Although there are fewer casinos there than just a few years ago, Atlantic City is still a vibrant and important gaming center in the U.S. market. World Casino News brings you up to the minute developments as multi-billion properties such the former Revel open close and are sold. We deliver breaking news on plans for gambling expansion and follow the burgeoning regulated online casino industry there as its momentum increases along with revenues.
Follow the headlines here to find out when derelict properties are going to be demolished or when they are sold and revitalized by new operators with fresh eyes and eager minds. Watch for job fairs, important sports betting updates, the health of the horse racing industry, and moves by legislators, regulators, and mediators that affect operators' bottom lines.
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn may have had big plans last year for the Trump Taj Mahal Casino after purchasing the venue out of bankruptcy. However, decisions along the way would result in Icahn now ...
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hold conference on New Jersey's fight to have their sports betting case heard on January 13. If at least four of the current eight justices decide to hear the cas...
Skill-based games innovator GameCo Incorporated has signed a deal with casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Incorporated that will see its video game gambling machines installed at the Tropicana Casino And R...
After closing the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in October amid a labor dispute concerning pension, health care and wager issues for its workers, billionaire businessman Carl Icahn is now reportedly in talks to...
New Jersey legislators wanted to pass a referendum in November that would break Atlantic City’s monopoly on the gambling industry and allow two new casinos to be developed in North Jersey. The casino industry i...
Poker pro Phil Ivey has battled two lawsuits that are almost identical as both accuse Ivey and his playing partner Cheung Yin Sun for using a controversial technique known as ‘edge sorting’ to gain an advantage...
Billionaire Carl Icahn decided in August to close the iconic Trump Taj Mahal on October 10, 2016 as the management was unable to reach agreement with the Local 54 of Unite-HERE union who had gone on strike as t...
For the first full month since the Trump Taj Mahal closed its doors, the seven remaining casinos in Atlantic City saw their total gaming win for November drop by 3.5% year-on-year to $197.28 million.
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New Jersey legislators are continuing to look at new ways to boost the gambling industry in the state after the November referendum to approve casinos outside of Atlantic City was rejected by voters. The gambli...
When Florida developer Glenn Straub and his Polo North Country Club acquired the former $2.4 billion Revel casino in Atlantic City for just $82 million, he had ambitious plans for the property but could not for...
As a way of increasing revenues in order to help the struggling local horseracing industry, lawmakers in New Jersey are reportedly developing a plan that would allow video lottery terminals at the Monmouth Park...
Only four of the remaining seven casinos in Atlantic City managed to post a gross operating profit for the three months to the end of September as aggregated third-quarter total revenues dropped by 0.7% year-on...
The boss for American casino operator Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly revealed that his company is prepared to wait up to six years to open a gambling facility at the Meadowlands Sp...
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...
New Jersey has received some significant support in its fight against the Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 after five states presented themselves as “amici curiae”, or friends of t...