"A DECADE after the first casino opened here, the casino scene has added something totally different - a two-acre, $19 million indoor amusement park with a four-story Ferris wheel, a roller coaster and a fun house.

Officials of the casino that runs the park said it would offer diversion for gamblers and entertainment for non-gambling spouses and children and friends who accompany gamblers to Atlantic City.

Casino analysts expressed cautious optimism that the gamble on the park would be successful.

The entertainment center, called Tivoli Pier in recollection of the entertainment piers of the city's past, is part of a $193 million expansion of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino that comes with a name change to TropWorld Casino and Entertainment Resort. TropWorld is owned by Ramada Inns.

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