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quote]The Wild Wild West Casino at Bally’s Atlantic City has been the choice of Boardwalk cowboys since it opened on July 2, 1997. The Wild Wild West is the first truly heavily themed, freestanding casino, connected by a walkway with Bally’s Atlantic City.

The “old west” theme begins at the property’s exterior, both on the Boardwalk and Pacific Avenue entrances. The Boardwalk façade features a movie-land style Old West townscape and a wagon perched on a simulated rockscape. Upon entering from the Boardwalk, guests are greeted by an animated mountain scene with waterfalls, mines, and a running stream.

The mountain, which rises approximately 20 feet in the air, is accompanied by “animatronics” (robotic forms that move with smooth actions that mimic human characteristics) characters such as a “Forty-niner” panning for gold and telling stories of the old west along side his companion, a trusty burro. Nearby are a talking vulture and a rattlesnake. Above, visitors gaze at a faux sky with an approaching storm, which lights up the mountain with flashes of lightning as thunder roars throughout the room. Across from the mountain are various storefronts, all designed in the likeness of the old west.

Inside the gaming hall, the theme continues, complete with the weathered wood of the old west buildings, the gun shop, the general store, the undertaker, the dance hall, and the saloon. In the middle of the casino is the town bank (casino cage).

New western scenes are at every turn, with even the restrooms decorated like abandoned mine shafts. Scattered throughout the casino are 17 robots that perform in 30-minute intervals with four different scripts.

The 40-foot casino ceilings provide an open and spacious environment that allows for a comfortable gaming experience. The ceiling is supported by columns that have been designed as lonesome pines or mighty oaks, all created to give the visitor the feeling of being outside at nighttime.

The casino floor offers over 73,935 square feet of gaming area, consisting of themed slot areas and table games positioned beneath a giant train trestle that snakes around the casino. The Wild Wild West is also home to the award-winning Virginia City Buffet, the Gold Rush Grille, the Lone Star Snack Bar, a variety of candy and gift shops, and the Mountain Bar. [quote]