The overhaul includes renovations of 91 luxury suites, a new Starbucks along the boardwalk, more slots and table games, a new dining outlet, and beach upgrades.

Atlantic City casino executives say they expect summer tourism to explode this year, citing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, an ebbing pandemic, business re-openings and more outdoor activities that come with warmer weather. Boardwalk attractions, amusement rides, games, dining and entertainment all can be enjoyed outside. “Do I think they’re going to do better this year than last year? Absolutely,” said Jeffrey Vasser, who heads the state’s Division of Travel and Tourism.

“It’s now more important than ever that we ease indoor capacity restrictions to allow our properties to resume indoor meetings and conferences,” the Casino Association of New Jersey said.

Set to feature a 25,000-square-foot sports bar, performance stages, convention and meeting spaces, and a speak-easy that will complement the resort's $100 million, 103,000-square-foot indoor water park currently underway, the gallery will employ 100 people.

The announcement comes just days after parent company Caesars Entertainment said it’s spending $170 million to upgrade rooms at Harrah’s and Caesars this summer.

The deal combines two of the premier operations in the sports betting and iGaming industries under one roof.

Plans include remodeled room towers, new restaurants and amenities, and a focus on revitalizing the company’s flagship casino-hotel, Caesars Atlantic City, on the world-famous Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Several additions will come to the casino floor, including an all-new high-limit table games venue, a unique Asian gaming space, as well as two new guest lounges for Ocean Rewards cardmembers.

Combined, $113.7 million was won for the month, a 75.4% increase from last year.

The transaction was completed in partnership with HUD and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, and financed with Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) arranged in partnership with PNC Bank, with additional financing provided by Citibank.

Terry Glebocki is the first female president of the association. She has three decades of financial management experience, including serving as chief financial officer of Ocean Casino Resort and Tropicana Entertainment Inc.

Gross profits for the state’s nine casinos were nearly $594 million in 2019, before dropping to $117 million in 2020, according to data released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.