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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…
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Eyeing Better Days, Atlantic City Casinos Start New Projects

The thwack of hammers and the whine of power saws are vying for attention with the beeping of slot machines and the clack of the bouncing roulette ball at many Atlantic City casinos this spring as the gambling halls spend millions on updating their properties. The projects come as the gambling industry anticipates a busy summer with pandemic fears…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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What's happening at Atlantic City casinos this summer
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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…
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Atlantic City, NJ, 1Q Casino Earnings Down Nearly 15% From Year Ago
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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…
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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…
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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. -…
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Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22
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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,…
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New Jersey casinos won more than $211 million in January
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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…
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NJ Casinos Won More Than $211 Million in January. Which Casinos Won Most?
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Smoking Inside Casinos In Atlantic City Will End, But When?
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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…
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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…
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Casino executives push for safer, more walkable Atlantic City
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Resorts CEO Named New Chief Of Atlantic City Casino Group
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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…
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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…
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Atlantic City Resorts Reaches Deal with Union; Only 1 Casino without Pact

Resorts casino reached an agreement with Atlantic City's main casino workers union on Wednesday, leaving only one of the city's nine casinos without a new labor agreement. That casino, the Golden Nugget, will sit down at the bargaining table Thursday with Local 54 of the Unite Here union, and a deal is considered likely to be reached. Resorts…
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Atlantic City Resorts Reaches Deal with Union; Only 1 Casino without Pact
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Resorts Casino signs new union agreement

Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was able to reach a new agreement with the casino workers union, marking the latest facility in the region to do so. Now the Golden Nugget remains the last casino in Atlantic City that does not have a new agreement. Plans are for officials of the casino to negotiate today with the Local 54. The Resorts…
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Last Atlantic City, NJ casino contract reached with Golden Nugget

Atlantic City casino workers are getting substantial raises and the gambling halls will enjoy four years of labor peace now that all nine casinos have reached new contracts with the industry's main employee union. On Thursday afternoon, the Golden Nugget reached an agreement with Local 54 of the Unite Here union on a new contract, the last of the…
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Resorts reaches deal with union; only 1 casino without pact

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Resorts casino reached an agreement with Atlantic City's main casino workers union on Wednesday, leaving only one of the city's nine casinos without a new labor agreement. That casino, the Golden Nugget, will sit down at the bargaining table Thursday with Local 54 of the Unite Here union, and a deal is considered likely…
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Resorts reaches deal with union; only 1 casino without pact
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Atlantic City: Eyeing better days, hotels and casinos start new projects

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- The thwack of hammers and the whine of power saws are vying for attention with the beeping of slot machines and the clack of the bouncing roulette ball at many Atlantic City casinos this spring as the gambling halls spend millions on updating their properties. The projects come as the gambling industry anticipates a…
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Atlantic City: Eyeing better days, hotels and casinos start new projects
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Eyeing better days, Atlantic City casinos start new projects

ATLANTIC CITY - The thwack of hammers and the whine of power saws are vying for attention with the beeping of slot machines and the clack of the bouncing roulette ball at many Atlantic City casinos this spring as the gambling halls spend millions on updating their properties. The projects come as the gambling industry anticipates a busy summer with…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Casino construction on tap in Atlantic City
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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…
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It All Started With Resorts Casino Hotel Exactly 43 Years Ago Tod

This Is a very consequential day in Atlantic City history. You can't overstate what the Atlantic City Hotel Casinos have meant to the region and state. On this date, exactly 43 years ago today, on May 26, 1978, Resorts Casino Hotel opened its doors for the first time and Atlantic City was officially a legal Hotel Casino jurisdiction. They opened…
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