He said the particular spot in front of the Ocean casino has historically been the most eroded spot on all of Absecon Island, on which Atlantic City sits. The sand is trucked in from a private company in Eagleswood Township, about a half-hour north of Atlantic City, said project manager Ian Jerome. Crews will then smooth the sand, which was matched for color and grain size to the existing beach sand. The work should be completed by next May 19. About half of that had been placed as of Friday. Ryan Burch, the casino's vice president of hotel operations, said the project will dump 12,810 tons of sand on the beach. Veteran Atlantic City casino executives said they can not recall a casino paying to widen its own beach using its own money. But most are content to wait for the next round of government-paid projects, in which the cost is shared by the federal, state and local governments.

Army Corps of Engineers, said it is unusual but not unheard-of for private parties to carry out their own beach replenishment projects. Stephen Rochette, a spokesman for the U.S. So the casino set about securing the many state and federal permits necessary to do the work on its own. Man stabs estranged wife in the legs outside KOP Walmart, police say