Golden Nugget Atlantic City is a hotel, casino, and marina located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It opened in 1985 as Trump’s Castle and was renamed Trump Marina in 1997.
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- Golden Nugget Atlantic City
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Golden Nugget Atlantic City is a hotel, casino, and marina located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It opened in 1985 as Trump’s Castle and was renamed Trump Marina in 1997. Landry's, Inc. purchased the casino from Trump Entertainment Resorts in February 2011, and the sale was approved in late May. Landry's took control of the property on May 23, 2011, and renamed it the Golden Nugget Atlantic City. The resort sits on a 14.6 acres (5.9 ha) property and contains a 74,252 sq ft (6,898.2 m2) casino; 717 guest rooms; seven restaurants; a nightclub; a 462-seat theater; a 16,920 sq ft (1,572 m2) recreation deck with a health spa, outdoor heated pool, hot tubs, cabanas, tennis and basketball courts, and jogging track; 50,922 sq ft (4,730.8 m2) of meeting and function space; a nine-story parking garage with direct walk-through into the complex; and the 640-slip Frank Farley Marina (a public facility owned by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and managed by Landry's). The Sportsbook is a sportsbook at the resort that offers sports betting. The third level is the main area of the property. At its center is a 210 ft (64 m) long reception area from which point every amenity-the casino, ballrooms, restaurants, showroom, or meeting rooms-is within a short walk. The resort's 2,000-seat ballroom and 462-seat theater have played host to a wide array of entertainers including Prince, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Sting, Steve Martin, Andy Williams, The Beach Boys, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Crystal, Perry Como, Peter Allen, Connie Francis, Air Supply and Aretha Franklin. On Memorial Day weekend in 2013 Haven nightclub opened. Boxing and mixed martial arts matches are held at the casino. The casino was built as the Atlantic City Hilton by Hilton Hotels, at a cost of $275 million. However, when the resort was nearly complete, that company was denied a gambling license by the State of New Jersey due to alleged ties to organized crime and sold the complex t