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Two people eat in an otherwise empty Continental restaurant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Jan. 23, 2020. Philadelphia restaurant owner Stephen Starr told The Associated Press on Oct. 6, 2020 that the Continental and Buddakan, two eateries he owns in the former Playground Pier, will not reopen, due largely to restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus outbreak and their impact on foot traffic in the area. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Virus leads two prime Atlantic City restaurants to close

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

The four women who run Atlantic City casinos pose for photos on the Atlantic City N.J. Boardwalk on Sept. 21, 2020: From left, to right they are: Jacqueline Grace of Tropicana; Terry Glebocki of Ocean Casino Resort; Karie Hall of Bally's, and Melonie Johnson of Borgata. Four of Atlantic City's nine casinos are run by women. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City is leading a wave of female casino leaders

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This July 11, 2014 aerial photo shows the Tropicana casino, center, in Atlantic City N.J. The Tropicana announced Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, the appointment of Jacqueline Grace senior vice president and general manager, making her the fourth women currently in charge of an Atlantic City casino and the second Black woman. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Trop boss makes 4 of 9 Atlantic City casinos run by women

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Atlantic City, N.J., Mayor Marty Small holds a news conference on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on June 11, 2020. Small will lead a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in which the words &quot;Black Lives Matter&quot; will be painted on a street instead of on the Boardwalk, where a city activist had wanted to write the words. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Compromise keeps ‘Black Lives Matter’ paint off Boardwalk

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Atlantic City, N.J., Mayor Marty Small holds a news conference on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on June 11, 2020. Small will lead a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in which the words &quot;Black Lives Matter&quot; will be painted on a street instead of on the Boardwalk, where a city activist had wanted to write the words. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Steve Young won’t paint BLM on Atlantic City Boardwalk

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020 file photo, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small speaks at a church in Atlantic City N.J. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, Small unveiled a plan to try to prevent protestors from writing the words &quot;Black Lives Matter&quot; on the city's Boardwalk on Sept. 4 by scheduling a city-sponsored event that same day in which the words will be written on a street outside a civil rights memorial. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, file)

Mayor one-ups Black Lives Matter rally with his own plans

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Victim in fatal Ventnor police shooting is Pa. man, AG says

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Workers want mandated temp checks for casino patrons

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

3 stabbed on floor of Atlantic City casino, 4 arrested

Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2015, file photo, a man takes pictures of Caesars Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas. A $17.3 billion buyout creating the world's biggest casino company has final regulatory approval. The New Jersey state Casino Control Commission voted Friday, July 17, 2020 to let Nevada-based Eldorado Resorts acquire Caesars Entertainment Corp. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Nevada casino company gets approval to become gambling giant

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

In this June 26, 2013 photo, dealer Sydney Vasaturo conducts a game of roulette at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The Borgata casino will reopen on July 26, 2020, the last of Atlantic City’s nine gambling resorts to resume operating amid the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Borgata to reopen July 26, last of Atlantic City’s 9 casinos

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, Jeffery Payne, a server in the VIP lounge at Caesars casino in Atlantic City, N.J., discusses the continuing unemployment of many casino workers during an online meeting from his home, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Many Atlantic City casino workers were ready to return to work on July 2 until Gov. Phil Murphy banned indoor dining due to the virus outbreak, preventing casinos from opening their restaurants and canceling plans to bring these workers back. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Ready to return, 4,000 Atlantic City casino workers told no

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this Oct. 15, 2019 file photo, Verona Tally, left holds the bible as Marty Small Sr., center, is sworn in as mayor of Atlantic City at Atlantic City Hall, in Atlantic City, N.J. Small, the incumbent who is seeking a 1-year term, is running in the Democratic primary against Pamela Thomas-Fields, a long-time city worker in the planning and economic development department, and James Whitehead, a Navy veteran and humanitarian aid organizer. (Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)

Marty Small declares victory in Atlantic City mayoral race

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this Oct. 15, 2019 file photo, Verona Tally, left holds the bible as Marty Small Sr., center, is sworn in as mayor of Atlantic City at Atlantic City Hall, in Atlantic City, N.J. Small, the incumbent who is seeking a 1-year term, is running in the Democratic primary against Pamela Thomas-Fields, a long-time city worker in the planning and economic development department, and James Whitehead, a Navy veteran and humanitarian aid organizer. (Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)

Marty Small takes early lead in Atlantic City mayoral race

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Steven Ford, a worker at Harrah's casino in Atlantic City, N.J., sprays slot machines with disinfectant Wednesday, July 1, 2020, as the casino prepared to reopen after 3 1/2 months of being shut down due to the coronavirus. Five of Atlantic City's casinos will reopen on Thursday, while three others, including Harrah's, will open Friday. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City casinos reopen in a changed pandemic world

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2019 file photo, gamblers line up to place bets on the NCAA men's basketball tournament at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City N.J. After being closed since March due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Borgata will reopen to the general public on July 6, 2020, four days after much of its competition. Instead, the casino will be doing a test run for an invitation-only audience during those four days. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

No smoking, drinking or eating as Atlantic City casinos open

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This June 3, 2020 photo shows a worker at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J. removing the chair from a slot machine, part of distancing measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. On June 22, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that Atlantic City's nine casinos may reopen on July 2 at 25% of capacity. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City casinos reopening July 2, with masks mandatory

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Ananda Davis, a school principal in Atlantic City, N.J., holds a sign out the window of her car during a caravan, Friday, June 19, 2020, to protest racial injustice. It was one of two protest caravans that made its way through Atlantic City's streets on Friday; the other was held by laid-off casino workers demanding the continuation of health insurance coverage after it expires at the end of the month with the casinos still shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Behind-the-wheel protests in Atlantic City on racism, virus

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Outdoor dining before betting at some Atlantic City casinos

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Oct. 6, 2014 photo shows workers removing letters from the facade of the shuttered Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Thursday July 9, 2015, a Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a deed restriction that owner Trump Entertainment Resorts had placed on the shuttered gambling hall, preventing anyone from operating it as a casino for at least 10 years. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City mayor says former Trump Plaza set to be demolished

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times