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New Jersey Tourism Growth Begins in Atlantic City, Governor Remains Committed to Increasing Visitation
Jeff Vasser, executive director for the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism, told the Press of Atlantic City this week that the beachfront casino town is the state’s best asset in…
Underground New Jersey Casino Network Busted, Authorities Say Defendants At Large
Alleged illegal New Jersey casino clubs have been operating in downtown Newark and across the state. That’s according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, which brought charges against 47 suspects this…
Google Greenlights Google Ads for New Jersey Licensed Online Sports-Betting Operators
An update on the Google Ads New Jersey client last week could prove to be a gamechanger for the state’s mobile sports betting market, notes OnlinePokerReport. New Jersey’s licensed operators are now able…
New Jersey Judge Zaps Claim for Shopping Mall Sports Book at Former Garden State Park Racetrack
An effort to establish New Jersey’s first standalone retail sports book in a shopping mall on the site of the former Golden State Park racetrack was shot down last week by a…
Atlantic City Casino Workers Continue Losing Jobs, Employment Down With Fewer Full-Time Positions
Atlantic City casino workers continue to lose their jobs or see reduced hours. Employment figures supplied by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reveal that the workforce for…
Atlantic City could get ShopRite to serve a section of casino town deemed a grocery store ‘food desert’
A Shoprite grocery store may soon bring Atlantic City out of what officials are calling a food desert. The state agency overseeing an effort to lure a $13.5 million supermarket to the…
‘Army of the Dead’ movie lures zombies to empty Atlantic City casino
In New Jersey, vacant casinos are ripe for zombie invasions. Write your own joke! No, really. That will be the scene in September when “Army of the Dead,” a movie being…
You can now bet on NBA games at this Atlantic City casino
NBA bets — at least most of them — are no longer forbidden at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed a bill into law that paves the way…
New Jersey poised to overtake Vegas as sports betting capital of US
Watch out, Vegas: Here comes New Jersey. It’s been little more than a year since the Garden State legalized sports betting, but the home of the Sopranos and Bruce Springsteen is…
New Jersey August Gaming Revenue Jumps 16 Percent, Boosted by Sports Betting, Borgata, Hard Rock Among Atlantic City Leaders
Casino win at the nine Atlantic City, N.J. casinos rose in August, while revenue from internet gaming and sports betting surged, helping total gaming revenue in the Garden State swell…