“There are several reasons for optimism in looking ahead to 2024,” she said. Jane Bokunewicz, director of the Lloyd Levenson Institute at Stockton University, which studies the Atlantic City gambling and tourism market, believes 2024 could see a return to more normal patterns after pandemic-related disruptions. A new $100 million indoor water park at the Showboat hotel will have its first summer season.Īnd the physical casinos will be watching closely to see whether gamblers continue to more widely embrace internet gambling and sports betting at the expense of doing it in person inside the casinos. High-profile anti-crime and pedestrian safety measures should show whether they, in fact, work.