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Atlantic City’s Arena Football Team is the “Blackjacks”
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Blackjacks, huh?
I can dig that name. I was hoping for the Atlantic City “Shoobies,” but my idea didn’t really pick up steam.
The Blackjacks name won the vote by a narrow margin, with 36% of the total votes. Gamblers came in as a close second at 31%, Royals at 13%, Jackpot at 11%, and High Rollers at 9%.
There were over 6,500 unique votes submitted.
Michael Santaniello, a student from Rider University, was the first to enter the team name and won the ultimate Atlantic City Blackjacks prize pack including 2019 inaugural season tickets, an official team game helmet and personalized home game jersey.
The Black Jacks are holding tryouts on March 30th at Total Turf Experience in Pitman. Their inaugural season begins on April 27th in Philadelphia against the hated, arch rival Soul.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com