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First quarter casino earnings show 30 percent gain for Atlantic City

May 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, New Jersey

After years of struggle, it seems the casinos of Atlantic City are finally on an upward trend. One official associated with the gaming industry has now stated that the casinos of the gambling city are showing p...

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...

Taj Mahal closure does not have much of an impact on Atlantic City casino turnover

Renee Kingsley

November 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, New Jersey

The Trump Taj Mahal became the fifth Atlantic City casino to shut down since 2014 as owner Carl Icahn and the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union were unable to reach a mutual decision regarding the casino employe...

Stockton AC study suggests ways to attract millennials

Marie Kelley

September 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Jersey

Gambling operators in Atlantic City are trying to determine how to attract millennials to gaming venues as this category of individuals do not seem as interested in table games and slots like older generations....

Atlantic City Casino revenues see increase in July

Marie Kelley

August 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, New Jersey

On Friday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released the financial results of the gambling industry within the state for last month. Results showed that the land-based venues as well as online gamb...

Trump Taj Mahal gives Local 54 time until July 18 to accept health deal

Renee Kingsley

July 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union has continued its strike against the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City and as of now it is hard to see how the two parties will reach a mutual beneficial solution before t...

Taj Mahal workers strike; union reaches deal with 4 Atlantic City casinos

K Morrison

July 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

After negotiations between the Trump Taj Mahal and Unite Here Local 54 failed, the casino’s approximately 950 union workers hit the picket lines on Friday morning at 6am; while the other four Atlantic City casi...

Atlantic City collective casino revenue witnesses 8 percent rise in April 2016

Renee Kingsley

May 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Jersey

The casino industry in Atlantic City has witnessed a slow decline during the last decade as revenue from the gambling industry fell from $5.2 billion in 2006 to $2.6 billion in 2016. Four out of the twelve casi...

Local 54 and Tropicana negotiation session results in picket of casino by union supporters

Marie Kelley

May 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations, New Jersey

On Tuesday, the management of the Tropicana Casino of Atlantic City and the UNITE-HERE Local 54 met to negotiate terms for members of the union, with the meeting not going as planned, at least according to the ...

Atlantic City’s Tropicana Casino launches NetEnt content for online casino gaming

Marie Kelley

April 26, 2016

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

The TropicanaCasino brand is the online gaming services option provided by the Tropicana Casino of Atlantic City, who recently partnered with NetEnt, a developer and supplier of online gaming content based in S...

Trump Taj Mahal to be managed by Tropicana after okay from state

Marie Kelley

April 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino project updates, Nevada

The state of New Jersey has approved an agreement that was made in March to see the Trump Taj Mahal be managed by the Tropicana. It was announced early last month that Trump Taj Mahal Associates and Tropicana E...

Anatomy of a Beat Down

Mark Pilarski

March 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Deal Me In

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Dear Mark: Terrific column last week, Breaking the Bank, especially the portion on Don Johnson’s take down of three Atlantic City casinos at blackjack. I was, to a certain extent, involved with the circumstance...

Breaking the Bank

Mark Pilarski

March 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Deal Me In

Dear Mark: I have never seen you answer this question, so I wanted to send it to you. Through your column, I now know and accept the fact that the casino ALWAYS has the house edge over players be it on slot mac...

Poker revenue decline doesn’t stop New Jersey iGaming from setting new revenue record

Marie Kelley

February 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, New Jersey

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released the latest figures for the online gambling industry, which shows the state has seen a nice increase with year-on-year totals. For the month of January,...

NetEnt seals a deal with Gamesys US to supply games to New Jersey casinos

Alex Lanter

November 20, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Licensed online casinos in USA, New Jersey

Popular casino software provider and game developer Net Entertainment took its presence in New Jersey a step further after it signed a deal with Gamesys US to supply games to two of its casinos. It’s expecte...