AC casinos look for a big Super Bowl win
The Casino File By Chuck Darrow This Sunday—a.k.a. Super Bowl Sunday—is professional sports’ single-biggest day of the year. And it’s not too shabby for Atlantic City’s nine casinos either. As a matter of fact, it’s pretty darn important. That’s because it has...
Harrah’s Casino Resort a cure for the mid-winter blues
The Casino File By Chuck Darrow Last Wednesday while the region was experiencing its coldest weather in years, my brother and his wife left for a seven-day getaway to Puerto Rico, where the high temperatures were consistently in the low-80s. I only mention it because...
Ossu at Tropicana: No Garces? No problem!
The Casino File By Chuck Darrow Any restaurant conceived and operated by uber-chef Jose Garces would be a tough act to follow. But Ossu Asian Tavern at Tropicana Atlantic City—which began life as Garces’ Okatshe—hardly pales in comparison. Instead, a much-needed...
Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band keeps ‘the party going’
The Casino File By Chuck Darrow From the sounds of it, there didn’t appear to be much of a choice for Jimmy Buffett’s venerable backing unit, The Coral Reefer Band, when the beloved singer-songwriter-hospitality-industry-mogul breathed his last on Sept. 1, 2023:...
