Atlantic City, N.J., bet big on casinos. Now, it is losing. Four casinos have shut down since the beginning of 2014, leaving many residents out of work.
I think AC should make itself more about entertainment and fun on the beach than just gambling. EDM festivals, extreme sports competitions, MMA, water jetpack, etc.
Any time you have Gambling & Games of chance, You have the Mob's Wetting their Beaks in it also. AC Should be driving, The way Los Vegas & Tahoe , Are doing etc.Never hear of any of their Casino's going broke etc.Just being sold from one Owner to another etc.
I liked old AC back in the 70s when I was young. all the piers were kickin, steel pier million dollar pier no casinos. my parents stopped going right after Resorts opened. I've been back since 2012 don't gamble just enjoy the beach and fishing
This video is misleading. Atlantic City still has a lot to offer and needs to diversify their offerings and they should have done that back in the early 2000s when they were on top of their game. It has so much potential. I love going there.
Casinos are dying because there are too many of them. MA is opening 3 new casinos in the next 3 years-how can these make money? Any business they do will come out of existing casinos.
CT. casino's will be toast in short order after MA gets rolling along. A lot of the help at Foxwoods treats their customers like those employees did to theirs in Atlantic City. Rhode Island is already hurting them. I give Foxwoods about 4 years and they will have their hands out for another cash begging from the Dept. of Interior. No one talks about that bailout they got from the Dept. of Interior years ago.
But it now looks like a renaissance is starting. First the Hard Rock Casino where Taj Mahal used to be and now Ocean Resorts Casino where it used to be Revel. Now the Showboat will break ground for a new Casino building in early 2020.
Yes! My parents grew up visiting and now we visit with our family:) we go every year for our anniversary in the dead of winter too. We've stayed at showboat when it was only rooms and no concierge. Also stayed at Ocean just after it changed hands and name. Can't wait to return again this year and continue to support. It will def have a rebirth. AC for life!
The Casino's destroyed what was once a huge tourist, and family friendly place. The Casino's were supposed to bring in revenue to repair, rebuild and help atlantic city and all they did was bring crime and problems to the city and destroy the place. I hope things can one day return to what they were before the casino's were ever built and the boardwalk and beach become as beautiful and attractive for all to enjoy as they once were in the past.
+Roxanne Ringler Yeah but the problem is that air travel has become soo cheap that families don't have to go to the AC boardwalk to have a good time. why go there when Orlando is only a 200 dollar flight.
I Love It Out Here...Yes It's Blazing Hip Hop And RnB, But It's Not As Bad As I Thought. The Cost Of Living Is Cheap, And Plenty Of Work Out Here. But I Do Miss The Boardwalk And The Beach Though...
DTV NJ That's awesome, I know it gets hot out there but I hear since there no humidity it makes it a lot more bearable. On the opposite side of the temperature spectrum; I visited Park City Utah a few years back, and we'd wake up to one degree weather but since it was so dry it felt like a nice 30 degrees haha.
I used to visit the U Laza back in the '90s. My wife and I went there several times with friends. There was a charming bar which bordered on the high-roller slot machine area. One lady was playing the $100 machine with those heavy tokens that made a distinctive sound when inserted in the machine; they also made a heavy 'clink-clunk' sound when landing in the tray. I believe that it was set up that way as to the sound being very seductive. Once, can't recall what machine it was, my wife and I received a lucite-encased coin redeemable for $1000 during a slot bonus game. It was pretty exciting since we were playing a $1 machine at $2 a spin. My wife persuaded me to leave and head home after that haul. I have many good memories of Atlantic City in the 1990s in the era prior to The Borgata opening in 2003.
They should make it more like Myrtle Beach maybe like a cross between Vegas and Myrtle Beach and take advantage of the water. Like sunst cruises, deep sea fishing waterfront dining
Atlantic City was always a shithole, but people had to go to gamble if they didn't want to fly to Vegas. Now with nice local casinos all over the east coast there is no reason to go to AC and pay the outrageous tolls in New Jersey.
Correct me if im wrong but shouldnt atlantic have looked into consistant upgrades like vegas, joining forces with other resorts. Excalibur, mgm, luxor, NYNY. All runs with mgm/mirage resorts. Or perhaps downsize the casinos to a select few such as well West Wendover, NV then the remaining city with prime shopping. I live in Utah and the secret we got is respect. Surrounded by idaho lottery, nevada gaming and wyoming horse betting. Utah actually offers wgat the other states dont. Skiing, historical religious life, and a way of a bew freedom.
