ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A new resort and casino opening this summer in Atlantic City has said it will not allow the Gideons to place Bibles in its hotel rooms. The $1.1 billion Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is the first casino in the history of organized gambling in Atlantic City to disallow the Bibles.
Borgata spokesman Michael Facenda said, “What we’ve found is there’s such a diversity of gaming customers that visit Atlantic City, by putting one generic publication in there, you’re not fulfilling the needs of everybody.”
Borgata vice president Larry Mullin explained that the decision was an effort on the company’s part to avoid offending anyone who might prefer another religious book such as the Book of Mormon or a copy of the Qur’an.
“When it came to religious material, we wanted to not exclude anyone,” Mullin said. He said the Gideons would be allowed to put a copy of the Bible in the hotel library.
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