Atlantic City's beach and the historic Steel Pier in the distance. (Fox5NY.com photo)
Sand dunes in Atlantic City are credited with helping save much of the city's waterfront from the historic storm surge from Superstorm Sandy. (Fox5NY.com photo)
The Playground, developer Bart Blatstein's $52 million remake of the former Pier Shops complex, in Atlantic City, N.J., June 26, 2015. (AP photo/Wayne Parry)
Trump Taj Mahal (Fox5NY.com photo)
The owners of Trump Taj Mahal asked union workers to agree to pension and benefits givebacks in order to save the casino.
Trump Plaza became the fourth Atlantic City casino to shut down in 2014. (MyFoxNY.com photo)
A promotional photo of the Golden Nugget Atlantic City. (Golden Nugget photo)
Fans pack the beach in Atlantic City for a Blake Shelton concert in 2014. (Atlantic City Alliance photo)
The shuttered Revel on a bright day in October 2014. (Fox5NY.com photo)
Visitors stroll past Revel during better times. (Fox5NY.com photo)
A promotional photo for Revel, which shut down in 2014, just two years after opening to much fanfare. (Revel Entertainment photo)
A facade sign at the Tropicana Casino and Resort. (AP photo)
The Showboat Casino Hotel, owned by Ceasars Entertainment, closed in September 2014. It reopened in July 2016 as a hotel under new ownership. (AP file)
The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in November 2013. It closed in January 2014. (AP photo/Wayne Parry)
Foundations and pilings are all that remain of buildings and an already-damaged part of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, Oct. 30, 2012, after Superstorm Sandy made landfall. (AP photo/Seth Wenig)
Sand and debris cover the streets near the water in Atlantic City, Oct. 30, 2012, after Superstorm Sandy. (AP photo/Seth Wenig)