The CRDA approved designation of the water park project as an entertainment retail district, which entitles it to an annual rebate of up to $2.5 million in sales tax generated by it for 20 years. They are separate from the $100 million water park at the site which the agency approved for a tax incentive plan last December. Tuesday afternoon, a state agency, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, approved indoor and outdoor entertainment plans for the Showboat. His purchase and renovation of the former Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City into an entertainment-shopping facility called The Playground fizzled he eventually sold it back to Caesars Entertainment, he said, in order to fully concentrate on the Showboat. And even though there are attractions including a giant Ferris wheel and an aquarium, families have long complained that there is little do do in the resort beyond gambling and enjoying nightlife, particularly during the eight or nine months a year when the beach is not an option.Īlthough he has successfully developed numerous projects in Philadelphia, not everything Blatstein touches has turned to gold. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)Ītlantic City has long defined itself as an adult playground. The internal components of a basketball-shooting game waiting to be installed at the soon-to-open Lucky Snake arcade, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the former Showboat casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
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