<P> Resorts Casino Hotel is a hotel and casino in Atlantic City , New Jersey . Resorts was the first casino hotel in Atlantic City , becoming the first legal casino outside of Nevada in the United States , when it opened on May 26 , 1978 . The resort completed an expansion in 2004 , adding the 27 - story Rendezvous Tower , and underwent renovations in 2011 , converting the resort to a Roaring Twenties theme . </P>
<P> Resorts Casino Hotel is a hotel and casino in Atlantic City , New Jersey . Resorts was the first casino hotel in Atlantic City , becoming the first legal casino outside of Nevada in the United States , when it opened on May 26 , 1978 . The resort completed an expansion in 2004 , adding the 27 - story Rendezvous Tower , and underwent renovations in 2011 , converting the resort to a Roaring Twenties theme . </P>
when did the first casino open in atlantic city
when did the first casino open in atlantic city
May 26 , 1978
May 26 , 1978