Editing Atlantic City, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

=== Local government ===
[[File:Atlantic City Wards (as of May 2023).png|thumb|Electoral map of Atlantic City]]
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|forcible_rape=29 {{small|(0.08)}}
|robbery=182 {{small|(0.47)}}
|aggravated_assault=101 {{small|(0.26)}}
|violent_crime=323 {{small|(0.84)}}
|burglary=130 {{small|(0.34)}}
|larceny_theft=1,519 {{small|(3.95)}}
|motor_vehicle_theft=89 {{small|(0.23)}}
|arson=2 {{small|(0.01)}}
|property_crime=1,738 {{small|(4.51)}}
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{{Further|Mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey}}
Atlantic City is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government (Plan D), implemented by direct petition effective as of July 1, 1982.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 12.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 22, 2013.</ref> The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body of Atlantic City comprises the Mayor and the City Council, all elected on a partisan basis to serve four-year terms of office as part of the November general election. The council includes nine members, who are elected on a staggered basis, with one member from each of six [[Ward (United States)|wards]] and three serving [[at-large]]. The six ward seats are up for election together and the mayoral seat and the council at-large seats are up for vote together two years later. The City Council exercises the legislative power of the municipality for the purpose of holding Council meetings to introduce ordinances and resolutions to regulate City government. In addition, Council members review budgets submitted by the Mayor; provide for an annual audit of the city's accounts and financial transactions; organize standing committees and hold public hearings to address important issues which impact Atlantic City.<ref>[http://www.cityofatlanticcity.org/officials.aspx Elected Officials] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117235035/http://cityofatlanticcity.org/officials.aspx |date=November 17, 2016 }}, Atlantic City. Accessed November 19, 2016.</ref> Former Mayor Bob Levy created the Atlantic City Ethics Board in 2007, but the Board was dissolved two years later by vote of the Atlantic City Council.

{{As of|2024}}, the [[List of mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey|Mayor]] is  Democrat [[Marty Small Sr.]], whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<ref name="Mayor">[https://www.acnj.gov/Officials/Bio/mayor-marty-small-sr Mayor Marty Small Sr.], City of Atlantic City. Accessed May 23, 2024.</ref> Small succeeded [[Frank Gilliam (politician)|Frank M. Gilliam Jr.]] following his resignation on October 3, 2019.<ref>[https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/crime/atlantic-city-mayor-gilliam-resigns-after-guilty-plea-in-federal/article_b9bbf8ec-d1ac-5544-a1ea-8a5d4db0c3b0.html "Atlantic City Mayor Gilliam resigns after guilty plea in federal court, Small to take over"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', October 3, 2019. Accessed October 16, 2019</ref> Small initially served as mayor on an interim basis for an unexpired term ending on December 31, 2021.<ref>[https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-council-votes-small-state-won-t-miss-a/article_4534b4f0-775a-5400-a41b-b705999f3ea3.html "Atlantic City Council votes Small, state 'won't miss a beat' with new mayor"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', October 15, 2019. Accessed October 16, 2019. "During a special meeting Tuesday evening, Small was selected by the governing body to serve an unexpired term as the city's chief executive following the abrupt departure of Frank Gilliam Jr., who resigned earlier this month."</ref> Members of the City Council are Council President Council President Aaron "Sporty" Randolph (D, 2027; 1st Ward), Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz (D, 2027; 3rd Ward), George "Animal" Crouch (D, 2027; 4th Ward), LaToya Dunston (D, 2027; Second Ward – elected to serve an unexpired term), Jesse O. Kurtz ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2027; 6th Ward), Stephanie Marshall (D, 2025; At-Large), George Tibbitt (D, 2025; At-Large), Bruce Weekes (D, 2025; At-Large) and Maria Lacca (R, 2027; 5th Ward).<ref name=CityCouncil>[https://www.acnj.gov/directory Directory], City of Atlantic City. Accessed May 23, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.acnj.gov/_Content/pdf/budgets/2023-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=10 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], City of Atlantic City. Accessed May 23, 2024.</ref><ref name=Govt>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/government-information/municipal-governments Municipal Governments], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 23, 2024.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/119051/web.317647/#/summary 2023 General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], updated November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/111509/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey]], updated January 4, 2022. Accessed February 1, 2022.</ref>

