Last Wednesday’s “Jersey Shoreview” panel at Stockton University in Atlantic City provided a mixed review of the crucial summer season of 2022.
“The volume was definitely there,” said Jim Ziereis, vice president of hotel sales for Caesars Entertainment’s three casinos in Atlantic City. “We were absolutely packed. What we did see, however, was the tightening of the wallet. … Inflation was real. The gas prices were real. So the spend was not as much as we anticipated.”
Anthony Catanoso, who owns the Steel Pier family attraction on the fabled Boardwalk, echoed those comments.
“We saw the volume — we didn’t see the spend,” Catanoso said.
