


2025 entertainment roster continues Hard Rock’s pledge to rock hard
By Scott Cronick When the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City opened in 2018, it changed the entertainment landscape of Atlantic City. After investing millions and millions of dollars and renaming the former Trump Taj Mahal venue to the Hard Rock Live at Etess...
Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival continues evolution with fun additions, lots of beer
By Scott Cronick 101 breweries. 303 beers. 12 bands. 50+ vendors and food trucks. Now that’s a festival! With festival being the key word, the 19th Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival has evolved into so much than just a beer fest that even its creator never...
Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen grateful for success, but warns A.C. about N.Y.
By Scott Cronick Jim Allen never forgot where he came from. Everyone in the casino industry knows Jim Allen and his South Jersey roots. The Mainland Regional High School graduate started as a cook in the food and beverage department as a teen at Bally’s Park Place and...