elg dtle delegates said the conditions were appalling. the city was in the need of a life line. casinos on the boardwalk on the promise they would raise funds for public services across the state. fast-forward to the 1990s and the atlantic city model was being duplicated in states across the country. now atlantic city is surrounded by states that have legalized gambling. forcing city officials to, once again, find a new identity for america's original seaside playground. >> so this is part of the excitement. >> the mayor gave "america tonight" an exclusive look at the new indoor main street under construction at the caesar's pier shops. it will feature more bars, restaurants and life entertainment. >> it's going to be an infinity pool. >> you can look right out at the ocean. >> reporter: designed to be a party palace and you won't find a single slot machine. >>> after talking with you over the last year your plan to me sounds like diversification. is employment going to be the backbone? >> there's no single answer to make our city great. everything is important, great libations,

it sounds like dtle is an incredibly noble project and i am ready to sign up. but in dealing with our access policy there is two giant strangleholds. i think one is copyright and dealing with copyright because i think that has put handcuffs on scholarship and access to materials. and the other is the consolidation of media outlets and television radio, all of that. so how is that impacting what you are doing and what is your strategy for overcoming this? >> i think that is a great question. in many of the conversations about the future of knowledge and incopthe copyright is the elephant in the room. it is a difficult topic. let's take your moment about the question and journals and open access and the consolidation of publishers. one of the big concerns is the cost of getting access to scholarly journals which run in the $10s of thousands of dollars a year. there is some value added but the talent is out of the university or research committee in fact the entire process is in some ways like that. if you are in a field and write agwrite a scholarly article, you