The market for Atlantic City peaked in 2006 with $5.2 billion in 2006.

But that and Harrah’s have been notable exceptions. A couple of notable exceptions are Tropicana, which added many more retail, music and dining options at the end of the 1990s Borgata, which opened in 2004 as a true Las Vegas destination style casino and Harrah’s which added an amazing indoor pool mimicking the outdoor Las Vegas mega-pools. In fact, Borgata has been seeing gaming gains since so much of the competition has abandoned the market.

Yet most operators in Atlantic City did nothing. And that every new casino opening meant splitting that pie into ever smaller shares. For a while it seemed casinos were the definitive magical bullet that could fix any funding gap. Now they’re seemingly everywhere.Īll the money made Atlantic City casino operators flush with cash, obfuscating reality: There is only so much gambling money to go around. First on Indian reservations in Florida and Connecticut, then in places such as Biloxi and Tunica, Miss. Then casino gambling started its slow march across the country. For a couple of decades the boardwalk big shots had nothing to worry about. Nine Atlantic City casinos had been shut down for 15 weeks, leaving thousands out of work.Ĭhairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming Jim Allen said, 'Certainly back in March when COVID really became an issue, not just here in NJ, but around the world, we certainly went to a very limited staff, less than probably 200 people.And that was good for a while it turned out to be a massive mistake. Hard Rock Atlantic City has 3,600 employees, around 2,200 have been brought back. It's unusual circumstances, but we're just happy to be able to bring some people back to work.' 'Walking around this morning, lots of hugs, people really glad to be back,' said Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City President Joe Lupo.

Others are still waiting, as casinos are operating under reduced capacity. Guests were happy to be inside, but so were thousands of employees. ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) - For the first time in 108 days, slot machines beeped, dice tumbled and cards were dealt at Atlantic City's casinos as several reopened Thursday amid a coronavirus pandemic.

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