[aft_lizard]

I just dont understand how Atlantic City can suffer. Las Vegas can only dream of having the population area that Atlantic City has yet Vegas while in a downturn still crushes them. I think maybe because one is viewed as a weekend trip while the other is a vacation.

[C19fan]

Bingo! A lot of people go to LV don’t even gamble but like the atmosphere, shows, partying and food. The only reason a person would goes to AC is for gambling. There are much nicer beach cities on the Jersey Shore.

[Nachoman]

Vegas Mafioso are better than AC Mafioso.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Vegas, however, is diversifying with dance clubs, concerts, and conventions.

Also, Vegas' climate is much more suitable than Atlantic City's, especially during the winter.

I think AC is really an anachronism.

[C19fan]

I am not sure if you ever been to AC but if you go off the Broadwalk you are risking your life.

[blackdog]

The population surrounding Atlantic City is low roller middle class. Pennsylvania has approved gambling now and upstate New York is doing the same in the Catskills. The busses brought everyone to Atlantic City from Philadelphia and New York.

[blackdog]

Country clubs are nice because they keep certain people out.

Now apply that rule to getting to Vegas vs. getting to Atlantic City.

[C19fan]

City of AC: 45% African American
City of LV: 11.1% African American

[tcrlaf]

Crime, corruption, a horrible economy (oopsy! is that racist to say now?), a shortened summer season due to the lack of global warming in the last decade, and 22 new casinos within a 5-hr drive.

Did I cover them all?

[mountainbunny]

I just dont understand how Atlantic City can suffer.

Atlantic City is one itsy bitsy step removed from being a smoking crater. High crime, terribly depressing surroundings, nothing to do but gamble with the "help" of casino employees who hate every minute of their miserable lives and act like it. On the plus side, what they're missing in hospitality, they more than make up for in nasty attitudes.

Las Vegas can only dream of having the population area that Atlantic City has yet Vegas while in a downturn still crushes them.

"Camden with slots" vs. Las Vegas? No comparison.

I think maybe because one is viewed as a weekend trip while the other is a vacation.

One is a collection of run down hotels huddled in the corner of one of the worst, crime-ridden, drug addled cities in on of the worst, most crime-ridden states in the country. The other is Las Vegas.

[Jonty30]

The people who tend to visit any attraction tend to be the visitors, not the residents. It’s probably because the residents of any city with attractions tend to think along the lines that they can visit anytime they want to, so it’s not a priority for them.