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Gambling in Atlantic City finds few takers

China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-17 07:49

In the 20 years he's worked on the Atlantic City boardwalk, Joe Lochs has never seen business this bad.

Lochs, 54, makes his living giving rides to casino patrons in a "rolling chair", a three-wheeled, wicker-sided buggy that he pushes up and down the boardwalk between casinos, shops and restaurants.

In good times, he can make $1,000 a week but since the beginning of winter, business is off by around 60 percent, and some days, there is no work at all.

Gambling in Atlantic City finds few takers

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