putting together all the data has made this issue of Casino Player the biggest in the magazine's 10 year history. "The interesting part of the survey is that we can see our readership changing, becoming more sophisticated," Fine continued. "Casino Player readers want both quality and value in every facet of their gaming experience, and they reward it when they find it with praise and loyalty. Hence the repeat winners in many of this year's categories. The hotels racking up the most wins in various categories this year are Harrah's and the Rio." Casino Player readers pick the winners and the editors analyze the reasons why, spotting trends in the industry. For instance, the premier award, "Best Overall Hotel Casino," went to last year's winners: Harrah's in Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , the Rio in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. and the Grand Casino in Tunica tunica /tu·ni·ca/ (too´ni-kah) pl. tu´nicae [L.] a tunic; in anatomy, a general term for a membrane or other structure covering or lining a body part or organ. . These repeat winners are innovators; each have opened new hotel towers and added new amenities in the past 18 months. Due to their commitment to high quality, customer satisfaction and keeping the guest experience fresh and exciting, the reward was a repeat win. Another notable category is "Best Casino." Readers take into account factors such as ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence n. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . , casino layout, employee friendliness and the mix of machines and table games. For the third year in a row, the Tropicana in Atlantic City took the honors. The Rio took first in Las Vegas and the Grand Casino won in Tunica. The high-end Grand Victoria won for "Best Riverboat Casino A Riverboat casino is a type of casino unique to several areas of the United States which use a riverboat as a casino. Several states authorized this type of casino to limit the areas where casinos could be constructed. " and Foxwoods, located in Connecticut, won for "Best Indian Casino." Surveyors rate which hotel/casino has the best blackjack tables, craps craps: see dice. craps Gambling game in which each player in turn throws two dice, attempting to roll a winning combination. The term derives from a Louisiana French word, crabs, which means “losing throw. , baccarat baccarat (bä`kərä', băk`–, Fr. bäkärä`), French card game formerly widely played in European casinos but now supplanted in popularity by chemin de fer. and poker room, as well as "Best Slot Club." In the latter category, Harrah's took the honors with the only nationwide slot club in existence. When it comes to slots, Casino Player readers are IGT IGT impaired glucose tolerance. fans. IGT swept the four slot categories, with its Double Diamond taking the "Best Slot," Jacks or Better in the "Video Poker" category, the Elvis progressive voted "Best New Slot," and Triple Play got the nod as the "Best New Video Poker" machine. "IGT's game development success comes from a combination of ingredients -- the engineering of the machines, graphic design and artwork, and game software development," said Ed Rogich, IGT's director of domestic sales. "We have more than 400 people in various development areas who create gaming machines that we hope are well-received by casino slot players. Our goal every year is to put out the industry's most exciting and innovative gaming machines." There are also a few non-gaming categories such as "Best Pool," "Golf" and "Disco." An impressive run by one such amenity is the Island Wedding Chapel at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. The chapel, owned by Linda Swift, has won in this category since the survey's inception four years ago. "I've had the chapel almost five years now," Swift said, "and I first upgraded the site with an enlarged bridal room and an addition of a gazebo gazebo Lookout in the form of a turret, cupola (small, lanternlike dome), or garden house set on a height to give an extensive view. Few late-18th- and 19th-century rustic gazebos survive, but 17th-century turrets built up in an angle of the garden wall are not uncommon. . People know about us and come here for the excellent service and unique setting. There's really no other chapel like this in Las Vegas. It's also one of the few privately owned in Las Vegas." Copies of the "Best of Gaming" issue of Casino Player are now available on newsstands, nationwide. For a complimentary issue of Casino Player magazine, email a request detailing name and mailing address to gfine@casinocenter.com. 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