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New Jersey: Atlantic City casino tax break bill at a "standstill with no resolution"

New Jersey's refusal to change the unique property tax structure created for Atlantic City casinos is proving to be a financial burden for taxpayers in Atlantic County, according to Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson. Levinson pointed out that the state's decision to appeal a court ruling against the casino PILOT (payment in lieu of…

Law ・ 12 March 2024

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A Look into Atlantic County's Gambling Landscape

When it comes to entertainment in the US, there are plenty of places to go around, but one especially unique one is New Jersey. More specifically Atlantic County, which is home to the illustrious Atlantic City filled with plenty of stunning casinos that offer the ultimate gambling experience for players. If you know plenty about Las Vegas, but…

Industry ・ 18 October 2023

Burlington County Times

Winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket sold in South Jersey

No, really - if you frequent Beach Tobacco Cigar & Convenience in Brigantine, go check your lottery tickets. Among recent winners is a $136192 Jersey Cash 5 Ticket sold in that Atlantic County beach town. The ticket matched all five winning numbers from Aug. 18's drawing. According to a state news release, the retailer will also receive a $2000…

Lottery ・ 22 August 2023

New Jersey Office Of Attorney General

AG Platkin, Division of Gaming Enforcement Announce Two New Tools to Help Problem Gamblers

ATLANTIC CITY - With the NBA and NHL finals in full swing- and fans betting on everything from which team will win, by how much, and how many points individual players will rack up - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Director David Rebuck today announced two new tools to assist problem gamblers: a…

Gambling Addiction ・ 13 June 2023

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The Press Of Atlantic City

Gov. Murphy says casinos to pay 'fair share' as state appeals court rulings in 2 PILOT lawsuits

Gov. Phil Murphy said this month the state will make certain that the Atlantic City casinos "pay their fair share" in taxes - making the comment as his administration continues its court fight to uphold a 2021 law that cut the industry's local tax burden by millions. The changes to the casinos' payment-in-lieu-of-property tax system resulted in the…

Law ・ 13 February 2023

The Press Of Atlantic City

Casino executives push for safer, more walkable Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY - The city must become a walkable resort like Las Vegas if it wants to stay competitive, two casino executives said at Friday's Clean and Safe Atlantic City meeting at City Hall. And that means dealing with a growing problem of homeless people sleeping on and under the Boardwalk, and in other areas in the Tourism District, they…

Travel ・ 19 November 2022

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New Jersey Judge Grants 90-Day Stay of Casino Tax Break

A judge has granted New Jersey a stay of his own decision to nix a property tax break for local casinos. saving them an estimated $55 million annually The case involves a rule called payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT), which determines how much money casinos pay to the government. The court will decide if it was right in overturning a change that…

Finance ・ 17 October 2022

New Jersey Online Gambling

Judge Temporarily Halts His Order Denying AC Casino Tax Break

A judge on Friday granted the state of New Jersey's request for a temporary stay of his Aug. 29 ruling that found a lucrative annual tax break for Atlantic City's nine casinos unconstitutional. But Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael Blee limited the stay to a maximum of 90 days, contingent upon a higher court agreeing to hear the case in…

Finance ・ 17 October 2022

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Judge to rule this week on stay of decision striking casino PILOT amendments

ATLANTIC CITY - A judge will rule by Friday on the state's request for a stay of his August decision striking down changes to a law that would give the city's casinos millions of dollars in tax breaks. Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael Blee heard arguments Wednesday morning on the request for a stay until an appeal can be heard. On…

Politics ・ 12 October 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Hearing Wednesday on decision striking down casino PILOT changes

Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael Blee will hear oral arguments Wednesday morning in the state's request for a stay of his Aug. 29 decision that struck down amendments to the casino payments-in-lieu-of-taxes law. Blee made the decision regarding a lawsuit brought by the nonprofit Liberty and Prosperity. He ruled that amendments to the…

Covid ・ 12 October 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

New casino dealing school opens in Pleasantville

PLEASANTVILLE - Angel Jones once faced steep odds opening up her first casino school, but she has played her cards right. The T.Byrd Training Center held the grand opening of its Casino Dealer Division on Monday. Teachers, students and city officials gathered at the center, located on South New Road, to celebrate the new center, which will serve as…

