![]() ![]() Look, too, for other games and giveaways, as well as strolling Boardwalk entertainment by the Philadelphia Mummers and Resorts’ Showgirls. The grand finale will feature a beachfront fireworks display at 9 p.m. May 25, with its annual Beach Ball drop.Īlso celebrating their 40th anniversary, the Village People will perform in Resorts Superstar Theater at 8 p.m. To mark the occasion Resorts will officially kick-off festivities at 5 p.m. ![]() Ten years later, history was made with the introduction of casino gambling in New Jersey. ![]() Resorts International took over the property in 1968, making further updates and changes. Additional renovations and expansions continued starting in the 1920s. The site was originally occupied in 1869 by The Haddon House, a three-story wooden Quaker rooming house, rebuilt and renamed Haddon Hall in 1896. Today the casino has grown to more than 83,000 square feet, and features more than 1,500 slot machines and 70-plus table games. (In those days, the law prohibited the casino from being open more than 18 hours a day, and there even was a dress code!) The casino had 84 table games and 893 slot machines in a space of 33,735 square feet. Resorts was the first casino-hotel in Atlantic City, opening at 10 a.m. Lots of people want to keep it a secret when they turn 40. Image Source : Getty Images Gambling turns 40 ![]()
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