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.
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...
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...
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released the figures for the month of October in regards to the revenues earned by the casinos of Atlantic City. Based on the information, the casinos earned 1.3% l...
After clarifying the distinction between daily fantasy sports (DFS) and the more traditional, season-long fantasy sports leagues, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that daily fantasy sports ...
Re-opening the former Showboat in Atlantic City as a casino is apparently not out of the question, according to new owner Bart Blatstein who in June redeveloped the Boardwalk’s former Pier Shops complex into Th...
A bill that would have ended property-tax fights between casinos and Atlantic City was conditionally vetoed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The governor wants the bill altered to help stabilize the strug...
Stockton University has been trying for a number of months to sell the former Showboat casino in Atlantic City after the university realized in retrospect that it had made a bad decision in purchasing this casi...