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New Owners Look to Rejuvenate Atlantic City Casino
New owners are placing all of their chips on one of Atlantic City’s poorest-performing casinos, which has been struggling for years. But now there’s a $100 million cash infusion for much-needed improvements. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.
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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban May Cost 2,500 Jobs, Report Finds
A new report predicts that banning smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos could cost 2,500 jobs and nearly 11% of casino revenue.
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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban Gains More Bipartisan Support
A bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos is picking up more bipartisan support, but it remains unclear whether the state’s Democratic political leadership will allow it to move forward. The bill, like one that died without a vote in last year’s legislative session, would amend New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act to include casinos. The gambling halls...
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Lawmaker: 4 Atlantic City Casinos May Close Without Tax Aid
A top New Jersey politician says four of Atlantic City’s nine casinos are in danger of closing if the state does not pass a financial aid bill for the gambling industry. Democrat Steve Sweeney says individual casinos and their trade association have convinced him that nearly half the city’s casinos could shut down if a bill changing the existing law...
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Four Atlantic City Casinos May Close If State Doesn't Pass Aid Bill, Lawmaker Says
Four of Atlantic City’s nine casinos are in danger of closing if the state does not pass a bill giving tax breaks to the casinos, New Jersey’s outgoing state Senate president said Monday.
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NJ Breaks Own Monthly Sports Betting Record With Whopping $1.3B in Bets
New Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in October for the highest amount of bets taken in a single month, topping $1.3 billion. That figure easily surpassed the $1.01 billion worth of bets that Atlantic City’s nine casinos and the three horse tracks that offer sports betting took in September. And it also emphasizes just how…
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Hard Rock Mulls Building Casino In or Near NYC, Despite NJ One Coming 8 Miles Away
Hard Rock wants to build a casino in or near New York City, even as it moves forward with a plan to build another one in northern New Jersey, about 8 miles away.
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Ocean Casino's CEO Resigns After Turning Around Atlantic City Resort's Fortunes
Terry Glebocki has resigned as CEO of Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino after helping the casino, formerly known as Revel, return to profitability after it lost money for years.
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A Push to Teach Gamblers Which Sport Betting Sites Are Legal
A gambling industry group wants to teach consumers how to tell if a particular sports betting or online casino site is legal or not. Conscious Gaming, a nonprofit group associated with an online gambling technology firm, launched its Bettor Safe campaign this week to promote the advantages of licensed gambling sites, including consumer practices, and highlight the risks of...
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Hard Rock Casino Bonuses Thank Workers During Pandemic
Hard Rock International is handing out cash bonuses to its workers in several states, including New Jersey and Florida, to thank them for their efforts, including persevering during the coronavirus pandemic. The global casino, entertainment and hospitality company based in Davie, Florida, is among numerous U.S. companies that have handed out cash bonuses or increased pay for workers during...
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Workers Want Mandated Temp Checks for NJ Casino Patrons
Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers said as they pushed New Jersey’s governor to require the casinos to do so to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In an online press conference Thursday, members of Local 54 of the Unite-Here union said four casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment —…
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No Drinking, Eating or Smoking – Just Gambling When NJ Casinos Reopen
One Casino Says It Will Stay Closed Until Indoor Dining is Restored. News 4’s Ted Greenberg reports.
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Atlantic City Casinos Getting Ready
Casinos are disinfecting and preparing for what re-opening will look like, Ted Greenberg reports.
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Vegas, Baby! Casinos Reopen After Long Coronavirus Closure
Mask use was spotty among customers as casinos in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada reopened Thursday for the first time since March
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Mayor Wants to Demolish Former Trump Casino in Atlantic City
The mayor called the vacant casino an “embarrassment” and a “blight” that wouldn’t be allowed in any other city
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Police: Woman Stabs Husband, Herself in New Jersey Casino
A woman was hospitalized under police guard Friday after authorities said she stabbed her husband and herself in a casino hotel. Security at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City received a call about an argument on Wednesday morning and they called police after going to the room. Officers found a husband and wife from Edison had sustained serious stab wounds. Detectives…
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Atlantic City Casino Hires Female CEO, 1 of Few in US
Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino resort has hired a female CEO, one of a small handful of women leading casinos or casino companies nationwide.
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Cops: New Jersey Woman Left Child Alone in Hotel to Gamble
Authorities say a New Jersey woman left a 4-year-old girl alone in a hotel room while she gambled at a Pennsylvania casino.
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‘What Happened to Felipe?' Tribeca Film Helps Lopez Tell His Story
Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like.
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Ahead of ‘The Irishman,' Scorsese and De Niro Look Back
Ahead of their much-anticipated and most recent collaboration, “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro convened at the Tribeca Film Festival to look back on their long partnership together.