Luck won’t be the only thing you need when entering a casino. The Borgata is set to introduce physical skill based gaming. The casino has gotten permission from the state to hold a basketball contest in March where players will shoot free throws for money. The contest will cost $20 as a buy in and…
Finally a small ray of hope for Atlantic City’s casino industry. The casino industry posted a slight increase in the overall win figures for January, 2015 compared with win figures from one year ago. New revenue figures released before the weekend show a modest one percent increase in gaming numbers. This marked the first increase…
The deal to sell the Revel Casino is basically dead. A judge ruled against potential buyer Glenn Straub on Wednesday to extend the date of closing to the end of the March. The owners of the Revel have said they would like to move on to find a new buyer at this point. Straub couldn’t…
A big concert announcement took place this week. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett will be playing a show together at the Borgata. The “Cheek to Cheek” tour comes to Atlantic City on Friday July 24. Tickets go on sale this Friday Feb. 13. The two released an album together last year that hit No. 1…
The sale of the Revel Casino could be dead. The AP is reporting that the owners of Revel are going to file to terminate the sale of the casino. The potential buyer, Glenn Straub, was seeking an extension for the sale to end of the month. There remains an on-going lawsuit with the former tenants…
The man who pioneered how people watch NFL content is dead at the age of 98-years-old. Ed Sabol, who was born in Atlantic City, is dead at the age of 98. Sabol was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sabol founded “NFL Films,” and collected 52 Emmy awards for his time as chairman…
A key Assembly committee advanced a bill to make a UEZ zone in Atlantic City for ten years. Atlantic City would be New Jersey’s 33rd Urban Enterprise Zone, and under Assembly Vince Mazzeo’s bill it would also help generate property tax relief for Atlantic City residents and businesses. Qualifying retail businesses in the zone would…
The CEO of Caesar’s Entertainment is stepping away from that position. Gary Loveman announced he would no longer be in charge of Caesar’s Entertainment. He led the company into a Chapter 11 filing with its biggest unit. The previous head of Hertz, the rental car company, will take Loveman’s place. Mark Frissora will officially take…
The only major sports commissioner to say he supports the idea of legalized sports betting has been talking with the leaders of the other professional sports leagues. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN The Magazine that he has had discussions with the other leagues and that they have assigned people within their organizations to look…
The main casino union for the Trump Taj Mahal has filed 27 unfair labor practices charges against the casino. Unite-Here Local 54 said work schedules were changed without discussion and decisions were made to cost employees money. The story was first reported by the AP. Billionaire Carl Icahn has been fighting with the union in…