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LVSun - N.J. regulators look back on 25 years of gambling
"Yes, there are still neighborhoods in Atlantic City where casino-era
prosperity is but a rumor. But the Boardwalk and the Marina District
are on a hot streak, with 12 casinos in business and a 13th being built."
This article contains some of the most self-serving c**p I've ever
read. Walk one block off the Boardwalk and the entire city is a blight.
I know budget realities are never as simple as they might seem, but I
don't see any evidence that AC has funneled one dime of casino tax
revenue anywhere other than back into the Boardwalk and Marina itself.
In a state where corruption is king (is the name Torricelli
familar?), it seems more likely than not that some inappropriate
wallets have been made quite fat.
- Harry
(OK, so I overlooked the convention center investment and the new
retail complex being developed between the conv. ctr. and the
boardwalk ... not to mention that a venue has been provided for the
panhandlers and some of the most inept street musicians to be found.)
Yeah, the improvements to AC are slowly coming along. They have built some nice new housing in sections of town that visitors don't normally go to. But there are still a lot of areas you don't want to be alone in, especially after dark.
BUT _ Consider the alternative. Have you been up to Asbury Park in Monmouth County? The place was a happy playground in the 60s (I used to go there a lot as a teenager.), but now it's a complete toilet. It looks like bombed-out Beirut, and I'm scared there in broad daylight. Atlantic City was further along in urban decay than Asbury Park until the casinos came along. If not for gambling, there would be nothing left to AC at all.
Blessings and royals to all.
Elaine
PS - Vegas isn't all that golden, they're just better at hiding the blight from visitors. I've been to neighbohoods in Vegas that the Division of Tourism would rather I not see.
This article contains some of the most self-serving c**p I've ever
read. Walk one block off the Boardwalk and the entire city is a blight.
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Elaine Rose wrote:
Yeah, the improvements to AC are slowly coming along. They have
built some nice new housing in sections of town that visitors don't
normally go to.
Ok, Elaine, I'll defer to a local. And I imagine that around the year
2200 AC has a shot at restoration to "America's Playground". I just
would have expected that by now a walk down Atlantic Ave. might be a
little more charming :).
- Harry
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Ok, Elaine, I'll defer to a local. And I imagine that around the year
2200 AC has a shot at restoration to "America's Playground". I just
would have expected that by now a walk down Atlantic Ave. might be a
little more charming :).
I always think of Monopoly when people discuss AC. AC
looks like the property values found in the game are accurate.
Of course, I have not been there in several years, so by now
the game property values might be too high.
QZ