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Showboat closes after 27 years in Atlantic City

By Wayne Parry
Published September 1, 2014 2:04am ET
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Wendy Fitzpatrick of Absecon, N.J., left, hugs employee Ruth Ann Joyce of Gloucester County N.J., Sunday, Aug. 31 2014, as the Showboat casino in Atlantic City closed for business. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Ben Fogletto) | Ben Fogletto

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The show is over for the Showboat Casino Hotel.

The Mardi Gras-themed casino shut down Sunday after 27 years on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. It was one of three casinos closing within the next two weeks as Atlantic City deals with the impact of increasing competition from casinos in neighboring states. Revel will begin a two-day closing Monday, and Trump Plaza is closing Sept. 16.

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