More: Sal Lupoli's vision for $400M-plus redevelopment “(Sal) doesn’t want to rush it because he really wants to keep talking to people and figure out what we really need here,” she added.

This is the beginning of expanding on this side of the building, but it’s not necessarily part of that overall plan. “I think a lot of people don’t want to just do business for just 14 weeks. “Would he like to make the beach year-round? I think he would,” Cartwright said. Sal Lupoli said in May he was exploring a massive project that could include a convention center and boutique hotel, among other improvements on the property. Christie Cartwright, director of communications and marketing for the company, said the expansion and decision to move from seasonal to year-round at Aces and Eights was not necessarily part of a potential large-scale $400 million redevelopment plan outlined by President and CEO Sal Lupoli in May.Ĭhristie Cartwright, senior director of marketing and communications for Lupoli Companies (the parent company) and Aces and Eights Casino general manager Tim Schmitt pose for a photo in the new 14,000-square-foot expansion of the casino.

The Lupoli Companies own not only Aces and Eights but the entire block at 169 Ocean Blvd., which includes the Hampton Beach Casino property and the sprawling parking lot behind it. They are betting their new 14,000-square-foot renovation and new plans to stay open year-round will prove to be a winning hand for charities and attract more gamblers. On Hampton Beach, however, the management team at Aces and Eights Casino at 169 Ocean Blvd.

HAMPTON - In poker lore, a hand comprising of a pair of aces and eights is known as a “Deadman’s Hand.” It’s a nod to Old West folk hero Wild Bill Hickock, who according to legend was shot dead in a card game while holding that exact hand along with an unknown hold card.

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