The Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority did not.

The shopping area would be financed, in part, by the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority, a state agency.

Ms. Herron said she was also turned down by the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority, the state agency that channels casino profits into civic improvements.

The Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority is to put $3 million into the project.

There is also Curtis Bashaw, the Cape May hotel owner who Governor McGreevey picked about a year ago to head the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority.

The $87 million Doubletree Convention Center Headquarters Hotel is a joint venture between the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority and private developers.

Beyond "telling some people that we're here," Mr. Chew said he had not received any assistance from the city's tourism and convention bureau or the Casino Reinvestment and the Development Authority.

Since 1995 the committee has spent $450,000, from private citizens, the state Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority and several Atlantic City casinos, to restore the stadium.

The $250,000 project is financed in part by a grant from the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority.

If you build a housing development, you can qualify for money from the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority, reducing your cost but requiring you to sell some of your houses to low-income families.