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.
Amaya Gaming first received approval to offer PokerStars and Full Tilt gaming to players located in the state of New Jersey via online gaming sites back in September of 2015. The approval was granted on the 30t...
In Atlantic City, the union that represents the casino workers is known as UNITE HERE Local 54. The union has been vocal in all areas of casino employment as of late, including listening to presidential candida...
The decision to move the casino industry outside of Atlantic City and set up two new casinos in North Jersey has been fiercely debated and will now be left up to New Jersey voters to decide their preference bef...
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto is being urged by Governor Chris Christie, who says time is running out for Atlantic City, to let his chamber vote on a pair of aid bills for the struggling resort area.
Gover...
Although Trump name is still attached to the Taj Mahal casino, billionaire and presidential hopeful Donald Trump no longer has any affiliation to the casino because Carl Icahn took on the ownership of trying to...
On Monday night, Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian warned that allowing two casinos to be built in North Jersey will do more harm than good.
During a forum at St. Peter’s University about the statewide refere...
Digital gaming supplier, NYX Gaming Group, soft-launched a selection of their slots games on the PokerStars New Jersey site yesterday, and after receiving approval from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforce...
Atlantic City’s casinos managed to wrangle 14.7 percent more from gamblers in February than they did last year.
The state Gaming Enforcement Division released figures on Monday that show the New Jersey resor...
Ever since New Jersey legalized the casino industry in 1976, Atlantic City has had a monopoly on the industry as casinos were not allowed in any other cities. While this model has worked well for New Jersey in ...
A brand new nightclub is set to open in early April on Playground Pier at Caesars in Atlantic City. WAV Nightclub will be in full swing starting on the 1st of April with performances by Skrillex and Tommy Trash...
Canadian based Amaya Inc, the parent company of PokerStars fought long and hard to get PokerStars back into the U.S market. The biggest online poker website in the world was finally granted a New Jersey license...
The debate to introduce two new casinos in North Jersey continues to heat up as the pros and cons of this move was once again discussed in an Assembly committee hearing on the 7th of March 2016. This was the 5t...
Carl Icahn, a multi-billionaire businessman, is the new owner of the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, who was planning on investing $100m into the property. However, Icahn is now stating that he will not invest the ...
On Monday night, the giant white ball at the top of the 47-story former Revel casino in Atlantic City was illuminated for what may have been the first time since September 2014 when the casino shut down.
The...
Friday saw the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City come out of bankruptcy thanks to billionaire investor, Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises LP. The property had been in Chapter 11 and Icahn's buyout of the deb...