Remembering when the Sands was the hot spot in AC
By Chuck Darrow It was, if memory serves, breezy, crisp and clear in Atlantic City the evening of Oct. 18, 2007. What would have normally been a sparsely populated section of midtown was instead filled with people eager to watch a local landmark be reduced to a...No seasonal let down for AC casino entertainment
By Chuck Darrow One metric of calculating the success of Atlantic City’s casino industry is the year-to-year revenue totals. This column doesn’t concern itself with such mundane matters, but we will use that chronological measuring stick to point out that this...Meet Chef Markus Holm – and a few of his famous mentors
By Chuck Darrow It is said you can judge a person by the company they keep. If so, it’s pretty easy to take a measure of Markus Holm—at least professionally. The 52-year-old native of Dusseldorf, Germany (he was raised in the small town of Kiel near the Danish border)...Harrah’s goes ‘local;’ poker tourney in the cards at Borgata
By Chuck Darrow For decades, certain Las Vegas gaming halls—including those that operate under the Station Casinos brand– have existed not on the business provided by visitors on vacation or attending trade shows and conventions, but on that of those who live in...
