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Resorts was the first casino hotel in Atlantic City, becoming the first legal casino outside of Nevada in the United States, when it opened on May 26, 1978. [4] The resort completed an expansion in 2004, adding the 27-story Rendezvous Tower, and underwent renovations in 2011, converting the resort to a Roaring Twenties theme.
In 1993, Atlantic City casino development authority began condemning hundreds of properties, for the expansion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. In 1998, a court stopped the condemnation of the Sabatini's restaurant, one of the properties. In 2005, Donald Trump agreed to buy the property for around $2 million, exceeding the first offer of $700,000.
[121] [122] [123] Resorts Atlantic City was the first casino to open, in May 1978, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Governor of New Jersey Brendan Byrne. [124] Atlantic City is considered the "Gambling Capital of the East Coast", and currently has nine large casinos.
Numerous casinos have been planned for Atlantic City, New Jersey but never opened.. In November 1976, New Jersey voters approved a referendum that legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City, and when the Casino Control Act of New Jersey was signed by the governor on June 2, 1977, Atlantic City became the first place in the U.S., outside of Nevada, with legalized casino gambling.
The company in 1983 began construction of the Taj Mahal casino, adjacent to the Resorts International casino, with an estimated budget of $250 million. [17] [18] The Resorts Casino Hotel had seen declining profits after 1979, as it faced competition from newly opened Atlantic City casinos, and a general slump in the casino industry.
Casino Opening Date Closing Date Status of Property Atlantic Club Casino Hotel: December 12, 1980: January 13, 2014: Building and contents sold to Caesars Entertainment, slots and tables sold to Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City; currently uninhabited