Despite money woes, Atlantic City's attractions still open
Even before state leaders reached a deal to rescue the struggling resort on Monday, city officials were trying to convince visitors that its severe financial problems won't affect anyone's ability to gamble, or to spend money on food, drink or shopping.
Atlantic City officials are frantically emphasizing that all those options remain open as the summer travel season kicks off this weekend, and that visitors won't notice anything different this summer in pursuit of good times in the home of Miss America, salt water taffy and oceanfront casinos.
[...] even before it was proposed, the city had contingency plans to maintain essential services like police, fire and trash pickup.
Money got tighter as the city's casino industry started shrinking; four of the 12 casinos went out of business in 2014, and the surviving ones were often able to successfully appeal their tax assessments, blowing huge holes in the city's budget.