Atlantic City

NFL veteran Frank Gore is being accused of dragging a naked woman by her hair through a hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey last month.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City is attempting to co-opt plans by protesters to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the seaside gambling resort’s famous Boardwalk by doing the same thing in a place of its own choosing — on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, in front of its civil rights memorial. Mayor Marty Small, […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — For over a decade, things had been quiet in Atlantic City, the seaside gambling resort known as much for its colorful political corruption as for its slot machines and saltwater taffy. But that came to an end this month when Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City Boardwalk after Labor Day. But how America views women has changed drastically since then, and the Miss America Organization is […]

Boxer Bernard Hopkins is almost 50, but that doesn’t mean he has to stop doing what he’s good at – beating people up for a living. The 49-year-old heads to the ring in Atlantic City on November 8 live on HBO to fight Russian light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, who is 18 years younger. Hopkins […]

Atlantic City, New Jersey was once a glittering hotspot that attracted partygoers and fast life folks from the East Coast and beyond. But several casino closings, including that of the highly touted Revel casino, a billion-dollar luxury property that was just closed and sold for pennies on the dollar (and is now infamous for the […]

HBO’s Boardwalk Empire has been a smash hit for the network, praised for its dramatic portrayal of Atlantic City in the Prohibition Era. In the program, Black characters play a prominent role in the intricate plot and are based on actual historical figures. Actor Michael K. Williams, known for his role on The Wire plays […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy Tuesday and threatened to shut down the Taj Mahal Casino Resort, which would make it the fifth Atlantic City casino to close this year. The company owns Trump Plaza, which is closing in a week, and the Taj Mahal, which has been experiencing cash-flow […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A time few could imagine during the glory days of casino gambling has arrived in Atlantic City, where two casinos and more than 5,000 jobs will be lost this weekend. The Showboat is closing Sunday, followed by Revel’s two-day closure Monday and Tuesday. Trump Plaza is next, closing Sept. 16. […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Nearly $21,000 is missing after the cash fell from the roof of an armored truck that had picked it up from a soon-to-be-closed Atlantic City casino. GardaWorld armored car services picked up the cash at Revel on Aug. 6. An incident report obtained by The Press of Atlantic City says […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel will shut down next month after failing to find a buyer in bankruptcy court, company officials announced Tuesday The company said it will close its doors on Sept. 10. The move comes two years after the $2.4 billion casino opened. It has never turned a […]

The police have captured five men in connection to an Atlantic City casino heist in which $181,000 was stolen. The Chicago Tribune reports: Police have recovered much of the stolen cash, along with clothes used in the robbery, the New Jersey State Police said in a statement. Authorities said two masked men entered Caesars Atlantic […]