Last year, casinos, their customers and the general public rejoiced at the big, wide beaches that were available to frolic on during the July 4 holiday.
It was the first time in three years the city had a good-sized beach for the crucial Independence Day weekend.
But a year later, in the northern part of the beach, much of that sand is already gone.
Persistent erosion has scoured away most of the sand in front of Ocean Casino Resort and the Showboat Resort Atlantic City, and has significantly narrowed the beach in front of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. No relief is on the horizon until next spring at the earliest.
