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
Atlantic City’s casino operators reported total gaming revenue up nearly one-quarter in August, driven by new verticals, new properties and a stellar showing at the gaming tables. According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, August’s total gaming revenue
The resort’s casinos saw overall gaming revenue, including internet gaming and sports betting, increase by 22.5 percent in August compared with last year, according to state gambling figures released Wednesday. Overall casino gambling revenue totaled more than $300 million last
Atlantic City has its two new casino properties and the rapid proliferation of sports betting in New Jersey to thank for a stellar August — a performance so impressive that we’re less hesitant than ever before to utter the phrase
New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market earned a respectable $24.8m in August but couldn’t sustain its record-breaking summertime pace. Figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) show the state’s licensed online gambling operators generated revenue
The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) today announced that Atlantic City had its best summer in recent years. The casino industry enjoyed the highest employment numbers since 2014, as well as increased revenue and tourism throughout the summer, solidifying
Caesars Entertainment Co. launched its mobile sports betting application Thursday night, becoming the sixth gaming company in New Jersey to offer gamblers an online option. The company received approval to launch the Caesars Casino & Sports app from state regulators
It is official: Tropicana has partnered with William Hill US to offer sports betting in New Jersey. A day after William Hill teamed with Eldorado Resorts, currently in the process of acquiring Tropicana Entertainment Inc., the Tropicana Atlantic City casino
The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) is excited to mark the start of the 2018 NFL season on Thursday — the first NFL season since the legalization of sports betting in New Jersey. Atlantic City casinos are offering sports