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NetEnt AB inks New Jersey online casino distribution deal

April 5, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

Online casino solutions innovator NetEnt AB has announced the signing of a distribution deal via its NetEnt Americas LLC subsidiary that will see the coming Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City offer its fu...

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City inks union deal

Adam Morgan

February 27, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

In New Jersey, the local chapter of the UNITE HERE trade union has reportedly agreed a deal with Hard Rock International that may see it become the official representative for employees at the American casino o...

Coming Atlantic City casino promising plethora of live music

Adam Morgan

February 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Jersey

Ahead of its planned opening in the summer, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City has reportedly revealed that its first year in business will see it host in excess of 200 nights of live music spread acr...

Job fair success for coming Atlantic City casino

Adam Morgan

January 31, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Employment & Careers, New Jersey

Ahead of its opening in the summer, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City reportedly held an invitation-only job fair yesterday in hopes of finding employees to fill some 3,000 expected positions. Acc...

Hard Rock Casino AC to begin hiring this week

Sadonna Price

January 29, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

As Hard Rock International prepares to open the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, the company is going to need employees to work at the gaming venue and hotel. Starting this week, Hard Rock will begin...

Icahn gets initial nod for $5.6M grant to help demo former Trump Plaza

K Morrison

November 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Taxation, New Jersey

Preliminary approval for $5.6 million grant has been given to billionaire businessman Carl Icahn (pictured) by a New Jersey redevelopment agency to help cover a portion of the demolition cost of the shuttered T...

Icahn looks to casino tax funds to help pay for Trump Plaza demo

K Morrison

November 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, New Jersey

Having closed its doors for good on September 16, 2014, due to Atlantic City’s shrinking gambling market, the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino will reportedly be imploded in the spring. The property’s owner, billio...

Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas finds a buyer at long last

Adam Morgan

August 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Las Vegas, a partnership being led by real estate firm Witkoff Group has reportedly spent approximately $600 million in order to purchase the long-mothballed and unfinished Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas. ...

Tropicana Entertainment Incorporated purchases The Chelsea Hotel

Adam Morgan

July 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

American casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Incorporated has signed a deal to acquire The Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City and revealed that it soon plans to connect the property to its neighboring Tropicana...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City to open by Memorial Day weekend

K Morrison

June 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

After casino operator Hard Rock International revealed an arms-length wish list in May, on Tuesday a company executive said its soon to be revitalized Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will open by Mem...

Operator’s wish-list for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

June 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, New Jersey

After revealing in May that it was preparing to spend some $500 million in order to transform the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort into the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, Hard Rock Cafe ...

Hard Rock International ready to invest even more into former Trump Taj Mahal property

Sadonna Price

May 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

After purchasing the former Trump Taj Mahal of Atlantic City in March for $50 million, Hard Rock International announced big plans for the property. In the beginning, the company originally planned to spend $35...

Seminole Tribe buys former Trump Taj Mahal at a steal

Sadonna Price

May 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, New Jersey

When it was announced that the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida had purchased the former Trump Taj Mahal from Carl Icahn back in March, the gambling industry was abuzz as to how much was paid for the venue and ...

Former Taj Mahal owner seeks millions in tax refunds

Lars Jones

April 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Bankruptcy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

Former corporate raider and activist investor Carl Icahn recently filed tax appeals in New Jersey to dispute the assessed value of his recently sold Trump Taj Mahal and the derelict Trump Plaza in Atlantic City...

Hard Rock International reveals plans for Atlantic City casino

Sadonna Price

April 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New Jersey

The acquisition of the former Trump Taj Mahal by Hard Rock International is complete, with the Seminole Tribe-owned company announcing their plans for the Atlantic City casino via press release earlier this wee...