Table Games in Atlantic City

I am on a quest to play the widest variety of table games that I can (without destroying my bank account). I recently moved to NYC and I am interested in visiting Atlantic City. What time/day should I go to see the widest variety of games, without the minimum bets being too high? I assume Sunday might have that balance but I could be wrong.

I can't mention your bank account, it's in five figures or more right? Or it will be after you win.

I dunno, I've never been there, but weekdays except Fridays are when to expect lower minimums if there are lower minimums.
Maybe check out some travel gambler YouTube videos to see about what the hotels are like and had they any luck playing anything, or if the food was good.

Table Game Survey for Casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey
https://atlanticcityadvantage.com/table-games/
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It's 2 hours to get from NYC to Atlantic City, 126 miles
It's 2 hrs 30 min to get to Foxwoods, 140 miles
It's 2 hrs 45 min. to get to Rivers Casino in Schenectady, NY (near Albany, NY), 166 miles
It's 1 hr 20 min. to get to Parx Casino in Bensalem, PA, 79 miles (I really don't like trips over 100 minutes)
It's 1 hr 35 min to get to Rivers Casino in Philadelphia, PA, 92 miles

From the description below, I'd only reserve AC for high roller visits where I'm looking for table maximums.

Resorts World in Queens has Class II slots. I avoid them like the plague, but for cash-outs under $600 on e-games it might be a go. I doubt there's table games there.
"The casino features four automated table games—baccarat, blackjack, craps, and roulette—and a wide array of video slot machines. Baccarat is played with real playing cards, dealt inside a machine."
They might be getting an upgrade in their gambling license soon so tables could be coming and VLT's could disappear.

Resorts World submitted their bid for a commercial casino license on June 27, 2025. If the bid were approved, Resorts World planned to start construction as soon as mid-2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resorts_World_New_York_City

I have no idea what table minimums they may have once they switch over. It could be $25 for most games or more reasonable with $10 & $15 minimums.

Any weekday. Some of all games are open every day all day. Take the 319 bus from Port Authority. Bring something disposable to sit on, and that's especially so if the bus you are on does not have a lavatory. On such buses, when used for long hauls, the seats have been used as lavatories. You may wish to take rideshare or taxis from the AC bus station to the Boardwalk because there are people in AC who will attack. Suffice it to say that after 20 years playing in AC there is no casino environment in Las Vegas that alarms me. Or you can take Greyhound or OurBus and that will take you right from either Port Authority or some random place in Midtown to the Boardwalk side.

Another alternative if you just want to investigate a lot of table games is go to Foxwoods or Mohegan in CT. They have a few things there you won't see in AC. In fact that might be best of all for general investigation of table games. You can take a bus there too, and rideshare between the two. Rooms will be reasonable and available on the weekdays.

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I am on a quest to play the widest variety of table games that I can (without destroying my bank account). I recently moved to NYC and I am interested in visiting Atlantic City. What time/day should I go to see the widest variety of games, without the minimum bets being too high? I assume Sunday might have that balance but I could be wrong.
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PA casinos have lower minimums and better rules than AC, CT and Vegas.

Weekend PARX blackjack is $10 min, 3/2 Blackjack, Late Surrender, Dealer stands on all 17's. 8 deck shoe. State makes the Rules.

Craps is $15 min, and $5 min on the 'Roll to Win' table.

Resorts World Aqueduct racino in Queens has $1 bubble craps and $1 '00' roulette. $5 Baccarat. Bad Blackjack rules. Slot payouts 93.75%. Possibly highest in the nation.

AC is 90.82%. PA is around 90.0%

I don't have a car, so I can only easily go to AC since there is a bus that goes once an hour or so.

Also the beach is funner than the middle of nowhere in pennsylvania or connecticut

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I don't have a car, so I can only easily go to AC since there is a bus that goes once an hour or so.

Also the beach is funner than the middle of nowhere in pennsylvania or connecticut
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If you are going to "work", why does a beach matter? There are buses to all the places mentioned above.

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I don't have a car, so I can only easily go to AC since there is a bus that goes once an hour or so.

Also the beach is funner than the middle of nowhere in pennsylvania or connecticut
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If you are going to "work", why does a beach matter? There are buses to all the places mentioned above.
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Pennsylvania busses aren't that easy to navigate because the casinos are spread out. By bus, each PA casino is at least an hour bus ride apart. And not all of them are a straight shot from NYC.

Valley Forge for example is a bus or Amtrak to 30th Street station followed by a 1 hour local bus.

Except for Wind Creek I am unaware of any direct busses. Even Mount Airy requires a Lyft or Uber from the bus station and the scheduling isn't that great either

It's doable but a hassle

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Except for Wind Creek I am unaware of any direct busses. Even Mount Airy requires a Lyft or Uber from the bus station and the scheduling isn't that great either

It's doable but a hassle
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Mt. Airy banned the buses from Chinatown after the infamous Duck Head Incident. The severed heads of ducks were discovered at the duck pond, and then it was found that the rest of the ducks were leaving on the bus back to Chinatown.