Atlantic City Takes on Las Vegas

Four companies to invest $9 billion, open luxe mega-casinos

By Michael O'Connor, Newser User

Posted Nov 20, 2007 4:11 PM CST

(Newser) – Atlantic City is about to get a $9 billion makeover, with four companies slated to build as many new mega-casinos by 2012. The luxury resorts constitute the biggest burst of investment in the city since the start of casino gambling in 1978, the AP reports. As Atlantic City bids to compete with Las Vegas as a luxury travel destination, many older casinos are planning expansions to keep pace.

Kicking off the new development, Revel Entertainment Group and Morgan Stanley are planning a $2 billion casino-resort, Revel, with two towers, as many as 3,900 rooms, and Atlantic City's first casino wedding chapel. MGM Atlantic City will have three hotel towers offering more than 3,000 rooms and the largest casino floor. "This is exactly the development cycle that Las Vegas has experienced over the past 15 to 20 years," said one booster, "and is what Atlantic City is poised to achieve as well."

This undated photo provided by MGM Mirage Inc. shows a rendering of the future MGM Grand Atlantic City, N.J. MGM Mirage Inc. plans to build a mega-casino resort worth up to $5 billion that will dwarf... (Associated Press)

Hotels and casinos in Atlantic City, N.J. are reflected in the water early in the morning Wednesday Nov. 14, 2007. A burst of new, luxurious mega-casino projects to be built by 2012 will transform the... (Associated Press)

Construction of a second hotel tower is seen at Trump Taj Mahal Casino resort in Atlantic City, N.J. early Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. A burst of new, luxurious mega-casino projects to be built by 2012... (Associated Press)

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