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Celebrity Chef Bringing 2 Restaurants To Atlantic City Resort Celebrity Chef Bringing 2 Restaurants To Atlantic City Resort
Celebrity Chef Bringing 2 Restaurants To Atlantic City Resort An Atlantic City casino is teaming up with a renowned Philadelphia chef for the launch of two new restaurants. Restauranteur Michael Schulson will open up Pearl & Mary and Samuel's at Ocean, the Ocean Casino Resort announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7. They'll be next to each other in the lobby across from The Park. Courtesy of Ocean Casino Resort The Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Wikimedia Commons - Chris6d The restaurants are expected to open before the summer. "We are thrilled to welcome Pearl & Mary and Samuel’s into Ocean’s portfolio of dining venues as we ven…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
'RHONJ' Stars Party In Atlantic City 'RHONJ' Stars Party In Atlantic City
'Rhonj' Stars Party In Atlantic City "Real Housewives of New Jersey" costars Jennifer Aydin and Teresa Giudice were spotted with their families in Atlantic City this weekend. Giudice posted videos to her Instagram story of her family celebrating the birthday of husband Luis Ruelas' son, Louie, at American Cut Steakhouse, at the Ocean Casino Resort. After, the family apparently joined the Aydins at the Sebastian Maniscalco show, Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Borgata, according to Aydin's Instagram story. The stars closed out the night with some dancing at a nightclub.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man, 47, Found Stabbed Dead In Atlantic City Casino-Hotel Room; Philly Suspect Arrested Man, 47, Found Stabbed Dead In Atlantic City Casino-Hotel Room; Philly Suspect Arrested
Man, 47, Found Stabbed Dead In Atlantic City Casino-Hotel Room; Philly Suspect Arrested A 47-year-old man was found stabbed to death in an Atlantic City casino hotel room, authorities said. On Friday, Sept. 23, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to a hotel room within the Ocean Casino Resort for an unresponsive man.  The man, later identified as Brian Wilkinson, of Egg Harbor Township, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.  The Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office completed an autopsy of the victim and determined the cause of death as stab wounds and the manner of death was deemed a hom…

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by Jon Craig
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NYC Crew Conspired To Scam Atlantic City Casinos Out Of $1.12 Million, Authorities Charge NYC Crew Conspired To Scam Atlantic City Casinos Out Of $1.12 Million, Authorities Charge
NYC Crew Conspired To Scam Atlantic City Casinos Out Of $1.12 Million, Authorities Charge A group of New York City con artists conspired to scam five Atlantic City casinos out of $1,120,000 by exchanging bogus bank checks for gaming chips, authorities said. The Hard Rock casino rejected a check and the Golden Nugget permitted only incremental amounts, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Thursday. But Caesars, the Borgata and the Ocean Casino Resort all honored $284,000 checks, losing a combined total of $852,000, he said. The New Jersey State Police Casino Gaming Bureau and the Division of Criminal Justice Specialized Crimes Bureau began investigating soon a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
29-Year-Old Philadelphia Woman's Fatal Fall From Atlantic City Casino Ruled Suicide 29-Year-Old Philadelphia Woman's Fatal Fall From Atlantic City Casino Ruled Suicide
29-Year-Old Philadelphia Woman's Fatal Fall From Atlantic City Casino Ruled Suicide A 29-year-old Philadelphia woman's deadly leap from an Atlantic City casino parking garage has been ruled a suicide, authorities said. The suicidal woman, whose name was not released, jumped from an upper level of the Ocean Casino Resort's parking deck just before 8:35 p.m. Wednesday, according to police. The incident had previously been considered suspicious. Police officers were the first to arrive on scene and found the woman lying on the beach block of New Jersey Avenue, authorities said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene after medical personnel arrived. For anyone that …

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by Jon Craig
Business
The House Gets Lucky: Atlantic City Casinos Reopen As Coronavirus Wanes The House Gets Lucky: Atlantic City Casinos Reopen As Coronavirus Wanes
The House Gets Lucky: Atlantic City Casinos Reopen As Coronavirus Wanes No smoking. No drinking. No indoor dining. Well, at least there is gambling.  After closing in mid-March due to the coronavirus, Atlantic City's nine casinos will start reopening this week.  It's only the fifth time in the 42-year history of legalized gambling in Atlantic City casinos were shuttered due to a crisis -- and the longest shutdown. The city's casinos were ordered closed March 16 by Gov. Phil Murphy as part of vast restrictions on businesses to stop the spread of the coronavirus. A gradual reopening that begins Thursday retains severe limits on socializing,: Casinos c…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Atlantic City Casinos Take $200M Nosedive Amid COVID-19 Crisis Atlantic City Casinos Take $200M Nosedive Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Atlantic City Casinos Take $200M Nosedive Amid Covid-19 Crisis Coronavirus spelled bad luck for Atlantic City's casinos.  Closed by the COVID-19 epidemic on March 16, the Garden State's gambling hub took in about 69 percent less money in April 2020 than last April -- bolstered only by a more than doubling in internet betting proceeds. All totaled, casino revenue fell by nearly $200 million last month from a year ago. The silver lining was that online gambling revenues rose by nearly 120 percent year-to-year, collecting an additional $43 million. According to the state Division of Gaming Enforcement, the city's nine seaside resorts collected about…

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by Jon Craig