>Speaking of which, what's the best way to get from a random
>non-east-coast location to Atlantic City? Presumably an airplane is
>involved, but to what airport, and what might one do after getting off
>the plane?
One might fly to Philadelphia, and then hop the local train from the
airport to City Center, where they have busses and trains to AC for as
little as $12 round trip. Sorry, I can't recall which downtown station has
these busses, but NJ Transit will know.