 The New Jersey Governor at the time, Brendan Byrne, had been dissatisfied with what he called “Patch and Paint” jobs of the city's old resorts, which had been done with Resorts Atlantic City and the Dennis Hotel, which is part of Bally's Atlantic City, and he lobbied hard for the old structures to be torn down and replaced with new resorts.Del Webb faced a difficult time obtaining a permanent license but finally obtained one in 1982.At that time, Del Webb bought out Claridge Associates' interest in the partnership.