| Property History |
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| 1868 | Chalfonte Hotel, a three story frame building, opens under the proprietorship of Elisha and Elizabeth Roberts |
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| 1879 | The three-story Haddon Hall Hotel, owned by Samuel and Susanna Wheaton Hunt, opens adjacent to the Chalfonte. |
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| 1890 | The Leeds and Lippincott families purchase Haddon Hall; Sarah Leeds named manager. |
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| 1900 | The son of Sarah Leeds purchases the Chalfonte. |
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| 1928 | Operating as the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, the two hotels grow to 1,000 guest rooms and are noted for elegance and luxury in the heyday of Atlantic City's years as an international beach resort. |
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| 1976 | Resorts International, Inc. acquires the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall. Gaming is legalized in the State of New Jersey. |
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| 1978 | On May 26, the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall is renamed as Resorts International Casino Hotel and opens for business as the first casino hotel in New Jersey. |
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| 1988 | Resorts International, Inc. is acquired by Merv Griffin, who continues to operate the Resorts International Casino Hotel. |
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| 1995 | Parent company name is changed to Griffin Gaming and Entertainment, Inc. |
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| 1996 | In August, Sun International Hotels, Ltd. announces the purchase of Griffin Gaming. Final acquisition takes place in December, and Sun becomes the owner and operator of Griffin, simplifying the name to Resorts International Hotel. |
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| 1997 | In October, Sun International Hotels, Ltd. and its chairman, Sol Kerzner, are found qualified by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to be the permanent owner operator of Resorts Casino Hotel. |
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| 1999 | In July, a $50 million dollar redevelopment is completed. It is the most comprehensive project the property has accomplished since becoming the first in gaming on the east coast in 1978. |
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| 2001 | On April 25, Colony Capital LLC, completes the purchase of Resorts from Sun. |
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| 2004 | On July 2, Resorts Atlantic City opens the $125 million, 27-story Rendezvous Tower, consisting of 357 hotel rooms, 42 suites, and 14,000 square feet of gaming space. |
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| 2010 | On August 23, Gomes Gaming, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with RAC Atlantic City Holdings LLC to purchase the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey |
