Archive for the 'Atlantic City' Category
Revel Entertainment’s $2 Billion Plans
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Revel Entertainment, a new casino corporation, revealed plans for their project located north of the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City.
Tropicana Dealers Vote to Unionize
Monday, August 27th, 2007Saturday August 25th proved to be an unlucky day for the management at the Tropicana Casino and Resort.
Atlantic City Council Lights Up at Trump’s Criticism of Smoking Ban
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Responding to Donald Trump’s letter to the mayor and the head of city council a few days ago, the city government fired back strongly worded statements.
Trump Goes Ballistic on Atlantic City Smoking Ban
Sunday, August 19th, 2007Trump wrote a letter to Mayor Bob Levy and City Council President Bill Marsh stating the New Jersey casino industry was being hurt with smokers going to other jurisdictions where there are no restrictions on smoking such as Pennsylvania and New York.
Steve Wynn Says He Would Return to Atlantic City, If…
Monday, August 13th, 2007Casino Impresario Steve Wynn announced last week that he would come back to Atlantic City and build a show stopper property. His only condition? That he be given the right to develop the Bader Field property which is the closed city airport.
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Slide Continues in July
Monday, August 13th, 2007July proved to be an unlucky month for the casinos in New Jersey.
In what is proving to be a down year for the casino industry net receipts or ‘win’ in July was 469 million dollars down 2.3 % from the same month last year.
Tropicana Chief Gets the Axe After Overseeing Hundreds of Layoffs
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Fred Buro, chief executive for the Tropicana Casino and Resort, was dismissed recently. His replacement, Mark Giannantonio, held the position of executive vice-president of operations. He is expected to halt the decline in revenue.
Dealer Negotiations Begin for Caesars Atlantic City
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Five Months after voting in representation by the UAW, bargaining has begun between the dealers and management at Caesars Atlantic City.
New Projects Top Atlantic City Skyline
Sunday, July 29th, 2007While Atlantic City and Las Vegas have mega size casinos, one will never be mistaken for the other. Recently, Atlantic City has begun to copy the building boom of Las Vegas. Thousands of hotel rooms are being added to the town.
New Jersey Gang Arrested for Attempted Poker Scam
Monday, July 23rd, 2007A gang of professional gamblers were caught by the police in New Jersey after an attempted high-stakes poker scam.