Summer casino headliner roster lacking a feminine side
The Casino File Where are the women? That’s the question posed by this summer’s headliner schedules in the local gaming halls. As of this past weekend, only two mainstream, female headlining acts — comedy titans Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (June 21) and R&B star...
Flesh, flash and fun at Caesars and Borgata
The Casino File Atlantic City boasts two adults-only productions: ”The Hook” at Caesars Atlantic City and “The Burlesque Show” at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. There are some noticeable changes in “The Hook,” the two-year-old offering at Caesars that remains...
‘Little’ Anthony Gourdine: From the subway to eight decades of stardom
The Casino File The reason cliches become cliches is because they are grounded in truth. For instance, one of pop music’s most ingrained tropes is that of groups of 1950s urban youths gathering in subway stations, school bathrooms or other, similarly tiled spaces in...
How watching Japanese animation led Chef Leslie to Hard Rock’s Kuro restaurant
The Casino File Every chef has their own tale of how and why they decided on a career in culinary arts. But it seems a pretty safe bet that there is only one stove jockey — in Atlantic City, at least — who was inspired by the popular Japanese animation form know as...
