{"id":2276351,"date":"2026-02-10T20:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2276351"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:40:22","slug":"crda-and-visit-atlantic-city-tout-results-of-entertainment-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/crda-and-visit-atlantic-city-tout-results-of-entertainment-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"CRDA and Visit Atlantic City\u00a0Tout\u00a0Results\u00a0of\u00a0Entertainment Partnership\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) and Visit Atlantic City\u00a0partnership\u00a0produced\u00a0measurable results\u00a0in 2025, with a coordinated entertainment initiative generating more than $1 million in revenue,\u00a0over\u00a03,000 jobs and $1.26 million in wages for local workers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following the February 2025 consolidation of leisure marketing under Visit Atlantic City, CRDA and Visit Atlantic City\u00a0established\u00a0a disciplined framework for evaluating entertainment investments based on audience diversity, revenue potential, and job creation metrics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The first\u00a0major\u00a0initiative under this structure brought five world-class events to historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall over 12 non-consecutive days in 2025: the Eimantas\u00a0Stanionis\u00a0vs. Jaron Ennis boxing championship, Stevie Nicks, Vybz Kartel, Lil Wayne, and The Who. The intentionally diverse programming attracted different audiences from across the region, generating 24,200 work hours and substantial economic impact across multiple sectors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Our partnership with Visit Atlantic City ensures entertainment decisions are based on an analysis of potential impact,\u201d said Eric Scheffler,\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/njcrda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CRDA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Executive Director\u00a0on Monday. \u201cThese results validate that approach: significant revenue generation, thousands of jobs created, and proof that Atlantic City can attract diverse, world-class entertainment.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The diverse programming proved critical to success. Vybz Kartel drew Caribbean communities from New York and\u00a0Philadelphia,\u00a0Lil Wayne brought younger hip hop\u00a0audiences,\u00a0Stevie Nicks and The Who attracted classic rock fans from around the world,\u00a0while the Ennis fight pulled boxing enthusiasts nationwide. From stagehands and security personnel to hospitality workers and vendors, the economic impact extended well beyond ticket sales.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis initiative shows how strategic partnerships and compelling entertainment help tell Atlantic City\u2019s story to new and returning visitors,\u201d said Gary Musich, President and CEO of\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitatlanticcity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visit Atlantic City<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201cBy working with the CRDA and our citywide partners to bring diverse, world-class\u00a0events to the destination,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0driving visitation, expanding our audience reach, and reinforcing Atlantic City\u2019s position as a dynamic, must-visit year-round destination.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;This initiative proves our restructured approach works,&#8221; said\u00a0Modia\u00a0Butler, CRDA Board Chair. &#8220;The metrics speak for themselves: more than $1 million in revenue and 3,000 jobs created, demonstrating what strategic collaboration can do for our community.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source njbia.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) and Visit Atlantic City\u00a0partnership\u00a0produced\u00a0measurable results\u00a0in 2025, with a coordinated entertainment initiative generating more than $1 million in revenue,\u00a0over\u00a03,000 jobs and $1.26 million in wages for local workers.\u00a0 Following the February 2025 consolidation of leisure marketing under Visit Atlantic City, CRDA and Visit Atlantic City\u00a0established\u00a0a disciplined framework for evaluating entertainment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2276352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[352783,440764,440765],"class_list":["post-2276351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-boardwalk-hall","tag-casino-reinvestment-development-authority","tag-visit-atlantic-city"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CRDA-and-Visit-Atlantic-City-Tout-Results-of-Entertainment-Partnership.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2276351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2276353,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276351\/revisions\/2276353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2276351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2276351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2276351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}