There is always optimism at the start of the year, Mayor Frank Gilliam said recently. He must be a naturally hopeful person, because for several years after the 2007-09 economic collapse and subsequent shrinkage of Atlantic City’s gaming industry, the

In 2017, it was a very good year — for Atlantic City’s casinos. They saw their gambling revenue increase for the second year in a row after a dismal decade in which five of the city’s 12 casinos shut down,

The Stockton Gateway Project is the type of project Atlantic City can build its future around, said Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker during a tour of the facility Wednesday. ”Anchor institutions, if you look around the country, are incredibly

Touting the investments at casinos and throughout the city, a panel of gambling executives say the city’s future is promising. But to achieve that promise, the resort’s leaders have to work together, take advantage of opportunities such as e-sports and

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may side with New Jersey and allow the state to legalize sports betting. The high court heard arguments Monday over New Jersey’s challenge to a 1992 federal law that has banned

New Jersey’s decadelong drive to legalize sports betting seems positioned to score a win at the Supreme Court, judging by the comments of justices at arguments Monday that were closely watched by sports leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry. A

The odds of New Jersey soon being allowed to conduct legal sports betting continue to improve as a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the case nears. We hope that optimism is well placed, because legalization is long overdue. For years

Atlantic City’s casinos won big in the third quarter of 2017 with revenue showing an increase of nearly 21 percent from the same quarter last year. Figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the seven casinos

The city’s casino industry is continuing its winning ways. For the fourth consecutive quarter, the city’s seven remaining casinos reported double-digit growth in gross operating profits, according to figures from the state Division of Gaming Enforcement released Wednesday afternoon. The

Atlantic City’s casino earnings increased by nearly 21 percent in the third quarter of this year compared with a year ago, according to figures released Wednesday. The seven casinos posted a gross operating profit of $252.5 million for the quarter,

Money won from internet gamblers helped Atlantic City’s casinos post a 1.7 percent increase in revenue in October. Without the $20.5 million that online gambling brought in, the city’s seven casinos would have seen their revenue decline by 0.3 percent

One Friday morning at the end of September, a troupe of about 18 city, county, and state officials gathered on the seventh floor of Atlantic City’s stubby modernist city hall for an all-day workshop. The job at hand: Brainstorm ideas

One Friday morning at the end of September, a troupe of about 18 city, county, and state officials gathered on the seventh floor of Atlantic City’s stubby modernist city hall for an all-day workshop. The job at hand: Brainstorm ideas

Atlantic City will shine some new light on its streets. The gambling resort will replace more than 5,600 street lights with energy efficient LED bulbs that are designed to save money on electrical costs. The $750,000 cost will be paid