Atlantic City Police arrested a 20 year-old man riding a bike for drugs and weapons possession early on Tuesday. Ramel Bey was stopped by police officers for lack of proper lights or reflectors on his bicycle and found with a handgun and 31 bags of heroin. Bey was placed in the Atlantic County Jail on…
On Tuesday the sixth annual Bangladesh Festival was celebrated at the Sand Castle Stadium in Atlantic City. The festival featured Bangladeshi music and sales of native clothing other items by dozens of vendors. The event was organized by Sayed Kausar, who moved to New Jersey from Bangladesh in 2000.
He says he did it. Former Caesars Casino security guard Izyiah Plummer of Atlantic City admitted in court this week that robbed the casino of $180,000 during an armed robbery back in 2014. Plummer was the subject of a three state manhunt following the robbery. Plummer will likely get 15 years in the can; sentencing…
Casino operators from other regions are not only drawing customers away from Atlantic City, but employees as well. Caesars Entertainment will hold a job fair on Wednesday for their properties in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Next week the Tioga Downs Casino job fair will be held for two days at the Claridge Hotel for…
Atlantic City Council announced the line-up for the fifth summer beach concert, to be held on Thursday, September 22nd. The headliners of the free concert will be eighties rhythm and blues groups Bell Biv DeVoe and En Vogue, and billed as the Atlantic City Community Beach Fest. A limit of four free tickets per person…
Operating profits at Atlantic City’s casinos have increased by over 20 percent during the first six months of this year. The Casino Control Commission announced Monday that the eight remaining casinos in the city had an operating profit of $259 million during the first six months of 2016. Every casino in Atlantic City is now…
The picket lines and labor unrest at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino are affecting businesses in the area. The Press of Atlantic City reports that business at the adjacent Steel Pier is down by 15-20 percent this summer. Most local businesses in the vicinity of the Taj report a downturn in business, due to customers…
Glen Straub is not giving up on his development at the former Revel Casino in Atlantic City after all. Straub says he will continue to secure permits needed to re-open the Revel, and he hopes to have the building open by the end of the year. Last week Straub told reporters that he was fed…
Glen Straub is stinking mad at New Jersey and is prepared to walk away from his Revel project in Atlantic City. Straub told reporters on Friday that he is prepared to give up on re-opening the former casino due to the State’s difficult regulations and slow process of gaining various approvals. Straub was asked if…
Atlantic City’s proposed municipal budget totals $243 million, and relies heavily on state aid. The Press of Atlantic City reports that $106 million in spending would be provided by the State of New Jersey. Officials have been told to reduce spending; this year’s proposed budget is $19 million less than last year’s spending plan.