I have been to Atlantic City twice.  The first time, I was far from 21 so I did not get to experience any gaming there.  We went to Trump Plaza and just hung around the boardwalk area.  In 2005, I went back to Atlantic City when I was at my company's headquarters in New Jersey.  I got to play blackjack this time around :)  I played at the Borgata, which is on the other side of the city.  We also went to the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino.  Atlantic City is a dump compared to Las Vegas, but the boardwalk is nice.  They have good salt water taffy also, and there is plenty of tax free shopping on clothing at the outlets.