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Portrait of a casino: dOCTOR ON dUTY
Oranjestad
Dr. Gonzalez
Back in the black after 40 years Tel. 583 0660
San Nicolas
General Contractor
& Upholstery
By WAYNE PARRY taught him never to bet on seven casinos in a market The best Upholstery on the EMERGENCIA 911
Associated Press anything other than Notre that just four years ago had island ,best price & goodservice
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Dame and the New York 12. But two of the shuttered We can do all type of upholstery
— When Resorts became Yankees. casinos are reopening this jobs
the first casino in the Unit- But as Atlantic City grew, year. Call us :002977460518 or visit
ed States to open outside Resorts’ market share Some see the opening of us Modanza 11b POLICE 100
Nevada, gamblers over- shrank. As one of the small- the Hard Rock casino next ORANJESTAD 527-3140
whelmed it. Cars streamed er casinos in town, with 942 door, in what used to be ________________________________209567 NOORD 527-3200
into Atlantic City on May hotel rooms, it suddenly the Trump Taj Mahal, as a STA. CRUZ 527-2900
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26, 1978, and throngs wait- found itself staring down potential boon to Resorts. POLICE TIPLINE 11141
ed in line for blocks on the newcomers with rooms of “If the place next to Re- Editor FIRE DEPT. 115
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inside the casino earlier York, Resorts came within York. “Hard Rock could be RED CROSS 582-2219
than the rest. Men relieved hours of handing the keys the best thing that happens Assistant Director
themselves into plastic coin over to lenders and walk- to Resorts. There could be Xiomara Arends Women in Difficulties
cups to avoid losing their ing away in Dec. 2009. good symbiosis there.” Editor in Chief PHARMACY
spot at the tables. And Veteran casino executive Resorts has found its niche, Oranjestad:
Linda Reijnders
cash — more than anyone Dennis Gomes, known for much as downtown Las (linda.reijnders@cspnv.com) Trupiaal Tel. 583 8560
had ever seen and more wacky promotions includ- Vegas casinos have by not San Nicolas
than management could ing customers competing trying to match their larger Editor Aloe Tel. 584 4606
imagine — flooded into the against a chicken at tic- competitors on the Strip, Richard Brooks
counting room, taking an tac-toe, bought the casino said David Schwartz, direc-
entire day to count. but died soon afterward. tor of the Center for Gam- Sales INFORMATION 118
TAXI-TAS
587-5900
Forty years later , Resorts is His investment partner, ing Research at the Univer- Linda Reijnders PROF. TAXI 588-0035
a microcosm of the forces Morris Bailey, kept Resorts sity of Nevada Las Vegas. (linda.reijnders@cspnv.com) TAXI D.T.S. 587-2300
that boosted and buffeted afloat by writing checks “Downtown casinos aren’t Marijke Croes SERVICE AUA 583-3232
the seaside gambling re- each month, even as the competing by trying to Mary-Ann Oduber A1 TAXI SERVICES 587-8850
sort: the rapid rise to fabu- casino lost money. build their own Bellagio Classifieds 280-2828
lous riches, the slowdown A turning point came when lake; they are competing Rachelle Danje CrUiSE SHiP
and struggle as more com- Resorts inked a deal to by offering better value (rachelle.danje@cspnv.com)
petitors emerged, and the have the Mohegan tribe and better gaming condi- Distribution and Collection
recovery in a slimmed- assume day-to-day man- tions,” he said. “If Resorts accounting@bondia.com
down market. agement and to affiliate can do that, it has a good
“We were the first one here, it with other tribal-owned future ahead of it.” Social / Website May 21
and we’re going to keep casinos in Connecticut and Giannantonio predicts Re- Carnival Sunshine
doing what we do best,” Pennsylvania. A deal with sorts will have its best sum- Jeancarlo Trinidad
said Resorts president Mark Jimmy Buffett brought the mer in a decade or more Weststraat 22 Aruba Airport 524-2424
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