From the city's 150th birthday celebration, casino changes and evolution within Atlantic City and, casino shows, then and now.
Atlantic City: Then and Now
A look back at Atlantic City's past as it relates to its present state.
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The Psychology and Chemistry of Gambling Frank Scoblete writes about the risk-taking nature of man.
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Then and Now Issue: The Interviews
Plus links to related content in AC Weekly's second annual Then and Now special issue.
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Hunger for History?
Dock’s, the Knife & Fork and several other local dining establishments
have become synonymous with the area landscape, some for centuries.
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The Inlet’s Boating Days
Atlantic City’s Inlet section was once a tourist’s dream.
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The Atlantic City Experience could cost anywhere from $14 million to $51 million. Profits, however, could easily reach $300-400K per year by the third year with the city aiming for more non-gaming attractions in the future.
Discovery of a 250-year-old deed sparked the idea for a special event to be hosted by the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office in Mays Landing on Thursday, Sept. 27.
From the famous organ at Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Pop Festival of 1969, to Boardwalk Empire era tales and KY & the Curb.
Then: In the early years of the gaming era, catching two shows in one night was not only possible, it was easy. Resorts (and the first few casinos that followed) usually offered shows at 8 and 11:30pm. So seeing a show at Resorts and then moseying on down to the former (Caesars) Boardwalk Regency left plenty of time to enjoy a drink and catch a lounge act in between.
The 11 Atlantic City casinos of today are not the only ones that have existed in Atlantic City since gambling was legalized. Here is a look at the Atlantic City casinos that were...
The economy continues to stumble along and casinos throughout the Northeast are struggling with falling revenues, cutting their budgets and trying to reinvent themselves in the eye of their customers. Meanwhile, new competition continues to spring up in ...
Several months ago, I was asked to meet with Curtis Bashaw at his Chelsea Hotel. I went to the meeting wondering what he wanted to talk about. He stated he felt that something needed to be done to boost the number of people coming into the city and that he believed that smaller hotels, such as his 300-room property, would help to achieve that if they had a small casino on the premises.
What's happening at Atlantic City casino lounges, nightclubs and dance clubs each week
Area casinos provide opportunities to win cash and prizes, as well as offering special room rates and other upgrades and amenities based on your casino play
A comprehensive listing of entertainment coming to the Atlantic City casinos, Boardwalk Hall and Bader Field.
The casino industry is focused on supporting the re-branding of Atlantic City as a comprehensive resort destination, and Borgata is doing its part with a newly created campaign called "The Show That Never Ends." With creative assistance from SK+G Advertising, the campaign focuses on spontaneity, fun and exclusive nightlife excitement.
Some of the qualities that allowed Tilman Fertitta to reach the apex of the business world, and transform Landry’s Restaurants Inc. into a conglomerate worth nearly $4 billion, he seems to carry around like a set of car keys.
History is piled upon history when it comes to that significant moment when Resorts opened its door in 1978 as the first casino in Atlantic City. Resorts was able to jumpstart the casino era locally ...
“When I look at Atlantic City, maybe I just see something different,” says DeSanctis. “What I see, when you go out on our Sky Garden or you go out on our deck, that’s sort of the Atlantic City that I think about. We have this incredible geographic location. We have 47 million people within a six-hour drive of this place, and when we think about options from a resort perspective in the Northeast, there really aren’t any. "
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