If these people where notified that they where going to be laid off like companies are legally supposed to why didn't they start looking for new jobs BEFORE their last day? that's what I did before the place I used to work for shut down.
AC will make a comeback it just needs people that are smart enough to bring it back, it has gone down before and the Casinos bought it to life but it needed a lot more than just gambling. The city is a gold mine of endless rich's it just needs imagination, I worked and lived in the city in good and bad times, it will make a comeback.
Too many spanish in Miami for my tastes. No thanks, not to sound racist I just don't feel safe down there. I would never go to Miami for a vacation, ever.
Donald Trump was building himself quite a nice little empire in AC back in the 80's. He was doing what he was good at. Namely hiring ace general managers for all of his properties. They ran the casinos beautifully and in harmony with each other. Then the unthinkable happened. All of his top brass were flying back from a boxing match that they were checking out to possibly bring it to AC. The helicopter crashed killing all on board between the Garden State Parkway. Trump instantly lost most of his #1. team. That incident alone was destructive to his AC empire. It changed allot for what otherwise might have been a much different picture today for the city.
I miss AC!! I loved it in the late 70’s to the mid 90’s!! Miss the Sands, Claridge, Golden Nugget, Showboat, Trump Plaza & the Playboy/Atlantis!! Those were the days!!
As long as a Resort town is on an Ocean, River or Lake it’s hard to blow Success! AC will be just fine! It will rebound! It has to use the lure of the Atlantic Ocean & AC will be bigger & better than ever!!
Who didn't see this coming down the pike? There are only so many pensioners on so many tour buses with only so much money to feed all these casinos. Every down trodden town has put in a casino. That seemed to be the answer. License to print money.
Are you going to the same Atlantic City I go to? Because I go multiple times a year, both summer and winter months, and in the summer, the beaches are jam packed and the boardwalk and casinos are busy all day. Even in the winter, we stay at Tropicana, it business is by no means slow. I think people need to give this place more credit.
EVERYONE READ AND REPLY PLEASE! If you have been to AC within the past yr, can you tell me if it is both fun and SAFE to go? Me and my fiance (getting married this Saturday April 8th, 2017) are going there for our honey moon, but I have read a lot of scary stuff about how Atlantic City is now... Plz give advice asap, so if need be I can,change plans. Would lose out on 150 deposit at Caesars Palace but can't put a price tag on being SAFE & SECURE!!!
MyREDTAIL that's about the dumbest thing I've read here (and that says something). If your theory was correct then I guess we can blame trump for allowing San Francisco to become a trashy heroin giving city that it has become over the past years because he's the president.
sear shoja Yes Atlantic City has the ocean. However like all the beaches in jersey and New York they are dirty. Not like ocean city in Maryland. Or other beaches on the eastern seaboard. If these casinos would have cleaned up there city like they said they would and comped players who drove hundreds of miles There'd still be in business. Really sad. Too many casinos. They saw it coming but did nothing to help correct it. My wife and l would go about 15 times a year. We lived in Virginia. Feel bad for the employees who lost their jobs. Mike in Virginia.
I think AC should make itself more about entertainment and fun on the beach than just gambling. EDM festivals, extreme sports competitions, MMA, water jetpack, etc.
Any time you have Gambling & Games of chance, You have the Mob's Wetting their Beaks in it also. AC Should be driving, The way Los Vegas & Tahoe , Are doing etc.Never hear of any of their Casino's going broke etc.Just being sold from one Owner to another etc.
Yup for younger people and waterpark is probable, kid friendly, at least that ferris wheel can bring peeps in
That should be a great idea for these people.
L@@gustavoceballos5327
it's sad. but at least Atlantic city has something that others cities don't have. an ocean view.
I liked old AC back in the 70s when I was young. all the piers were kickin, steel pier million dollar pier no casinos. my parents stopped going right after Resorts opened. I've been back since 2012 don't gamble just enjoy the beach and fishing
This video is misleading. Atlantic City still has a lot to offer and needs to diversify their offerings and they should have done that back in the early 2000s when they were on top of their game. It has so much potential. I love going there.
Part of the problem is high room rates.
Casinos are dying because there are too many of them. MA is opening 3 new casinos in the next 3 years-how can these make money? Any business they do will come out of existing casinos.
CT. casino's will be toast in short order after MA gets rolling along. A lot of the help at Foxwoods treats their customers like those employees did to theirs in Atlantic City. Rhode Island is already hurting them. I give Foxwoods about 4 years and they will have their hands out for another cash begging from the Dept. of Interior. No one talks about that bailout they got from the Dept. of Interior years ago.
