Atlantic City – The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow for the legalization of sports betting in New Jersey. Regulated sports wagering will provide an economic boost for Atlantic City, Atlantic County
Atlantic City’s casinos saw their gambling revenue increase by 1.3 percent in April compared to a year ago. Figures released Monday show the seven casinos won $214.4 million. Internet gambling was up 10.6 percent to over $23 million. Resorts was
Atlantic City’s casinos are hitting a major milestone at the perfect time. Officials with the city will mark the 40th anniversary of casino gambling as it prepares to open two of its five shuttered casinos this summer. The seven open
The first announced retail partner for the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is a real gem. Bernie Robbins Jewelers will open a 1,500 square-foot luxury jewelry store on the Hard Rock casino floor. It will be the jeweler’s fifth
Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Casino is staffing up before its opening next month. The casino formerly known as the Trump Taj Mahal hired its 3,000th employee on Wednesday, and eventually plans to hire about 3,500. Leonard Coleman, a craps dealer
It’s kind of like a gambling version of an old business model during the fast-food hamburger wars of the 1970s: Burger King would always build across the street from McDonald’s, and vice versa. Only in this case, it’s the opening
The new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City hired its 3,000th worker on Wednesday, less than two months away from its grand opening. There are 500 additional positions still available at the entertainment resort, set to open June 28
Bruce Deifik gets it. He has carefully studied what went wrong at Atlantic City’s former Revel casino and is fixing it before he reopens the star-crossed property as the Ocean Resort Casino. When it opens this summer (a date has
Atlantic City’s gaming world is rebounding, and a feature article in the May issue of NEW JERSEY BUSINESS magazine details both the dynamics and details shaping this phenomenon. Other stories in this edition spotlight: employee diversity at New Jersey companies;
Since leaving the U.S. Marine Corps in 1984, Rod Olsen has worked several different jobs, ranging from car sales to his current gig as a part-timer in a local liquor store. But Olsen said a job working security at the
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will open June 28, Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen announced Wednesday at a media event in New York. The open date is firm, Allen said, and the confidence is reflected in
Hard Rock will open its Atlantic City casino resort on June 28. Jim Allen, the global entertainment and hospitality company’s CEO, made the announcement Wednesday at Hard Rock’s Times Square restaurant. The former Trump Taj Mahal casino is being rebranded
Tropicana Atlantic City will debut the renovated Chelsea Tower in time for Memorial Day weekend, including the soon-to-be completed Skybridge, new dining and bar options and a rooftop pool. “The Chelsea Tower is a welcome addition to Tropicana Atlantic City,”
The seven casinos in Atlantic City experienced a lucrative 2017 as their aggregated annual gross operating profit increased by 22.5% year-on-year to top $723.28 million while their combined net revenues improved by 5% to reach just over $2.67 billion. According
New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market utterly demolished its previous revenue record in the month of March, as did its leading online operator. Figures released Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) show the state’s licensed online