Atlantic City

Atlantic City, city, New Jersey, United States. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, it is a resort and convention centre, noted for its big gambling casinos. Points of interest include the boardwalk, about 10 km (6 mi) long.

Settled in the late 18th century, Atlantic City became (1854) the eastern terminus of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad and was later developed as a major resort. After a period of decline in the 1960s and 1970s, the economy of the city revived when legalized gambling began here in 1978. Population (1980) 40,199; (1990) 37,986.