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Law ・ 03 July 2023

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Games ・ 18 April 2023

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New Jersey Sets Another Record For Online Casino Revenue

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NJ Casino Revenue Slides Below $360 Million For November

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported a combined $358.6 million in revenue from casino gaming in Atlantic City and statewide online casino gaming for November, with both disciplines showing small month-over-month declines and year-over-year improvements. Atlantic City's nine casinos combined for more than $214.5 million in revenue,…

Finance ・ 15 January 2023

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Bonuses ・ 11 January 2023

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Hard Rock Casino Names New President, General Manager

The new year is bringing new management to Atlantic City's Hard Rock Casino, with the state's second largest casino by revenue announcing the hire of a new president and general manager. George Goldoff was named president of the casino and Mike Sampson the general manager, according to an Associated Press report. Both are expected to start in the…

Industry ・ 04 January 2023

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Bonuses ・ 26 December 2022

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Two Atlantic City Casinos Make List Of 10 Best in U.S.

It's not exactly a scientific ranking, but Atlantic City will take it. Yahoo.com's Lifestyle section recently listed the " 10 Best Casinos in the U.S. If You Love To Gamble," and both Borgata and Hard Rock were among the cream of the crop. The site noted that Borgata, ranked fourth in the U.S. in this review, features more than 3500 slot…

Land-based ・ 19 December 2022

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Christmas ・ 14 December 2022

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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…

Politics ・ 06 December 2022

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Bragg Gaming Brings New Suite Of Online Slots To BetRivers

Online casino players at Rush Street Interactive's BetRivers brand in the Garden State have a host of new slots games to play via a partnership with Bragg Gaming Group. This exclusive content - much of which is already available as of early December - comes courtesy of Bragg's Atomic Slot studio, which arrives on the heels of Bragg recently…

Industry ・ 05 December 2022

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Welp, it's Thanksgiving week, which means if you're anything like me, you're going to eat too much food, bet on too much NFL, and then probably wash it all down with a few hands of blackjack when your Uncle Irving inquires about this whole "so wait, you can gamble from your phone?!" thing. Well, instead of showing him why you should double down on…

NFL ・ 23 November 2022

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Online Casino Revenue Record Softens Decline For October In NJ

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported record revenue of $147.2 million in online casino gaming for October, but the notable month-over-month increase was not enough to prevent a decline in total casino revenue outside of sports wagering. Revenue from the two pillars of casino gaming totaled $367.8 million for October, a dip of 5%…

Finance ・ 18 November 2022

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PlayStar Launches iCasino App In New Jersey

PlayStar has officially become the newest entry in the iGaming market in New Jersey, announcing it has brought its online casino gaming platform to the Apple and Google Play stores in the Garden State. The PlayStar app offers players access to live games of roulette, baccarat, blackjack, and on-demand slots, including popular titles like Starburst,…

Mobile ・ 07 November 2022

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Rising Tide Lifted All AC Casino Boats In First Half Of 2022

Even when the Atlantic City casino industry reports strong brick-and-mortar revenue overall, there usually are one or two among the nine properties that fall back, at least moderately, for the particular period in question. But the first half of 2022 was an exception, according to revenue figures announced Friday by the New Jersey Division of…

Covid ・ 21 October 2022

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'High Seas Jackpots' at Borgata Casino Is A Pirate Adventure

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Mobile ・ 21 October 2022

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Judge Temporarily Halts His Order Denying AC Casino Tax Break

A judge on Friday granted the state of New Jersey's request for a temporary stay of his Aug. 29 ruling that found a lucrative annual tax break for Atlantic City's nine casinos unconstitutional. But Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael Blee limited the stay to a maximum of 90 days, contingent upon a higher court agreeing to hear the case in…

Finance ・ 17 October 2022

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Mobile ・ 06 October 2022

New Jersey Online Gambling

The RG Evolution Of New Jersey's Gambling Regulations Czar

While New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck has been known for a number of years as perhaps the most preeminent regulator in the U.S., he says he was a "novice" in terms of the gaming industry when he first took the job way back in 2010. Fortunately for Rebuck, he got started just ahead of the technological explosion that…

