Joe Lupo, President of Hard Rock Atlantic City is not afraid of telling it like it is. LISTEN below to Lupo talk about the downside of online gaming and sports betting. WOND 1400am radio, Jan 15, 2021. Joe Lupo: Atlantic City truly hasn’t seen big increase in land based revenue in quite some time. They’ve […]
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Want a cool waterpark next to Showboat Hotel on the Atlantic City Boardwalk? Just give developer Bart Blatstein $50 mil in tax credits over the next 20 years. Blatstein also wants tax reductions on construction materials. Never hurts to ask. Blatstein was recently granted land approval from NJ CRDA, New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
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Why are businesses like Apple and KFC leaving Atlantic City? That’s what developer/investor Sean Reardon wants to know. On Oc t 25, 2018, Reardon addressed Atlantic City Council about this issue. Why couldn’t the city keep Apple and 32 other national retailers at the Pier Shops in Caesars, currently known as the Playground, owned by
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We think the Playground Pier in front of Caesars on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, is one of the most valuable structures in town. Too bad the horribly named pier is 75% empty and getting worse. Last year, Gucci, Burberry, Guess, L’occitaine, Starbucks and others exited. By Jan 2018, 4 more will be gone, including Tiffany, Michael
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The operators of AC Fan Xpo, who had a very short-lived run inside Bart Blatstein’s Showboat Hotel are taking the vulture investor to court. This is according to the ‘Due For a Win’ podcast about Atlantic City. AC Fan Xpo is all about geeks, video-games and e-sports. It was Blatstein’s shot at tapping a gamer-focused
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Is developer/savior, Bart Blatstein, really bad for Atlantic City? A WOND radio host certainly thinks so. Listen to Scott Cronick as he rips Bart Blatstein a new one….about his management of Playground Pier, Showboat Hotel & Garden Pier in Atlantic City. From 6.30.2017…LISTEN > [foogallery id=”34779″]
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Some, like Mayor Don Guardian, see developer Bart Blatstein as a non-casino savior for Atlantic City. Others, scratch their heads about the value of Blatstein, who heads up Tower Investments and owns a summer home in Margate. If Blatstein loves Atlantic City so much, why doesn’t he buy a home here? According to RTForty.com, developer
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What exactly is a ‘PierAC’, and can owner / vulture investor Bart Blatstein finally put one in the Atlantic City WIN column? The former Garden Pier on the AC Boardwalk has been re-branded as PIER AC. It’s situated above the beach, right in between the quiet Showboat Hotel and the dead-as-a-door knob REVEL. According to
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Damn, we love that Atlantic City Boardwalk pier in front of Caesars. Shops, dining & spirits. Even a freekin’ Apple store. But man, we hate that name; Playground. Central location, four levels of awesomeness overlooking the beach, Boardwalk and ocean. But geez, can we finally get someone to properly operate that hidden jewel? Here’s our plan
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Beautiful views, spectacular structure, but a horrible name with lousy marketing. Playground Pier, in front of Caesars on the Atlantic City Boardwalk is undergoing another tweak. In order to fill the empty spots within the Playground, The Playground’s Bart Blatstein has hired a leasing company called Metro Commercial, known as retail specialists in the real-estate
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