The ocean and beaches have always been a part of Atlantic City's identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea.
A load of sand is dumped on the beach in front of the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., Friday, May 12, 2023. The Ocean, Resorts and Hard Rock casinos want federal officials to expedite a beach replenishment project …‘s identity: from salt water taffy to Miss America bathing beauties to the name of the place itself, the city has been marketed as a place to have fun by the sea.this year as the crucial summer season approaches.
PHOTOS: Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer is bad news for the gambling resort, which still has not recovered from the COVID-19 outbreak. Only three of the nine casinos are winning more money from in-person gamblers than they did in 2019 before the pandemic hit.
“How do you run a beach resort without a beach?” asked Bill Callahan, Ocean’s general manager. “It’s a tough pill to swallow.” Of the dozen beach entrances spanning the three casinos, only two are accessible, he said. The rest just dead-end in mid-air, with treacherous drop-offs that could cause serious injury - or worse - should anyone fall from them.last received beach replenishment in 2020, and was due for additional sand last summer. But Congress failed to approve funding for the project then.
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