Mark Giannantonio’s first casino job was bringing food to gamblers at an eatery on the casino floor at Resorts Casino Hotel as a college freshman looking for pocket money.
An Atlantic City native and relentless booster of his hometown, Giannantonio helped lead two casinos through crises that threatened their very survival and has since become the face of the local casino industry.
Tropicana Atlantic City and Resorts, of which he is president, might very well not exist today had it not been for Giannantonio’s steady leadership and unflappability during periods when each was in danger of closing.
Giannantonio, 61, grew up on Kingston Avenue in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood.
