#Casino Association of New Jersey

Super Slots
Fortune

Casino operator calls smoking ban 'one of the greatest threats to our business'

A potential smoking ban in Atlantic City, an ongoing debate over whether internet gambling hurts or helps the bottom line of physical casinos, and the loss of business to illegal online operations were among the challenges identified Wednesday during a major casino conference in Atlantic City. Panelists at the East Coast Gaming Congress at the Hard…
Incidents
Casino operator calls smoking ban 'one of the greatest threats to our business'
Wild Casino

$5,000 Welcome Bonus

Deposit bonuses are optional and must be requested by the player when making a deposit. For example, use Promo Code WILD1 to a 100% Casino bonus. Your bonus request will be assessed and, if your account is eligible for the bonus, it will be added to your account immediately.
Gambling

AC Casino Employees To File Lawsuit Over Smoking Ban Inside Casinos

In March, the Casino Employees Against Smoking's (Harmful) Effects (C.E.A.S.E.) announced that on April 5, they had a massive announcement concerning the bill to ban smoking throughout Atlantic City casinos, and now, we know what they were planning to let the public be aware of. Appearing with the United Auto Workers, a union that represents…
Law
AC Casino Employees To File Lawsuit Over Smoking Ban Inside Casinos
The Press Of Atlantic City

Casino union president says visitor trends are 'troubling'

ATLANTIC CITY - The president of the city's largest casino workers union said "alarm bells should be ringing in Atlantic City and in Trenton" over recent revenue reports that show a drop in in-person visits to the resort's gaming halls. Donna DeCaprio, president of Unite Here Local 54, said the February 2024 gaming revenue results released by the…
Finance
Casino union president says visitor trends are 'troubling'
Play NJ

Hike taxes on internet gambling

Online gambling -- a recession-proof, pandemic-proof, weather-proof industry -- continues to explode in New Jersey. The casinos and their internet gaming partners made $1.9 billion in online wagering in 2023 (a 16% jump from the previous year) and another $1 billion in online sports betting. This revenue keeps the lights on in Atlantic City. But…
Finance
Hike taxes on internet gambling
RELATED LOCATIONS
Location Icon
State
California
Location Icon
State
Washington
Location Icon
State
Rhode Island
route-fifty.com

New Jersey senator proposes doubling casinos’ online wager tax rates

This article is republished from New Jersey Monitor. A state senator has proposed more than doubling New Jersey's tax rates on casino wins for online wages and online sports betting, a proposal that would add hundreds of millions of dollars a year to the state's ledger as it faces a revenue crunch. Sen. John McKeon's (D-Essex) bill would raise both…
Law
New Jersey senator proposes doubling casinos’ online wager tax rates
New Jersey Monitor

New Jersey senator proposes doubling casinos' online wager tax rates

A state senator has proposed more than doubling New Jersey's tax rates on casino wins for online wages and online sports betting, a proposal that would add hundreds of millions of dollars a year to the state's ledger as it faces a revenue crunch. Sen. John McKeon's (D-Essex) bill would raise both tax rates to 30%, from 15% for online wagering and…
Law
New Jersey senator proposes doubling casinos' online wager tax rates
ABC News

New Jersey gambling regulator who advised nation on integrity and oversight retires

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- David Rebuck, who oversaw New Jersey's development of nation-leading internet gambling and sports betting industries and advised more than two dozen states on setting up and regulating their own gambling operations, retired Friday after 13 years as one of America's most influential gambling regulators. Rebuck, 71, stepped…
Law
El Paso Inc

Bill would let Atlantic City casinos keep smoking with some more restrictions

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City casinos would be able to continue to allow gamblers to smoke on the casino floor under a new bill that would impose additional restrictions on lighting up. New Jersey state Sen. John Burzichelli introduced a bill Monday giving the casinos much of what they want amid a push by many casino workers to prohibit…
Land-based
Bill would let Atlantic City casinos keep smoking with some more restrictions
RELATED CATEGORIES
Category Icon
Category
Industry
Category Icon
Category
Finance
Category Icon
Category
Land-based
Category Icon
Category
Law
Edmonton News

Atlantic City casinos: Bill to ban smoking moves forward

A measure that would prohibit smoking in Atlantic City's casinos moved forward Monday after three years of going nowhere, heartening casino workers who say they are literally sick and tired of having smoke blown in their faces at work. The New Jersey Senate health committee approved a long-delayed bill to impose a smoking ban in Atlantic City's…
Land-based
Atlantic City casinos: Bill to ban smoking moves forward
Kentucky Today

Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took matters into their own hands, lips and lungs Thursday. Members of the United Auto Workers union disrupted a meeting of a state Assembly committee that had been scheduled to take a preliminary vote on…
Law
Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting
RELATED BRANDS
Brand Icon
MGM Resorts
Brand Icon
Nine Casino
Brand Icon
Golden Nugget Casino
Brand Icon
DraftKings
Brand Icon
Pinnacle
KSAT

Casino workers seethe as smoking ban bill is delayed yet again in New Jersey Legislature

TRENTON, N.J. - A bill to end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos that appeared headed for its first vote Thursday was delayed yet again when Democratic lawmakers said they did not have enough votes to advance it. They also said they would listen to alternatives proposed by the casino industry including enclosed smoking rooms in which no employee…
Law
New Jersey 101.5

New Jersey Moves to Extend Online Gambling for Ten More Years

This content was produced in partnership with Bazoom Group. The success of online gambling in New Jersey has been immense, and the state has moved to build on that by passing legislation allowing it to continue unimpeded for the next ten years. Internet gambling came into force in the state in 2013 for a ten-year period that is set to expire in…
Industry
New Jersey Moves to Extend Online Gambling for Ten More Years
The Washington Post

New Jersey gambling revenue up nearly 14%, but most casinos still trail pre-pandemic levels

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets, and the online partners of both those types of gambling won more than $457 million in June, an increase of nearly 14% from a year earlier. But the key metric for Atlantic City's nine casinos - the amount of money won from in-person gamblers - continued to lag at seven…
Finance
New Jersey gambling revenue up nearly 14%, but most casinos still trail pre-pandemic levels
RELATED AFFILIATES
Affiliates Icon
NJ Online Gambling
Affiliates Icon
Online Gambling
Affiliates Icon
PennBets.com
Affiliates Icon
Casino.Guru
Vegas Inc

Atlantic City's main casino union, where most workers are women, is finally led by one

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | 8:43 a.m. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Most of the Atlantic City casino workers who clean hotel rooms, serve drinks and tidy up public areas are women. For the first time in 107 years, the union that represents them is now being led by a woman. Donna DeCaprio is one of the most influential people in Atlantic City as president of…
Land-based
Yogonet

New Jersey Gov. signs bill extending online gambling through 2028

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bipartisan bill that extends online gambling in the state through 2028. The five-year period is the middle ground between proposals made over the last few weeks that called for extensions ranging from two years to a full decade. The legislation supports the application of online gaming by casinos and…
Industry
KIRO7

Internet gambling would be given 5 more years under latest change in New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (AP) - Internet gambling in New Jersey would be allowed to take place for at least five more years under the latest proposal by state lawmakers. On Wednesday evening, legislators abandoned a move they made a day earlier to drastically cut the extension of internet casino gambling in the state. An original bill reauthorizing…
Law
Internet gambling would be given 5 more years under latest change in New Jersey
The Press Of Atlantic City

What's happening at Atlantic City casinos this summer

As Memorial Day approaches, Atlantic City is preparing to mark 45 years since the first casino hotel outside of Nevada opened in the resort destination. "Atlantic City has been providing an outstanding gaming experience for 45 years," said Mark Giannantonio, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey, in a statement. "As travelers make plans…
Land-based
What's happening at Atlantic City casinos this summer
NBC10 Philadelphia

Atlantic City, NJ, 1Q Casino Earnings Down Nearly 15% From Year Ago

Atlantic City's nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by nearly 15% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year earlier. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos collectively posted an operating profit of $135.4 million in the first three months…
Land-based
Atlantic City, NJ, 1Q Casino Earnings Down Nearly 15% From Year Ago
WHEC 10 News

Atlantic City 1Q casino earnings down nearly 15% from year ago

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by nearly 15% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year earlier. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos collectively posted an operating profit of $135.4…
Land-based
The Jerusalem Post

New Jersey gambling revenue

Residents of the Garden State have been growing fonder of online gambling by the day, ever since its legalization in 2018. New Jersey is notably the first US state to permit legal online gambling. Locals and visitors alike have access to a variety of casino games, poker and sports betting from the convenience of their homes. The NJ online casino…
Finance
New Jersey gambling revenue
Stamford Advocate

