In addition, the Atlantic City Cape Community College features a Casino Career Institute, which has trained more than 46,000 students for employment in the gaming industry.Īlthough much of Atlantic City's economic development centers around the casinos, the local government has been pursuing its goal to diversify the economy through the development of themed restaurants, retail shopping, night clubs, museums, theaters, minor league baseball and other recreational attractions.
A tax on casino gross revenue provides $300 million annually for state programs for seniors and the disabled. Since 1975, the casinos have funneled $7 billion back into the city's economy in addition to creating some 55,000 jobs. Coupled with its famous beaches and boardwalk, Atlantic City's superb hotel accommodations annually draw nearly 5,000 conventions, trade shows, and meetings. Now one of the nation's top tourist attractions, the city boasts 13 gambling casino/hotels, which attracted 33 million visitors in 2004. The convention and tourism industry rebuilt Atlantic City's economy in the late 1980s and through the 1990s. Atlantic City: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity
