Chuck Darrow

There is no reporter anywhere who has covered Atlantic City’s casino scene longer than Chuck, who was there when casinos were legalized by voters November, 1976. Since then, he has chronicled the good times and bad for regional publications and websites including the Courier-Post of Cherry Hill, NJ and Philadelphia Daily News as well as Shore Local Newsmagazine, for which he began writing in 2023. During his nearly 50 years writing about local gaming halls, he has covered numerous casino openings (and closings) and a Who’s Who of show business legends who have performed in Atlantic City including Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, Bob Hope, Richard Pryor, Jerry Seinfeld and The Rolling Stones. Each week, Chuck keeps readers on top of what’s happening in the casinos so they may get the most out of their visits. When he’s not working the beat he loves, Chuck plays bass in Pure Petty, a popular Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tribute band.

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How Dennis Gomes left an indelible mark on Atlantic City

by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 22, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey

By Chuck Darrow For many in Atlantic City, this is a month that will always be tinged with melancholy as it was in February, 2012 that the city lost a true visionary. When, at age 68, he died unexpectedly during a dialysis treatment on Feb. 23 of that year, Dennis...

One-of-a-kind Amada brings a taste of Spain to Ocean Casino Resort

by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 15, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey

By Chuck Darrow There is no shortage of first-class restaurants among Atlantic City’s nine casinos, as some of the East Coast’s finest dining rooms sit under local gaming hall roofs. But with a few rare exceptions (including Asian-focused Nobu at Caesars Atlantic City...

AC casinos looking for big score on Super Sunday

by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 8, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Features, Highlight, South Jersey, Sports

By Chuck Darrow If there is one day of the year every casino executive in Atlantic City—and everywhere else gaming halls do business—have circled on their calendars it’s the national day of wagering and gluttony known as Super Bowl Sunday. Evidence both anecdotal and...

Hard Rock steakhouse offers new nightlife wrinkle

by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 1, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey

By Chuck Darrow The calendar may say “mid-winter,” but things are definitely heating up on the nightlife landscape at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. This Friday and Saturday will see the introduction of a new concept for the casino’s Council Oak Steaks...

‘Motown Forever’ getting ready to boogaloo into Borgata

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 25, 2024 | Art, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, Features, South Jersey

By Chuck Darrow There’s no question that Atlantic City audiences adore the music that emanated from Detroit in the 1960s and ’70s. From the earliest days of legal casino gambling, legends like Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and The Four Tops have...
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