Panelists: New York casinos could see Atlantic City closures

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Panelists at a major casino industry conference said the construction of three new casinos in New York could cost Atlantic City 20% to 30% of its casino revenue, a development that could possibly return the resort to the days of casino closures. While not predicting that it will definitely happen, Jim Allen, chairman of…
Land-based
Gambling News

Online Gambling and Sports Betting Boost New Jersey Casino Revenue in March

Image Source: Shutterstock.com Figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement indicate that the industry generated $487 million in revenue, a 15% increase compared to the same period last year. The rise in revenue was attributed to strong performance in online gambling and sports betting. However, the casinos continue to struggle…
Finance
NBC New York

NJ Gambling Revenue Up While Casinos Struggle With Post-Pandemic Attendance

New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won over $487 million in March, an increase of 15% from a year earlier. But figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the casinos continue to struggle with their core business, money won from in-person…
Finance
NJ Gambling Revenue Up While Casinos Struggle With Post-Pandemic Attendance
Vegas Inc

Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22

A woman plays a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., Dec. 2, 2022. Figures released April 10, 2023, by New Jersey gambling regulators show the city's nine casinos collectively posted a gross operating profit of $731 million in 2022, down 4.6% from the previous year. Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | 2 a.m. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -…
Land-based
Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22
ABC News

Dealers with cancer beg for Atlantic City casino smoking ban

TRENTON, N.J. -- Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the…
Land-based
NBC10 Philadelphia

Dealers With Cancer Beg for Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban in NJ

Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the Borgata…
Land-based
Dealers With Cancer Beg for Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban in NJ
Yogonet

Nevada not as likely to ban indoor casino smoking as issue picks up steam in New Jersey

New Jersey casino workers' ongoing push to ban indoor smoking at Atlantic City's gaming venues continues to pick up steam, with many believing this will be the year that the loophole closes, as more lawmakers show their support for the plan. However, the situation seems to be sharply different in Nevada. Only a small number of casino operators have…
Land-based
CBS News

Atlantic City casino dealers who have cancer beg for smoking ban

Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the Borgata…
Land-based
Atlantic City casino dealers who have cancer beg for smoking ban
Review Journal

Atlantic City dealers with cancer want casino smoking ban

TRENTON, N.J. - Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the…
Industry
Atlantic City dealers with cancer want casino smoking ban
Review Journal

Nevada casino smoking ban not likely; Atlantic City’s nonsmoking push continues

Table games dealer Nicole Vitola waited nearly 20 years to breathe easier while working at Borgata casino in Atlantic City. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit three years ago and smoking indoors was temporarily banned, she no longer saw large clouds of smoke but a casino filled with players. "In my eyes, there was no way they'd bring back smoking,"…
Land-based
Nevada casino smoking ban not likely; Atlantic City’s nonsmoking push continues
Review Journal

Nevada casino smoking ban not likely; Altantic City’s nonsmoking push continues

Table games dealer Nicole Vitola waited nearly 20 years to breathe easier while working at Borgata casino in Atlantic City. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit three years ago and smoking indoors was temporarily banned, she no longer saw large clouds of smoke but a casino filled with players. "In my eyes, there was no way they'd bring back smoking,"…
Land-based
Nevada casino smoking ban not likely; Altantic City’s nonsmoking push continues
The Joplin Globe

New Jersey casinos won more than $211 million in January

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's casinos won $211.6 million from in-person gamblers in January, up 15.3% from a year ago. But only three of the nine casinos won more that way last month than they did in January 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic erupted. When revenue from internet gambling and sports betting is included, the casinos,…
Winnings
New Jersey casinos won more than $211 million in January
NBC10 Philadelphia

NJ Casinos Won More Than $211 Million in January. Which Casinos Won Most?

Atlantic City's casinos won $211.6 million from in-person gamblers in January, up 15.3% from a year ago. But only three of the nine casinos won more that way last month than they did in January 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic erupted. When revenue from internet gambling and sports betting is included, the casinos, horse tracks that take…
Winnings
NJ Casinos Won More Than $211 Million in January. Which Casinos Won Most?
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
The Arkansas Democrat

N.J. casinos bet on in-person gambling

A dealer works a card table at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Dec. 2. New development projects at casinos and a former airport site, along with a long-awaited year-round water park are among things expected to happen in Atlantic City in 2023.(AP/Wayne Parry) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- How well Atlantic City's nine casinos do in…
Land-based
The Philadelphia Inquirer

N.J. casino revenue up 4% in Nov., trails pre-pandemic levels

ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic City's casinos won nearly 4% more from in-person gamblers in November than they did a year earlier, but most of them continue to trail the levels at which they were performing before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the nine casinos collectively…
Finance
AP News