Law ・ 05 October 2022

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 ・ 14 September 2022

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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 ・ 07 September 2022

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The race for a new mega casino in New York is finally on. Strapped of revenue, the state is currently looking for new sources, and rumors have it that it's turning to a proposal shelved a long time ago - NY's first casino. Not that it's a new concept. For a long time, giant casino operators have been looking for a way to tap into the NY market, but…

Bonuses ・ 17 August 2022

New Jersey Online Gambling

Atlantic City Casinos' Retail Revenue Surges To $299 Million In July

Garden State casinos beat the heat in epic style during July, generating their highest monthly revenue total in eight-plus years, according to figures from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released Tuesday. The nearly $299 million in brick-and-mortar casino revenue is the highest total for any month going back to January 2014, the…

Land-based ・ 17 August 2022

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Meadowlands Owner: I'll Wait For NYC Casino Battles To Play Out

It has been almost a decade since Meadowlands Racetrack operator Jeff Gural first announced a partnership with Hard Rock with the joint goal of bringing a casino to his property. But even as headlines continue to be made about where three New York City-area casinos might be located, Gural told an audience at the Racing and Gaming Conference in…

Sports ・ 16 August 2022

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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…

Travel ・ 16 August 2022

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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 ・ 15 August 2022

New Jersey Online Gambling

Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban Backers Don't Take Summer Off

The New Jersey legislative calendar is virtually dormant until after Labor Day, but backers of a ban on smoking at Atlantic City's nine casinos aren't waiting around until then. On Wednesday, a group of supporters of the ban gathered at the headquarters of the United Auto Workers office in Linwood, about 10 miles west of Atlantic City. With a…

Land-based ・ 04 August 2022

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'Enough Room In The Sandbox' For Often Misunderstood Online Lottery

Horse racing aficionados have been betting on races online Sports bettors in dozens of states have tried their luck since the Supreme Court ended Nevada's virtual monopoly in May 2018. Online casino gaming is only operating in a half-dozen states, but many lawmakers have noticed that New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan operators have cleared…

Lottery ・ 11 July 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Strike Threats All But Over

On Saturday night, Hard Rock Atlantic City casino officials agreed to a new labor agreement with the Unite Here Local 54 union, matching the ones reached two days earlier with Borgata and the three Caesars Entertainment casino properties, Caesars, Tropicana, and Harrah's. Bally's and Ocean casinos had agreed before the strike threats to a "me too"…

Land-based ・ 05 July 2022

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'Wheel Of Fortune' To Become Standalone Online Casino

For many years, Atlantic City casino wanderers have been liable to notice a small backup of slot machine players waiting for an open chair to pop up among some very specific - and extremely popular - machines: the Wheel of Fortune games. Now, BetMGM on Tuesday announced an agreement with Sony Pictures Television and International Game Technology…

Gambling Addiction ・ 22 June 2022

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Consistent Online Casino Play Has PA On Pace For $1.3B IGaming Year

The $113.3 million in revenue reported by Pennsylvania's 18 iCasinos in May was not a record - they collected nearly $5 million more in March - but it highlighted the stability now common for this integral part of the state's gaming industry. While the May revenue was nearly identical to the $113.1 million reported in April, it marked the sixth…

Travel ・ 20 June 2022

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Atlantic City Casinos Party Like It's 2019

Atlantic City casinos were closed from mid-March until July 4 weekend in 2020, and COVID-19 continued to hamper businesses for the nine gambling sites last summer. But the just-concluded Memorial Day weekend proved to be a success, and a wealth of new projects have been planned to make it all the more worthwhile for prodigal patrons to return. "The…

Land-based ・ 31 May 2022

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First-Quarter Figures Show Atlantic City Casinos Thriving To Start 2022

Any financial manager worth his salt will tell you that while a business's revenue figures are important, ultimately, gross operating profit is king. And on Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement crowned Borgata as the king of first-quarter profits in the Atlantic City casino industry with $45.9 million. But these days, almost…

Land-based ・ 23 May 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Tax Break Law Unfair To Residents, A Judge Rules

