by Chuck Darrow | Oct 30, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
It was old. It was small. It was plagued by financial issues pretty much from the moment it opened on July 20, 1981. Nonetheless, what was originally called Del Webb’s Claridge Hotel & Casino was a pretty special place. Before we get into the particulars of the...
by Chuck Darrow | Oct 23, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Business, Food & Beverage, Linwood, South Jersey
In this unceasingly rushed and often-harsh world, a place where one can go to refresh and recharge in a genteel, slow-paced environment is not only welcome, but, one might argue, a necessity for survival. And that’s what guests can find at Linwood’s Petals &...
by Chuck Darrow | Oct 16, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, South Jersey, What's Happening
The Casino File If you’re going to see the Randy Bachman-fronted, reconstituted BTO (aka Bachman-Turner Overdrive) at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Halloween night, you definitely won’t be hearing Sly & The Family Stone’s 1971 hit, “Family Affair,” even though it...
by Chuck Darrow | Oct 9, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
The Casino File From ownership to expansion to operational policies, Tropicana Atlantic City has undergone countless changes in its 44-year existence. But there has been one constant through the decades: il Verdi, the high-end Italian dining room that is older than...
by Chuck Darrow | Oct 2, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey
The Casino File Since there’s little, if anything, funny about math, it doesn’t really matter that the numbers don’t add up for the upcoming Comedy Stop celebration at Golden Nugget Atlantic City. The groundbreaking laugh lounge opened its doors in November, 1983...
