A long line of eager guests wait to enter Resorts Casino on its opening day in 1978.
The original casino floor was 33,735 square feet, with 84 table games and 893 slot machines. “This certainly needs to be part of the discussion. On May 26, 1978, at 10 a.m., Resorts International welcomed the first gamblers in Atlantic City history (more were lined up on the Boardwalk).
“There are only so many gambling dollars to go around,” he said. Republican Assemblyman Ronald Dancer also said a cap on casino license should be studied. He said AC’s overall gambling revenue has increased in the 15 months since two new casinos opened last year: Hard Rock, the former Trump Taj Mahal, and Ocean Casino Resort, the former Revel.īut the gross operating profit of the casinos has declined since the two new entrants joined the market. “That’s just a bad idea,” said Caputo, who is a former Atlantic City casino executive.
The idea received support from several lawmakers.ĭemocratic Assemblyman Ralph Caputo panned a proposal to restore casino operations to the Showboat, which currently operates as a non-gambling hotel. Atlantic City's economic decline, and the mounting struggles its casino industry has faced in recent years are unfortunately clearer at Resorts than anywhere else in town. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City is dialing up the AC excitement with. The Rutgers report predicted a casino due to open next year in Philadelphia’s stadium district with 2,000 slot machines could divert $63 million to $150 million in gambling revenue currently being spent in Atlantic City casinos. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City 8376 followers on LinkedIn. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