When a deal was worked out in Trenton late last year to provide a lucrative tax break to the nine Atlantic City casinos, the agreement did not take into account the wishes of Atlantic County officials. On Monday, a second judge ruled that the new deal violated a five-year-old pact involving the casinos and the county. Superior Court Judge Michael…

Land-based ・ 03 May 2022

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Four Atlantic City Casinos Forfeit Winnings From Underage Gamblers

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement occasionally fines casinos for improperly collected winnings from minors, but this week's announcement that four of the state's casinos were fined a total of five times for violations dating back to 2019 was nevertheless eye-opening. Tropicana was by far the biggest offender, with a forfeiture of…

Winnings ・ 21 April 2022

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Atlantic City Casinos Complete Comeback To Pre-COVID Revenue

The shutdown of all Atlantic City casinos in mid-March 2020 led to industry casino revenue of a paltry $85.5 million for the month. By a year later, March revenue had bounced most of the way back, to $184.9 million, amid some continuing pandemic-related limitations. Now, two years after the COVID shutdowns began, revenue in the city is finally all…

Covid ・ 19 April 2022

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AGA To DOJ: Crack Down On Illegal Gambling Websites

In its most aggressive effort yet, the American Gaming Association on Thursday released a letter sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to crack down - hard - on illegal offshore sportsbooks. The AGA's written request specifically singles out Bovada, MyBookie, and BetOnline as companies that "openly…

Gambling Sites ・ 14 April 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Industry Rebound In 2021 Now Official From Profits

The gross operating profit for Atlantic City casinos clearly was going to be well up in 2021 compared to a pandemic-ruined 2020. But financial figures released Friday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement demonstrated just how dramatic the improvement was. Gross operating profits of just $117.5 million in 2020 were followed by $766.8 million…

Land-based ・ 11 April 2022

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Atlantic City PILOT Dispute Hearing Delayed Three Weeks

A judge will not hear a case involving Atlantic County's share of a portion of annual effective tax dollars until April 25 - or 24 days after the original hearing and ruling were expected. In February, the county won a case before Superior Court Judge Joseph Marczyk, who found that a state law enacted late last year regarding the…

Law ・ 06 April 2022

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Push To Ban Smoking At Atlantic City Casinos Gains Momentum

What gets described as "bipartisan support" for bills in the Trenton statehouse usually winds up really being one major party backing it, with a straggler or two from the other party also coming aboard. But with the bid to end the unique exemption for Atlantic City casinos to offer smoking sections on gaming floors, the sentiment actually is…

Land-based ・ 21 March 2022

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Ocean Casino Resort Upgrades In AC Coming By Summer

With what is starting to look like it could be the first "normal," non-pandemic-impacted summer in three years, one Atlantic City casino in particular is gearing up for the occasion. Ocean Casino Resort on Monday announced plans for a new section called "The Gallery Bar, Book & Games." The 12000-square-foot renovation will complete Ocean's $25…

Travel ・ 15 March 2022

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New Jersey Casino Tax Law Has Major Flaw, Judge Rules

The state legislature's attempt to rewrite the terms of a consent order reached with Atlantic County in 2018 regarding payments by Atlantic City's nine casinos may be upended, a Superior Court judge ruled on Friday. While the judge, Joseph Marczyk, declined to overturn a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy in late December, Marcyzk added that…

Finance ・ 28 February 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban Effort Adds Key Ally

While he hasn't been New Jersey's governor since 2006 or its state Senate's president since 2010, no one in the legislature has more statewide name recognition than Sen. Richard Codey. So this week's announcement that Codey had joined the growing wave of lawmakers backing a ban on smoking in Atlantic City's casinos is a significant boost for that…

Land-based ・ 08 February 2022

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Online Casino Produced The Two Biggest Jackpots In NJ In 2021

After only one $1 million casino game jackpot hit in New Jersey in the first eight months of 2021, another one came along in each of the last four months of the year. Ultimately, the two biggest of the year's five seven-figure jackpots were the final two - and both were won via online casino play on BorgataCasino.com. Tops for the year was the $3.5…

Religion ・ 27 January 2022

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Rutgers Athletics Makes Jackpocket Its Official Online Lottery Partner