Covid ・ 11 October 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Tax Break Erased

Last December, lame duck New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney painted a grim picture of the South Jersey economy's future should a tax break for Atlantic City's largest employers not be signed into law. "We are risking four casinos closing," Sweeney told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. "I do not want that to happen. I don't…

Land-based ・ 07 September 2022

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New Jersey court kills state law giving millions in tax breaks to Atlantic City casinos calling it unconstitutional

A Superior Court judge in New Jersey killed Monday a state law that granted Atlantic City's casinos tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks, saying the measure "was passed on dubious grounds" and that it "violated the state Constitution." Governor Phil Murphy and the state's legislative leaders took a hit through this ruling, after having…

Land-based ・ 01 September 2022

Gambling News

New Jersey Judge Throws Away Atlantic City Casinos Tax Break

On August 29, the New Jersey Superior Court Atlantic County Law Division declared that tax relief in relation to property tax for Atlantic City casinos is against the state's constitution. ProPublica reported that judge Michael Blee has doubled down on the tax reliefs for Atlantic City casinos, which amount to millions of dollars. According to…

Land-based ・ 31 August 2022

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Court Strikes Down Tax Breaks for Atlantic City Casinos

This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Press of Atlantic City. to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. A Superior Court judge in New Jersey has struck down a state law granting Atlantic City's casinos tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks, saying that the measure was passed…

Land-based ・ 31 August 2022

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McElroy Deutsch Wins $170K Fees Against NJ In Casino Row

By Bill Wichert (August 23, 2022, 8:38 PM EDT) -- A New Jersey state judge on Tuesday ordered the state to pay more than $170000 in attorney fees and costs to McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP for the firm's efforts to secure more funds for Atlantic County out of the annual payments to help fund local government services made by Atlantic…

Finance ・ 24 August 2022

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Resorts CEO Named New Chief Of Atlantic City Casino Group

With 40 years of experience in an Atlantic City casino industry that itself is only 44 years old, Resorts Chief Executive Officer - and Atlantic City native - Mark Giannantonio was an obvious choice to be named as the new president of the Casino Association of New Jersey. The announcement last Thursday accompanied the departure of former Hard Rock…

Travel ・ 16 August 2022

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New leader takes helm at Atlantic City casino trade group

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The trade group for Atlantic City's nine casinos named a veteran casino executive as its new president on Thursday. Mark Giannantonio has more than 35 years experience in the casino industry, and has been president and CEO of Resorts casino since 2012. Before that, he was president and CEO of the Tropicana in Atlantic…

Land-based ・ 14 August 2022

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Casino Association of New Jersey Appoints Mark Giannantonio President

The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ), an organization that represents the casino industry, announced a senior leadership appointment. On Thursday, the Association revealed that it selected Mark Giannantonio to serve as its president. The announcement comes after CANJ members approved Giannantonio for the new position which is effective…

Travel ・ 13 August 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Lawsuit challenging constitutionality of casino PILOT awaits decision

As Atlantic County fights the state in court to get what it considers its negotiated share of casino payments-in-lieu-of-taxes, a nonprofit called Liberty and Prosperity is suing to force the end of the amended casino PILOT. A hearing on the lawsuit was held Friday, and soon Judge Michael Blee will decide whether the amended PILOT violates the…

Law ・ 09 August 2022

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Judge to decide damages in Atlantic County casino tax break case

A Superior Court Judge will decide in the next 30 days whether the state must pay Atlantic County millions of dollars to make up for tax revenue lost when Gov. Phil Murphy signed a casino-backed tax break measure last year. Judge Michael Blee is overseeing a legal dispute between the county and New Jersey, with the county alleging the tax break…

Finance ・ 14 July 2022

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Hard Rock casino's charitable donations top $1M in 4 years

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino marked its fourth anniversary on Tuesday by making donations to four local charities, putting the casino's total charitable donations past the $1 million mark. The casino donated $10000 each to the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, CASA of Atlantic and Cape May Counties, Avanzar and…

Jobs ・ 28 June 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Our view: Big pay increase right goal for casino union

This is a good time for union casino workers to be negotiating for a new multi-year contract. Their case for needing higher pay and for the ability of Atlantic City's nine casinos to provide it hasn't looked this strong for many years. Local 54 of the Unite Here union is by far the largest representative of city casino workers, and the region's…

