Many changes are afoot in Bally’s over the past few months, most notably the removal of the $1 PKM machine located just outside the Park Place Video Poker area with a slot machine. It gets a little bit confusing after that. They have shifted some machines around - including relocating the 4 $2 JoB/BP Multigame machines out of Tower Slots and making them $1 machines in the Park Place Video Poker area instead. While the 9/6 paytable has been retained for JoB, there is no confirmation yet if they kept the BP at 8/5 or if it was downgraded. I also got word that the $1 JoB machine outside the Mountain Bar is gone (I never could find it myself). Like all the Atlantic City casinos, Bally’s has marked large areas of the casinos as non-smoking. Ok, they just put signs on top of the machines but it’s a start if you’re not keen on all the smoke like me. The Tower Slots room is still smoking, as are the table game areas. While most of Park Place Video Poker is non-smoking, the banks closest to the reception area are still smoking. So don’t expect a completely smoke free experience as you still have smoking areas directly adjacent to Park Place VP. Most of Claridge and large sections of WWW are now non-smoking, so if you like the Triple Play .25 Bonus Poker progressive machines, you may want to consider playing the bank just outside Little Joes VP area in WWW. Finally, I’d be remiss if I didn’t note that I should really change the BBC calculations to “theoretical” as it appears that percentage may change if they are running a big promotion like the 3x cashback. If anyone has any insights on the cashback calculations I’d love to hear from you. Many thanks to the people emailing changes to me and sincerest apologies for not getting this updated sooner!

*** MIA - *** (1) 25c MG upstairs in Claridge near the parking garage entrance. (1) 50c 8/5 Ace$ (99.4%) in the Claridge Casino.

Both the 8/5 A-c-e-s and 9/6 JoB machines in the Claridge are MIA. The Sidewalk Buffet near the main Total Rewards center is being renovated.

*** MIA - *** (3) $1 MG PKM slant-tops at bottom of stairs from Tower Elevators.

*** MIA - *** (3) $5 MG (3 Play) 9/5 JWD in Tower Room on opposite wall from entrance.

*** MIA - *** (3) $5 9/7 DBAF on the lowest level of Claridge.

There is now only (1) $5 MG 3 play (9/6 JoB and 8/5 BP) in the Tower Slots Room.

(1) $1 9/6 JoB in Little Joe's VP Parlor, (1) $2 9/6 JoB in Little Joe's VP Parlor and the (8) 25c 8/5 BP in Little Joe's VP Parlor are MIA. On the positive side, there is a single $1 9/6 JoB in a bank of various vp machines in WWWest opposite the Mountain Bar. (Beware of a $1 8/5 JoB in the same bank.)

The progressives seemed set lower to start on $1 9/6 banks and dealt royal on .25 bonus triple play. I play only $1 9/6 single and triple play and the .25 8/5 BP progs. Cash back is .2% (confirmed from 2 recent trips). Can only be redeemed on return trip ( 90 days) No bounce back ( do not know what .15 in web page refers to) , but instead of old double days I get 2-4 days a month with a $$ reward ( players seem to get $20 - 15). For these games I got connection comps now @ .25% regardless of other activities. In the past Ballys AC would comp at 1% ( dont ask dont tell), but held back comps - taking into account $55+ for comped rooms, and maybe for CB also. But $5000 through on an overnight was enough - likely double that now. Though hosts would always comp me anything but gourmet even if my account was empty - used up from prior play/trip- now there are less hosts with much less discretionary freedom.

to 4000) Base Reward Credits in the year to get Platinum status and 10,000 to get Diamond status.

The Claridge is now totally TITO.

Bally's direct cashback rate is .2 for vp wagers over 2.50 and about another .15 can be added for bounceback.

The (1) $1 9/5 JWD @ Claridge is MIA.

All PKM games are out of service for conversion to TITO.

The (1) 25c MG 9/6 JoB @ Claridge also has 8/5 BP and 9/7 DB and there are (4) $5 MG 9/7 DB in the Tower Slots Room. The PKM plus are now TITO.