In the latest New Jersey-based legal gambling expansion deal that is likely to be replicated in other states, Rutgers University and Jackpocket this week reached a multi-year agreement to make the leading lottery app in the U.S. "the school's first-ever official mobile lottery partner." The agreement provides Jackpocket with so-called "premier…

Lottery ・ 21 January 2022

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Ocean Casino Raising The Ante On Upgrades

The NCAA's March Madness men's basketball tournament is a hectic time for most sportsbooks, and it may be especially so this year for Ocean Casino in Atlantic City. March is also the month that the casino will launch construction of "a new venue that will blend an entertaining bar, lounge, and gaming experience with sports wagering," according to a…

Travel ・ 19 January 2022

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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban Bill Revived

Six state senators reintroduced a bill on the first day of the new legislative session Wednesday that would ban smoking at the nine Atlantic City casinos. Despite extensive backing for the proposal among lawmakers and several statements by Gov. Phil Murphy that he would sign such a bill, it was not among 100 that received a vote on Monday's final…

Land-based ・ 13 January 2022

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Online Casino Gaming Roars Again In NJ, Which Complicates Things

In the first full year of online casino play in New Jersey in 2014, the new form of gambling made up 4.5% of the Atlantic City casino industry's gross gaming revenue bottom line. Just a cherry on the top of the casino balance sheet, really. But the annual growth - which eventually became exponential - turned online casino dollars into the…

Politics ・ 28 December 2021

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Atlantic City Casinos Make Headway Toward Tax Break In Trenton

In an occasionally bizarre 11-hour "last chance in 2021" voting session in the New Jersey Assembly Monday, Atlantic City casino owners reached the verge of a tax break estimated at more than $50 million in a bill sent to Gov. Phil Murphy for his signature. State racetrack operators, meanwhile, moved one step closer to winning restoration of a full…

Land-based ・ 21 December 2021

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Jackpocket Expanding NJ Gambling Reach, Entering Online Casino Space

Jackpocket, known as "the leading lottery app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets," on Tuesday announced that it has gained online market access in New Jersey for its forthcoming online casino product through an agreement with Caesars Interactive Entertainment. Already with lottery operations up and running…

Poker ・ 15 December 2021

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Atlantic City Casino Tax-Break Bill Advances

A version of a tax break for Atlantic City casinos was advanced by a 9-2 vote in a state Assembly committee on Monday, but is less generous than a state Senate proposal that moved forward a week earlier. Both bills, which are expected to face a full vote in Trenton next week once their language is reconciled, remove online casino gaming and sports…

Land-based ・ 14 December 2021

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Atlantic City Casino Bill Going Up In Smoke?

Countless bills are moving in Trenton this month under a typical "lame duck" session of the New Jersey Legislature as the new group of lawmakers gets ready to convene in January. But one bill, S1878, which would eliminate the Atlantic City casino industry's exemption from an indoor smoking ban, has yet to be advanced by state Senate President…

Land-based ・ 08 December 2021

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BetMGM Pays Out Online Casino Record $3.5 Million Jackpot Via Borgata

BetMGM announced Wednesday that it paid out an online casino record $3.5 million to a jackpot winner playing MGM Grand Millions slots through the Borgata Online Casino. The woman, who identified herself as Dori B., claimed the Colossal Jackpot on a night when she played just one $10 spin. The $3.5 million payout exceeds the previous record of $3.2…

Winnings ・ 01 December 2021

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New Jersey's Top Regulator Explains State's Gambling Success

New Jersey's monthly sports betting figures continue to leave many longtime gaming industry figures a bit slackjawed, with September's U.S. record $1 billion in betting handle obliterated by a $1.3 billion handle last month. David Rebuck, the director of New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement for the past decade, recently appeared on the…

Sports ・ 23 November 2021

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Will Proposed Ban On Cigarettes Inside AC Casinos Go Up In Smoke?

