Atlantic City, N.J., casino tax revenues have helped fund local renovation projects as well as shop and restaurant redevelopment.  Atlantic City officials want to attract more tourists, which will generate more revenue to finance more community developments. 

“Twenty-five years after the first casino opened its doors, the results of New Jersey’s unique experiment in using gambling as a tool for urban revitalization are becoming increasingly evident in the real-life game of Monopoly playing out across town.”

“Casino money has helped build more than 1,200 houses and apartments throughout the city, renovate the historic Boardwalk Hall, construct the tunnel to Brigantine, and serve up ice cream at City Swirls.”

“‘We’ve come a long way,’ said [Atlantic City Mayor] Lorenzo T. Langford…‘We still have a ways to go, but there’s a marked difference in the way Atlantic City looks now, compared to 20 years ago.’”