ATLANTIC CITY-Gov. Chris Christie unveiled the firstspecific details of how Atlantic City's casino and tourism districtmay come under state control this morning. Standing at the NewMeadowlands Stadium, on the 50-yard line, Christie held up thefinished report by his advisory commission on gaming, sports andentertainment, which contains recommendations on making the threeindustries solvent. Later, in Atlantic City, Gov. Christie, flankedby report commission chairman Jon F. Hanson outsideBoardwalk Hall, said it's important for Atlantic City'sstakeholders to move forward--instead of "looking back or assigningblame."

His historic announcement aims to strip away decades ofregulation surrounding the casinos, hoping to copy the gamblingrules in Nevada. Also, Christie hopes to prioritize using casinotax revenue to fund Atlantic City's blighted areas.

Atlantic City and state officials have naturally focused most onthe governor's plan to create a state-run portion of Atlantic City,in a plan already described as a city within a city. According topublished reports, Christie said he could no longer watch theteetering of Atlantic City's institutions. He added that he gavefair warning to Atlantic City's government to fix problems pointedout in a recent state audit or face state takeover, and said thathe wanted to see the state run a clean and safe tourism districtthere within a year.