Nearly two years after the Showboat Casino/Hotel closed it’s doors in Atlantic City, the Showboat Hotel reopened on Friday without casino games. The hotel has 852 oceanfront rooms and suites and has retained it’s Mardi Gras theme. Amenities include a bar, two restaurants, a coffee shop and a gym, but no gambling.
Nearly 1,000 workers of the UNITE-Here Local 54 union continue their strike at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. No new talks have been scheduled between the union and casino management since a week ago last Thursday, according to union president Bob McDevitt. The latest contract offer from the Taj Mahal reportedly offered much…
A male diver who was injured on Sunday was rescued by the United States Coast Guard, and airlifted to a Philadelphia hospital. The man, whose identity was not released, was experiencing medical problems after a “dive incident” Sunday morning about eight miles off the coast of Barnegat Light. The man was taken from the vessel Dina…