The fixed point this question starts from
Atlantic City is documented at 39.3625 north latitude and -74.425 west longitude. The question about 3:2 blackjack is a table-rules question, and this article does not hold table rules for any venue; what it can do is fix the city's position and show how far the documented venues near it sit in straight-line miles.
Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance. This article publishes no driving mileage, no travel time, and no route guidance.
What straight-line distance can and cannot tell you
Straight-line distance, also called great-circle distance, is the shortest path between two points on the Earth's surface. It ignores roads, bridges, water crossings, and state borders. A reader planning an actual trip needs road distance, which depends on the route chosen, current traffic, and whether a crossing is open.
The difference between straight-line and road distance grows when water or protected land sits between two points. Atlantic City is a coastal city, so any route to or from it may be shaped by the Atlantic Ocean, back bays, and the limited number of crossings that connect the barrier island to the mainland. That is why a straight-line figure can look short while the drive is substantially longer.
Documented straight-line distances from Atlantic City
The table below lists every venue-to-city pair supplied for this article. Every figure is a great-circle measurement, not a road measurement.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Showboat | 0.4 | great-circle |
| Ocean Casino | 0.6 | great-circle |
| Parx | 59.3 | great-circle |
| Bally's Dover | 60.4 | great-circle |
| Harrington | 68.9 | great-circle |
| Delaware Park | 70.4 | great-circle |
| Valley Forge | 73.2 | great-circle |
| Ocean Downs | 80.3 | great-circle |
| Wind Creek | 99.7 | great-circle |
| Bethlehem | 99.7 | great-circle |
These figures describe the city's fixed position relative to each documented venue. They do not describe how long it takes to get from one to the other, and they do not imply that any specific route exists.
The two venues closest to the city center
Showboat is documented at 0.4 straight-line miles from Atlantic City, and Ocean Casino at 0.6 straight-line miles. Both sit on the same barrier island as the city itself, which is why the straight-line figures are so small.
Showboat's documented coordinates are 39.36166667, -74.41805556, and Ocean Casino's are 39.36175, -74.41349722. The two venues are close enough to each other that their coordinates differ only in the third and fourth decimal places of longitude.
Where Atlantic City sits in the region
Atlantic City is in New Jersey, on the Atlantic coast. Its longitude of -74.425 places it east of Philadelphia and east of the Pennsylvania venues in the table, while its latitude of 39.3625 places it south of the northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania locations and north of the Delaware venues listed.
Parx, at 40.1186 north latitude, sits north of Atlantic City. Bally's Dover, at 39.189201 north latitude, sits south of it. Harrington, at 38.915 north latitude, sits further south still. These directional statements come only from comparing documented coordinates.
Why the 3:2 question cannot be answered here
Whether any Atlantic City venue offers 3:2 blackjack is a table-rules question. Table rules are set by each property, can differ by table, by minimum bet, and by day, and they change without notice. This article's documented material contains no table-rules field for any venue, so no answer to the 3:2 question can be given from it.
A reader who wants to know whether a specific venue pays 3:2 on blackjack should check the table itself, the venue's published game rules, or ask the pit staff on arrival. The payout for a natural blackjack is printed on the table layout or displayed on the electronic table sign, and that is the authoritative answer for that table at that moment.
What to confirm before you go
Several things change between when a reader researches and when they arrive. The table below separates what is fixed from what is not.
| Item | Status | Where the current answer lives |
|---|---|---|
| City coordinates | Fixed, documented | Publicly published reference sources |
| Straight-line distance to a documented venue | Fixed for the documented pair | This article's distance table |
| Road distance and route | Varies by route and conditions | A mapping or navigation tool |
| 3:2 blackjack payout at a specific table | Varies by property, table, and time | The table layout or the venue's game rules |
| Venue operating status | Can change | The venue's own published information |
Before travelling, confirm the table rule you care about with the property you plan to visit, and measure your own road route separately from the straight-line figures shown here.
FAQ
Does this article say whether Atlantic City casinos offer 3:2 blackjack?
No. This article holds no table-rules data for any venue. The 3:2 payout is a per-table rule that properties set and change independently. The authoritative answer is on the table layout itself or in the venue's published game rules, not in any general statement about a city.
How far is Atlantic City from the documented venues?
The straight-line distances are listed in the table above: Showboat at 0.4 miles, Ocean Casino at 0.6 miles, Parx at 59.3 miles, Bally's Dover at 60.4 miles, Harrington at 68.9 miles, Delaware Park at 70.4 miles, Valley Forge at 73.2 miles, Ocean Downs at 80.3 miles, and Wind Creek and Bethlehem each at 99.7 miles. All are great-circle figures.
Why is the straight-line distance different from the drive?
Straight-line distance ignores roads, water, and terrain. Atlantic City sits on a barrier island, so any road route must use a limited number of crossings and may detour around bays and marshland. Road distance is always longer, and this article does not publish road mileage or travel time.
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