Bob McDevitt

After a brutal year for Atlantic City's casino industry, with four venues closing and 8,000 jobs lost, those who were laid off have gone in different directions.

Mayor Don Guardian says he cannot agree to huge tax reductions sought by the owners of Trump Taj Mahal, which puts a long-shot plan by billionaire Carl Icahn to buy and save the casino and its 2,800 jobs into real jeopardy.