• Settled in 1783, Atlantic City today has a year-round population of 40,517. Atlantic City is just 11.92 square miles long but boasts many historic firsts, such as being the site of the world’s first Boardwalk and salt-water taffy’s first development. The famed Monopoly board’s streets are named after Atlantic City’s.

• In 1976 New Jersey voters approved casino gambling for Atlantic City; this came after a referendum to legalize gambling failed to pass in 1974. Immediately after the legislation passed, the owners of the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel began converting it into the Resorts International. It was the first legal casino in the eastern United States when it opened on May 26, 1978. The casinos that opened after Resorts are as follows:

- Caesars Atlantic City – June 26, 1979 - Bally’s Atlantic City – December 29, 1979 - Harrah’s Atlantic City – November 27, 1980 - Atlantic City Hilton – December 12, 1980 - Tropicana – November 26, 1981 - Trump Plaza – May 26, 1984

- Trump Marina – June 19, 1985 - Showboat – April 2, 1987 - Trump Taj Mahal – April 2, 1990 - Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa – July 2, 2003 - Golden Nugget - May 24, 2011

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• Over 35 million visitors visit Atlantic City per year, ranking it the 5th most visited destination in the United States.

• Atlantic City is the second largest gaming destination in the United States generating about $3 billion in gaming revenue per year.

• Atlantic City has 11 casinos, 1,061,219 square feet of gaming space.

• Atlantic City casino hotels currently have a total of 17,151 guest rooms.

• Atlantic City is 60 miles from Philadelphia, 125 miles from New York, and 175 miles from Washington, DC. Roughly 60 million adults reside within a tank of gas of Atlantic City.

• New Jersey’s gaming industry generates about $1 billion a year in taxes and fees paid to state and local governments. The largest portion of taxes generated by our casinos come from the Gross Gaming Revenue Tax, which benefits New Jersey’s seniors and disabled citizens throughout New jersey, including medical, social, and transportation programs.

• Atlantic City casinos purchase on average approximately $2.5 billion in goods and services per year from New Jersey businesses, in all 21 counties. These purchased generate approximately 100,000 new Jersey jobs with these casino vendors that yields $4.2 billion in payroll income and $6.5 billion in annual New Jersey GDP.

• The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) was established in 1984 and since then has reinvested over $1.8 billion of funds provided by New Jersey’s casinos in over 400 projects across the state. In Atlantic City alone, they have reinvested over $1.5 billion. The only agency of its kind nationwide – the CRDA has used casino reinvestments as a catalyst for meaningful, positive improvement in the lives of New Jersey residents statewide. In doing so, the CRDA has dramatically changed Atlantic City’s residential, commercial, cultural, and social landscape, while financially supporting quality-of-life improvement efforts throughout New Jersey.

• CRDA started with a substantial commitment to housing in Atlantic City. Over the years, it has reinvested over $350 million in housing and neighborhood development. It has developed over 1500 housing units and has transformed the Northeast Inlet section of the City.

• Where else in the world can you swim in the Atlantic Ocean, take a walk on the longest, oldest and most famous boardwalk, eat in a five-star restaurant and then enjoy top notch entertainment?