NJ casino revenue up 4% in Nov., trails pre-pandemic levels

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's casinos won nearly 4% more from in-person gamblers in November than they did a year earlier, but most of them continue to trail the levels at which they were performing before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the nine casinos…
Industry
Yogonet

Atlantic City casinos post gaming revenue almost flat at $441M in November, but in-person win trails pre-pandemic levels

Atlantic City's casinos won nearly 4% more from in-person gamblers in November than they did a year earlier, according to figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, at $214.5 million. However, most of them continue to trail the levels at which they were performing before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. As for total gaming…
Finance
Casino Guru

New Jersey’s November gambling results behind pre-pandemic levels

The post-COVID-19 doldrums continue even though cheerful optimism is trying to replace a bleak outlook. And yet, numbers are the best gauge whether an economic malaise has been fully overturned. In the case of New Jersey's gambling industry, the pandemic's lasting impact continues to bite into the bottom lines of gambling…
Covid
New Jersey’s November gambling results behind pre-pandemic levels
Casino City Times

Atlantic City casinos kicking off New Year's Eve

Gaming News 16 December 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Atlantic City casinos are offering guests to kick off the New Year with an exciting lineup of celebrations, food, entertainment and live performances."Atlantic City is the place to be this New Year's Eve," said Mark Giannantonio, president, Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ). "We are excited to…
New Year
Yogonet

Atlantic City casinos post gaming revenue almost flat at $441M, but in-person win trails pre-pandemic levels

Atlantic City's casinos won nearly 4% more from in-person gamblers in November than they did a year earlier, according to figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, at $214.5 million. However, most of them continue to trail the levels at which they were performing before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. As for total gaming…
Land-based
Downbeach

LIGHT panel reflects on 45 years of casino gaming

ATLANTIC CITY - There may be some debate whether the arrival of casinos in Atlantic City 45 years ago has completely fulfilled its promise, but there's no doubt gaming has completely transformed the resort and will continue to do so in the future. That was the primary message from the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism…
Industry
LIGHT panel reflects on 45 years of casino gaming
Play Lil Lady Slot
Featured Slot Game: Lil Lady Slot
Ruby Fortune Casino 750€ Sign Up Bonus, Over 450 Games!
The Street

Las Vegas Strip Casinos Face Added Pressure to Ban a Popular Vice

Few people go to Las Vegas to have a nice, clean, healthy vacation where they pass on rich foods, alcohol, and other vices. In general, you book a Las Vegas Strip vacation (or business trip) to let your hair down a bit and indulge more than you do at home. The city has been dubbed "Sin City" because a Vegas vacation allows people to indulge in ways…
Land-based
New Jersey Online Gambling

Smoking Inside Casinos In Atlantic City Will End, But When?

CEASE members would prefer, at this point, if New Jersey politicians would cease their backroom jibber-jabber and pass legislation that will, once and for all, ban smoking (of all stripes, including vaping) inside casinos. "We feel like it's going to get done, it's only a matter of time, but politics is holding it back and that's what we're trying…
Politics
Smoking Inside Casinos In Atlantic City Will End, But When?
The New York Times

Smoking and Gambling Go ‘Hand in Hand.’ But Maybe Not for Long.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Len Lombardo, 74 and retired, rests his cigarette against a black plastic ashtray as he pushes a $5 button on a high-limit slot machine at the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. Nearby, a 62-year-old Pennsylvania woman on a winning streak takes a drag from a Newport, as does her sister sitting at the machine to her…
Politics
Smoking and Gambling Go ‘Hand in Hand.’ But Maybe Not for Long.
Play NJ

A decade later, N.J. eyes extending online gaming for another 10 years

It's been nearly a decade since New Jersey became one of the first U.S. states to legalize internet gambling, allowing people in the state to play and bet money on virtual versions of poker, slots, and other games found at Atlantic City casinos without having to leave their homes. Today, the Garden State's online gaming market is the largest in the…
Industry
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
Casino executives push for safer, more walkable Atlantic City
The Press Of Atlantic City

NJ casino, sports bet, online revenue down slightly in October

ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting, and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won over $445 million in October, a decline of less than 1% from the same period a year earlier. Figures released Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement showed that news for the most important…
Sports
NJ casino, sports bet, online revenue down slightly in October
NBC10 Philadelphia

