Editing Atlantic City, New Jersey (section)

===City and state agencies===

====New Jersey Casino Control Commission====
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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====
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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====
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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>