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.
Back in October 2014, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement decided to permit casinos to allow skill-based games in an effort to increase player traffic to Atlantic City's casinos. The Borgata Hotel Cas...
Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is involved with a tax appeal, as are many other Atlantic City casinos. In 2014, a decision to sell $140 million in bonds to cover the tax appeals was made. Now it is 2015 and the b...
14 gamblers who won $1.5 million playing mini-baccarat at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City in 2012 were ordered in February to repay any winnings they had collected. The 14 gamblers were able to take down the h...
Carl Icahn new owner of Trump Taj Mahal has once again been in the media and submitted a missive about the union members of Local 54. Atlantic City, New Jersey’s main casino union is under fire again with the f...
For those who have been following New Jersey's sports betting fight against the US Department of Justice it is no surprise that Tuesday March 17, 2015 saw both sides back in court—this time with the Third Circu...
The Trump Taj Mahal, owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc filed for bankruptcy in September and closed their Trump Plaza Casino a few days later. The Taj Mahal had accumulated a huge amount of debt and was ...
Caesars Entertainment Corp was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after its bad debts skyrocketed and the corporation was no long confident of being able to revive its fleet of casinos from a revenue slum...
Update 3-13-15: Straub deal denied
Judge Gloria Burns of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, N.J. refused to approve the sale of Revel Casino Hotel to Glenn Straub's Polo North company saying she didn't have ...
Atlantic City casinos were expecting a tax relief plan to be approved before the 1st of April allowing them to benefit from a tax break. The tax relief plan was earlier known as the Casino Property Taxation Sta...
Virgin Casino is proud to announce the offering of a 90 Ball Bingo game that is available for online play, one of the first online casinos in the United States to offer real money bingo. Featuring a Bingo game ...
Donald Trump worked hard to see his name removed from the struggling Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey going as far as filing a lawsuit. However on Monday he struck a deal with billionaire inv...
Residents of New Jersey took part in a new poll taken by the Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind which found that sports betting and casino expansions beyond the area of Atlantic City are not on the minds...