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The little kid in me is SCREAMING!!!! If this isnt worth taking a trip down to Atlantic City, I dont know what is. The Showboat Resort & Convention Hotel in Atlantic City made an announcement regarding one of their biggest additions yet: an arcade and entertainment complex! But not just any arcade....this will be the biggest arcade in New Jersey being just over 100,000 square feet. Did I mention it will cost more than $7 million to put together? It is going to be called "The Lucky Snake at Show...

$7M family-friendly entertainment complex opening in old Atlantic City casino. See inside. Updated Apr 22, 2021; Posted Apr 22, 2021 A 14-foot albino Burmese python is put around Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, CEO of Tower Investments, Inc., before announcing a new family-friendly entertainment concept, Lucky Snake, which will open in May inside the Showboat Resort & Convention Hotel in Atlantic City, Thursday, April 22, 2021. Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share A ne...

And amid all this, he resolutely refuses to say if hes still pursuing an effort launched several years ago to return casino gambling to the Showboat — although the new indoor attractions take up all the space that once was filled with slot machines and gambling tables. “Were going to be the first true year-round family resort in Atlantic City," Blatstein said. "It makes sense to bring all these things together in one spot so that people have a place to go if theyre not just interested in ga...

Huge arcade to open in Atlantic City Start scrounging for quarters! A new, massive arcade is opening in Atlantic City on May 15. It’s part of the redevelopment of the Showboat by Tower Investments. According to a press release, the arcade will be 100,000 square feet, making it the largest arcade in the state and will feature the largest crane game in the world; it goes from the floor to the ceiling. Good luck shaking a prize out of that bad boy! The arcade will feature “classics from the 80...

Share this article Share this article ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, CEO of Tower Investments, Inc., is doubling down on non-casino family entertainment by launching New Jerseys largest arcade, which includes multiple entertainment concepts under one roof at the Showboat Convention Hotel in Atlantic City. After receiving approval for the license last week, Blatstein plans to move forward with the expansion with the opening date planne...

Wayne Parry April 22, 2021 - 12:12 PM ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - As it turns out, the $100 million indoor water park that Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein is pursuing at a former Atlantic City casino was just the start of his efforts to bring family entertainment to the Showboat hotel. Blatstein has a boatload of other entertainment attractions on the horizon, including a retractable domed outdoor concert hall that can fit 8,000 fans; what he says will be New Jerseys...

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. hopes the former Trump Plaza site will be developed into a mixed-used property, not another casino. The implosion of Trump Plaza is seen here in February of 2021. Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small supports a mixed-use development taking its place. (Image: Associated Press) The Boardwalk casino resort developed and once owned by former President Donald Trump came tumbling down last month. The property is a prime location in the city’s center, as it’s positi...

A.C’s diagnosis: East Coast’s most manic-depressive city Updated Dec 31, 2020; As 2020 comes to a close, the more things change for Atlantic City, the more they seem to stay the same. In some respects, it looks as if COVID-19 never happened there. That’s not true, but the envelope of poverty that cloaks 40 percent of city residents and many of those living nearby was already so visible that pandemic-related additions to unemployment, hunger and homelessness are not as noticeable as they ...

Blatsteins is one of several water parks proposed for the city in an effort to make Atlantic City more family-friendly, according to the AP.  The park is on track to break ground in 2021, thanks to a 20-year tax break granted by New Jerseys Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, according to the Inquirer. The agency designated the park an "entertainment retail district" during a meeting Tuesday. The decision entitles the water park to an annual rebate of up to $2.5 million in sales tax ...