NJ Casino Smoking Ban Talk Nixed, but Atlantic City Casino Workers Get Loud

Irate that a session to discuss a proposed smoking ban during a major casino industry conference was snuffed out, casino workers and patrons opposed to smoking in the gambling halls held a noisy protest outside the meeting Thursday. About 100 people rallied in the rain underneath a walkway outside the Hard Rock casino, demanding that the state…
Land-based
NJ Casino Smoking Ban Talk Nixed, but Atlantic City Casino Workers Get Loud
CBS News

Smoking ban talk nixed, but workers get loud outside Atlantic City casino

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Irate that a session to discuss a proposed smoking ban during a major casino industry conference was snuffed out, casino workers and patrons opposed to smoking in the gambling halls held a noisy protest outside the meeting Thursday. About 100 people rallied in the rain underneath a walkway outside the Hard Rock casino,…
Land-based
Smoking ban talk nixed, but workers get loud outside Atlantic City casino
The Bronx News 12

A safe bet: If you want a casino job, odds are on your side

As a casino dealer, Shamikah Townsend knows when the odds are in her favor.And they definitely are right now.While working at one Atlantic City casino last year, she went to a job fair held by a different one, and was surprised at how instantly in-demand she was when the recruiter wanted to hire her as a craps dealer."She said, 'I'll pay you to…
Jobs
Gambling News

Smoking Ban Panel in New Jersey Falls Through after Casino Rep Withdraws

Smoking has been a hot-button issue and topic for casino workers in Atlantic City for more than a year now. Workers opposed to smoking on casino floors have staged a walkout outside the Hard Rock Casino after a scheduled panel discussing a proposed ban on smoking during a casino conference was snuffed out on Thursday. Workers immediately reacted to…
Politics
The Arkansas Democrat

N.J. casino smoking talks snuffed out

A gambler plays a slot machine in a smoking section of the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J., in August.(AP/Wayne Parry) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Whether casinos should continue to allow smoking is a contentious issue in numerous states, particularly New Jersey, where the governor and more than half the state Legislature supports a bill to ban…
Politics
New Jersey Online Gambling

AC Casino Smoking Ban Debate Off After Panelist Backs Out

East Coast Gaming Conference officials have issued a revised schedule for the Sept. 21-23 industry event at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City. Gone from the list of panels was one called "Gaming Revenues Going Up In Smoke?" that was to debate the issue of banning smoking from all nine Atlantic City casinos. Panelists were to include Parx Casino…
Covid
AC Casino Smoking Ban Debate Off After Panelist Backs Out
WNYT

Panel discussion on Atlantic City casino smoking is scrapped

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Whether casinos should continue to allow smoking is a contentious issue in numerous states, particularly New Jersey, where the governor and more than half the state Legislature supports a bill to ban indoor smoking in gambling halls. A now-cancelled discussion between a casino executive and smoking foes was shaping up to…
Land-based
New Jersey Online Gambling

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
Gambling

Smoke-Free Casinos in the US

Few gaming industry debates are as heated as the one over smoking in casinos. While the debate rages, an anti-smoking group has compiled a list of gaming sites where smoking is banned. The American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation list includes more than 1000 smoke-free U.S. gaming properties. The nation's most-populous state, California, with 40…
Sports
Smoke-Free Casinos in the US
ProPublica

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
Court Strikes Down Tax Breaks for Atlantic City Casinos
AP News

Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City's most successful casinos thrive through years of market turbulence, will run the Mirage Hotel & Casino once Hard Rock buys the Las Vegas property from MGM Resorts International, his company said Wednesday. Hard Rock told The Associated Press that Lupo will become president of…
Travel
Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock
New Jersey Online Gambling

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
Resorts CEO Named New Chief Of Atlantic City Casino Group
New Jersey Online Gambling

AC Casino Smoking Ban Backers Reject Compromise Pitch

As the resumption of activity by lawmakers in the Trenton statehouse in September nears, the fate of one of the state's most popular reform proposals remains in limbo. The effort to extend a statewide indoor smoking ban to include all nine Atlantic City casinos has widespread support among legislators across the political aisle - especially in…
Covid
AC Casino Smoking Ban Backers Reject Compromise Pitch
KSTP

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
New leader takes helm at Atlantic City casino trade group
Play Kingdoms Rise Sands of Fury Slot
Slot Game of the Month: Kingdoms Rise Sands of Fury Slot
Super Slots Casino 300% up to $2000 Welcome Bonus!
  • 18 plus
  • eCogra
  • Trusted Site
  • Game Care