Countless bills will come up for a vote in Trenton during the legislature's lame duck session, following the Election Day vote for governor and for all 120 state Senate and Assembly seats. But last week, Senate President Stephen Sweeney - bounced from office in a stunning upset by a low-budget Republican challenger - said that there has been no…

Covid ・ 23 November 2021

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$9.4M Lottery Jackpot Won Via Jackpocket For NJ Woman

A Union County woman who works in the field of health care has cashed a $9.4 million New Jersey Pick 6 Lotto prize. In announcing the windfall, Jackpocket said that according to historical data and consultation with gambling industry firm Eilers & Krejcik, it is believed to be "the single largest legal-and-regulated win ever on a mobile device in…

Winnings ・ 03 November 2021

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Tipico Launches Online Casino In New Jersey, Keeps Expanding In U.S.

New Jersey's online casino offerings grew this week as Tipico joined the mix. The global sportsbook, which offers mobile sports betting in New Jersey and Colorado, now gives consumers in the Garden State another mobile casino option, joining dozens of others. Tipico's online casino library currently spans 70 games, including 55 slots and 14 card…

Travel ・ 03 November 2021

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PlayUp Is Planning Another Online Casino For Pennsylvania

PlayUp, an Australian-based iGaming operator that has begun entering various states in the U.S., plans to launch an online casino site in Pennsylvania next year. The company issued a press release Wednesday indicating that it has secured market access to the state through a deal with Caesars Entertainment Corp. and its Harrah's Philadelphia casino,…

Law ・ 03 November 2021

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Richmond Voters Reject ONE Casino In Virginia Referendum

ONE was apparently too many for Richmond voters when it came to a casino in Virginia. Voters appear to have rejected the construction of a $565 million casino with retail sports betting available in the state's third-largest city, with "No" votes receiving 51.44% of the vote and "Yes" votes receiving 48.56% as of 10:39 p.m. EDT on Tuesday night.…

Law ・ 03 November 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Is Atlantic City Ready For The Next Wave Of Casino Competition?

Longtime casino operator Kevin DeSanctis, as Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen recalled on Tuesday, once had a dire warning at the annual East Coast Gaming Congress event. "He stood at this same conference many years ago, when the [Atlantic City casino] market was at $5.2 billion, and said, 'If we don't wake up, Pennsylvania is coming and we're going to lose…

Travel ・ 28 October 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

NJ Collecting More Taxes From Online Casinos Than Brick-And-Mortar

Online casino games in New Jersey have a long way to go before they ever catch up to revenues (in a non-pandemic era) produced the old-fashioned way: from customers showing up at the nine Atlantic City casinos and doing their gambling there. But the online version has taken the lead in an important way for state residents, as more tax dollars are…

Finance ・ 19 October 2021

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Newly Approved Ocean Casino Resort Ownership Team Eyes Expansion

Ocean Casino Resort dominated the Atlantic City casino market in the first half of 2021 in terms of having both the highest average room rate and the highest occupancy rate. So under a new ownership team, the plan is to get even bigger. The well-known Ilitch family of Detroit - owner of the Little Caesars pizza chain, the Detroit Tigers, and the…

Travel ・ 14 October 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Ocean Casino Loses Its CEO

Terry Glebocki, who as chief executive officer of Ocean Casino Resort led a reversal of fortune for the once-struggling property, has resigned effective Monday. "We thank Terry for her service as Chief Executive Officer since 2019, and wish her well in her future endeavors," officials said in a statement that did not offer a reason for the…

Industry ・ 11 October 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Is There A Speed Bump Ahead For Booming Online Casinos In NJ?

Prominent New Jersey-based lobbyist William Pascrell III offered Seton Hall Law School students a wide-ranging overview of the history of American gambling on Monday, the first day of a three-day "Gaming, Compliance and Integrity Boot Camp" designed to help students learn whether they may want to seek employment in this rapidly expanding U.S.…

Covid ・ 21 September 2021

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New York Jets Add Another New Gambling Partner

The NFL's once-adamant stance against sports gambling not only has completely flipped in the past few years, but franchises such as the New York Jets are now eagerly seeking innovative ways to add new business partners. Jackpocket, the first third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, this week…

Sports ・ 17 September 2021

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Atlantic City Casinos Spring Forward, Double Winter Profits

After a modest $90.4 million in gross operating profits in the typically slow first quarter of 2021, the Atlantic City casino industry more than doubled that mark to $185.2 million in the second quarter. The figures, released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, can be compared to 2020 - also a COVID year - and a "normal" 2019.…

