Festival Carnivale de Tropicana
Heat up your winter with a free property-wide celebration
January 23

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (January 19, 2009) – Hot, hot, hot will be the words of the day as the Tropicana Casino and Resort celebrates Festival Carnivale with a free property-wide celebration from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2008.

Tropicana has elevated partying to an art form, and will kick things up another notch for an extraordinary Cuban-style carnivale celebration. The over-the-top fun includes Marilyn Sukonick - Zeff, professional tarot card reader, and her accomplished company of psychics, body art and caricaturists. Exciting photo opportunities, strolling entertainment, live music, great DJs, shopping discounts and professional dancers will be on hand to teach Latin line dances and salsa.

To get the most from your Carnivale experience, stop by the IMAX Box Office, North Tower Box Office or the New Member Center in The Quarter to purchase Carnivale Dollars on the day of the event beginning at 3 p.m., redeemable for exciting food, drink and entertainment specials at each participating outlet during the Festival. Carnivale Dollars are sold in $5 increments.

The event will feature various $5 menu items at participating venues. Below is the list of events and menu items from each location.

The Quarter:

•  Palm Restaurant: Crab Cake Slider with Mango Salsa or Homemade Palm Potato, for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  Red Square: Beef Stroganoff for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  Carmines: Veggie Lasagna for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  Cuba Libre: Ceviche for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  P.F. Chang's: Chang's Chicken or Pork Lo Mein for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  The Comedy Stop Café: two pizza slices with a soda for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  Planet Rose: a free karaoke song and $5 Planet Rose Cocktail, for sale at the bar

•  Providence: $5 Cosmo Martini for sale at the bar, and catch Playboy's Miss February, Jessica Burciaga as a special guest bartender from 9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

•  Tango's: specialty cocktail, the Carnivale, a blend of rums and Tropicana juices for only $5 at the bar

•  Ri-Ra: 10 oz. Lamb Stew served with Irish Soda Bread & Guinness Honey Butter, for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  A Dam Good Sports Bar: special Themed Buffet, including Taco Bar, for just one Carnivale Dollar per person

•  Zeytinia – New York's Gourmet Choice: Vegetable Roll Sushi, Coffee and dry pastry and Kettle Corn, each one Carnivale Dollar

The Marketplace:

•  Firewaters: $5 Martinis and Draft Pints, for sale at the bar

•  Starbucks: a Grande Flavored Coffee with Pastry for only $5 inside

•  Corky's: Pork Slider Sandwich at Corky's for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  Hooters: Two Buffalo Chicken Sliders at Hooters for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  A Dam Good Deli: all sandwiches on the menu for just one Carnivale Dollar

•  Create-A-Cone: Cupcake and Ice Cream combo for just one Carnivale Dollar

The Tropicana's taste temptations also include a special $35 prix fixe dinner menu at fine dining establishments, Il Verdi and Wellington's. Plus, special $5 glasses of wine and appetizers at The Bar at Wellington's.

During Festival Carnivale de Tropicana, all new members will also receive $25 in EZ promo slot dollars! All new members should visit the Promotions Booth to sign up for their free Diamond Club card.

This free, property-wide celebration is your chance to eat, drink, dance and be outrageous. For a complete listing of specials and all the party details, visit www.tropicana.net/festival. Catch the spirit of Carnivale in Cuba with Festival Carnivale de Tropicana.

Must be at least 21. Certain restrictions may apply. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Bet with your head, not over it. Tropicana reserves the right to modify or cancel the promotion at any time.

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