'We actually secured everything last night. Gomes said his staff began shutting down the hotel Thursday night, and this morning made every effort to get guests off of the barrier island before the storm arrived. 'To see all the slot machines turned off, the lights out, nobody there, it's horrible.' 'Walking through the casino today it was a very eerie feeling,' said Dennis Gomes, CEO of Resorts Casino Hotel. Atlantic County has also ordered the evacuation of the barrier island on which the casinos sit. tonight, and all casinos must be closed by noon Saturday, according to a mandate by the governor's office. Trump, Caesars, Resorts, Tropicana, ACH and Golden Nugget are all voluntarily closing at 8 p.m.
26, 2011— - Casinos in Atlantic City, N.J., aren't gambling with Hurricane Irene as the 11 resort properties shut their doors for only the third time in the city's history and prepare to face their biggest losses ever.
