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.
Today, officials from Hard Rock International and Meadowlands Racing unveiled plans for their new casino and entertainment destination, to be called Hard Rock Casino at Meadowlands. The new facility will featur...
The 19th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress opened Wednesday at Borgata in Atlantic City with a panel on internet casinos. Notable take-aways include notes of much less revenue being generated than was expected,...
Just recently, the Meadowlands Racetrack announced a partnership with the Hard Rock International, in which the two have proposed the creation of a new casino in North Jersey, near the New York metro area. Stat...
The Meadowlands Racetrack plans on working together with Hard Rock International to create a new casino located just outside the New York City metro area. The new proposal is believed to be a huge project and o...
Last year, four casinos in the Atlantic City area closed their doors for good and those that remained hoped to see a turn to profits when it comes to gambling revenues. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforce...
May 21st 2015, American Pharoah was participating in races where he won six out of seven and was preparing for the third leg of the Triple Crown, having won the first two; however his owner, Ahmed Zayat, who ma...
Last week a Deutsche Bank report stated that the closing of Atlantic City, New Jersey casinos in combination with the state budget shortfall at the end of the last financial year is increasing the pressure for ...
The bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp has agreed to allow creditors to access records through an independent examiner that is looking at pre-bankruptcy arrangements.
However, a judge said...
Asher Conniff spent a lot of time in the past playing poker and honing his skills. Yet he found it hard to win big events and pull in huge piles of cash. His career earnings at the start of Jan 2015 was around ...
Carl Icahn saved the Trump Taj Mahal from bankruptcy months ago and is facing unhappy workers. On Thursday April 30, 2015, workers staged the sixth protest against Ichan's decision to terminate pension and heal...
Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa's parent company announced first quarter earnings for 2015 on Thursday April 30, 2015. The Atlantic City based casino exceeded the $165 million earning target in the first quarter, ...
In summer of 2014, the Senate President in New Jersey, Stephen Sweeney, showed support for an idea to expand gambling from Atlantic City to the northern area of the state. The argument was that the casinos in N...
On Monday April 27, 2015, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a new bill. The New Jersey Casino Simulcast bill is designed as an encouragement to casinos to have full card simulcasts. The bill also protec...
The new proprietor of the now defunct Revel casino of Atlantic City has yet another hurdle to face after acquiring the property. The Polo North Country Club of Glenn Straub cannot take on the casino license of ...
A job fair was held at The Chelsea in Atlantic City yesterday. The boutique hotel (which has been mentioned as a contender for a new form of casino license being discussed) was offering up to 100 jobs, most of ...