Stephanie Loder is a contributing writer for PlayNJ, providing coverage of New Jersey’s Atlantic City casinos while also focusing on the beach, boardwalk, and special gaming events. Prior to writing for PlayNJ, she covered Atlantic City government, breaking news, and casinos for The Press of Atlantic City in Pleasantville, New Jersey.
She was part of the team coverage during the first-day celebration of Resorts International, the first casino to operate in Atlantic City. She has reported on the openings of Playboy, Tropicana, Golden Nugget, Claridge, and Bally’s casinos in Atlantic City as well as the demolition of Trump Plaza when it was imploded in 2021.
Stephanie has worked in New Jersey as Assistant Managing Editor at The Press of Atlantic City, as Managing Editor of The Ocean City Sentinel in New Jersey, and as Local News Editor at The Fayetteville Observer in North Carolina.
Stephanie received her bachelor’s degree from Stockton University. Based in Egg Harbor Township, she and her husband, Bill, are NASCAR enthusiasts and travel each season to racetracks along the East Coast. They are the parents of four children, two grandchildren, and three rescue dogs Seamus, Shaena, and Jack.
Some of Stephanie Loder’s work as a writer:
The News & Observer: Under the Dome: NC recommendations view AI use by students as inevitable
ENR New York: Planned Jersey City Park Expected to Stimulate Development
ENR Southeast: Closing the Loop: North Carolina’s Complete 540
Posts by Stephanie Loder:
- Permit Delays Causing Frustration As Atlantic Club Pushes Comeback Date To Beyond 2025, 19 Mar 2024
- Another Hearing Scheduled For Lawsuit Looking To Stop Atlantic City ‘Road Diet’ Near Casinos, 04 Mar 2024
- Judge Rules Road Diet Phase 2 Can Continue, To Dismay Of Atlantic City Casinos, 05 Feb 2024
- Chelsea Revitalized As A Community Sparks Turnaround In South Jersey, 04 Nov 2023
- Hopes (At Least Temporarily) Dashed For Development Corridor At Site Of Former Trump Plaza, 30 Aug 2023
- ‘Groundbreaking’ Study Helped Increase Survival Rates Of Sudden Cardiac Arrests In Casinos, 15 Aug 2023
- Atlantic City Road Diet Project Underway Near NJ Casinos, 10 Apr 2023
- Atlantic City Casino Workers Continue Smoking Ban Fight, 14 Feb 2023
- Exclusive First Look At Atlantic Club’s ‘Condo-Tel’ Renderings, 2025 Opening Planned, 09 Feb 2023
- Showboat Atlantic City Announces $50 Million Hotel Renovation Project, 25 Jan 2023
- Atlantic City Casino Workers Plead With Gov. Murphy Over Smoking Ban Bill, 12 Jan 2023
- Is 2023 The Year Atlantic City Decides The Future of Bader Field?, 10 Jan 2023
- BetMGM NJ Casino Player Hits For $577K Cleopatra MegaJackpot, 13 Dec 2022
- Resorts CEO Says: ‘Atlantic City’s Best Years Ahead Of Us’, 09 Dec 2022
- Atlantic Club Owner Planning Luxury Condos, Boutique Hotel In Former Atlantic City Casino Site, 18 Nov 2022