Tag: atlantic city
Boardwalk Empire & The Former Ritz-Carlton In Atlantic City – A Quick Overview
HBO’s new Series Boardwalk Empire which premiered on Sunday, Sept 19th, focused a lot on the former Ritz-Carlton Hotel located on the boardwalk in Atlantic City; almost every exterior shot includes the building and it’s in the Ritz-Carlton where Nucky does most of his “business”. Rightly so, interest in the old Atlantic City Ritz-Carlton suddenly [...]
Hard Rock Hotel or Planet Hollywood Finally Coming to Atlantic City?
In today’s New York Post was a quick story about how the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City is looking for a hotel partner to renovate and bring the property up to par with the competition. Supposedly the deal that Trump is looking for would swap the land under the property and the [...]
Trump Marina Sale Is Off
The sale of the Trump Marina to Coastal Development for a conversion into a Margaritaville Casino has been stopped due to the parties not being able to agree on terms of the sale.
Icahn Doesn’t Own The Tropicana Yet..
Even though the Tropicana Atlantic City has filed for bankruptcy and Carl Icahn has a signed sales agreement in place to purchase the asset – that doesn’t mean that he automatically will own it.
Carl Icahn Close To Getting The Tropicana Atlantic City
Unless other bidders come out – Carl Icahn looks like he may be the newest owner of the Tropicana Atlantic City using a combination of cash and the bonds he already owns in the property as payment. This is a road Icahn has been down in the past – and is similar to what he’s also currently doing with MGM Mirage.
Tropicana’s New Marketing Push Mainly Intended For Las Vegas Property
Last week I wrote about the rebranding attempt by the owners of the Tropicana Atlantic City.. The only problem was the rebranding was mainly intended for the Tropicana Las Vegas property – with the hope that it can be extended to Atlantic City if Columbia Sussex is able to regain control of the property. Hmm. Interesting details the local papers leave out isn’t it?
Tropicana AC May Go To Auction, While the Owners Want to Rebrand It
The Tropicana Atlantic City’s owners are trying to convince the trustee to allow it to resume day to day ownership of the property and begin a re-branding campaign that will focus on low-cost and high service.
MGM Mirage Looking To Sell Some Land in AC
MGM Mirage is looking to sell its Huron Ave plot – 14 acres located next to the Trump Marina (soon to be Margaritaville Casino) which would be a great idea – but only for specific purchasers.
Construction Slowing At Revel Casino In Atlantic City
Revel Casino in Atlantic City laid off 400 construction workers who were working on the interior of the project. There are still another 700 workers on site working on the exterior, and officially, the project is just being slowed down, so construction shouldnt stop completely.
Atlantic City’s Tropicana Hotel Is Pathetic
I stayed at the Tropicana in Atlantic City recently – and while I don’t write reviews on this blog, I thought one would be highly appropriate in light of the Tropicana’s current woes.
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