"...Atlantic City is again on the skids, and Gov. Chris Christie is determined that a state takeover of the casino district is the only way to save one of New Jersey’s largest cash cows.

"It is a drastic plan, and the inspiration for a rebirth of 'Las Vegas East' comes not from Nevada or even Miami Beach. It comes from New Brunswick."

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/redeveloped_new_brunswick_is_i.html