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Three Atlantic City Nightclubs Make “Top 100” List

Forbes may call A.C. the 15th-most miserable city in the country, but at least three of the city’s clubs are among the highest-grossing in the […]

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Three Atlantic City Nightclubs Make Top 100 Grossing Club List

Night Club and Bar Media Group in conjunction with Technomic Inc. have released the 2013 Nightclub & Bar Top 100 list, a revenue-based ranking of nightlife venues. Three […]

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Revel Casino Filing for Bankruptcy

Well you can’t say we didn’t see it coming. Revel, which opened in April to much fanfare, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. […]

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Wildwood Beaches Stay Free This Summer

Wildwood city officials on Wednesday decided to withdraw a ballot measure that, if approved, would’ve resulted in admissions fees being charged for the city’s beaches […]

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Miss America Returns Home to Atlantic City

Fox 29 reports: “The Miss America pageant is headed back to Atlantic City. The pageant was an Atlantic City staple for decades before it was moved […]

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But You Only Just Arrived! Revel Signals it’s Getting Ready to File for Bankruptcy

A.C.’s embattled Revel casino is giving off serious smoke signals that it’s preparing to file for bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal (paywalled, h/t Grub Street) […]

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Borgata Adds In-Room TV Gambling, Creating “Perfect Storm” of Vice

Over in Atlantic City, the Borgata has decided to cater to those gamblers who come all the way to its hotel … but don’t want […]

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What Else Is New? A.C. Casinos See Big Drop From a Year Ago

The very words “Atlantic City” are becoming a regular harbinger of bad news. It seems that every time one reads about A.C., it’s to learn […]

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UPDATE: Christie Vetoes Gambling Bill, But Points Way Forward

AP: Gov. Chris Christie is expected to decide whether to sign or veto a bill that would make New Jersey the third state in the […]

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The Economist Has Brilliant Fix for Atlantic City: Revel!

This week, The Economist has decided to profile the sorry state of Atlantic City’s gaming scene, using the subheadline “Innovative thinking is needed in the […]

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Atlantic City Casino Revenue Expected to Plummet. Again.

It’s not just the Revel. And it’s not just because gambler Don Johnson has cleaned up at every casino in town. And it’s not even […]

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Kanye Announces Kim’s Pregnant in Atlantic City

From Hurricane Sandy, to MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” to the troubled Revel casino, where Kanye performed this weekend, the Shore has become synonymous with disaster. How […]

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Glam Fairy to Hit Atlantic City

Still reeling from Sandy, Atlantic City’s Tropicana is hoping a sprinkle of pixie dust (hair spray?) from the Glam Fairy will help it bounce back […]

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Revel Casino Now Even Closer to Brink after Sandy

November was a terrible month for all twelve Atlantic City casinos, due largely, of course, to Hurricane Sandy. But the $2.4 billion Revel, which opened […]

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Revel: From Bad to Abysmal

I wanted Revel to succeed. I really did. Oh, I realize that I wrote a rather scathing Revel review in May, one month after the […]