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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The Jacksons return to the stage at Hard Rock

by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 24, 2024 | Atlantic City, Entertainment, Features

By Chuck Darrow The Jackson siblings’ you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up story runs the gamut from the highest of highs (the Jackson 5’s turn-of-the-’70s run of hit singles; Janet Jackson’s decades of mega-stardom; baby brother Michael’s culture-changing solo career) to the...

Marlon Wayans wants to cancel ‘cancel culture’

by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 17, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features

By Chuck Darrow If you’re looking for laughs, Caesars Atlantic City is the place to be Friday evening. But if you tend to be, shall we say, sensitive, about certain subjects, then probably not. “There’s no space for fear in comedy. How do you be funny if...

Park Place Prime a prime place

by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 10, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, Food & Beverage

By Chuck Darrow In days of yore, Prime Place, the steakhouse at what used to be called Bally’s Park Place (now Bally’s Atantic City) was a personal favorite. One reason was the wonderful view that encompassed, among other sites, the Boardwalk, Brighton Park, Claridge...

Ocean makes sure its players get the picture

by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 3, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features

By Chuck Darrow The capturing and maintenance of premium customers—commonly known as “high rollers”—is among most casino’s top priorities. It is these loyal, well-heeled gamblers that generally are the ones who keep the lights on in gaming halls outside of Las Vegas...

Remembering when the Sands was the hot spot in AC

by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 26, 2024 | Atlantic City, Features

By Chuck Darrow It was, if memory serves, breezy, crisp and clear in Atlantic City the evening of Oct. 18, 2007. What would have normally been a sparsely populated section of midtown was instead filled with people eager to watch a local landmark be reduced to a...
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