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Can PokerStars Save Atlantic City?

To put it as the now-fired anchor did to Brian Williams during coverage of the Boston bombing, when it comes to Atlantic City, “we don’t […]

Restaurants

Garces Opening Asian Noodle and Dim Sum Concept at Revel Resort

Revel might be in bankruptcy but the troubled Atlantic City casino is still battling. The resort is considering reversing its no smoking policy and is […]

Property

Atlantic City Boardwalk Earns Top Spot on “9 Best Boardwalks in the U.S.” List

Oyster.com, the cutely named hotel partner of the Travel Channel, published a list of the nine best boardwalks in the U.S., and look who’s sittin’ […]

Restaurants

Paesano’s Is Heading to Margate

Paesano’s recently posted a job listing on Foobooz, looking for a counter/sandwich maker “for at least one more shop opening in the next couple weeks.” Paesano’s general […]

Property

Open Letter to Atlantic City: Is This New Ad Campaign Really the Right Way to Go?

Dear Atlantic City: You know we love you. We come to you for gambling, for bachelor and bachelorette parties, for rides on your charming jitneys, […]

City Life

Two Found Dead At Revel

This can’t be good for the troubled Atlantic City resort: NBC 10 reports two people—a 56-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman—were found dead over the […]

City Life

Lawsuit: Revel Escalator Grabbed Englishman, Held Him Upside Down 40 Feet In The Air

More trouble for the Atlantic City’s Revel casino, which declared bankruptcy this week: A new lawsuit says one of the casino escalators grabbed an Englishman, […]

City Life

Revel Finally Went Bankrupt. What’s Next For A.C.?

It finally happened—”finally” being a weird word to describe the bankruptcy of a casino that’s less than a year old, perhaps, but not when that […]

City Life

Revel to Declare Bankruptcy Monday

The beginning of the end (or the beginning of a new beginning?) starts Monday, when A.C.’s most troubled casino is expected to file for bankruptcy. […]

City Life

Roach Infestation Brings Quick End To Atlantic City Bus Ride

Hey, remember that scene in the early 1980s movie Creepshow, where the old man who loved cleanliness and hated bugs ended up being killed by […]

City Life

Revel Casino Replaces CEO

It was only a matter of time: Revel CEO Kevin DeSanctis and chief investment officer Michael Garrity are being replaced, weeks ahead of a filing for Chapter […]

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Sammy Hagar’s Beach Bar Is No More, But Chickenfoot Carries On

Onetime Van Halen frontman and Jersey Shore philanthropist Sammy Hagar has announced the dissolution of his relationship with Caesars Entertainment, his partner in Sammy’s Beach […]

City Life

Hurricane Sandy’s Most Tragic Victim? Sammy Hagar

Fox 29 reports: “Rock star Sammy Hagar won’t be back in Atlantic City this summer, having failed to reach a deal with the casino company […]

City Life

Can the Return of Miss America Save Atlantic City?

You may have heard the recent announcement that the Miss A­merica Pageant is returning to Atlantic City in September after a seven-year affair with Las […]

City Life

Was This Weekend’s Atlantic City Robbery an Inside Job?

Ah, the bad old days appear to be back. A man reportedly walks into a casino with a mask over his face, and pulls off […]