But it now looks like a renaissance is starting. First the Hard Rock Casino where Taj Mahal used to be and now Ocean Resorts Casino where it used to be Revel. Now the Showboat will break ground for a new Casino building in early 2020.
Yes! My parents grew up visiting and now we visit with our family:) we go every year for our anniversary in the dead of winter too. We've stayed at showboat when it was only rooms and no concierge. Also stayed at Ocean just after it changed hands and name. Can't wait to return again this year and continue to support. It will def have a rebirth. AC for life!
The Casino's destroyed what was once a huge tourist, and family friendly place. The Casino's were supposed to bring in revenue to repair, rebuild and help atlantic city and all they did was bring crime and problems to the city and destroy the place. I hope things can one day return to what they were before the casino's were ever built and the boardwalk and beach become as beautiful and attractive for all to enjoy as they once were in the past.
+Roxanne Ringler Yeah but the problem is that air travel has become soo cheap that families don't have to go to the AC boardwalk to have a good time. why go there when Orlando is only a 200 dollar flight.
I'm From Atlantic City, Born And Raised. And I Had To Leave Because The Economy Has Dropped Drastically. So I Moved To And Now Live In Las Vegas.
+DTV NJ hahah good call. Let me know how you like the change of scenery and the change in climate.
I Love It Out Here...Yes It's Blazing Hip Hop And RnB, But It's Not As Bad As I Thought. The Cost Of Living Is Cheap, And Plenty Of Work Out Here. But I Do Miss The Boardwalk And The Beach Though...
DTV NJ That's awesome, I know it gets hot out there but I hear since there no humidity it makes it a lot more bearable. On the opposite side of the temperature spectrum; I visited Park City Utah a few years back, and we'd wake up to one degree weather but since it was so dry it felt like a nice 30 degrees haha.
Yes Very Low Humidity. But The Laws Out Here Are Silly And Stupid...
+DTV NJ So, still you choose to live in a city with casinos.Why?
That bread is great. Those Casinos, not so much
I used to visit the U Laza back in the '90s. My wife and I went there several times with friends. There was a charming bar which bordered on the high-roller slot machine area. One lady was playing the $100 machine with those heavy tokens that made a distinctive sound when inserted in the machine; they also made a heavy 'clink-clunk' sound when landing in the tray. I believe that it was set up that way as to the sound being very seductive.
Once, can't recall what machine it was, my wife and I received a lucite-encased coin redeemable for $1000 during a slot bonus game. It was pretty exciting since we were playing a $1 machine at $2 a spin. My wife persuaded me to leave and head home after that haul. I have many good memories of Atlantic City in the 1990s in the era prior to The Borgata opening in 2003.
They should make it more like Myrtle Beach maybe like a cross between Vegas and Myrtle Beach and take advantage of the water. Like sunst cruises, deep sea fishing waterfront dining
Some of my best family vacations were at The Showboat Casino... I just can't believe it's gone and how much has changed.
Revel is a beautiful property. What a waste. Had they built something like that in Vegas, they would have made a mint.
I hated it. I'm not a fan of heights and they made you go up and down escalators that scared the shit out of me.
Well at least it’s getting a second chance as Ocean Resorts Casino.
Atlantic City was always a shithole, but people had to go to gamble if they didn't want to fly to Vegas. Now with nice local casinos all over the east coast there is no reason to go to AC and pay the outrageous tolls in New Jersey.
Correct me if im wrong but shouldnt atlantic have looked into consistant upgrades like vegas, joining forces with other resorts. Excalibur, mgm, luxor, NYNY. All runs with mgm/mirage resorts. Or perhaps downsize the casinos to a select few such as well West Wendover, NV then the remaining city with prime shopping. I live in Utah and the secret we got is respect. Surrounded by idaho lottery, nevada gaming and wyoming horse betting. Utah actually offers wgat the other states dont. Skiing, historical religious life, and a way of a bew freedom.
But do casinos really help the economy? They do keep people employed but they cause a lot of problems at the same time.
Remove the damn casinos
And make it a normal city without crime that roams wild
If these people where notified that they where going to be laid off like companies are legally supposed to why didn't they start looking for new jobs BEFORE their last day? that's what I did before the place I used to work for shut down.
AC will make a comeback it just needs people that are smart enough to bring it back, it has gone down before and the Casinos bought it to life but it needed a lot more than just gambling. The city is a gold mine of endless rich's it just needs imagination, I worked and lived in the city in good and bad times, it will make a comeback.
