I felt very safe there and everyone there adhered to the rules. In 2 1/2 hours on the gambling floor of the Hard Rock casino, an Associated Press reporter did not see a single customer without a face mask. It would reduce payments for some casinos, including the Borgata, while imposing higher payments onto others, including Hard Rock. Sign up now to get the most recent coronavirus headlines and other important local and national news sent to your email inbox daily. COVID-19 & New Jersey: Atlantic City casinos begin to - PhillyVoice The hotel rooms here are reasonably modern, no real complaints minus the price of all A.C. bookings. The majority-minority city never had any sort of "social compact" that required casino companies to provide job training and to hire local residents. Bobby Olivier may be reached at bolivier@njadvancemedia.com. It's now been a number of months since I've last been up to AC; earlier Feb. as a matter of fact. "Shame on all of us; we should have been better prepared," says Guardian. Others were fine with doing whatever would let them gamble as quickly as possible. They so badly desire you to think they're modern that the room we stayed in had a print that said "MODERN" in capital letters on the wall. ), especially for a business that typically peaks between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Its going to be a long, slow winter, Lupo said. Atlantic City's casinos all but one reopen with no smoking It's time to go spend this.. ATLANTIC CITY Tax revenue generated from the leisure, hospitality and tourism industries h, Asked Tuesday how her visit to Atlantic City was going, Dina Trezza, of Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, whose leopard mask matched both her shirt and the Double Leopard slot machine she was playing, responded, It started out good. i think with schools opening soon we will see a spike up in cases whether healthy or not. The place reopened last June with a few coats of paint and a new name, but the vibe here remains the same: there's plenty to see, do, eat and drink -- even more than before -- but it's still a business without proven success in the city. It's been almost 6 months since my last visit and while I miss some aspects of AC it really hasn't been the end of the world for me.