2014 was a rough year for Atlantic City casinos when five out of 14 of the casinos in the city shut down (Atlantic Club, The Claridge Casino and Hotel, Revel, Showboat, and Trump Plaza). With all of the news surrounding the struggles in the last decade, many wonder how many casinos are in Atlantic City.
However, gambling and tourism is still a big moneymaker in this exciting beach town.
But, in recent years, the ‘Las Vegas of the East’ has been characterized as having fallen on hard times. Atlantic City, New Jersey, is an oceanside town on the Jersey shore known for its iconic boardwalk and, of course, gambling.