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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It’s beginning to look—and sound— a lot like Christmas in the casinos

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 21, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features

By Chuck Darrow It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that we were getting ready for the summer season. But the sad (well, for some, anyway) fact is that it’s just a matter of weeks before we welcome the New Year. And that means it’s time for our town’s casinos to...

Hard Rock introduces NJ’s first AI-driven massage units

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 14, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Features

By Chuck Darrow Gaming-industry innovation is generally found in places like the hotel check-in desk, casino floor, showroom or restaurants. But Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City is breaking ground in its Rock Spa & Salon and fitness center. The...

After more than 65 years, Paul Anka still does it his way

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 7, 2024 | Features

By Chuck Darrow Why do we love Paul Anka? It may be because he is still a vital show business force after a career that started when he helped create the teen-pop-idol template in the late 1950s with such hits as “Diana” and the TikTok-embraced “Put Your Head On My...

Remembering when the Comedy Stop kept AC laughing

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 7, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features

By Chuck Darrow Atlantic City’s century-plus as a show business capital has resulted in numerous venues that, while long-gone, remain part of Our Town’s collective culture and consciousness. Among them are Steel Pier, which, for decades, hosted superstar performers...

David Spade talks podcasts, ‘Snake Oil’ and Chris Farley biopic

by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 31, 2024 | Features

By Chuck Darrow You may best know David Spade from his TV work in “Saturday Night Live” and “Just Shoot Me,” from such film comedies as “Joe Dirt” and “Tommy Boy,” or as a standup comic. But these days, he can also claim stardom in the podcast universe. The...
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