New Jersey Governor Chris Christie blew a wonderful opportunity to kick-start his state’s economy last year when he vetoed a bill that would have allowed on-line gaming in the Garden State. The bill would have put New Jersey in the forefront of tapping a new, and inevitable, source of much-needed revenue.
Now, however, the state’s political leaders will get a chance for a do-over. Read More
It begins with a close-up of a ticking old-timey pocket watch, the shot widening to reveal a man on a boat bobbing on night-darkened waters. There's a heap of atmospheric silver-blue haze. A foghorn sounds in the distance. Moments later, we see the shining lights in the distance that we're told is Atlantic City, 1920. Read More
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine had just publicly christened the maiden voyage of the new Atlantic City Express Service (ACES), the region’s first direct train from New York to Atlantic City in decades, and then abruptly hopped off the illustrious locomotive at its very first Read More
Mr. Bashaw, the former executive director of New Jersey's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, had been planning Read More
"Holy shit. As a resident of the greater AC region--and as someone who is a bit ambivalent about the fact that I'm from here--all I can say is fuck off, douchebags. Whatever inherent (albeit at times ironic) charm Atlantic City might offer doesn't need to be helped along by any hipster dilettantes. You're the reason Read More
It was a scene straight out of an American Apparel ad: A half-dozen or so good-looking guys and gals in their 20s, sporting beachy garb and body piercings, lounging around on an unmade bed, while two skinny dudes made out on a leopard chair in the corner.
It was almost sunrise and there was Read More
He might not be wrong. While Williamsburg has spent the last decade getting a face lift, Atlantic City did the same, Read More
Hotelier Curtis Bashaw recently sat down with The Observer to discuss the $110 million project, which aims to lure more young, hip New Yorkers to South Jersey's gritty gaming town and otherwise restore some of the ancient seaside destination's long-lost Read More
After casino profits plummeted throughout 2007, causing New Jersey’s gaming revenues to register Read More
TEDDY: Many people scoff at the prospect of two lovers eloping to a place like Atlantic City to exchange matrimonial vows--and that's fine--but the truth is, these same killjoys probably wouldn't be too keen on signing a few documents at City Hall and calling it a wedding either. Sadly, it seems like killjoys are Read More
AIMEE: "I beg you!" I pleaded to Brian's best man, Mike, last week when we all went out to dinner. "Think of sweet little me when you're picking up the phone to order the strippers!" And then I turned to a celebrity cautionary tale as a last resort: "Do I have to remind you Read More
From 'Page Six' in today's New York Post:WE HEAR... that former White House pastry chef Thaddeus Dubois has left D.C. to become executive pastry chef at the Borgata Hotel/Casino in Atlantic City . . . From Pastry Chef to Leave White House Post, The New York Times, March 14, 2006:Mr. DuBois is returning Read More
