Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Chicago hit the stage at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at 10:30 p.m. The party at The Wave nightclub features a three-hour open bar (8-to-11 p.m.), party favors, midnight toast and music by The Exceptions. $150 per person tickets must be purchased by 8 p.m. Legendary Philly radio deity Jerry Blavat hosts a soiree that includes an open bar, surf-and-turf dinner, dancing, a performance by “Sound of Philadelphia” stalwarts, the Blue Notes (“If You Don’t Know Me By Now”), and a midnight champagne toast. 31 will see a return to the old ways.īelow is a sampling of public offerings at regional casinos:

And while last year’s festivities were torpedoed by COVID-19, this Dec.

The last night of the year has historically been a major bottom-line booster for casinos as their most opulent annual bacchanals typically have been New Year’s Eve bashes for what are commonly called “high rollers.”īut the hoi-polloi are never ignored: Non-gamblers (and those with modest budgets) have always availed themselves of parties and/or headliner performances.

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