Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa in Atlantic City received high praise from the gaming community this week. The casino won Property of the Year as part of the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. This year marked the first time
The Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City received a $500,000 donation Thursday from the parent company of Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, followed by contributions from several other benefactors, in an effort to help build a new center for
Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has been named “Property of the Year” at the 2018 Global Gaming Awards in Las Vegas. The MGM Resorts International-owned casino property celebrated its fifteenth year in the Atlantic City market this summer,
Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s three Atlantic City properties are hoping to increase women’s roles in leadership through an organizational initiative geared toward equal gender representation. The Gender Equity Initiative, which was launched in 2017 in partnership with the Billie Jean King
One has Elvis Presley’s Rolls Royce, the costumes the Beatles wore onstage, and the management know-how and money of one of the world’s largest and most successful hospitality companies — even as it replaces its boss. The other has a
After years of economic struggle, Atlantic City is “stable.” That’s according to Stockton University Hospitality and Tourism Management Studies professor Dr. Brian Tyrrell, who believes key tourism indicators suggest the region is capable of supporting nine casinos and is positioned
Several tourism indicators from the second quarter of 2018 produced evidence of positive long-term trends for the resort, according to industry experts. A report from the Lloyd. D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at Stockton University showed that
It isn’t your imagination. Atlantic City had one of its best summers in recent memory. The reasons behind this season’s success are fairly obvious. There are two new casinos in town, and you can bet on sports most places now.
LIGHT’s Atlantic City Tourism Performance Indicators (AC-TPI) report uses year-over-year percentage changes in the monthly figures of three key performance measures: the Atlantic County Lodging Fee per 100 rooms, the Atlantic City Casino Parking Fee per 100 spaces, and the
Atlantic City heads into fall on the heels of its best summer in recent memory. New Jersey’s beachfront gambling town saw two new casinos open, and the excitement of Hard Rock and Ocean Resort kept the Boardwalk resorts busy. The
Atlantic City tourism and casino officials say they had a banner summer season and are giving part of the credit to the advent of newly legalized sports betting. Compared to the summer months, June, July and August of 2017, the
More tourists, jobs and casino revenue all added up to a historic summer for America’s Playground. Compared to 2017, the number of visitors to the resort increased by more than 260,000, the casino industry employed nearly 6,700 more people and
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City’s car wash will open this week. Part of the same lot that holds the Rocktane gas station and the 5,100-square-foot convenience store will open its 3,500-square-foot automated car wash on Wednesday, according to
New Jersey sportsbooks started to reap serious benefits for casinos and racetracks in August, as gamblers plunked down more than $95 million in sports bets during the month. While most of that money came via retail sales at brick-and-mortar locations,
Two professional mixed martial arts organizations will stage cards in Atlantic City for the first time this weekend. Las Vegas-based Legacy Fighting Alliance will make its local debut Friday at Golden Nugget Atlantic City. The next night, New York-based MMA