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Atlantic City Rebirth Turns the Lights Back On
Atlantic City shifted from decline to renewal after 1976 casino legalization. More than 25,000 new jobs created in three years, seven luxury hotels built, property values up dramatically, yet clashes with rising crime, tax shifts, and cost of living for long-time residents. Casinos attract outsiders and reshape city finances, services, and demographics. Tomorrow: Casinos and crime.
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Lawrence R. Gustin
Newhouse
Atlantic City
Seaboard
New York City
New Jersey
Absecon Island
Washington
Nevada
Resorts International
Hadden Hall
Blenheim
Baghdad By the Sea
Thomas A. Edison
Bally Park Place
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Michigan
June Wallace
Joseph McGahn
William G. Ferry
Board of Assessors
Atlantic Avenue
Ferry
Las Vegas
Michael Matthews
Matthews
Trenton
William F.X. Band
State Casino Control Commission
Casino Control Commission
Ben Borowsky
Borowsky