While predatory gambling operators around the nation are still selling the idea of “destination resorts,” it is important for citizens to consider how one of America’s most well-known destination resort is faring. The 2009 article below from the Press of Atlantic City reports that the “city’s population fell slightly to 34,769 in 2008, down from 35,770 in 2007 – but the percentage of families living in poverty grew to 24 percent from 19 percent in the same period.”