In 2024, Democrat Muhammed "Anjum" Zia, who served as a councilman for the 5th ward, was removed from office after it was found the he did not reside in Atlantic City, but instead with his family in Egg Harbor Township. He was ousted from the city council, and in a court-ordered special election that November, Republican Maria Lacca, who brought about the investigation against Zia, flipped the seat, becoming the first Republican to win it since 1988. She became one out of two Republicans now currently on Atlantic City's council, with the other being councilman Jesse O. Kurtz of the 6th ward.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wildstein |first=David |date=2024-11-06 |title=GOP flips Atlantic City, Absecon seats |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/gop-flips-atlantic-city-absecon-seats/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurley |first=Harry|date=2024-08-29 |title=New Jersey Judge Removes Atlantic City Councilman from Office |url=https://wpgtalkradio.com/new-jersey-judge-removes-atlantic-city-councilman-from-office/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2020, voters rejected by a 3–1 margin a referendum that would have changed the city to a [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|council-manager]] form of government which would have reduced the size of the city council and shifted responsibility for day-to-day operation from an elected mayor to an appointed [[city manager]].<ref>Biryukov, Nikita. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/atlantic-city-referendum-defeated-in-landslide/ "Atlantic City referendum defeated in landslide City voters overwhelmingly vote to keep current form of government"], New Jersey Globe, May 12, 2020. Accessed May 13, 2020. "Voters in Atlantic City slapped down a referendum that would have eliminated the city's mayor and reduced the number of seats on the city's council. The referendum, which was opposed by incumbent councilmembers, Mayor Marty Small and the Callaway family-led Atlantic City Democratic organization, was defeated 985 to 3,275.... The measure would have replaced the mayor's post with a council-appointed city manager and cut down the number of council seats from nine to five."</ref>

In December 2019, LaToya Dunston was selected from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to serve the remainder of the term of the Second Ward seat that had been held by Marty Small until he stepped down when he was appointed as mayor.<ref>Danzis, David. [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-council-selects-dunston-for-nd-ward-seat/article_745469d6-d289-5718-9b5a-2e8f9ba61875.html "Atlantic City Council selects Dunston for 2nd Ward seat"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', November 12, 2019. Accessed March 18, 2020. "LaToya Dunston, 36, was unanimously selected by council to serve as the 2nd Ward representative for the remainder of 2019. She fills the vacancy left by Marty Small Sr., who became mayor Oct. 4 after his predecessor, Frank Gilliam Jr., abruptly resigned a day earlier."</ref> In January 2020, Dunston was appointed to fill the Second Ward seat expiring in December 2023 that Small had won in November 2019 but declined to fill; Dunston will serve on an interim basis until the November 2020 general election, when voters will select a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>[https://cityofatlanticcity.org/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?juwpfisadmin=false&action=wpfd&task=file.download&wpfd_category_id=73&wpfd_file_id=21977 Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 1, 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726124424/https://cityofatlanticcity.org/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?juwpfisadmin=false&action=wpfd&task=file.download&wpfd_category_id=73&wpfd_file_id=21977 |date=July 26, 2020 }}, City of Atlantic City. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>

====Mayoral disappearance and resignation====
Following questions about false claims he had made about his military record, Mayor [[Bob Levy (New Jersey politician)#False claims of service and the federal investigation|Bob Levy]] left City Hall in September 2007 in a city-owned vehicle for an unknown destination. After a 13-day absence, his lawyer revealed that Levy was in [[Carrier Clinic]], a rehabilitation hospital.<ref>Ryan, Joe. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/10/atlantic_city_mayor_still_miss.html "Atlantic City mayor was at Carrier Clinic"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 9, 2007. Accessed June 14, 2016. "The mayor of Atlantic City whose mysterious absence sparked political chaos and national intrigue was at a rehabilitation facility in Somerset County, his attorney said today. Robert Levy spent the start of his 13-day disappearance from public life at the Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead, his attorney told the Press of Atlantic City for a report on its Web site."</ref> Levy resigned in October 2007 and then-Council President William Marsh assumed the office of Mayor<ref>Cox, Paul. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/10/marsh_is_sworn_in_as_atlantic.html "Marsh is sworn in as Atlantic City mayor"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 11, 2007. Accessed June 14, 2016. "Atlantic City City Council President William 'Speedy' Marsh was sworn in as the resort's mayor Wednesday afternoon by City Clerk Rosemary Adams, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City. The event occurred just hours after former Mayor Bob Levy resigned amid an ongoing federal investigation into his military record and after Levy had returned from a stay at a Somerset County clinic that specializes in mental health and addiction recovery."</ref> and served six weeks until an interim mayor was named.

