ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) It was 30 years ago that legalized casino gambling came to Atlantic City, New Jersey.

And billions of dollars later, the resort's face has changed.

Problems like poverty and crime that gambling was designed to address are still there. But an Associated Press examination finds most of the promises made by casino supporters have been kept, including tens of thousands of jobs, billions of dollars for state coffers and a national name for New Jersey among gamblers and vacationers.

College grad Merceda Gooding, who's looking for an entry-level management job at a casino, says all she can find are waitress or maid jobs. But Resorts Atlantic City president Tony Rodio says casinos were never intended to cure all of Atlantic City's ills.

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