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project purchased an option to buy the land to expand the intended construction of their hotel/casino. However, it got entangled in bankruptcy and litigation and reverted to the Golden Nugget. The property was subsequently owned by a number of companies, most recently by AC Gateway LLC, which had
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in 1929, where the leaders of organized crime met to discuss their future plans and operations. The building was demolished in August 1979. However, no further construction was done on the site.
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80 years ago, the Mob came to
Atlantic City for a little strategic planning Press of Atlantic City May 13, 2009 By Derek Harper, Statehouse Bureau
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project. However, because of financial and legal difficulties, construction of the hotel/casino was never completed and the site was sold in 1982.
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of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
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WEBB CORP. TO SELL CASINO INTERESTS IN JERSEY BECAUSE OF LICENSE TO FIGHT By Donald Janson, Special to the New York Times June 17, 1981
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A turnaround company finds its home in the sunny West By Ruth Walker, Staff writer of The
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