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.
The Borgata Casino in New Jersey is owed more than $150 million in tax refunds by Atlantic City, with the city paying back the money via a payment plan. It was on the 8th of December that the city missed a paym...
There are now only eight casinos left in Atlantic City and the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa continues to generate the highest revenue among these eight casinos. The Borgata casino has looked to innovate and c...
On January 7 a public hearing will be held in Trenton on one of two competing plans to offer New Jersey voters the option to authorize two new casinos in the northern part of the state.
The hearing at the Ca...
Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle as well as from unions to put the question of expanded gambling in New Jersey in front of voters in November 2016. Currently the former #2 gambling destination in t...
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) recently approved Atlantic City’s one of a kind “Polercoaster,” announced in May.
The lease was signed in August by Florida developer Joshua Wallack of Wa...
State Assembly Democrats in New Jersey announced on Monday a plan to add a question to the ballot in 2016 asking voters if they want to amend the state constitution to allow casinos in the northern part of the ...
Legislation was introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney that calls for a November 2016 referendum that will decide whether or not two northern New Jersey counties will get new casinos. The location of the ...
A bill that would remove restrictions on how the former Showboat casino in Atlantic City can be used was passed by the state Senate on Monday in a 32-3 vote.
If successful, the bill would lift present and fu...
Golden Nugget Atlantic City in New Jersey is now live on the NYX Open Platform System. NYX Interactive offers gaming content to regulated markets around the world with content deployed at the majority of Atlant...
Free beach concerts in 2014 have resulted in fines for two casinos located in the state of New Jersey after the operators increased the parking rates at the same time as the live music events. Both Caesars and ...
No lucrative exit deal is in the cards for a southern New Jersey university’s former president who failed in his attempts to transform a shutdown Atlantic casino into a satellite campus.
On Wednesday a separ...
In the state of New Jersey, the democrats rule the roost and are planning to see a measure added to the 2016 November ballot that would allow for voters to choose if they want to see casinos added outside of At...
Moody’s Investors Service, a Wall Street firm, predicts that Atlantic City will witness more casino closings if there’s a new wave of Northeast casino expansion.
The company’s report published on Monday note...
A major obstacle to the reopening of the former Revel Casino in Atlantic City was removed when a deal between a bank, utilities and Florida developer Glenn Straub was reached on Tuesday.
Straub will be able ...
The long and frustrating journey has ended for the UK-listed betting exchange Betfair’s US division, as New Jersey issues it an exchange wagering license making it the first US state to do so with Monmouth Park...