Sports betting is a second-inning home run in New Jersey, where gamblers plunked down more than $95 million on sporting events in August, helping Atlantic City’s casinos to one of their biggest monthly revenue increases in three decades. The $95.6
Forty years ago, Atlantic City marked a critical turning point in its history. The city’s first casino, Resorts, opened its doors in May 1978, leading to a rebirth of America’s Playground that revitalized the economy and sent a shockwave throughout
Casino jackpots in 2018 have already surpassed the total paid out to lucky winners in each of the last three years. Atlantic City casinos have paid out $21.9 million in slot and online jackpots through Aug. 15, according to reports
Atlantic City’s casinos saw their second-quarter earnings increase by 1.6 percent compared with the same period in 2017. Figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos reported a gross operating profit of $171.4 million
The resort’s tallest building is being branded. Ocean Resort Casino has begun installation of its logo on the south-facing side of the 57-story building. The first of the 42-foot-tall letters was installed Friday, below the 40-foot-tall spherical light that contains
The rush to open sportsbooks in Atlantic City is starting to resemble the beginning of a 100-meter dash. Instead of a starting gun, it’s football season that has ignited the sprint. The Golden Nugget will open for sports betting on
The resort’s nine casino properties took in $299.8 million in total gaming revenue in July, a nearly 12 percent increase over the same month last year, when seven casinos reported $267.85 million. July’s casino revenue numbers include the first full
The fall lineup at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City is shaping up with a solid slate of veteran rock and pop acts. Bob Dylan is the latest to book a date at the Etess Arena, the
The resort’s two new casinos helped push the industry’s total employment over the 30,000 mark for the first time since 2014. Atlantic City’s nine casino hotels employed 30,217 people in July, according to the most recent statistics released by the
It appears Atlantic City is on its way back to prominence. Not only because two new casinos opened along the Boardwalk in June. Not just because legal NJ sports betting is alive and well. Probably the best sign of revitalization
DraftKings, through its partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel, has launched the first online and mobile sports betting platforms in the state. DraftKings online and mobile sports betting offering has cleared state regulatory approval Monday morning and is now available to
There was a moment of time when Atlantic City evoked images of Tyson and Gatti as much as tables and gamblers. Donald Trump and Don King dominated the fight game as much as any heavyweight contenders. And when the next
People do a lot of things online and they all have this in common: They need a good secure connection and enough bandwidth for the data they’ll need to receive and send. Some of the casino hotels — Caesars Atlantic
Resorts Casino Hotel announced a second online sports-betting partnership Thursday, a day after receiving approval from gambling regulators to launch a soft version of the state’s first online and mobile sports-betting platform. Resorts and the Stars Group announced an extension
MGM Resorts International, owner of Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, is the official gaming partner of the National Basketball Association, the first such deal between a professional sports league and a casino operator in the United States.