On the main entrance to the city at the foot of the Expressway, they are busy building a new entertainment and retail complex called 'The Walk'. Showboat has just begun construction on a new boardwalk facade that will also offer more entertainment and retail space by summer time.
Quite a few of the stores on the boardwalk have been refurbished and now offer alot more than T-shirts. They're also in the middle of building 'The Quarter' a HUGE entertainment and retail space with an IMAX Theatre and more. Tropicana is getting ready to open 'The Marketplace at Tropicana' located right on the boardwalk. Harrah's has recently added a new tower as well as Showboat. The Borgata Casino Resort and Spa is opening later this summer. Honestly, the city is in a transition period right now. Obviously, alot of this criticism is warranted. And I work in the Atlantic City Hilton Casino. Harsh criticism for AC! Left me preface by saying I live in Ventnor.one town over from AC.