Atlantic City’s casinos took another HIT last month as the recession bit deeper. Figures from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission show the resort’s combined revenue was down 9.4 PER CENT on the previous January, with slots hit harder than table games. ‘No Surprise’ Playing down the significance of the fall, commission spokesman Dan Heneghan […]
Feb
11
Atlantic City takes solace from fact that 10pc monthly loss is ’shared pain’
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Feb
3
Knock-down casino sale moves a step closer as caretaker applies to watchdogs
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An ill-fated casino hotel could be put up for AUCTION to the highest bidder. Hopes have been high that the Tropicana Casino and Resort would be sold to a theme-park development company at the knock-down price of £500 MILLION. Now the state-appointed trustee — retired supreme court judge Gary Stein — says he will ask […]
Jan
27
Five walk free from court after boffin says poker ‘not gambling’
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Five friends have escaped jail terms after a jury decided that their friendly poker tournament at the local bar was NOT gambling. Kevin Raley and four other men were arrested last August on charges of professional gambling and illegal gambling after a lengthy undercover investigation by plain-clothed cops. If found guilty of the first charge […]