How to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Atlantic City and Philly-area casinos

The final evening of the 12 months has traditionally been a serious bottom-line booster for casinos as their most opulent annual bacchanals sometimes have been New Year’s Eve bashes for what are generally known as “excessive rollers.”

But the hoi-polloi are by no means ignored: Non-gamblers (and these with modest budgets) have at all times availed themselves of events and/or headliner performances. And whereas final 12 months’s festivities have been torpedoed by COVID-19, this Dec. 31 will see a return to the outdated methods.

Below is a sampling of public choices at regional casinos:

Legendary Philly radio deity Jerry Blavat hosts a soiree that features an open bar, surf-and-turf dinner, dancing, a efficiency by “Sound of Philadelphia” stalwarts, the Blue Notes (“If You Don’t Know Me By Now”), and a midnight champagne toast.

$150 per particular person; tickets have to be bought by 8 p.m. Dec. 24.

The celebration at The Wave nightclub includes a three-hour open bar (8-to-11 p.m.), celebration favors, midnight toast and music by The Exceptions.

Tickets: $75 per particular person.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Chicago hit the stage at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at 10:30 p.m. Tickets here.

Priceless performs from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. within the Lobby Bar. No cowl cost.

The Go Wild NYE revelry begins at 9 p.m. at the Wild Wild West Casino, with partiers having fun with an open bar, picture sales space, dancing to the sounds of Lost in Paris and Garden State Radio! and mechanical bull driving.

Tickets are $60 per particular person.

A no-cover-charge celebration that includes Kristen and the Noise begins at 10 p.m. at the C-Bar.

The Pool After Dark is Party Central at the bayside playing corridor as DJ Chris Divine will get the celebration began (and retains it going) with the assistance of DJ Dnial. There are three packages obtainable:

Early Bird Open Bar gives revelers limitless libations between 8 and 11 p.m. $75 per particular person.

Prix Fixe Dinner supplies the Vibe Dining expertise as well as to the 8 to 11 p.m. open bar. $195 per particular person.

General Admission will get you in at 11 p.m. $50 per particular person.

Tickets here.

The NYE Red & White Gala at the Live! Event Center includes a dinner buffet, open bar and dancing to the realm’s hottest “celebration band,” Don’t Call Me Francis. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $500 per particular person (two-ticket minimal).

The revelry begins at 9 p.m. at Sports & Social: General Admission consists of meals and a choice of bottled and draft beers, cocktails (no pictures), wine and midnight toast. $89 per particular person.

VIP Booth Package consists of the General Admission choices in addition to couch/desk seating for six, two bottles of champagne and a devoted server. $235 per particular person.

Tickets here.

The not too long ago opened Nola’s Bar & Lounge is internet hosting a celebration that begins at 6 p.m. From 7 to 11 p.m., The Rockets carry out, adopted by 3AM Tokyo. A complementary midnight champagne toast is included within the $50 per particular person admission price. Tickets here.

360 Lounge celebration options the bands Sidearm and Fish Out of Water and DJ Tonka from 7 p.m.

General admission: $25; desk for 2: $100; desk for 4: $200. Tickets here.

Tony Orlando performs at 10:30 p.m. Tickets here.

The Event Center hosts a celebration, starting at 10 p.m., that includes the Earth, Wind & Fire tribute band, Let’s Groove Tonight. The $89-per-person cowl consists of an open bar, meals stations, and a midnight champagne toast.

The $149-per-person ticket consists of the above plus entry to the balcony for the midnight fireworks show. Tickets here.

The standard retro-focused danceteria, Boogie Nights, is providing an open bar and sizzling hors d’oeuvres between 9 and 11 p.m. and a midnight toast, in addition to leisure by the Boogie Nights characters. Individual admission is $200, $150 and $100. VIP desk packages are additionally obtainable. Tickets here.