Bally’s Atlantic City honors Juliano legacy with Phil’s Carousel Bar

By Scott Cronick If you were – or are – involved in the business of Atlantic City, you knew Phil Juliano. A local legend by every account, Juliano was the kid from Ducktown that made it. An icon in the gaming industry – not just here but around the country –...

Decades Rock Live returns with star-studded tribute to Chicago

By Scott Cronick Founding Chicago member Lee Loughnane, like most musicians, was urged by his parents – particularly his father – to give up the silly idea of becoming a professional musician and to get a “real job.” Now, more than five decades later, Loughnane is not...

Atlantic City’s first casino – Resorts – celebrates 45th anniversary in grand fashion

By Scott Cronick Resorts Casino Hotel may not be the biggest casino in Atlantic City, but it certainly is the most historic. The first casino to open in Atlantic City on May 26, 1978, it has withstood the test of time in pretty astonishing fashion. Despite being one...