... it has NOTHING to do with the current situation in A.C.

Atlantic Club Casino Hotel
• Boston Ave & Boardwalk
• Opened as “Golden Nugget” on December 9, 1980.
• Became The Grand, and then Bally’s Grand, then Hilton, then ACH
• Renamed Atlantic Club February 7, 2012
• First A.C. casino to use .25 cent chips
• Closed January 13, 2014 by order of Federal bankruptcy court. Property purchased by Caesars & Tropicana for $23.4 million. Tropicana is taking the Atlantic Club’s slots and table games and Caesars will take over ownership of the building itself. Neither company is said to have any interest in operating the casino.

Atlantis
• Florida Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Opened as “Playboy Hotel & Casino” on April 14, 1981. Name changed to Atlantis in 1984. Casino #7.
• Closed by the Casino Control Commission in 1989 and became Trump Regency (a non-casino hotel).
• Re-opened in June, 1996 as “Trump’s World Fair Casino”
• Building was demolished in 2000-2001 to make room for new potential casino. Presently an empty lot.

Bally’s
• Casino #3
• Opened December 29, 1979 as “Bally’s Park Place”
• Park Place and the Boardwalk
• Wild, Wild West Casino opened in July, 1997 is part of Bally’s Park Place Facility. Presently owned by Hilton.

Bally’s Grand
• Name changed on October 8, 1987 Boston Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Formerly “Golden Nugget”, then simply renamed “The Grand”
• Sold to and re-named “Hilton” in 1996
• Renamed again “The Atlantic Club” in February, 2012

Borgata
• Former A.C. landfill and municipal maintenance garage site
• Property was intended to be the future casino site of Steve Wynn’s return to A.C.
• Re-mediated property sold to MGM in 2000
• Opened on July 3, 2003. Atlantic City’s most luxurious casino hotel at the time.

Brighton
• Casino #4
• Opened as the “Brighton” on August 31, 1980
• Indiana Avenue and Brighton Park
• Became Sands Casino Hotel
• Presently an empty lot after Sands was demolished in 2007

Caesars
• Casino #2
• Opened as “Caesars Boardwalk Regency” on June 26, 1979
• Arkansas Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Property renamed “Caesars Atlantic City” in 1985

Claridge
• Casino #8
• Atlantic City’s smallest casino
• Opened on July 20, 1981
• Indiana Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Renamed “Claridge Tower at Bally’s Park Place” after purchase by Park Place
• The Ridge closed its gambling operation in the winter of 2012. Ballys is still using the 500 rooms for guests.

Golden Nugget
• Casino #6
• Opened as original “Golden Nugget” on December 9, 1980
• Boston Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Formerly “Bally’s Grand”, then simply renamed “The Grand”
• Sold to Hilton in 1996 and became “The Atlantic Club” in 2012

Golden Nugget Atlantic City
• Casino #15
• Formerly “Trump Marina”
• Located in the Marina District
• Opened as “Golden Nugget Atlantic City” May 24, 2011
• Purchase price $35 million to Landry … Spent $150 million in renovations

Harrah’s
• Casino #5
• Opened November 23, 1980 as “Harrah’s Marina”
• Brigantine Boulevard and Barnegat Bay
• Now called “Harrah’s Atlantic City”
• Atlantic City’s most luxurious hotel lobby

Harrah’s at Trump Plaza
• Casino #9
• Opened May 15, 1984 Mississippi and Boardwalk
• Joint venture between Bill Harrah and Donald Trump
• Feud developed between both principals resulting in Trump buying out Harrah's 50% ownership
• Property renamed "Trump Plaza" in 1986

Hilton Atlantic City
• Casino #6
• Opened as “Golden Nugget” on December 9, 1980
• Boston Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Formerly “Bally’s Grand”, then simply renamed “The Grand”
• Sold to Hilton in 1996
• Hilton ended its licensing agreement in 2011 and the property was renamed “The Atlantic Club” in February, 2012.

Playboy
• Casino #7
• Florida Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Opened April 14, 1981
• Not granted a permanent gaming license … operated as "Playboy" until April, 1984
• Parent company Elsinore, Corp. took over property and re-named it "Atlantis Casino Hotel"
• Operated as unprofitable Atlantis for five years
• Later became "Trump World's Fair Casino" in 1996

Revel Casino Hotel
• New Jersey Ave. and the Boardwalk next to Showboat
• Opened April 2, 2012
• 47-story hotel tower tops out at 710 feet, dwarfing everything else on the Atlantic City skyline. The tower is the second tallest casino tower in the United States.
• Construction cost 2.4 billion dollars

Resorts International
• First Atlantic City casino
• North Carolina Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Opened on May 26, 1978 by the Crosby Family
• Sold to Donald Trump
• Formerly “Merv Griffin’s Resorts” after Griffin purchased property from Donald Trump.
• Sold to Sun Corporation in 1996
• Re-sold to Colony Capital for $31.5 milliion in 2010

Sands
• Casino #9
• Opened as the “Brighton” on August 31, 1980
• Indiana Avenue and Brighton Park
• Purchased and renamed the ”Sands” less than a year later in May, 1981
• Casino closed November 11, 2006 and demolished in 2007. Property sold to Pinnacle Entertainment
• Now an empty lot.

Showboat
• Casino #13
• Opened on April 12, 1987
• Delaware Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Purchased by Harrah’s in December, 1997

Tropicana
• Casino #12
• Opened as “Tropicana” on November 23, 1981
• Iowa Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Was re-named “Trop World” for quite a few years, then changed named back to original “Tropicana” on July 4, 1996
• It is presently New Jersey’s largest hotel and was sold through receivership bid to Carl Ichan in 2009 for $200 million.

Trump Castle
• Casino #11.
• Opened June 17, 1985
• Was initially built to operate as “Hilton” but was unable to secure a casino license
• Opened as “Trump Castle”
• Huron Avenue and Brigantine Boulevard
• Renamed in July, ’97 to “Trump Marina”

Trump Marina
• Formerly “Trump Castle”
• Renamed in July, 1997 to “Trump Marina”
• Sold to Landry in February, 2011 for $38 million and renamed “Golden Nugget Atlantic City”

Trump Plaza
• Casino #10
• Opened as “Harrah’s at Trump Plaza” on May 15, 1984
• Mississippi Avenue and the Boardwalk
• ** (See “Trump World’s Fair”) Trump properties are currently facing bankruptcy proceedings for 3rd time
• Trump Plaza sold for $20 million in February, 2013

Trump Taj Mahal
• Casino #14
• Opened April 2, 1990
• Virginia Avenue and the Boardwalk
• Cost: $1 Billion. Trump properties are currently facing bankruptcy proceedings for 3rd time.

Trump World’s Fair Casino at Trump Plaza
• Florida Ave. and the Boardwalk 21 floors and 500 guest rooms
• Opened April 15, 1996 Closed October 3, 1999
• Trump’s 4th A.C. casino property
• Operated as a satellite casino to Trump Plaza property
• Former site of “ Playboy ”, and “Atlantis Hotel & Casino “
• Formerly “ Trump Regency ”, a non-casino hotel
• Building was demolished in 2001 … now an empty lot.

Wild Wild West Casino
• Not a separate casino but operating under " Bally's Park Place" gaming license
• New addition to Bally's Park Place property on July 1,1997, under same management
• Used Bally's Park Place chips & tokens
• Table games section and buffet closed down in February, 2012. Slots only now.