By some accounts, it was the site of the Atlantic City Conference in 1929, where the leaders of organized crime met to discuss their future plans and operations.
[6] The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement had opposed granting a temporary license for operating the Claridge Casino.
The company was awaiting trial in connection with the assisting of illegal kickbacks during construction of an addition on the Aladdin Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
[10] In 1983, the adjacent Dunes Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City) project purchased an option to buy the land to expand the intended construction of their hotel/casino.
The property was subsequently owned by a number of companies, most recently by AC Gateway LLC, which had proposed to develop the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City) in 2011.