===Federal, state and county representation===
Atlantic City is located in the 2nd Congressional district<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#2 Districts by Number for 2011–2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 20,001 registered voters in Atlantic City, of which 12,063 (60.3% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,542 (7.7% vs. 25.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 6,392 (32.0% vs. 44.3%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-atlantic-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Atlantic], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> Among the city's 2010 Census population, 50.6% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 67.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 9,948 votes (86.6% vs. 57.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 1,548 votes (13.5% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 49 votes (0.4% vs. 0.9%), among the 11,489 ballots cast by the city's 21,477 registered voters, for a turnout of 53.5% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225004603/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf |date=December 25, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225004857/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf |date=December 25, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 10,975 votes (82.1% vs. 56.5% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 2,175 votes (16.3% vs. 41.6%) and other candidates with 82 votes (0.6% vs. 1.1%), among the 13,370 ballots cast by the city's 26,030 registered voters, for a turnout of 51.4% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Atlantic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 8,487 votes (74.5% vs. 52.0% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 2,687 votes (23.6% vs. 46.2%) and other candidates with 96 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 11,389 ballots cast by the city's 23,310 registered voters, for a turnout of 48.9% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_atlantic_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Atlantic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Atlantic County|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.7% ''3,106''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.6%''' ''7,060''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.7% ''244''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Atlantic County|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.2% ''2,879''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''77.0%''' ''9,982''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''105''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 8, 2016 – Atlantic County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.3% ''1,800''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''80.9%''' ''8,418''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.8% ''184''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 4, 2012 – Atlantic County |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|13.5% ''1,548''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''86.6%''' ''9,948''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.4% ''49''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|16.3% ''2,175''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''82.1%''' ''10,975''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.6% ''82''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_atlantic_co_2004.pdf], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|23.6% ''2,687''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''74.5%''' ''8,487''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''96''
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 4,293 ballots cast (52.6% vs. 34.9% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,897 votes (35.5% vs. 60.0%) and other candidates with 63 votes (0.8% vs. 1.3%), among the 8,155 ballots cast by the city's 23,049 registered voters, yielding a 35.4% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-atlantic.pdf 2013 Governor: Atlantic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Atlantic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 4,988 ballots cast (69.9% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,578 votes (22.1% vs. 47.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 157 votes (2.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 99 votes (1.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 7,141 ballots cast by the city's 22,585 registered voters, yielding a 31.6% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-atlantic.pdf 2009 Governor: Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112193846/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-atlantic.pdf |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

===City and state agencies===

====New Jersey Casino Control Commission====
{{main|New Jersey Casino Control Commission}}
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission is a New Jersey state governmental agency that was founded in 1977 as the state's [[Gaming Control Board]], responsible for administering the Casino Control Act and its regulations to assure public trust and confidence in the credibility and integrity of the casino industry and casino operations in Atlantic City. Casinos operate under licenses granted by the commission. The commission is headquartered in the Arcade Building at Tennessee Avenue and Boardwalk in Atlantic City.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/casinos/about/ About the Commission], [[New Jersey Casino Control Commission]]. Accessed January 13, 2012.</ref>

====New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement====
{{main|New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement}}
The [[New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement]] is a division of the [[New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety]] and is responsible for certifying casino gaming revenue, registering casino employees and non-gaming vendors, licensing gaming vendors, and handling all casino patron complaints.<ref name=DGE/>

====Casino Reinvestment Development Authority====
{{main|Casino Reinvestment Development Authority}}
The CRDA was founded in 1984 and is responsible for directing the spending of casino reinvestment funds in public and private projects to benefit Atlantic City and other areas of the state. From 1985 through April 2008, CRDA spent US$1.5&nbsp;billion on projects in Atlantic City and US$300&nbsp;million throughout New Jersey.<ref>[http://media.pressofatlanticcity.com/smedia/2008/05/25/07/casinopage.source.prod_affiliate.101.pdf "30 Years of Casino Gaming"]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', May 25, 2008. Accessed June 7, 2008.</ref>

====Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority====
The Convention & Visitors Authority (ACCVA) was in charge of advertising and marketing for the city as well as promoting economic growth through convention and leisure tourism development. The ACCVA managed the [[Boardwalk Hall]] and [[Atlantic City Convention Center]], as well as the Boardwalk Welcome Center inside Boardwalk Hall and a welcome center on the [[Atlantic City Expressway]]. In 2011, the ACCVA was absorbed into the CRDA as part of the state takeover that created the tourism district.<ref>Previti, Emily. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/casinos-executives-take-over-efforts-to-market-atlantic-city/article_befc4f7a-6fbf-11e0-bbf0-001cc4c03286.html "Casinos, executives take over efforts to market Atlantic City"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', April 26, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2015. "The Atlantic City Alliance, a nonprofit entity funded and operated by local casinos and their executives, will assume most of the city's marketing duties and media services previously handled by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, which will focus on growing convention business."</ref>

====Atlantic City Special Improvement District====
The Atlantic City Special Improvement District (SID) was a nonprofit organization created in 1992, funded by a special assessment tax on businesses within the improvement district. It carried out various activities to improve the city's business community, including street cleaning and promotional efforts. In 2011, the SID was absorbed by the CRDA; the former SID boundaries would be expanded to the include all areas in the newly formed tourism district. Under the new structure, established by state legislation, the CRDA assumed responsibility for the staff, equipment and programs of the SID. The new SID division includes a SID committee made up of CRDA board members and an advisory council consisting of the current trustees and others.<ref>Previti, Emily. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/atlantic-city_pleasantville_brigantine/atlantic-city-special-improvement-district-votes-to-dissolve-transfer-assets/article_2e4b7ece-6a38-11e0-9de0-001cc4c002e0.html "Atlantic City Special Improvement District votes to dissolve, transfer assets to CRDA"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', April 18, 2011. Accessed May 11, 2011.</ref>