Clothing stores, shoe shops and eateries stretch for blocks in the city center, and a new Bass Pro Shops outlet is opening soon.īader Field used to be an airport (and indeed was the first facility in the world to be called an "airport.") But it shut down in 2006, and aside from an occasional concert (Metallica took it over for two nights in 2013, and Phish for three nights in 2012), it sits empty, as does a minor league baseball stadium next door that used to host the Atlantic City Surf.
The Walk, Atlantic City's outlet shopping and dining district, has succeeded in giving non-gamblers a reason to visit. But it's still a magical place where you can find everything from cotton candy and funnel cakes to gourmet meals, with the smell of the ocean and the screech of the seagulls surrounding you. That knocks Boardwalk down a peg or two on the new board. It has nine casinos on it - but after a brutal 2014 that saw four of them go out of business, only five are still operating. The first wooden walkway of its kind in the world, Atlantic City's Boardwalk remains a tourism icon. The Golden Nugget, which has drastically improved its financial performance of late, could also be located nearby, as it is also in the city's Marina District. It won $687 million from gamblers last year, more than twice as much as its closest competitor and next-door neighbor, Harrah's, which would make a nice adjacent space on the present-day board's high-rent district.
Encased in shimmering gold glass that sends dazzling shards of light onto the city streets when the sun hits it just right, the Borgata dwarfs its competitors in the Atlantic City gambling market. The most expensive spot on today's Monopoly board would be The Borgata, Atlantic City's top casino and a major reason why people come here.
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