In December 2009, Resorts' then-owners Colony Capital were within hours of handing over the keys to lenders and walking away from the casino. Months later, veteran casino executive Dennis Gomes and New York real estate investor Morris Bailey bought it for $31.5 million and set about reviving the fir
"We feel like we have a moral obligation," said Aaron Gomes, executive vice president of operations at Resorts and the son of co-owner Dennis Gomes. "We're in the business of entertaining customers. When it stops being entertaining, we want our workers to talk to them and see if there is a problem."
Date: Feb 26, 2012
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Resorts casino hotel confirms CEO Dennis Gomes has died
Sharon Schulman, Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs at the Richard Stockton College, said "Dennis was investing in the vision of Atlantic City and to lose such a visionary is a big loss. I'm sure Resorts will go on, but a visionary like Dennis Gomes cannot be replaced."
Date: Feb 24, 2012
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Atlantic City casinos, unions must bargain in good faith
When new owners Dennis Gomes and Morris Bailey rescued Resorts from foreclosure last December, the law allowed them to walk away from the union contract and start fresh. Gomes said they decided to hire workers who were fired by the previous owners, and now, that act of kindness has blown up in thei
"If that mandatory evacuation is not changed, the casinos will have to shut down," said Dennis Gomes, co-owner of Resorts Casino Hotel. "There's the possibility of a 10-foot storm surge, which could cover the entire island with water. It's horrible."
"We are closed and we're focused on trying to help everybody get back home," said Resorts co-owner Dennis Gomes. "If anybody comes in, we tell them the casino is closed and that we are shutting down."
"In our industry, the casino and entertainment and hospitality business, you want to provide things that are pleasing and exciting and fun," said Dennis Gomes, co-owner of Resorts Hotel Casino. "One of the things that most people find pleasing, exciting and fun is sex."
Date: Jun 12, 2011
Category: Entertainment
Source: Google
Atlantic City down on luck with continued revenue shortfall
According to the Press of Atlantic City, Resorts Atlantic City also took a hit after two players won $1 Million at their table games in one day. According to Dennis Gomes, CEO of Resorts, but not for their winnings, the casino hotel would have posted higher table games revenue.