golden nugget casino hotel atlantic city nj

The movie wasn’t great, but, it was a personal thrill to once again see activity inside the hotel, including the pool and spa area that I helped Chuck Malamut and Paul Steelman design. The property, both interior, and exterior was recently used to make a Zombie movie. The firm planned to either reopen it as a non-gaming hotel property or sell it.ĭespite numerous attempts to reopen the property as a non-gaming hotel (due to a deed restriction, which resulted in a lower purchase price), the property has remained dormant since January 2014. The reported Atlantic Club purchase price was $13.5 million. On May 29, 2014, Caesars Entertainment sold the Atlantic Club to TJM Properties, a Florida development firm that purchased and reopened the former Claridge Casino Hotel in Atlantic City earlier in the year.

The Atlantic Club closed its doors on January 14, 2014.Ĭaesars Entertainment bought the property and Tropicana bought all the slot machines, gaming tables, and player databases in a joint bankruptcy purchase for $23.4 million combined. The Golden Nugget Atlantic City - 1980 to 1987 Here is the timeline and various iterations of this iconic property:

If you can make it there (with Steve Wynn) … you can make it anywhere … cue the music and Frank Sinatra.

For those of us who worked at The Golden Nugget, it served as a launching pad for successful careers that would be built over the next 40 years.

Golden nugget casino hotel atlantic city nj