Land-based ・ 23 August 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

British Firm Fined By NJ For Allowing Problem Gambler To Play Online

The latest instance of a regulated online gambling platform failing to prevent a self-excluded person from playing involves British gambling company Gamesys Group. According to a filing from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement made public this month, Gamesys failed "to prevent a self-excluded patron from both creating accounts and…

Gambling Addiction ・ 18 August 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

The Easy Way: Online Craps Proving Popular In NJ

Nothing attracts a crowd in a casino like a hot craps table. The yelling and clapping and high-fiving - the fun is, to use a word that can still sometimes have a positive connotation, contagious. But can you enjoy a game as social, as interactive, as communal as craps when you're by yourself, tapping a button to roll digital dice, staring at a tiny…

Craps ・ 18 August 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

July Revenue Figures Suggest Sky's The Limit For NJ Online Casino

Whenever it seems as if perhaps New Jersey's online casino revenue has finally leveled off after almost eight years, along comes a month like July 2021. A record $118.7 million was won by the online casino industry in July, according to figures released Monday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. That figure comes after April ($108.2…

Finance ・ 16 August 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

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Bonuses ・ 06 August 2021

Penn Bets

Which iGaming Sites Will Most Help PA Reach $1B In 2021? Hard To Say

Pennsylvania's 17 online casinos are on pace to win more than $1 billion collectively from digital-oriented gamblers this year, but it's hard to tell which sites are getting the biggest share of action. Unlike mobile sports betting, for which the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's monthly revenue reports identify each of the 13 operators, multiple…

Covid ・ 05 August 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

FanDuel Expands Its Online Casino Options With A Standalone Site In NJ

FanDuel has for years been offering its New Jersey sportsbook customers a chance to switch over to its online casino games as well. But on Tuesday, the daily fantasy sports giant announced the launch of a standalone online casino gaming product on iOS, Android, and desktops. The expansion gives FanDuel an opportunity to reach a wide audience of…

Sports ・ 27 July 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

PointsBet Becomes The Latest Entry In New Jersey Online Casino Market

PointsBet has officially launched its online casino product in New Jersey, making it the 34th option for would-be iCasino gamblers in the Garden State. This marks the second state PointsBet iGaming operations are live in, following its launch in Michigan in May. "We are thrilled to be able to expand our iGaming presence in the United States and…

Industry ・ 23 July 2021

Penn Bets

The First Live Dealer Games Are Underway At PA Online Casinos

It took many months since the launch of iCasinos in Pennsylvania, but live dealer games are now available. A Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board spokesman reported Wednesday that Rush Street Interactive's BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse sites, as well as the DraftKings casino site attached to Hollywood Casino, are in a two-day test period open to the…

Live Gambling ・ 11 July 2021

US Bets

Catskills Casino Hemorrhaging Money But Hanging On

All was quiet at the Resorts World Catskills casino on Wednesday afternoon - maybe a little too quiet. After all, mobile sports betting is coming to New York State next year - and while the casino industry has learned that fears of cannibalization were overblown, that doesn't mean it will help land-based casinos, either. That's especially true in…

Travel ・ 10 July 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Best Blackjack Gambling Sites in 2021

With its fast-paced action and emphasis on player skill, Blackjack is by far the most popular casino-banked game in the world. While countless variations of the game have been created throughout the years, most are based on the same set of easy-to-learn rules we explain below. Once you're familiar with the fundamentals of the game, you can take…

Gambling Sites ・ 04 July 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Yonkers Racino Still Doing Brisk Business Amid Talks Of Casino Upgrade

It was business as usual on a Tuesday lunch hour at the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, with a bit of an attendance boost due to a 50% off promotion at The Big Kitchen food court for rewards club members age 50 and up - which is most of the venue's clientele anyway. The harness track's 15-year-old racino - which boasts slots, but no…

Law ・ 30 June 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

All Atlantic City Casinos Are Rebounding, But Not All Rebounds Are Equal

The Atlantic City casino industry's gross gaming revenue is up more than 75% for the first five months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, according to statistical information released on Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. While that's not a big surprise given that casinos were shuttered for about half of that time…

