But that’s not going to take place; New Jersey casino regulators program to pay a visit to each and every of your gambling halls on Wednesday prior to deciding once they can all reopen.
“Even even though we could all re-open within 24 hours if we wanted to, the bigger question would be the infrastructure: access roads, power as well as the scenario inside the local communities where our personnel and our customers live,” said Tony Rodio, president from the Tropicana Casino and Resort, and head on the Casino Association of New Jersey. “There’s no sense opening if we can not get men and women in right here.”
The shutdown is costing the casinos a collective $5 million each day in lost revenue.
This marks the fourth time in the 34-year background of legalized gambling in Atlantic City that the casinos were ordered closed. Considering that gambling began in Atlantic City in 1978, the only other times the resort’s gambling halls closed were for the duration of Hurricane Gloria in 1985; for the duration of a state government shutdown in 2006 that shuttered the casinos for three days, causing a loss of about $55 million, and for 3 days in August 2011 as Hurricane Irene approached, causing an estimated $45 million worth of lost business through what would have already been a single of the busiest weekends from the year.
Nine in the casinos are on the Boardwalk, facing the ocean; 3 others are inside the Marina district, from the Inlet and bay.
But most reported only minor effects, like some small water leaks or possibly a handful of broken windows.
“We had no genuine damage at all; I do not know how we didn’t, but we didn’t,” mentioned Don Marrandino, eastern division president of Caesars Entertainment. The provider owns 4 of Atlantic City’s casinos: Harrah’s, Bally’s, Caesars and also the Showboat.
The two Trump casinos, Trump Plaza as well as the Trump Taj Mahal, suffered little more than a few water leaks, stated Bob Griffin, CEO of Trump Entertainment Resorts. The “M’’s in one particular from the “Trump” signs at the Taj Mahal blew off, and there had been a few broken windows.
“We may be open by tonight if they let us,” Griffin mentioned. “But the genuine question is how soon our feeder markets will bounce back.”
Griffin predicted the casinos might be permitted to open late Thursday or early Friday, but acknowledged that regulators produced no promises.
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa had a half-dozen broken windows, but was otherwise unscathed, mentioned Joe Lupo, the casino’s senior vice president.
The big white ball atop Revel, the city’s northernmost casino, remained atop the building despite 90 mph winds that raked Atlantic City in the course of the storm. A modest portion of the Boardwalk north of Revel broke up and washed away during the storm; part in the section that washed away had been damaged by previous storms and was already closed off to pedestrians.
Rodio stated none from the Boardwalk casinos suffered harm to the walkway in front of their casinos.
The Golden Nugget also was unharmed for the duration of the storm, although the Frank S. Farley Marina next to it was damaged by a 70-foot yacht that broke loose during the storm, Golden Nugget general manager Tom Pohlman mentioned.
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