\nATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) \u2013 Atlantic City\u2019s marketing arm is responding to a wave of casino closings with a new ad highlighting the many other things there are to do in the seaside resort.<\/p>\n
\tThe Atlantic City Alliance will run full-page ads starting Thursday in the Wall Street Journal, the Star-Ledger of Newark and the Philadelphia Inquirer touting the many things Atlantic City offers that don\u2019t involve gambling.<\/p>\n
\tThe ad features a photo shot from the stage of the recent free Lady Antebellum concert on the beach, with a large crowd spreading far and wide.<\/p>\n
\tThe ad mentions the beach, shopping, dining, big-name entertainment and other attractions.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cAtlantic City isn\u2019t just a destination for gaming,\u201d it reads. \u201cNo wonder our beaches, Boardwalk and hotels have been full of people doing AC all summer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe Alliance said summer hotel occupancies have exceeded 95 percent this year.<\/p>\n
\tThe action comes two days after Revel Casino Hotel announced it will shut down on Sept. 10, one of four Atlantic City casinos to close this year.<\/p>\n
\tThe Showboat will close on Aug. 31, and Trump Plaza will follow on Sept. 16. The Atlantic Club closed in January.<\/p>\n
\tThe Atlantic City Alliance promotes the resort to tourism markets in the northeast and elsewhere, using money that casinos once were required to send to the state\u2019s horse racing tracks in return for keeping slot machines out of the tracks. Gov. Chris Christie ended the practice several years ago.<\/p>\n
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