by Chuck Darrow | Dec 23, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, History, South Jersey
Remembering When Recently, a friend of mine asked if what is currently called Showboat Hotel Atlantic City would one day re-acquire the gaming license it voluntarily forfeited when it closed in that darkest of casino-era years, 2014. In an instant, I mentally accessed...
by Chuck Darrow | Dec 18, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey, What's Happening
The Casino File In the first half of the 1980s, to describe something as “totally tubular” was especially high praise. As such, it’s an appropriate title for a tour featuring a gaggle of chart-toppers from that long-ago, MTV-propelled era. The ”Totally Tubular” tour,...
by Chuck Darrow | Dec 11, 2025 | What's Happening, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
The winter months always see the region’s casinos throttle down on their headliner bookings. But the first quarter of 2026 will still bring some big names — including classic-rock deity Rod Stewart, country powerhouse Jason Aldean and a literal knockout act,...
by Chuck Darrow | Dec 4, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey
The Casino File Musically speaking, a pretty wide gulf separates the modern-rock genre and Frank Sinatra. But Mark Tremonti, lead guitarist of both Creed and Alter Bridge, is thriving in both sonic universes. Dec. 13, Tremonti hits the stage of the Music Box at...
by Chuck Darrow | Nov 26, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey
The Casino File It’s time to deck the halls of local casino showrooms as seasonally themed extravaganzas take center stage. From headliners to production shows to ballet and classical recitals to the screening of a beloved holiday-set movie featuring an in-person...
