![]() ![]() To help accomplish that, many casinos will spend heavily on new hotel, dining and entertainment projects in 2023, led by Caesars Entertainment, which is opening new restaurant, hotel room and entertainment projects at its three Atlantic City casinos. Through the first 11 months of 2022, the casinos won $2.56 billion from on-premises gamblers, compared with $2.47 billion in the same period of 2019, before the pandemic hit. ![]() Getting back to and exceeding pre-COVID levels in their core business - winning money from in-person gamblers - remains the top goal of Atlantic City's casinos. “Our customers will see a difference and hopefully that will lead to more visitation.” “That's going to add a new level of confidence,” Giannantonio said. “In 2022 we were buffeted by a difficult economy and very high inflation, and we're beginning to see that come down,” he said, adding that local initiatives on improving safety and cleanliness are cause for optimism. Resorts casino president Mark Giannantonio said he is “fairly optimistic” about the coming year. “Our industry has survived that, and with that kind of momentum growing, it could be a good year for the residents of the city and for the casinos.” “I'm looking forward to the new year we're past COVID now,” said Bob McDevitt, president of Local 54 of the Unite Here union, the city's main casino workers union. ![]()
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