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                           RESTAURANT INFORMATON
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SHOWBOAT'S POPULAR COURTYARD BUFFET

AND PRIME RIB FEAST RESTAURANTS OPEN


Atlantic City, NJ --- Two of the most popular restaurants in Showboat
Casino-Hotel -- Courtyard Buffet and the Prime Rib Feast -- reopen with
greater seating and capacity to accomodate increasing crowds.

The Courtyard Buffet opened Friday, April 28, after being upgraded, expanded
and renamed. It is located in the same spacious room on the mezzanine level
overlooking the Boardwalk and Atlantic Ocean.

The buffet, which has a changing daily menu, is open daily for lunch and
dinner, with a modest price of $9.99 for all you can eat.

The Prime Rib Feast, which has more than doubled its seating, opens Sunday,
May 7. It is just a short stroll from the Courtyard Buffet.

Its menu includes prime-rib, vegetables, salad, strawberry shortcake and
two non-alcoholic beverages, for a price of just $7.99.

The hours of the Courtyyard Buffet are:

   Monday through Thursday --  11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
   Friday -- 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
   Saturday -- Noon to 11:00 p.m.
   Sunday -- Noon to 9:00 p.m.

The hours for the Prime Rib Feast are:

   Monday to Friday -- 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 pm.
   Saturday -- 2:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
   Sunday -- 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.


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