by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 28, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
By Chuck Darrow While most of us, it can be assumed, are looking ahead to the new year, we figured one last glance in the rearview mirror is merited. And since this column is primarily dedicated to casino entertainment, it behooves us to look at some of the more...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 20, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey
By Chuck Darrow In his classic 1977 film, “Annie Hall,” Woody Allen’s character, Alvy Singer, suggests that a relationship is like a shark: It must keep moving forward or it will die. Well, it’s not too much of a stretch to suggest this holds true for casinos as well....
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 20, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
By Chuck Darrow Love him or hate him, there’s no denying Donald Trump’s reign as an Atlantic City casino mogul made for interesting times—both for him and the public at large. And one of the wildest times of all occurred when the man who would, some 27 years later,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 14, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Chuck Darrow It’s both logical and long-established that casinos throttle back on entertainment during the winter. Thanks to the uncertainties of weather in the Northeast—and their impact on the public—Atlantic City’s gaming-hall performance venues tend to be...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 7, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Chuck Darrow For every Liza Minnelli, whose career was never hampered by being the daughter of Judy Garland, there’s a Frank Sinatra Jr., the late entertainer who, despite his enormous gifts as a singer and musical conductor, probably wasn’t taken as seriously as...