by Chuck Darrow | Jan 22, 2026 | Top Stories, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Business, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
The Casino File Ocean Casino Resort’s latest addition/innovation is anything but par for the course. Last Saturday evening, a few hundred of the pleasure dome’s closest friends — including a few bold-faced names — gathered to celebrate the grand opening of...
by Chuck Darrow | Jan 15, 2026 | Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
The Casino File What’s so funny about January in Atlantic City? Well, if you’re at Harrah’s on the 31st, the answer to that question will be easy: Joe List. The 43-year-old suburban Boston native is a standup-comedy vet of some two decades whose act offers...
by Chuck Darrow | Jan 8, 2026 | Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
The Casino File With all due respect to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and Ocean Casino Resort, both of which are good for multiple blockbuster bookings every year, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City reigns as Our Town’s perennial show business top dog thanks...
by Chuck Darrow | Dec 30, 2025 | Atlantic County, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Editorial, South Jersey
The Casino File As a new year launches, it’s customary to make resolutions. But for the purposes of this particular column, “New Year’s suggestions” feels more appropriate, at least as it pertains to the local gambling industry. To put it both succinctly and harshly,...
by Chuck Darrow | Dec 23, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
The Casino File When La Strada at the Shore opened inside Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City it was an unusually bold move. After all, in a region — and city — where top-shelf Italian restaurants are part of the cultural fabric, it didn’t necessarily make a lot of sense to...
