Nobody’s paying us to write it. We don’t even like gambling. Atlantic City New Jersey is a great place to shoe and sneaker shop why? Because there are so many stores clustered within short distance of each other. There are great assemblages of brands N’ shoppes in New York City yes. Philadelphia, DC-Maryland-Virginia and Boston have spots—agreed. You could never visit as many outlets in such a short time though, and the traffic is way less clumpy here.

 You could hit Nike, Puma, Crocs and Clarks before your hungover friends even get coffee and still have another shortlist of brands to see. Shoe heads know factory shops tend to have the latest offerings from brands as well as random accessories you wouldn’t normally come across. If your favorites don’t directly yield anything, there’s an Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse around the corner with a gigantic selection and fruitful clearance racks. For those into rarefied pairs of sneakers there’s a buy/sell/trade/consignment shop called Swapz AC on Arctic Ave.

On a pleasant day, it’s quite a nice stroll—especially compared to the average stress of the northeast locales mentioned above. If you find yourself near the Sheraton Hotel near the convention center you can get a post-shopping drink at the Shoe Bar on the second floor (drinking establishment decorated with fancy shoes in glass cases).

Gambling may be a tax for people bad at math, but it’s a safe bet that if you’re in need of a fresh pair and want to see what most of the popular brands are dangling, AC NJ may deal out a winning hand for your feet.