It has long been assumed that when as many as three new casinos open in or near New York City, it would hurt Atlantic City by cutting into its revenue and customer base.
But three of the four surviving proposals are from companies that also operate casinos in Atlantic City.
That raises the question: Could these New York casinos actually help Atlantic City somewhat by marketing their Jersey Shore properties to New York customers? Or at least lessen some of the anticipated damage?
“It is an interesting turn of events,” said Jane Bokunewicz, director of Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality & Tourism, which studies the Atlantic City gambling market.