Travel ・ 13 June 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Big pay increase right goal for casino union

This is a good time for union casino workers to be negotiating for a new multi-year contract. Their case for needing higher pay and for the ability of Atlantic City's nine casinos to provide it hasn't looked this strong for many years. Local 54 of the Unite Here union is by far the largest representative of city casino workers, and the region's…

Travel ・ 13 June 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Tax Break Law Unfair To Residents, A Judge Rules

When a deal was worked out in Trenton late last year to provide a lucrative tax break to the nine Atlantic City casinos, the agreement did not take into account the wishes of Atlantic County officials. On Monday, a second judge ruled that the new deal violated a five-year-old pact involving the casinos and the county. Superior Court Judge Michael…

Land-based ・ 03 May 2022

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Acting AG Platkin Announces Prison Sentence for Man Who Committed an Attempted Robbery at Atlantic City Casino

TRENTON - Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that a Burlington County man has been sentenced to prison for threatening a casino patron with a box cutter during a robbery attempt at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., in December 2020. Shawn P. Applewhite, 25, of Marlton, N.J., was sentenced to eight years in…

Land-based ・ 28 April 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Atlantic City casino PILOT hearing set for April 25

ATLANTIC CITY - In about a month, lawyers for the state will try to convince Atlantic County Assignment Judge Michael J. Blee to reconsider a Feb. 25 decision in the lawsuit against the new casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes law. A hearing on the motion for reconsideration is set for April 25, Atlantic/Cape Vicinage Civil Division Manager George Coan…

Land-based ・ 31 March 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Atlantic City’s future beyond the casino PILOT, by Don Guardian

In December, I went to Trenton to testify against the recent rewrite of the casino PILOT. I did this because I believed then what I still believe now: the changes hurt Atlantic County taxpayers. Just how bad of a bruising this will be now hinges on the result of the county's lawsuit. But the PILOT is just one piece of the puzzle as to how Atlantic…

Politics ・ 27 March 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

John Brooks Recovery Center launches gambling addiction treatment program

As opportunities to gamble expand across the country, so too are programs that treat gambling addictions. The John Brooks Recovery Center is now offering a program to treat people with a gambling addiction, the center said this week in a news release. Patients admitted to the program must be diagnosed with a co-occurring substance-use…

Gambling Addiction ・ 24 March 2022

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Gross Gaming Revenues Improve for Atlantic City Casinos

Atlantic City casinos are back on extensive Gross Gaming Revenue trails, as they posted $212.4 million in February this year. Back in 2020, the gross gaming revenue was $218.3 million. It is also a massive recovery of 43% from last year's revenue. Moreover, it was 8% better at $15.7 million over February 2019 revenue. iGaming on the uprise If…

Land-based ・ 21 March 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Legal battle over casino PILOT continues, state wants reconsideration

ATLANTIC CITY - The state is expected to ask the court to reconsider a judge's Feb. 25 decision that a law to restructure casino payments-in-lieu-of-taxes it is in violation of a 2018 consent order. The judge handling the case until now, Superior Court Judge Joseph Marczyk, moves Tuesday to the Appellate Division. The state's representatives told…

Politics ・ 14 March 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Greater Atlantic City Chamber opposes proposed casino smoking ban

ATLANTIC CITY - The Greater Atlantic City Chamber has come out against legislation that would ban smoking in casinos. In a statement, chamber President Michael Chait said efforts to impose a permanent ban should be halted, adding it will have a negative impact on the casino industry. Chait cited job losses and a decline in revenue, "which in turn…

Politics ・ 11 March 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Executives Too Rosy On New York Casino Threat?

A Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce forum Friday brought together four of the city's top casino executives, and there was agreement that New York state is likely to approve up to three casino licenses in the greater New York City region almost as soon as a seven-year moratorium expires in December. But there also was consensus on something…

Land-based ・ 08 March 2022

New Jersey Online Gambling

NJ Lawmakers Consider Extending Online Casino Act

It will be 10 years ago this November that New Jersey became the first state to offer online casino gaming in a competitive marketplace, with foreign companies with previous expertise in the industry forming partnerships with the nine Atlantic City casinos. That means that the original 10-year act authorized by the New Jersey Legislature expires in…

Law ・ 08 March 2022

New Jersey Online Gambling

New Jersey Casino Tax Law Has Major Flaw, Judge Rules

The state legislature's attempt to rewrite the terms of a consent order reached with Atlantic County in 2018 regarding payments by Atlantic City's nine casinos may be upended, a Superior Court judge ruled on Friday. While the judge, Joseph Marczyk, declined to overturn a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy in late December, Marcyzk added that…

Finance ・ 28 February 2022

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Atlantic County postpones budget introduction due to casino PILOT decision

Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson was prepared to introduce the 2022 county budget to the Board of County Commissioners on March 1, but with the Superior Court ruling last Friday, Feb. 25, regarding the new PILOT bill, the county is postponing its budget introduction. Judge Joseph L. Marczyk ruled in favor of Atlantic County in its claim…

Christmas ・ 28 February 2022

The Press Of Atlantic City

Pandemic doubles down on gambling addiction

The COVID-19 pandemic hit everyone hard. People got sick. Money got tight. Fears rose. Addictions more than tripled. Jayson Diorio relapsed. He found treatment for his substance abuse, but the 50-year-old Northfield salesman could not stop his gambling. Even outside of the casinos, under the pressures of quarantine, internet gambling and sports…

Covid ・ 06 February 2022

The Journal Record

Gambling revenues down, but Atlantic City looks forward

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's casinos are forging ahead with ambitious new projects in 2022, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make it harder to do business. And non-casino projects involving family entertainment, education and the offshore wind industry will take flight in the new year. But challenges lurk, as…

Finance ・ 13 January 2022

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Casino construction on tap in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Leaders of Atlantic City's casinos are forging ahead with ambitious new projects in 2022, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make it harder to do business. And non-casino projects involving family entertainment, education and the offshore wind industry will take flight this year. But challenges lurk as well. In-person…

NFL ・ 05 January 2022

Portland Press Herald

Atlantic City casinos betting new investments will pay off

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City's casinos are forging ahead with ambitious new projects in 2022, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make it harder to do business. And noncasino projects involving family entertainment, education and the offshore wind industry will take flight in the new year. But challenges lurk, as well. In-person…

Land-based ・ 01 January 2022

New Jersey Online Gambling

Online Casino Gaming Roars Again In NJ, Which Complicates Things

In the first full year of online casino play in New Jersey in 2014, the new form of gambling made up 4.5% of the Atlantic City casino industry's gross gaming revenue bottom line. Just a cherry on the top of the casino balance sheet, really. But the annual growth - which eventually became exponential - turned online casino dollars into the…

Politics ・ 28 December 2021

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Murphy approves controversial tax breaks for Atlantic City casinos

Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday gave final approval to a controversial plan to boost tax breaks for Atlantic City's casinos during the coronavirus pandemic - which proponents say is necessary to stave off job losses and even casinos closures but opponents warn is a giveaway that will hurt taxpayers. Murphy signed the bill (S4007) into law one day after…

Land-based ・ 22 December 2021

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Atlantic City Casinos Make Headway Toward Tax Break In Trenton

In an occasionally bizarre 11-hour "last chance in 2021" voting session in the New Jersey Assembly Monday, Atlantic City casino owners reached the verge of a tax break estimated at more than $50 million in a bill sent to Gov. Phil Murphy for his signature. State racetrack operators, meanwhile, moved one step closer to winning restoration of a full…

Land-based ・ 21 December 2021

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Casino Tax Break Bill Scrapes Through New Jersey Senate

A polarizing tax break bill seeking to save at-risk New Jersey casinos from closure has narrowly passed through both houses of the state legislature after a dramatic marathon voting session. The 21-15 vote by the Senate on Monday represents the minimum threshold required to pass S4007. Meanwhile, the far more clear-cut state Assembly vote of 66-2…

Politics ・ 21 December 2021

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New Jersey lawmakers weigh Atlantic City casino aid bill

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A bill that would give tax relief to Atlantic City's casinos - and possibly prevent the closure of as many as four of them - was being considered Monday in the New Jersey Legislature. The full state Senate passed a bill making changes to an existing law enabling the nine casinos to make payments in lieu of property taxes to…

