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Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall; More Upgrades and Improvements.

The Board of the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) recently approved a number of measures related to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. One such measure is an agreement between Spectra Venue Management—manage of the CRDA-owned Boardwalk Hall and Atlantic City Convention Center facilities—and Philadelphia Sound, Inc. for the design and construction of sound equipment upgrades […]

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Deed Restrictions on Atlantic City Casinos Targeted for Reduction or Full Ban

A growing cadre of leaders want to eliminate the dual deed restrictions on the Showboat property in Atlantic City. This should grease the skids for Stockton University to unload the Boardwalk site. If OK’ed by the Legislature and Gov. Christie, it would then need to wait til late November for the Assembly to bless the

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Convention Business in Atlantic City on the Rise

Convention business at Atlantic City hotels is picking up, according to a report. About 118,000 room nights have been booked at city hotels during the first six months of year for conventions as far out as 2022, PressofAtlanticCity.com reported. By comparison, 86,000 room nights were reserved during the same period last year, marking about a 37 percent increase. Read More

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Due Diligence Massive Fail. AC Council and Former Mayor Gave Away 3 Million Large

Seriously? A three million dollar check comes across the desk and your eyes glaze over? A group of Atlantic City Council members said they didn’t know who was getting the 3 mil. Former Mayor Langford has yet to speak up and defend himself. Langford has kept mum on the situation. Can ya see why the State

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Atlantic City Police and Civic Leaders See Positive Results in Community Walks & Events

The Atlantic City Police Department added to their growing list of community events aimed at keeping local neighborhoods safe. ‘Pizza with a Cop’ and regular community walks are just two of the ways that Police Chief Henry White is connecting his department with the many communities of Atlantic City. Local, civic leaders like Kaleem Shabazz

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Vulture Investors See Opportunity in Atlantic City

From CNBC > In Atlantic City, vulture investors are beginning to swoop in. They’re developers who specialize in turning around distressed properties or neighborhoods. While many folks have written off the East Coast’s one-time gambling mecca, investors such as Bart Blatstein see an opportunity: Low real estate prices touting property tax bills that are fraction

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Atlantic City Plan for Non-Gaming Growth Gaining Momentum

Atlantic City’s efforts to recapture some of the tourism dollars it has lost to casino competition in recent years finally appear to be working. Nine years ago, the city’s casinos started realizing they needed to offer more than just gambling if they still wanted visitors. They doubled down on expensive investments like additional hotel towers,

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