I MOVED TO BRIGANTINE N.J. A SMALL ISLAND JUST NORTH OF ATLANTIC CITY DURING THE SUMMER OF 1978 ... MY SISTER AND HER HUSBAND OPENED RESORTS CASINO AS DEALERS. I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MANHATTAN (N.Y.C.) AND GET SOME OCEAN AIR. AFTER A YEAR OF HANGING OUT ON THE BEACH AND BOARDWALK... I SAW AN AD IN THE ATLANTIC CITY PRESS FOR THE BOARDWALK REGENCY CASINO (CAESARS) WAS HIRING FOR THE 2ND. CASINO OPENING ON THE BOARDWALK. I APPLIED AND WAS INTEVIEWED AT THE OLD ATLANTIC CITY HIGH SCHOOL ON THE CIRCLE. ON THE APPLICATION I PUT DOWN A REFERRAL NAME ... (CLIFFORD & STUART PEARLMAN) OWNERS OF CAESARS ... MY DAD KNEW THEM WHEN WE LIVED IN MIAMI BEACH AND USED TO GO TO THE 1ST. LUMS HOT DOG STAND. APPARENTLY IT HELPED BECAUSE LOW & BEHOLD I GOT A WELCOME LETTER FROM JESS LENZ CASINO MANAGER THAT I WAS GOING TO BE A BACCARAT DEALER. CAESARS WORLD, INC. DID NOT HIRE MEN WITH FACIAL HAIR ...MY FRIEND HAD A MUSTACHE AND DID NOT GET HIRED. ANYWAY I TRAINED AT ATLANTIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE (C.C.I.) AND THE CAESARS PIT BOSSES TRAINED ALL OF US HOW TO GET THE MONEY! WHILE WAITING FOR MY CASINO LICENSE I WAS UTILIZED AS AN ASSISTANT HOTEL MANAGER AT NIGHT WORKING THE FRONT DESK. A GREAT JOB MEETING ALL TYPES OF V.I.P.'S AND ENTERTAINERS. A FEW WEEKS LATER BAMM ... WE WERE OVERWHELMED WITH CASINO PLAY. EVERY PLAYER WHO LOST AT RESORTS AND HATED THE 1ST. JOINT THOUGHT THEY WOULD DO BETTER AT CAESARS. WELL THAT DID NOT HAPPEN, CAESARS WORLD DID A RECORD BUSINESS AND ALOT OF PEOPLE WERE BUSTED OUT AND BROKE IN A LESS THAN A YEAR. IT WAS GREAT THE FIRST YEAR OF A.C.'S INNOCENCE SOME OF THE OLD CLASSIC HOTELS WERE STILL STANDING AND THE OLD ATTRACTIONS ON THE BOARDWALK AND PIERS WERE STILL HANGING ON. I EVEN WENT TO A BLACK REVUE FLOOR SHOW AT CLUB HARLEM WHICH WAS FAMOUS IN THE DAY. I ATTENDED ALL OF THE LIQUIDATION OLD HOTEL CLOSING AUCTIONS AND BOUGHT DINNER PLATES, ROOM KEYS, MATCHES, AND OTHER TRINKETS TO REMEMBER THE ATLANTIC CITY OF YESTERYEAR. AFTER ABOUT 5 YEARS IN THE CASINO BUSINESS MY NEW WIFE SAID GO WEST YOUNG MAN ... GO WEST! MY FAMILY STILL IS NOT ALLOWED O CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ... THEY HAVE FLORIDA AND THE KEYS. ENJOY THE PHOTOS AND MY COLLECTION OF THE HOWARD JOHNSONS & THE BOARDWALK REGENCY (CAESARS) THAT BECAME THE 2ND. CASINO IN ATLANTIC CITY. THANKS RICH BURGEL