First-Class equine transportation provider H.E. “Tex” Sutton Forwarding Company, LLC., has selected the Atlantic City International Airport to deliver Triple Crown Winner American Pharaoh in time for the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. The horse will race at the Haskell Invitational this weekend. The horse was the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
A Pleasantville man was found guilty for attempted murder of an Atlantic City woman. Quashawn K. Jones, 39, of the 300 block of Broad Street, Pleasantville, NJ, was found guilty of attempted murder and 7 additional criminal counts, in connection with the shooting on November 18, 2013 of Andrea Allen, now 30, of Atlantic City.…
Authorities are looking for a man who was spotted groping a girl on the Atlantic City beach earlier this month. Police say the girl told her parents that the man groped her while she was swimming in the ocean on July 11th. The man was last seen walking on the beach, headed to Ventnor. Anyone…
A key Senate committee approved a measure on Thursday that would void the deed restriction Caesars placed on Showboat when selling the property. The legislation would help properties owned by a public interest in the tourism district of Atlantic City to remove covenants and deed restrictions placed on a property in order to help the…
A major redevelopment project is going to take place in Atlantic City. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved the site plan for the project this week. The Atlantic Club Casino was the first of four casinos to shut down last year in the resort. The group is building a 81,000-square-foot indoor water park inside of…
The Miss America headquarters is now back in Atlantic City. The organization opened up an office inside of the Claridge Hotel. The headquarters was in Linwood since 2007. A ribbon cutting took place with the current Miss America, Mayor Don Guardian, and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. The Miss America competition will take place on Sept.…
Yet another online casino will be entering New Jersey. Mohegan Sun will be opening up a casino in the state. The casino operates Resorts in Atlantic City. They would be the 17th licensed online casino operator in New Jersey. They believe they can generate $800,000 per month by the end of the year.
A pair of lawmakers are working on a bill that would void conflicting deed restrictions on the Showboat property. The measure would specifically attempt to eliminate deed restrictions on properties inside of the tourism district of Atlantic City when the property is owned by a public entity. The former Showboat property is owned by Stockton…
Finally, some good financial news for Atlantic City: The city will be able to make its short term debt payments. Moody’s Investment Services reports that debt payments will be made by the gaming resort in August, and if tax payments continue to come in, Atlantic City will continue to pay its bills through November. Moody’s…
On Thursday, union workers at the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City voted overwhelmingly to authorize their negotiating committee to call a strike. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a spokesman for UNITE-HERE Local 54 said a committee of 60-70 Taj workers is now able to call for a labor strike if they choose.…