{"id":37242,"date":"2017-02-26T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acprimetime.wpengine.com\/?p=37242"},"modified":"2017-02-27T18:59:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T23:59:22","slug":"conference-biz-helping-casinos-marina-district-not-ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/conference-biz-helping-casinos-marina-district-not-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Biz Helping Casinos &#038; Marina District, But Not City?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37243\" src=\"http:\/\/acprimetime.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-27_9-39-49-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-27_9-39-49-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-27_9-39-49-400x234.jpg 400w, https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-27_9-39-49-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-27_9-39-49-20x12.jpg 20w, https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2017-02-27_9-39-49.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8216;Conferences &amp; conventions will help transform Atlantic City&#8217;. That&#8217;s what local politicians &amp; media pundits have been saying for years. Sounds good&#8230;but in practice, it&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t seem to be working&#8230;.yet.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a MUST READ from<a href=\"http:\/\/rtforty.com\/boardwalk-hall-convention-biz-falls-as-casinos-take-more-of-the-meeting-pie\/\"> RTforty.com<\/a>&#8230;.something you WON&#8217;T read about in the local newspaper. The team at RTforty are cranking out some excellent &#8216;watchdog&#8217; journalism.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"top-tag\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/rtforty.com\/boardwalk-hall-convention-biz-falls-as-casinos-take-more-of-the-meeting-pie\/\">Boardwalk Hall, Convention Biz Falls as Casinos Take More of the Meeting Pie.<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Remember these recent headlines?\u00a0Meet AC Reports A Record Year. Well, that was true. But actually, it was a great year for the casinos and hotels, not so much for the Convention Center. Meet AC is the org designated to promote &amp; sell Atlantic City as a great place for conferences &amp; conventions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Many CONFERENCES are only boosting MARINA DISTRICT properties.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Atlantic City gets little \u2018trickle down\u2019 effect from expensive Marina District casino expansions. (Harrahs Conference Center)<\/p>\n<h4>Atlantic City conference attendees not\u00a0likely visit Boardwalk or contribute much to the local economy.<\/h4>\n<p>&#8216;MEET AC&#8217; not in favor of $2 TAX to help fund POLICE &amp; FIRE. Meet AC execs claim a $2 tax on hotel rooms would hurt conference business. Proponents of $2 tax say public safety must come first, in order to drive conference &amp; tourism economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rtforty.com\/boardwalk-hall-convention-biz-falls-as-casinos-take-more-of-the-meeting-pie\/\">READ FULL STORY at RTFORTY.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Conferences &amp; conventions will help transform Atlantic City&#8217;. That&#8217;s what local politicians &amp; media pundits have been saying for years. Sounds good&#8230;but in practice, it&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t seem to be working&#8230;.yet. The following is a MUST READ from RTforty.com&#8230;.something you WON&#8217;T read about in the local newspaper. 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