Casino
January 14, 2022
Evolution Delivers Live Lightning Roulette to New Jersey
Evolution continues to build upon its offer across the United States with the latest release targeting New Jersey. The live dealer game supplier has debuted its dedicated Lightning Roulette game in New Jersey, bringing its flagship product to one of the biggest markets in the US. Lightning Roulette Is All Systems Go in New Jersey […]
Legal
January 14, 2022
Smoking, PILOT Bill Continue to Be Center of Attention in Atlantic City
The New Jersey PILOT bill was presented as a way to help Atlantic City’s nine casinos overcome the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a contentious piece of legislation from the start that only became more problematic when it was approved in December. After legal challenges surfaced to try to get the legislation halted, […]
Industry
January 7, 2022
New Jersey Gambling Tax Questions Still Have an Unclear Future
New Jersey legislators are looking at a bill that would shift some sports betting taxes to Atlantic City from a state agency for property tax relief. Last month, Senator Troy Singleton introduced a bill that would redirect the 1.25% gambling tax currently paid to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to the city. The change […]
Casino
January 6, 2022
PointsBet Launches Live Casino Content for New Jersey Customers
Premier global online gaming operator PointsBet announced on Wednesday that it launched live gaming content for customers in New Jersey. Thanks to a partnership with Evolution, customers in New Jersey can now enjoy live gaming titles on the PointsBet online casino app and via its online casino desktop website. PointsBet Introduces Live Casino Games in […]
Business
January 6, 2022
MGM Shuffles Around Casino Leaders in a Game of Musical Chairs
Travis Lunn was named Wednesday the new president for Atlantic City’s Borgata, per an announcement by the casino’s owner, MGM Resorts International. At the same time, Brandon Dardeau was promoted to take over Lunn’s former position of president and chief operating officer (COO) of southeast operations for MGM. Borgata Gets a New Boss In Lunn’s […]
Legal
December 29, 2021
Errant Actions of Atlantic City Police Lead to Gamblers Winning Lawsuit
A pair of gamblers who had their night of entertainment come to an unexpected end in 2017 have turned the tables. The men claimed that New Jersey State Police detectives violated their civil rights during an incident at Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino. A federal judge has now ruled in their favor. Gamblers Targeted for […]
Industry
December 27, 2021
Playtech Launches Two New Live Studios in Michigan and New Jersey
Just in time for the holiday season, iGaming giant Playtech announced a split-second roll out of its gaming studios in New Jersey and Michigan on Friday. The company, which specializes in the creation of authentic live gaming experiences and has authored the highly acclaimed Age of the Gods live game roulette series, is expanding its […]
Casino
December 21, 2021
PILOT Bill in NJ Has Been Passed, Gov. Phil Murphy Is Set to Sign It
Atlantic City casinos are in for a treat as a hotly debated state legislation that would provide them with tax relief and possibly prevent the closure of four casinos in the region has been passed through the New Jersey State Senate. Even though the proposal was met with strong opposition, and Atlantic County threatened to […]
Casino
December 20, 2021
Atlantic County Is Likely to Sue New Jersey State Over Amendments to PILOT
As Atlantic City casinos are rebounding from the pandemic and getting a good grip, with some casinos even undergoing multi-million-dollar renovations, the state of New Jersey is making a push to sign a long-term tax agreement with the casinos that would slash their property tax liability in 2022. That is why Atlantic County officials are […]
Industry
December 17, 2021
New Jersey Sportsbooks Surpassed $1B in November Bets
New Jersey sports betting hit another month of more than $1 billion in wagers in November, the monthly report released by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) showed. Total Wagers and Revenue November Sports betting operations in the Garden State generated $1.26 billion in total wagers to mark the third consecutive month of over […]