Press of Atlantic City – The new year is a crucial one for Atlantic City’s future, and 2014 won’t start auspiciously. This is the fourth year of a five-year grace period New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has given the seaside gambling resort to turn around its struggling fortunes before considering expanding casinos to other parts of the state – something casino executives fear will decimate the already wobbly market. And it will begin with the closing of one of the city’s 12 casinos, the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, which is shutting its doors on Jan. 13, the victim of a…