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New Jersey internet gambling sets another revenue record at $213 million
Read full article: New Jersey internet gambling sets another revenue record at $213 millionNew Jersey’s internet gambling market set another record in October, the latest proof that people are betting more of their money online rather than coming to Atlantic City to gamble it in person.
New Jersey internet gambling revenue set new record in Sept. at $208 million
Read full article: New Jersey internet gambling revenue set new record in Sept. at $208 millionInternet gambling in New Jersey set a new record in September with the casinos and their partners winning over $208 million from online gamblers.
Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter
Read full article: Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughterAtlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beating their teenage daughter on numerous occasions.
After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
Read full article: After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court rulingJust hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court.
Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court
Read full article: Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher courtWorkers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos are asking an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error.
Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects ban
Read full article: Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects banA group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children.
Bet365 ordered to refund $519K to customers who it paid less than they were entitled on sports bets
Read full article: Bet365 ordered to refund $519K to customers who it paid less than they were entitled on sports betsOnline gambling company bet365 must refund more than a half-million dollars to customers who won bets, but were paid less than they were entitled to when the company unilaterally changed the odds while making the payouts.
Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in June
Read full article: Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in JuneNew Jersey’s casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports betting revenue overall in the state declined by 9.5%.
New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projects
Read full article: New Jersey and wind farm developer Orsted settle claims for $125M over scrapped offshore projectsDanish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year.
New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back
Read full article: New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push backNew Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort.
New York competition, smoking, internet betting concerns roil US northeast's gambling market
Read full article: New York competition, smoking, internet betting concerns roil US northeast's gambling marketCasinos in the northeastern U.S. are dealing with numerous challenges as they brace for the arrival of new competitors in New York City.
Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban
Read full article: Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking banFor three years, many Atlantic City casino workers have been trying to get their elected officials to ban smoking in the gambling halls, to no avail.
'Every shot matters to someone.' Basketball fans revel in, and bet on, March Madness tournament
Read full article: 'Every shot matters to someone.' Basketball fans revel in, and bet on, March Madness tournamentThis is the most intense time of the year for college basketball fans as the NCAA March Madness championship tournament begins.
Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey. In-person revenue? Not so much.
Read full article: Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey. In-person revenue? Not so much.Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey, where online casinos are accounting for a growing share of the betting pie.
U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear
Read full article: U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fearNew figures from the gambling industry show America's commercial casinos won more than $66 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry’s best year ever.
Betting on the Super Bowl was brisk at sportsbooks in big U.S. markets
Read full article: Betting on the Super Bowl was brisk at sportsbooks in big U.S. marketsWith this year’s Super Bowl being played in Las Vegas, the nation’s gambling capitol, there was little doubt that betting on the big game would be huge.
Questions surround police training company with ties to Michigan
Read full article: Questions surround police training company with ties to MichiganConcerns are being raised about private police training vendors in Michigan following a report by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller on a 2021 law enforcement conference in Atlantic City where instructors seemingly encouraged questionable policing tactics.
Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says
Read full article: Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company saysThe level of online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, according to a company that tracks the physical location of online gamblers.
NFL says Super Bowl viewers will only see 3 sports betting ads during broadcast of the game
Read full article: NFL says Super Bowl viewers will only see 3 sports betting ads during broadcast of the gameAdvertisements for sports betting may seem to be everywhere, but the NFL says viewers will only see three of them during next month's Super Bowl.
U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leases
Read full article: U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms; firms swap wind leasesTwo federal agencies are looking to better protect endangered whales amid a surge in offshore wind farm development.
New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levels
Read full article: New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levelsThere is both good news and bad news for Atlantic City's casinos and racetracks that took sports bets in 2023.
As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by them
Read full article: As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by themAtlantic City is adding hundreds of security cameras to the 3,000 already keeping an eye on the seaside gambling resort.
Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024
Read full article: Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024What to do about smoking in the casinos, and how to keep gamblers coming to the resort are among the challenges that Atlantic City faces in the new year.
Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey
Read full article: Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New JerseyInternet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less dependent on physical casinos.
Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting
Read full article: Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meetingWorkers angry that a proposed smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos seems to be going nowhere protested by lighting up during a state government hearing Thursday in Trenton.
Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89
Read full article: Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Atlantic City's Resorts casino — has died.
Wind industry deals with blowback from Orsted scrapping 2 wind power projects in New Jersey
Read full article: Wind industry deals with blowback from Orsted scrapping 2 wind power projects in New JerseyWind energy developer Orsted is writing off $4 billion, due largely to the cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey whose financial challenges mirror those facing the nascent industry.
Orsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues
Read full article: Orsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issuesDanish energy developer Orsted is scrapping two large offshore wind power projects off the coast of New Jersey, adding uncertainty to a nascent industry the Biden administration is counting on to help transition away from the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels.
Sports, internet bets near-record levels in New Jersey, but 5 of 9 casinos trail pre-pandemic levels
Read full article: Sports, internet bets near-record levels in New Jersey, but 5 of 9 casinos trail pre-pandemic levelsSports betting and internet gambling were at near-record levels in New Jersey in September, and nearly half of the Atlantic City casinos won more money from in-person gamblers than they did before the COVID19 pandemic.
Orsted puts up $100M guarantee that it will build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm by 2025
Read full article: Orsted puts up $100M guarantee that it will build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm by 2025The Danish wind energy company Orsted has put up a $100 million guarantee that it will build New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm.
New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusions
Read full article: New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusionsNew Jersey’s Supreme Court is considering whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak.
US casinos have their best July ever, winning nearly $5.4B from gamblers
Read full article: US casinos have their best July ever, winning nearly $5.4B from gamblersCommercial casinos in the U.S. had their best July ever this year, winning nearly $5.4 billion from gamblers, according to a national gambling industry group.
Orsted delays 1st New Jersey wind farm until 2026; not ready to 'walk away' from project
Read full article: Orsted delays 1st New Jersey wind farm until 2026; not ready to 'walk away' from projectOrsted, the global wind energy developer, says its first offshore wind farm in New Jersey will be delayed until 2026.
Atlantic City casinos still profitable, but their bottom line is getting leaner
Read full article: Atlantic City casinos still profitable, but their bottom line is getting leanerAll nine Atlantic City casinos turned a profit in the second quarter of this year, although that collective profit was down more than 20% from a year ago.
Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workers
Read full article: Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workersTwo women out for an afternoon walk outside Atlantic City found a body in a ditch and called police, who quickly found three more.
Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove
Read full article: Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stoveNew Jersey is pushing an ambitious agenda to move its 9 million residents away from natural gas and gasoline to heat their homes and power their cars, in favor of electricity to do the job of both.
New Jersey governor considers 5-year extension of internet gambling
Read full article: New Jersey governor considers 5-year extension of internet gamblingA bill to extend internet gambling in New Jersey for another five years is in the hands of Gov. Phil Murphy following its approval by the state Legislature.
Tax break for offshore wind energy developer Orsted narrowly approved in New Jersey Legislature
Read full article: Tax break for offshore wind energy developer Orsted narrowly approved in New Jersey LegislatureA bill to let Danish offshore wind energy developer Orsted keep tax credits that it otherwise would have to return to New Jersey ratepayers was approved by the slimmest of margins in the state Legislature Friday afternoon.
Shortening of internet gambling future stuns Atlantic City casinos
Read full article: Shortening of internet gambling future stuns Atlantic City casinosAtlantic City’s casinos are trying to understand why New Jersey lawmakers plan to drastically shorten the length of time that internet gambling can be conducted in the state.
Offshore wind foes in New Jersey gathering force legally and politically
Read full article: Offshore wind foes in New Jersey gathering force legally and politicallyOpponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the new industry.
NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%
Read full article: NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won over $462 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier.
New Jersey acts to help problem gamblers, sets ad standards
Read full article: New Jersey acts to help problem gamblers, sets ad standardsNew Jersey is changing its gambling regulations to set advertising standards, making it easier for people with gambling problems to exclude themselves from casinos and marketing from the gambling houses, and creating a position to monitor how well the state’s problem gambling outreach efforts are working.
As US sports bets boom, internet gambling is slow to expand
Read full article: As US sports bets boom, internet gambling is slow to expandWhile two-thirds of the country now offers legal sports betting, only six states offer online casino gambling, confounding industry hopes that the rapid growth of sports betting would also bring internet casino betting along with it.
Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22
Read full article: Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City’s casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability.
Flint’s Claressa Shields to fight Hanna Gabriels in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena in June
Read full article: Flint’s Claressa Shields to fight Hanna Gabriels in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena in JuneClaressa Shields will fight Hanna Gabriels for the women’s world middleweight championship on June 3, bringing boxing to Little Caesars Arena for the first time since it opened in 2017.
NJ uses new law to bypass local OK for offshore wind project
Read full article: NJ uses new law to bypass local OK for offshore wind projectNew Jersey utility regulators have used a controversial law enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals needed for an offshore wind project to proceed.
Super Bowl gambling surging as states legalize it? You bet
Read full article: Super Bowl gambling surging as states legalize it? You betThe gambling industry's national trade group predicts that 1 in 5 American adults will make a bet on Sunday's Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.
Groups seek probe of NY-NJ whale deaths amid wind power prep
Read full article: Groups seek probe of NY-NJ whale deaths amid wind power prepEnvironmental groups and opponents of offshore wind energy want a federal investigation into the deaths of six whales that have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in little over a month.
Michigan, New Jersey to offer joint online poker play Jan. 1
Read full article: Michigan, New Jersey to offer joint online poker play Jan. 1Online poker players in New Jersey and Michigan will be able to compete against each other starting Jan. 1 as a long-sought effort by gambling companies and their regulators to expand interstate play takes effect.
Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staff
Read full article: Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staffHard Rock International, , said Monday it is spending over $100 million to give significant raises to 10,000 non-tipped workers, most of them in the U.S. The global gambling, entertainment and hospitality company is giving the employees an immediate increase to a minimum starting salary of $18 to $21 an hour.
Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock
Read full article: Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard RockJoe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive through years of market turbulence, will run the Mirage Hotel & Casino once Hard Rock buys the Las Vegas property from MGM Resorts International.
Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art
Read full article: Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine artHoping to expand their appeal beyond the slot machine and buffet crowd, some casinos are turning to fine art galleries to bring in new business from customers who might not otherwise visit a gambling hall.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer rejects proposed off-reservation casino project
Read full article: Michigan Gov. Whitmer rejects proposed off-reservation casino projectGov. Gretchen Whitmer has rejected a proposal for a $180 million off-reservation casino in western Michigan that a tribe has been working toward for over a decade.
45M Americans to bet on March Madness hoops, group estimates
Read full article: 45M Americans to bet on March Madness hoops, group estimatesAbout 45 million Americans say they plan to bet on this year’s March Madness college basketball championship tournament, and an increasing percentage will do it in a way that doesn’t include filling out brackets.
NJ breaks own monthly sports betting record: $1.3B in bets
Read full article: NJ breaks own monthly sports betting record: $1.3B in betsNew Jersey’s red-hot sports betting industry smashed its own national record in October for the highest amount of bets taken in a single month, topping $1.3 billion.
Report: Offshore wind supply chain worth $109B over 10 years
Read full article: Report: Offshore wind supply chain worth $109B over 10 yearsA group studying the economics of offshore wind energy in the U.S. says building and operating the nascent industry will be worth $109 billion to businesses in its supply chain over the next 10 years.