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.
New Jersey legalized online gaming in November 2013 and gambling establishments were eager to launch online poker operations to capture a piece of the gaming market which was thought to be extremely lucrative. ...
In a move said to avoid payments in lieu of taxes under Atlantic City's new PILOT program, which has yet to be signed into law, the shuttered Trump Plaza was approved to create a deed restriction that will keep...
It was six months ago that the owner of the Trump Taj Mahal decided to eliminate the health care program of casino workers. The casino has been in an ongoing battle with the Local 54 of Unite Here in a quest by...
Christian Lusardi put together an ingenious plan that involved counterfeiting poker chips. The 43 year old Lusardi decided to buy counterfeit chips from a Chinese manufacturer and then carefully counterfeited B...
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, an Internet hacker decided to attack four online casinos in the state of New Jersey. The attack occurred for only 30 minutes but shut down the four sites and demanded a ransom...
A state appeals panel of New Jersey recently found that Atlantic City had overcharged the Borgata casino of property taxes and will now have to pay around $63 million to the gambling property. The ruling found ...
There may be four fewer casinos in the coastal resort city this year but that didn't deter tens of thousands of people from flocking to the beaches, Boardwalk, new shopping venues and remaining casinos for the ...
The dispute between the new owners of the former Revel casino and the ACR Energy Partners continues to go on as both parties are unable to reach a mutual agreement. ACR Energy Partners used to be the sole power...
On June 28th 2015, it was reported that as a tax saving measure, the former owners of Trump Plaza in Atlantic City would keep it closed for 10 years.
A deed restriction was filed by Trump Entertainment Resor...
Atlantic City enjoyed a casino monopoly in the state for nearly 40 years due to a 1976 approval that is written into the state's constitution. There is a group of people who would like to change the law and all...
The state Senate of New Jersey has sent a new package of legislation to Governor Chris Christie for approval that if passed, would benefit Atlantic City and the struggling casinos as well as educational program...
New Jersey’s gambling industry went through a real rough patch in 2014 and gambling revenue from Atlantic City’s casinos significantly declined. Four out of the twelve Atlantic City casinos were forced to shutd...
It was announced just yesterday that New Jersey State Assembly officials have advanced a measure that would help put former employees of Atlantic City back to work as well as ease certain regulations in regards...
Late Wednesday evening, the Local 54 union of UNITE HERE moved forward with protest plans and created a traffic sit-in in front of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort. The protest is the continuation of efforts b...
Caesars Interactive Entertainment is the online gambling section of the Caesars Entertainment company, providing online gaming options for players located within the borders of New Jersey. The New Jersey Gaming...