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Can the HBO Series “Boardwalk Empire” Revive Atlantic City?
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Please tell us what you think. Can the new HBO Series, “Boardwalk Empire” revive Atlantic City? Certainly the show will add excitement and intrigue about America’s Playground. Hopefully this new show will bring tourists into the area who will enjoy Atlantic City the way people did in its early start…for it’s beautiful beaches, great hotels/resorts, fine restaurants and fabulous entertainment.
The response to the show has been so positive that HBO has renewed the show for a second season.
Sunday, Sept. 19th’s 9 p.m. premiere averaged 4.8 million viewers to score HBO’s largest premiere of any program in more than six years, according to a release issued by the channel. Additional airings at 10:15 and 11:30 p.m., brought the show’s numbers to a combined 7.1 million viewers for the night.
The night of the premiere, resort historians and residents gathered in a Caesars Atlantic City theater to watch the premiere of the new television series “Boardwalk Empire.” They yelped and applauded when the lights dimmed and the familiar HBO static screen came up and sat rapt throughout.
Atlantic City Marathon has a New, More Scenic Route
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Win $25,000 at the Atlantic City Marathon
Don’t miss your chance to win. You don’t have to win the race – or even your age group – to take home a $25,000 cash prize. Simply register for one of the races on Sunday, October 17 and you will be eligible to win $25,000 in a drawing that will take place at 1 p.m. Register today!
RACE DAY IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010
Start Time: 8:00 A.M.
For the official website for the Atlantic City Marathon, click here.
The Atlantic City Marathon is the third oldest marathon in America. Moving into its 52nd year, the race is getting a face-lift with a new course and some added amenities.
Atlantic City Is Anticipating Continued Strong Economic Impact From Airshow
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For the ACCVA: For Lou Hammond & Associates:
Michael Bruckler, (609) 449-7125 Emily Santos or Korin Lamourt
Elaine Zamansky, (609) 449-7166 (212) 308-8880
Karen Martin, (609) 449-7126
(Atlantic City, NJ, August 17, 2009) — 
As Atlantic City (www.atlanticcitynj.com) counts down to the 2009 “Thunder Over the Boardwalk” Airshow on August 19, a recent study commissioned jointly by the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority (ACCVA) and the Greater Atlantic City Chamber (GACC) shows that the popular event is also a crucial economic generator for the area.
Based on a study conducted by the Center for Regional and Business Research (CRBR) at Atlantic Cape Community College, the 2008 Airshow resulted in an estimated $56.6 million in overall regional economic activity which creates 619 regional jobs and $16.3 million in earnings. Read More→
ACES High!
Posted by: | CommentsI had been anxiously waiting to hear, “All Aboard…next stop Atlantic City”! Finally at 2:30pm on 
Friday February 6th, it was not that exact quote that I had anticipated but never the less, I was excited to be on the inaugural run of the ACES (Atlantic City Express Service).
The new “ACES” as it is so cleverly referred to is a new train service being offered from New York City (Penn Station) to Atlantic City with one brief stop in Newark. So I heard what I had come to hear, just a little while after we had departed New York and was now leaving Newark’s Penn Station.
Direct Train Service from New York City to Atlantic City
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It is finally here! Direct train service from New York City to Atlantic City. This has been in the works for a while but will be up and running on February 6, 2009. This is great news for Atlantic City because it will help bring New York City gamblers (and their money) into Atlantic City. The train will also give the casinos the chance to further tap the New York market and woo younger, free-spending gamblers to a city that’s reinventing itself from a low-rolling daytripper town to a more affluent overnight tourist destination.
Trains run Friday, Saturday and Sunday leaving Penn Station and Newark Penn Station multiple times during these days. The fare for travel is $50 for one way coach and $75 for one way first class travel. Read More→
Grassroots Effort to Clean Up Atlantic Avenue
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The Atlantic City Business and Community Association (ACBCA) is a grassroots merchants group that was formed a couple of months ago to help tackle the debris and overgrown shrubbery along Atlantic Avenue. Tired of the broken down facades, litter and weeds choking their storefronts, business owners like Audrey Hart (owner of Miss Audrey’s Thrift Shop and Human Connection and leader of the ACBCA) decided to band together to tackle this problem on their own. Ms. Hart recruited some of the homeless in the area and other volunteers to help clean the sidewalks and bag trash found along the avenue. At Halloween, the group organized a trick-or-treat event to bring attention to the businesses on Atlantic Avenue as well as interacting with fellow business owners and learning more about each other. Some of the shops along Atlantic Avenue are also collecting dry and canned food to give to the local soup kitchen (Sister Jean’s). The group has also reached out to local law enforcement to try to create a relationship between merchants and police officers to help combat the concerns they have over crime and security in the area. The members of the Atlantic City Business and Community Association understand that by cleaning up the Atlantic Avenue area, they not only help their businesses, but they encourage local residents to take pride in their neighborhood. This benefits everybody.
