'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Nearly a week after Superstorm Sandy forced the evacuation of barrier island towns all along New Jersey's coast, gamblers trickled back into Atlantic City alongside people who live in neighborhoods the tourists rarely see.
"The casinos in this town are what sells," Ms. Hooper said, "but we don't get any benefit from it."
Gamblers return to Atlantic City, where residents had most to lose →
Ms. Hooper had spent much of the day on the phone calling a government hot line to ask what to do, but she said the person on the other end kept telling her she had the wrong Social Security number, even as she read the information directly from the card in her hand.
Gamblers return to Atlantic City, where residents had most to lose →
