Things are starting to look up in Atlantic City, and Gov. Chris Christie is embracing it. The governor showed up to a press conference announcing the planned Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on the boardwalk, which will occupy the tower

The past 10 years have not been kind to the resort. Local economist Oliver Cooke has a name for it: “The lost decade.” Property values fell by a third, the casino industry shed more than 21,000 jobs and the poverty

After a lost decade, which featured a housing crisis, a recession, and the closing of five casinos, the resort’s redevelopment appears to be moving in the right direction, according to a biannual report released Tuesday. The South Jersey Economic Review,

The last few years in Atlantic City have been littered with casinos closing — including the last two that bore now-President Donald Trump’s name. Where the iconic seaside town, once the gambling hub of the east coast, had 12 casinos

How fitting the arrival of spring should find the greater Atlantic City community in good spirits. The signs of the city’s rebirth are pushing up like daffodils, reminders that with a little help people get through tough periods to flourish

The past three years haven’t been kind to Atlantic City. Five casinos closed, the city found itself in a $100 million budget hole with nearly $500 million in debt and was on its way to become the first city in

Atlantic County may have an unemployment rate about one-third higher than the national average and a foreclosure rate more than three times the national rate, but tourism data show improvement in the region. For the first time in five years,

The resort’s seven remaining brick-and-mortar casinos saw a 15 percent increase in revenues over January 2016, according to state gaming number released Tuesday afternoon. Casino gaming revenue at the seven properties totaled $204.7 million, according to the state. “A year

With no winter storm to compare to last January’s Jonas, Atlantic City’s casinos saw more patrons and produced more revenues last month. Tradition casino revenues rose to $185.9 million compared to $175.5 million in Jan. 2016, while online revenues climbed

Atlantic City’s casinos are off to a good start in 2017, with their January gambling revenue up 7.7 percent from a year ago. Figures released Tuesday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show the seven casinos took $204.6 million

Those who wondered for years when the Atlantic City casino industry’s revenues would finally bottom out may have just gotten their answer: 2015. A strong December brought the Atlantic City casino industry’s total revenues to $2.60 billion, up 1.5 percent

After a decade long slide, the casino industry in the city is starting to show signs of rebounding. Despite the closure of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, the casino industry saw its first revenue increase in a decade thanks

Internet gambling helped Atlantic City’s casinos post their first revenue increase in a decade. Figures released Thursday by New Jersey gambling regulators show the casinos won $2.6 billion from gamblers in 2016, an increase of 1.5 percent from a year

With the tribute scene hotter than ever, the competition is getting tough. So what can a band do to solve this? Be the only game in town. “We are the only tribute to KC and the Sunshine Band in the

Atlantic City casinos eked out a minor gaming revenue bump in November, provided you pretend that the Trump Taj Mahal never existed. Figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show brick-and-mortar gaming revenue at Atlantic City’s