“So we came up with a permanent bar and restaurant outside at the Baywalk and opened up a brand new crab house called Rum Point overlooking the water,” says Klein.Īnother recent trailblazing move in Atlantic City: Many of the casino resorts started putting woman in power positions, including Jacqueline Grace, who was named senior vice president and general manager at Tropicana and is the second Black woman in charge of an Atlantic City casino, and Melonie Johnson, president and COO of Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. The steakhouse-which serves dishes like the coveted Japanese A5 Wagyu-has come back indoors, but overall, the idea of dining al fresco was such a hit that the hotel decided to double down. “The only good thing that came out of Covid was that we realized that our customers like the outdoors and the beautiful views of the bay that had never been used before,” says Gregg Klein, general manager of Harrah’s, which set up an outdoors pop-up of Gordon Ramsay Steak and a new bayside dining concept. That all changed during Covid, when many resorts started offering outdoor experiences as a way to keep business alive.

Yet, despite the seaside location, AC’s resorts used to focus on experiences that kept you indoors at the casino tables.

The new Baywalk at Harrah's Atlantic City.

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