Land-based ・ 20 June 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Rival Atlantic City Casinos Borgata, Ocean Unexpectedly Settle Lawsuit

In a somewhat surprising move - at least in terms of timing - Borgata this week dropped its lawsuit against Ocean Casino. The action came less than two weeks after a court accepted Borgata's request to file an amended complaint that Ocean had illegally hired away Borgata executives in order to steal personal "secrets" about its biggest-spending…

Land-based ・ 08 May 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Trump Plaza Hotel And Casino To Be Impoded Wednesday At 9 A.M.

Welp, if you've seen one ex-president's former crown jewel casino getting imploded after months of back and forth between an auction house, a charity, a billionaire, and Bette Midler, you've seen them all. And yet here we are, as Wednesday at 9 a.m. will mark the grand finale of the most schadenfreude-y casino implosion imaginable, the taking down…

Land-based ・ 16 February 2021

US Bets

Evolution, GN Form U.S. Strategic Partnership For 'Live' Online Casino

A pair of leading online gambling entities in the state of New Jersey are eyeing a potential U.S. expansion. On Tuesday, Evolution Gaming, a supplier of "live" online casino solutions, and the casino operator Golden Nugget announced a new "strategic agreement" for the nascent American online gambling industry. Golden Nugget has a presence in the…

Industry ・ 08 February 2021

US Bets

Nevada Gaming Revenue, Limited To Online Verticals, Collapses In April

The decisions by Nevada to offer only online poker among casino games and to require in-person registration for mobile sports betting came back to haunt the state in April. In figures announced by state regulators on Friday, Nevada casinos managed only $3.64 million in overall revenue for the pandemic-stricken month. Las Vegas Strip casinos…

Finance ・ 04 February 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Ocean Casino Promo Code & Review

Launched in July 2018, Ocean Online Casino is the digital offering from one of Atlantic City's most recently built casinos, Ocean Resort. The land-based property opened on June 28, 2018 and occupies the same space as the former and much maligned Revel Casino. Like its land-based counterpart, Ocean Online still has a bit to prove if it hopes to…

Bonuses ・ 04 February 2021

Penn Bets

On First Day Of New Live! Casino, Impact On SE PA Market Is A Question

Gamblers visiting four southeastern Pennsylvania casinos already leave behind well more than a billion dollars a year ordinarily at slots, blackjack, and other games, and the big question starting Tuesday afternoon is how they'll take to a fifth option - especially now in the COVID era. The Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia opens at 4 p.m. as the…

Sports ・ 19 January 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Bidding To Blow Up Trump Plaza Hotel And Casino Balloons To $175,000

The price to press the button that will blow the former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino to smithereens later this year has ballooned to $175000. To date, 15 online bids have been placed for the auction to implode the Atlantic City Boardwalk eyesore, with 15 days to go before the auction goes live at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, complete with an…

Land-based ・ 19 January 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Merger Approved, Closer To Going Public

The leading New Jersey online casino operator is doubling down on its virtual gaming emphasis. At a live-streamed public meeting last week, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission granted a casino license to Golden Nugget Online Gaming LLC as an online affiliate of the brick-and-mortar Golden Nugget Atlantic City casino. It also conditionally…

Industry ・ 19 January 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

RotoGrinders Contributor Wins $219K New Jersey Slot Jackpot

You don't have to be in a brick-and-mortar casino to play slots in New Jersey. RotoGrinders contributor Yisman found that out in a big way recently playing Divine Fortune, an online slot game with a solid 96.6 return-to-player percentage, which is about industry average in New Jersey. Yisman won more than $219000 late last month on Betfair Casino,…

Winnings ・ 19 January 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

WynnBET NJ Online Casino Review & Promo Code 2020

WynnBET's glistening mobile casino and sports betting app is now available for use within the Garden State. The iconic Las Vegas brand arrives on the East Coast for the first time through a partnership agreement with Caesars Atlantic City. All New Jersey gamblers 21 and up are cordially invited to enjoy their favorite casino games from a mobile…

Gambling Sites ・ 19 January 2021