‘Hair hanger’ Miranda Menzies brings locks of thrills to ‘The Hook’
The Casino File If you attend a performance of the current edition of “The Hook” at Caesars Atlantic City, you will see Miranda Menzies hanging around. Literally. The 34-year-old Edinburgh, Scotland native who recently joined the cast of the R-rated variety show,...
Remembering when AC was the ‘American Monte Carlo’
Remembering When In four days, Resorts Casino-Hotel will mark its 47th anniversary as the first legal casino to open outside of Nevada. The stories of that epochal day—about entertainer Steve Lawrence rolling the dice after making the first-ever state-sanctioned bet...
The unique beginnings of two Boardwalk hotel/casinos
Two Atlantic City hotel/casinos – one still standing, the other no longer with us – had rather unusual beginnings. The Brighton Hotel & Casino is barely remembered today, although it was actually the fourth hotel/casino to open in Atlantic City, and the resort’s...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Announces Action-Packed Summer Including A-List Entertainment, Anniversary Celebrations, New Dining Venue and More!
Ahead of the highly anticipated summer season, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City announces its plans for a jam-packed summer offering A-list entertainment, exciting anniversary promotions, a new Indian dining venue, along with luxury beach amenities, and...
As Alice Cooper heads to Ocean, a look at why he’s so important
The Casino FileBy Chuck Darrow Over the course of his nearly-60-year career, 1970s “shock-rock” icon Alice Cooper has sold some 50 million albums and remains a popular live attraction (if not the arena-filling sensation he once was). And he’s enshrined in the Rock...
