Dice Are Rolling on Long Islands Casino Boats

Now that the Atlantic casinos are closed, where is the best place to gamble? Gamblers knew instantly that they can go to the Long Island casino boats.

The Atlantic City casinos were caught in the middle of a budget impasse of the New Jersey state department and the governor ordered the closure of these casinos at exactly 8 a.m.

As the saying goes, "You win some, you lose some," thus the loses of the Atlantic City casinos are the gains for the casino cruises of the Long Island.

Boat operators of these casinos at Bay Shore and Freeport are now preparing their Texas hold'em tables and roulette wheels for more gambling action.

One of the casinos on board is the Majesty Casino. Majesty Casino sails twice everyday and due to the closure, they already saw a increase in calls from New York City gamblers who like to play.

The poker room manager on board the casino, David Reale, says that on the first night the Atlantic city casino was closed, there was an increase of visitors from between eighty and one hundred visitors, to one hundred thirty eight.

These casino cruises sail five to six hours and 3 miles off the Long Island shore. Aside from the Majesty Casino, other casinos on board are hoping that the people who can't gamble in the Atlantic City will try their short cruises and casinos.

Inside the casinos, lights are all lit up but minus the rolling of the dice and spinning of the roulette wheel as the area is closed for gambling.

All the amusement areas and gaming arcades as well as the casino walkway were nearly vacant after the closure.

If the budget impasse continues and drags on for days, the city will imminently look like the way it used to be before the gambling casinos were allowed to enter the city on 1978.