Casino
May 17, 2022
New Jersey Casinos Beat Pre-Pandemic Revenue in April
The April results for New Jersey’s casino and sports betting are in with gambling properties accumulating a total of $422 million or a 20% increase year-over-year. Results were strong both across the land-based and interactive verticals with in-person gambler numbers also increasing significantly, better than the 2019’s April levels as a matter of fact. April […]
Casino
May 6, 2022
New Jersey Residents Back a Smoking Ban at Casinos in Atlantic City
Most of New Jersey’s residents have shown their support for a total ban on indoor smoking in Atlantic City’s nine casinos. According to a poll completed by Stockon University’s Polling Institute part of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, more than 60% of the Garden State’s residents want to see the New Jersey […]
Casino
May 5, 2022
Judge Rules Atlantic City Casinos Cut Too Much Slack
Casinos in Atlantic City haven’t been able to catch a proper tax break lately. According to them, without a bill known as PILOT, four out of the remaining nine local casinos are at risk of closing down according to New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney. Which casinos exactly, Sweeney has chosen not to mention. But […]
Casino
April 29, 2022
United Auto Workers Union Calls for Suspending Casino Smoking in AC
More calls to suspend smoking on gaming floors in Atlantic City, New Jersey are being heard. With political support for the movement growing, the United Auto Workers is also joining the calls for snuffing out cigarettes and cigars in casinos. This could happen if the Garden State amasses sufficient support to put the measure through […]
Casino
April 22, 2022
Allowing Minor and Self-Excluded Bettors to Play Got AC Casinos Fined
Four casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, have been fined for allowing unidentified people (including minors) to wager since 2019. The casinos were fined five times in total and asked to forfeit their winnings. Self-Excluded Bettors Allowed in AC, Businesses Fined The casino which turned out to be the least diligent is Tropicana Atlantic City. […]
Casino
April 12, 2022
NJ Casino Workers Gather to Urge the State to Forbid Smoking in Casinos
The casino smoking ban in Atlantic City has been gaining massive momentum recently and gaming workers will now urge the state to introduce bills that will finally forbid cigarettes in these venues. Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) are meeting today (Tuesday, April 12) to show support for Senate Bill 264 and Assembly Bill 2151, […]
Casino
April 11, 2022
Atlantic City Casinos Enjoy Strong 2021, Surpass Pre-COVID Revenues
The casino and hospitality industry in Atlantic City, New Jersey felt the impact of the pandemic in 2020. Casino resorts were closed back then for more than three months due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). After the venues were allowed to reopen for visitors, various restrictions impacted their revenues. However, despite the challenging 2020, new […]
Casino
April 8, 2022
New Jersey Getting Closer to Banning Smoking in Casinos
Casino workers, legislators, and supporters of a proposed smoke ban for casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will hold a rally next week. Atlantic City Casinos Workers to Hold a Rally Next Week The Americans for Nonsmoker’s Rights Foundation (ANRF) is a non-profit advocacy group that seeks to protect the rights of everyone to breathe […]
Industry
April 7, 2022
Judge Hearing on Atlantic City PILOT Dispute Postponed to April 24
As announced at the beginning of February, a ruling over the payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) bill for Atlantic City was expected to pop up in the upcoming weeks. After New Jersey declined to be a part of a mediation that could have resolved the dispute with Atlantic County, the heated topic was expected to come to an […]
Casino
April 5, 2022
Atlantic City Jackpots as of March 31 Top $36.9M
Atlantic City has rounded up another full month of big jackpot payouts with the New Jersey gambling hub paying out as much as $36.9 million so far in the year. The list of jackpots won over the past quarter was released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement which overseas all there is to […]
