Risk & Insurance: Risk be a lady tonight: something for everyone and then some

If your idea of fun has more to do with Blackjack than with Betsy Ross, gas up your rental ear and make the short drive to Atlantic City for a visit to the Borgata, the extravagant offspring of a partnership between Boyd Gaming Corp. and MGM Mirage. Opened in duly 2003, The Borgata--which is Italian for village--is the first hotel casino to open in Atlantic City in 13 years. In a nutshell, it's a $750 million resort and entertainment complex with 2,002 guest rooms and suites, 11 restaurants including four five-star dining establishments, 11 retail boutiques, a 50,000-square-foot spa, a comedy dub and event spaces large and small. The event schedule is packed solid. During RIMS week, Lenny Kravitz and Little Feat will perform. Oh yeah, there's gambling too--about 125,000 square feet of it. Be warned, however, there are very few $5 blackjack tables. So if you're up for taking some risks with Lady Luck, here's the place to roll the dice.

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, One Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J., 609-317-1000.

MICHELLE KERR is associate editor of Risk & Insurance[R]. She can be reached at riskletters@ lrp.com. She was assisted in her selections by Editor-in-Chief Jack Roberts, who lives in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.