The Water Club Ushers in a New Wave of Luxury
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Shortly after opening Borgata in July of 2003, Boyd Gaming Corporation (developer, 50% owner and operator of Borgata) began planning a two-phase expansion of the property to meet overwhelming demand. Phase I of the expansion including additional casino space, a nightclub, new race book, new poker room and three celebrity owned “destination restaurants” by Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay and Michael Mina opened in July of 2006 almost exactly 3 years after the property’s much celebrated opening. This summer, along with celebrating Borgata’s 5th-year anniversary, The Borgata completed its final phase of expansion with the premiere of The Water Club.
The Water Club is a being marketed as a separate and distinct boutique hotel experience from Borgata. The Water Club features 800 guest rooms and suites, a two-story “Spa in The Sky” aptly named “Immersion”, 4 pools (not including the pool at Immersion) with two out-door pools that will be opened year-round. Additional amenities include meeting spaces, The Sunroom Lounge and 6 designer retail shops including La Perla, Just Cavalli, Hugo Boss, Hearts On Fire, Fixation and Cameo. In-room, pool side and lounge food service is provided exclusively for Water Club guests by Chef Geoffrey Zakarian. Read More→
Pinnacle Entertainment Still Wants to Build a New Casino in Atlantic City
Posted by: | CommentsIn a statement before the Casino Control Commission, Pinnacle Entertainment CEO Dan Lee declared that there will definitely be a hotel/casino complex built on the site of the old Sands Casino Hotel in the future. With $400 million dollars invested so far, Lee assured the commission that Pinnacle was not about to simply step away from the project. He also stated that the land was absolutely not for sale. Most likely, the complex will include three hotels with approximately 3000 rooms, making it the largest casino in Atlantic City. However, the details of when the ground-breaking will occur are not set at this time. Pinnacle is waiting for the global credit crunch to ease up before it will seek financing to construct the casino complex that could cost somewhere “in the billions” of dollars.
The Boardwalk Goes Boutique
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Does a non-gambling hotel in Atlantic City sound ludicrous? Not when you remember that the city originally started out as a resort destination and continued as such for 100 years before casinos became the norm. The latest step towards the glamourous resort town of old is the beautiful Chelsea, a boutique-style hotel with retro charm that just opened its doors on July 18th. The developers of Chelsea say that it is the first nongambling hotel on the boardwalk since the 1960s.
The new Chelsea Hotel was constructed by using $112 million to combine the old Howard Johnson and Holiday Inn hotels and creating a new, open, luxurious space. The Chelsea offers fine dining at Teplitzky’s (a throw back to the original hotel located at Chelsea Avenue and the Boardwalk) and the restaurant/lounge of Chelsea Prime. Located on the fifth floor, the hotel’s pool features a full bar and even private cabanas. Right now, only about 115 of the 330 rooms are open for business. Guests will have to wait until the end of the month before the restaurants and bars are completely up and operational. In addition to the revenue the new hotel will bring to the city, the Chelsea has created 500 new jobs for the local Atlantic City economy. All-in-all, the Chelsea is a positive attribute in the Jersey Shore skyline.
Trump Marina Casino Becomes Margaritaville
Posted by: | CommentsMargaritaville will be the newest casino to debut in Atlantic City. Actually, the casino is not new to the Marina District. It’s actually the old Trump Marina Hotel Casino.
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. has sold the Trump Marina Hotel Casino to Coastal 
Marina LLC for $316 million. The casino will take its name from the famous Jimmy Buffet song, “Margaritaville” and will feature a tropical Florida Keys theme. Coastal Marina LLC, while retaining full ownership, will be working with Margaritaville Holdings LLC, to create a new image for the existing casino. Margaritaville Holdings LLC, a company owned by Jimmy Buffet, includes other endeavors such as restaurants and retail shops.
Richard T. Fields, Chairman of Coastal Marina, released a statement saying: “Together with Jimmy Buffett’s team at Margaritaville, our plans are to create an exciting new property that we believe will tap its full potential and make it one of the most successful destination gaming resorts in Atlantic City.The Trump Marina Hotel Casino currently features a 27-story hotel, 728 rooms including 153 suites on 14 acres. The casino has 79,000 square feet dedicated to gaming with an additional 58,000 square feet dedicated to ballroom, convention, and meeting space. The property also has a 9-story garage structure with a rooftop helipad. The garage will accommodate approximately 3,000 cars. In addition, there is an 11-bay bus terminal.
The sale of the property is expected to close in 6-9 months and includes the lease for the Senator Frank S. Farley State Marina. With the completion of the sale, Trump Entertainment will still own two casinos in Atlantic City: The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino and the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort. Trump Entertainment’s chief executive officer, Mark Juliano, stated that some of the proceeds from the sale will be used to improve these two remaining casinos.
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