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Keith Urban brings ‘High and Alive’ tour to Hard Rock Live for two shows

by Doug Deutsch | Aug 20, 2026 | Entertainment, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey

Tune In Turn On Country music superstar Keith Urban has always been something of an anomaly. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, he later became a U.S. citizen after moving to Nashville in 1992. Urban comes to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City on...

Atlantic City Headliners

by shorelocalnews | Aug 20, 2026 | Calendars, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening

Thursday, August 20 Magical Mystery Doors 8 p.m. Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Friday, August 21 Diana Ross 8 p.m. Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Keith Urban 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena UpDating 9 p.m. Sound Waves at Hard Rock Kathleen Madigan 8 p.m. The Music...

Live & Local Music Calendar

by Michael | Aug 20, 2026 | Calendars, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Egg Harbor Township, Galloway, Mainland, Somers Point, South Jersey, What's Happening

Thursday, August 20 Atlantic City Angeloni’s Club Madrid Kiara Vos 6 p.m. 2400 Arctic Ave. Landshark Bar & Grill Smokey Starr 5- 9 p.m. 1133 Boardwalk Rush Lounge at Golden Nugget Dane Anthony 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. 600 Huron Ave. The Deck at Golden Nugget B...

In-person casino gambling surges during July in Atlantic City

by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 20, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, News, South Jersey

Gamblers returned to Atlantic City’s casino floors in large numbers during the height of the summer season, producing the resort’s best July for in-person gaming since 2012. The city’s nine casinos won a combined $304.2 million from slot machines and table games in...

Little Shop of Horrors coming to Resorts Casino Hotel this October

by shorelocalnews | Aug 18, 2026 | What's Happening, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey

Resorts Casino Hotel will welcome the dark comedy and Broadway smash hit musical, Little Shop of Horrors, to their Screening Room this Oct. 10, 17 and 24 at 8 p.m. Arriving just in time for the Halloween Season, Little Shop of Horrors is a cult classic stage show and...

Atlantic City gaming revenue climbs in July, Stockton expert says

by shorelocalnews | Aug 18, 2026 | South Jersey, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Business, Features

Brian Tyrrell, faculty director of the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT) at Stockton University’s School of Business, commented on the July 2026 gaming numbers released Friday, Aug. 14, by the New Jersey Division of Gaming...