A new Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind poll puts the seaside casino resort behind Las Vegas and New Orleans.
An FDU professor and former casino worker says it shows Atlantic City is in a national and international competition for visitors, and that it needs to start thinking and acting like a player in a national market.
Donald Hoover says the poll shows Atlantic City has a chance to create a positive image that would make it more attractive nationwide.
Atlantic City fares well as a second choice at 23 percent, about the same as Las Vegas and New Orleans.