Chance of A Lifetime tax-exempt and much of the mystery

and much of the mystery has endured for nine decades

and Atlantic City's wild past from the author's 500 Club collection

As James Madison once lamented

by Grace Anselmo D'Amato details the wild past of the resort island — and the world of entertainment that called it home — from an insider's perspective

It’s just a beautiful accident of tide and 
currents

Chance of A Lifetime tax-exempt and much of the mysteryIn the middle of the 20th Century, Atlantic City was the place where anything goes, everybody went, and the rules did not apply. Under a glamorous, seductive exterior, gambling and prostitution flourished, and the city accommodated every tourist's wish. Chance Of A Lifetime: Nucky Johnson, Skinny D'Amato, and How Atlantic City Became the Naughty Queen of Resorts, by Grace Anselmo D'Amato details the wild past of the resort island and the world of