Land-based ・ 21 December 2021

The Press Of Atlantic City

Atlantic City casinos urge lawmakers to pass tax break bill

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Fretting that in-person gambling revenue is "down and not improving," Atlantic City's casinos on Friday urged the state Legislature to pass a bill giving the industry tax breaks it says it badly needs. The Casino Association of New Jersey, the trade association for Atlantic City's nine…

Land-based ・ 18 December 2021

Lincoln Journal Star

New proof Atlantic City casinos doing well; tax breaks near

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - With New Jersey lawmakers just days away from considering big tax breaks for Atlantic City's casinos, saying that as many as four are in danger of closing, state regulators released the latest evidence Thursday that the casinos appear to be doing just fine. Figures released Thursday by…

Land-based ・ 16 December 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Atlantic City Casino Tax-Break Bill Advances

A version of a tax break for Atlantic City casinos was advanced by a 9-2 vote in a state Assembly committee on Monday, but is less generous than a state Senate proposal that moved forward a week earlier. Both bills, which are expected to face a full vote in Trenton next week once their language is reconciled, remove online casino gaming and sports…

Land-based ・ 14 December 2021

The Press Of Atlantic City

Our view: Shifts in NJ gaming bring PILOT revisions

New Jersey is revising again how much tax casinos pay and how governments divide up the revenue. That is contentious for the competing government entities, and frustrating for all stakeholders including the public because much of the change is done with uncertainty and secrecy. After a couple of weeks of posturing and politicking about who will get…

Covid ・ 12 December 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Atlantic City Casino Bill Going Up In Smoke?

Countless bills are moving in Trenton this month under a typical "lame duck" session of the New Jersey Legislature as the new group of lawmakers gets ready to convene in January. But one bill, S1878, which would eliminate the Atlantic City casino industry's exemption from an indoor smoking ban, has yet to be advanced by state Senate President…

Land-based ・ 08 December 2021

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Bill Could Save Four Atlantic City Casinos From Shuttering

New Jersey Senate President Dave Sweeney's tax cut bill has passed a committee, giving hope to four casinos he deems at risk of closure. [Image: Shutterstock.com] A bill seeking to provide a substantial tax cut to Atlantic City gaming establishments has passed the New Jersey Senate budget committee, giving hope to four of the state's casinos…

Land-based ・ 07 December 2021

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Lawmaker: 4 Atlantic City casinos may close without tax aid

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Four of Atlantic City's nine casinos are in danger of closing if the state does not pass a bill giving tax breaks to the casinos, New Jersey's outgoing state Senate president said Monday. Democrat Steve Sweeney's claim at a Senate budget committee hearing represented a drastic departure from the original rationale behind the…

Land-based ・ 07 December 2021

The Press Of Atlantic City

Polistina to oppose casino PILOT bill citing OLS report showing loss of tax revenue

The Senate bill to amend the Atlantic City casino payments-in-lieu-of-taxes law will be considered in the Appropriations and Budget committee Monday. Hours before the hearing was scheduled to start, Senator Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic, expressed his opposition to the new PILOT legislation. He said a Dec. 3 analysis by the Office of Legislative…

Finance ・ 06 December 2021

The Journal Record

New Jersey eyes financial break for Atlantic City casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey lawmakers are proposing financial relief for Atlantic City's casinos to help them continue to recover from the coronavirus pandemic by exempting two of the industry's fastest-growing revenue streams from calculations on how much the casinos should pay the city. It would reduce payments for some casinos, including…

Land-based ・ 16 November 2021

The Press Of Atlantic City

Senate committee to discuss casino pilot bill Monday

A bill to remove sports and internet gaming figures from casino payment in lieu of taxes calculations and to cut the 2022 PILOT payment to $110 million will be discussed in a Senate committee Monday. Sponsored by state Senate President Steve Sweeney, it is the Senate version (S4007) of a bill sponsored by Assemblyman John Armato, D-Atlantic,…

Politics ・ 15 November 2021

The Press Of Atlantic City

Sweeney PILOT bill would cut casino payments to $110M in 2022

A bill to remove sports and internet gaming figures from casino payment in lieu of taxes calculations and to cut the 2022 PILOT payment to $110 million will be discussed in a Senate committee Monday. Sponsored by state Senate President Steve Sweeney, it is the Senate version (S4007) of a bill sponsored by Assemblyman John Armato, D-Atlantic,…

Payment Methods ・ 14 November 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Is Atlantic City Ready For The Next Wave Of Casino Competition?

