The City of Atlantic City has a love-hate relationship with The Borgata Casino Resort. We love that it employs a whopping 5,803 jobs. That’s almost 25 percent of all casino jobs in AC. We hate that Borgata’s holding back $7.2 million in tax payments…. due now. But can ya blame them? Atlantic City owes Borgata more than […]
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Bad media coverage. No media coverage. In-accurate media coverage. Atlantic City is plagued by these 3 issues that directly affect public opinion, property values and investor interest. In a ‘one newspaper’ town like Atlantic City, your business can live or die by how that media platform treats you. It’s even more precarious when an Atlantic
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Where did $3 million of Atlantic City taxpayer money go? To find out, the City has sued W. Wesley Drummon and his ZeMurray Street Capital. Litigation started back in August of 2014. Atlantic City says Drummon and ZeMurray failed to deliver services. They didn’t return the $3 mil in seed money either. ZeMurray Capital used
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When Atlantic City news from WMGM TV-40 was shuttered last year, it marked another bye-bye of a golden era gone by. The culprit? A digital world of unlimited news & info. No wonder that traditional use of TV, Radio and Newspaper continues it’s slow decline. Less audience means less advertiser interest. But hold on there,
New Media for a New Atlantic City. Triax Video Studio Launched. Read More »
Watch Video > In Trenton today, Senate President Sweeney, Atlantic City Mayor Guardian and Governor Christie came to a tentative agreement. Looks like Atlantic City will get that financial rescue package, in exchange for giving the state more control. Part of the deal: the NJ state Local Finance Board and Local Government Services will restructure
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Tony’s Baltimore Grill filed for bankruptcy protection. It will try to stay open as it restructures its finances. The property and business at 2800 Atlantic Avenue, is valued $1 million. More
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As many were busy reading yet another obituary for Atlantic City, Philly developer Bart Blatstein, smartly scooped up prime property via auction along the Atlantic City Inlet. To those still on the sidelines: You snooze, you lose. Bart was wide awake as he grabbed the 64,000 sq ft of water front parcels on OCT 8
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Was the high volume of live music coming from Borgata’s Festival Park a problem for hotel guests? Maybe. It could certainly be a contributing factor in Borgata’s plan to replace the outdoor band venue with a swimming complex. To be sure, a pool complex could certainly be a more profitable use of that land adjacent to the
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‘Nothing but a double-cross’ said Atlantic City Mayor, Don Guardian. On the Jan 2016 edition of the ‘Ask the Mayor’ Radio program, the Mayor shot back at NJ Governor Chris Christie and Senator Sweeney. Threatened municipal take-overs and North Jersey casinos were the prime topic of the evening. We’ve been very loyal to the Governor.
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FROM POLITICKERNJ > The protracted legislative battle has likely ended for a bill aimed at helping Atlantic City fill its $33.5 million budget shortfall. Following extensive retooling after a conditional veto in November, Governor Christie Christie again vetoed a bill from Senator Jim Whelan (D-2) to allow the city’s casinos to pay an annual lump
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