NOT Completely DONE? This CITY is broken.. It is mostly PPL, that are lured to yhe money but dont want do do their share to uplift it!!
Such prime real estate and no crowds, in Miami Beach it's crowded year round!
Too many spanish in Miami for my tastes. No thanks, not to sound racist I just don't feel safe down there. I would never go to Miami for a vacation, ever.
Atlantic City died in 1979.
Donald Trump was building himself quite a nice little empire in AC back in the 80's. He was doing what he was good at. Namely hiring ace general managers for all of his properties. They ran the casinos beautifully and in harmony with each other. Then the unthinkable happened. All of his top brass were flying back from a boxing match that they were checking out to possibly bring it to AC. The helicopter crashed killing all on board between the Garden State Parkway. Trump instantly lost most of his #1. team.
That incident alone was destructive to his AC empire. It changed allot for what otherwise might have been a much different picture today for the city.
What skimming JonBenait06 ? DO share the specifics with all of us being that you have the inside dope. Also back it up with proof.
Dan Reynolds that sounds like fake news.
What are you going on about? Not to mention the Taj needed $1 million PER DAY just to break even. LOL
Bill Bradley ruined the town with his childish anti-sports betting bill.
@@danreynolds4208 The helicopter crash did happen but I can't remember ho the victims were.
The Borgata In Atlantic City Is Owned By MGM...
I miss AC!! I loved it in the late 70’s to the mid 90’s!! Miss the Sands, Claridge, Golden Nugget, Showboat, Trump Plaza & the Playboy/Atlantis!! Those were the days!!
Golden Nugget Casino came back to ac and now it is the marina district
@@jaclynbrunner5550 I know!!id like to take you to dinner at the Golden Nugget!! Is it a date? 💜🌺💗
@@MIKIEEYEZ1975 no
@@MIKIEEYEZ1975 I am married
As long as a Resort town is on an Ocean, River or Lake it’s hard to blow Success! AC will be just fine! It will rebound! It has to use the lure of the Atlantic Ocean & AC will be bigger & better than ever!!
Lots of people talk garbage on a.c. but I like it a lot and trouble doesn't find you if you dont look for it there
Who didn't see this coming down the pike? There are only so many pensioners on so many tour buses with only so much money to feed all these casinos. Every down trodden town has put in a casino. That seemed to be the answer. License to print money.
its a ghost town every time i go just bums asking for $ on boardwalk on every corner
Are you going to the same Atlantic City I go to? Because I go multiple times a year, both summer and winter months, and in the summer, the beaches are jam packed and the boardwalk and casinos are busy all day. Even in the winter, we stay at Tropicana, it business is by no means slow. I think people need to give this place more credit.
The coast is not necessarily toast
EVERYONE READ AND REPLY PLEASE! If you have been to AC within the past yr, can you tell me if it is both fun and SAFE to go? Me and my fiance (getting married this Saturday April 8th, 2017) are going there for our honey moon, but I have read a lot of scary stuff about how Atlantic City is now... Plz give advice asap, so if need be I can,change plans. Would lose out on 150 deposit at Caesars Palace but can't put a price tag on being SAFE & SECURE!!!
Matt Gillenwater it's amazing still, I go every summer,.
How was Atlantic City?
how was it
Atlactic City sounds like Magic ....
make america great again
We love you, Donald Trump
This was 3 years ago, today it is dead
Too many indian casinos in every other state.
Can't watch this video after 6-7 minutes. Too fast & shakey camera work.
U Laza
Liberal run city
Donald Trump would call this a success.
You can thank the Obama Administration, For the Layoffs & the Economy under his Presidency & the Closing of the Casino's etc. Sad but true
MyREDTAIL that's about the dumbest thing I've read here (and that says something). If your theory was correct then I guess we can blame trump for allowing San Francisco to become a trashy heroin giving city that it has become over the past years because he's the president.
LOL. how about the guy who's casinos all flopped before obama even showed up...
the casinos were tanking before obama
This city is some trash, maybe start with your beach. I just got back from AC. Myrtle beach is way better.
sear shoja Yes Atlantic City has the ocean. However like all the beaches in jersey and New York they are dirty. Not like ocean city in Maryland. Or other beaches on the eastern seaboard. If these casinos would have cleaned up there city like they said they would and comped players who drove hundreds of miles There'd still be in business. Really sad. Too many casinos. They saw it coming but did nothing to help correct it. My wife and l would go about 15 times a year. We lived in Virginia. Feel bad for the employees who lost their jobs. Mike in Virginia.