Longtime casino operator Kevin DeSanctis, as Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen recalled on Tuesday, once had a dire warning at the annual East Coast Gaming Congress event. "He stood at this same conference many years ago, when the [Atlantic City casino] market was at $5.2 billion, and said, 'If we don't wake up, Pennsylvania is coming and we're going to lose…

Travel ・ 28 October 2021

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Five People Facing Accusations of $1.12m Casino Scam

Five New York residents are accused of stealing $1.12m from casinos through an alleged fake check scheme. The suspects allegedly deposited fake bank checks in exchange for casino chips from August 26 to August 28 at five Atlantic City casinos, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's Office announcement on Thursday. The Ocean Casino Resort,…

Incidents ・ 15 October 2021

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Ex-Lawyer With Gambling Habit Admits $2m Eagles Scam

Disbarred attorney Frank N. Tobolsky, 59, has admitted to stealing nearly $2m via a fraud scheme claiming to bankroll loans to Philadelphia Eagles season-ticket holders. The US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey (USAO NJ) took to Twitter on October 4 to share Tobolsky's admission: According to Acting US Attorney Rachael A. Honig,…

Incidents ・ 08 October 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Is There A Speed Bump Ahead For Booming Online Casinos In NJ?

Prominent New Jersey-based lobbyist William Pascrell III offered Seton Hall Law School students a wide-ranging overview of the history of American gambling on Monday, the first day of a three-day "Gaming, Compliance and Integrity Boot Camp" designed to help students learn whether they may want to seek employment in this rapidly expanding U.S.…

Covid ・ 21 September 2021

The Press Of Atlantic City

Ocean Casino's initiative raises $9,000 for Arc of Atlantic County

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - A fundraising initiative started by Ocean Casino Resort has raised $9000 for The Arc of Atlantic County, Mary Ruley Moyer, spokesperson for the Arc, said Monday. Through the Change for Change program, casino visitors can donate leftover credits from playing slots and table games to four local charities including The Arc, a…

Travel ・ 10 August 2021

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Man Indicted On Charges He Threatened Casino Patron With Box Cutter In Attempted Robbery At Bally’s Hotel And Casino In Atlantic City

Man Indicted On Charges He Threatened Casino Patron With Box Cutter In Attempted Robbery At Bally's Hotel And Casino In Atlantic City TRENTON - Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that a man has been indicted by a state grand jury for allegedly threatening a casino patron with a box cutter during a robbery attempt at Bally's…

Land-based ・ 09 August 2021

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Pandemic worse than Great Recession; recovery depends on casino industry

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the greater Atlantic City metropolitan area had the third largest employment decline in the nation in 2020, at almost 16%. The leisure and hospitality sector saw an almost 35% decline in employment. But early signs of post-pandemic recovery should mean good news for the Atlantic City and…

Covid ・ 18 June 2021

Philly News

South Jersey native wins $1.3 million jackpot at Hard Rock Casino

A New Jersey man won a significant jackpot during a recent visit to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The winner, a plumbing and HVAC contractor named James, hit a $1.3 million Royal Flush Mega Jackpot while playing the Ultimate Texas Hold'Em game at the casino, the Atlantic City Weekly reported Wednesday. James is a resident of…

Winnings ・ 22 May 2021

The Press Of Atlantic City

US casinos match best quarter ever; post-COVID hopes rise

ATLANTIC CITY - America's commercial casinos matched their best quarter ever in the first three months of this year, as customers continued returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic and internet and sports betting money helped boost revenue numbers. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association, the casino industry's national trade group,…

Covid ・ 11 May 2021

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N.J. man arrested in brazen casino heist

A Newark man has been charged with orchestrating a brazen $1.7 million Atlantic City casino heist that ripped off his ex-employer. Dante McCluney, 35, used inside knowledge from his time working at the Brooklyn-based Rapid Armored Corporation to snatch bags full of cash from an armored truck outside Bally's Casino just after noon on Nov. 5,…

Incidents ・ 19 January 2021