'All gambling would do is take away money from all these kids,' said Larry O'Connor of Waldorf as he surveyed the crowd of windbreaker-and dungaree-clad youths passing along the downtown board-walk. The arrival of casino gambling in Altantic City, N.J., last weekend has again stirred discussion of doing the same thing in Ocean City.īut it seems the people at Ocean City are not jealous of their counterparts in New Jersey. That's disgusting,' said the 66-year-old retired baker from White Plains, N.Y.ĭeAngelo, a year-round resident of Ocean City now, however, was clearly in the minority among tourists and area residents interviewed here yesterday on the question of legalizing gambling in Ocean City. 'Me, I'm retired, but you know, I like to go dancing and at night now everything closes up at 1 a.m. His beer belly protruded almost to the edge of the table, and a moist stogie hung from his lips.
1 this place is dead, I mean dead,' boomed Dominick DeAngelo, as he wedged his rotund body into one of the tiny booths at a local yogurt shop.
