When four of Atlantic City’s 12 casinos shut down in 2014 and a fifth followed two years later, it seemed to many that the city’s gambling industry was in an irreversible death spiral. But things have been looking up since
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is one step closer to being ready to open its doors to the public on June 28. A 60-foot guitar, brought in as two pieces on trucks, was installed over several hours Saturday at the
The openings of the Hard Rock and Ocean Resort casinos in Atlantic City have generated quite a bit of attention for the Jersey Shore resort town. A neighboring hotel that experienced a re-birth two years ago doesn’t want to be
Bruce Deifik was close to tears Thursday as he reflected on an arduous journey that began with a $10 million investment on an unseen property in an unfamiliar city. “Now the work truly starts,” said Deifik, owner and chairman of
The owner of Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casinos promised to “surprise the world” when the former Revel casino reopens next week. And the surprises began Wednesday when the casino’s executives unveiled some optimistic financial projections that would see it do
World Wrestling Entertainment fans itching for their fix of body slams and piledrivers have to look no further than Atlantic City’s newest casino this summer. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, which is scheduled to open on June
When Revel, Atlantic City’s $2.4 billion casino shut down in 2014, Meg Timson wondered what would happen to a building that was only about two years old, and already out of business. Turns out she didn’t need to worry: She’s
The legalization of sports betting in New Jersey will produce countless winners — and losers — but no one in the city was more victorious on Thursday than Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Atlantic City’s most profitable casino made history
Can’t make it to Carrie Underwood’s opening performance at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino? Don’t sweat it — there will be 364 more days of music in the Atlantic City venue’s inaugural year. And the best part? Tons will
A new era of gaming was ushered in Thursday with a Philadelphia sports icon and the state’s top lawmaker proudly holding up wager slips after placing the first legal sports bets at a resort casino. Julius “Dr. J.” Erving and
The first legal sports wager at an Atlantic City casino will be placed at 11 a.m. at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Thursday morning, and the opening day’s special guest has been confirmed. Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius “Dr.
NBA and Sixers legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving will place the first sports wager at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City on Thursday morning as legal sports betting launches in New Jersey. The Borgata is the only Atlantic City casino
For months, there was little, if any, sign that Atlantic City’s former Revel casino, a $2 billion bust, was getting ready to reopen. Colorado developer Bruce Deifik bought it in January and made plans for its reincarnation as the Ocean
The whirl of buzz saws and the thump, thump, thump of hammers was in full force on Tuesday as the Ocean Resort continued to put together what it pledges will be the sharpest sportsbook in Atlantic City. If nothing else,
Sixteen days to go and Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino Hotel is racing to get ready. Two thousand slot machines stand in easy-to-use groups, as workmen tinker with roulette tables. Dead center on the casino’s 138,000 square foot floor, a