Sands Casino Atlantic City Demolition

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Demolition work began on the casino earlier this year after Icahn and city officials reached an agreement to have the structure finally torn down. The last time a casino was imploded in Atlantic City was in October 2007 when the former Sands casino was dynamited for a new casino-hotel project.

Sands Casino Atlantic City Demolition Company
Sands Casino Atlantic City Demolition Commission
Sands Casino Atlantic City Demolition Corporation

Thirteen years ago this month, the first (and still-only demolition of an AyCee casino-hotel took place as, in a mere 20 seconds, the Sands Hotel & Casino crumbled to the ground amidst a sound-and-light extravaganza designed to rev up excitement for what was supposed to replace it: A $2 billion, ocean-and-beach themed mega-resort to be built by Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment. The demolition of the former Trump Plaza casino will become a fundraiser to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City that the mayor hopes will raise in excess of $1 million. The Sands Casino Hotel in Atlantic City demolished Sands Casino Hotel was demolished Thursday night. It took less than 20 seconds for the 21-story, 500-room tower to come crashing to the ground shortly after 9:30 p.m. In the first implosion of an East Coast casino.

The Sands Casino Hotel will be the first casino implosion in Atlantic City, scheduled for October 18th.

The dice will be rolled one last time for Sands Casino Hotel in Atlantic City on October 18th. At 9:30pm the casino will be brought down via an implosion - the first casino implosion in Atlantic City and the first night-time one for the state. Fireworks and light show will precede the demolition of the casino and the governor is expected to make an appearance before the event. Everything seems to be carefully planed for the implosion of the Sands Casino Hotel. The date and time correspond to the lowest traffic numbers in the city, a safety perimeter will be set up for viewing of the implosion and the demolition will happen no matter the weather, although personnel is hoping for a light rain to keep the dust down.

Sands Casino Atlantic City Demolition Company

Pinnacle Atlantic City is planning a new $1.5 to $2 billion casino on the former Sands Casino Hotel site. The new casino is scheduled to open doors in 2011, but at this time Pinnacle is not yet saying what it will call the new casino or what it will look like.