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iGaming Industry Expected to Bring New Jobs to New Jersey
Internet Betting Will Bring New Jobs to New Jersey When it gets going at the end of November, the brand new Internet betting industry in New Jersey is widely predicted to bring with it not only new gamblers, but also new jobs to the Atlantic City area. According...
Sands Bethlehem Wants to Add Amenities, Restrict Underage Gamblers
Sands Bethlehem License Renewal Hearing Held This Week Sands Bethlehem, the second-most profitable casino in what is now the second-largest gambling market in the nation, Pennsylvania, was the subject of a licensing renewal hearing this week and two major topics...
Iconic Sparks Nugget Casino Has Been Sold
Private Investment Firm Buys Sparks Nugget John Ascuaga’s Nugget Resort and Casino in Sparks, Nevada, has been sold to a private investment group for an amount that was not publicized, it was widely reported in the media last week. The property, originally...
First New Jersey Online Gambling License Goes to Borgata
Borgata Wins First License in New Jersey As excitement about the upcoming launch of real-money online gambling in the state of New Jersey seems to be reaching a fevered pitch, this week it was revealed which company will receive the very first license. The Borgata,...
Firms Vying for Massachusetts Slots Parlor License Plead Their Cases
Slots Companies Pitch Massachusetts Gaming Regulators The battle to gain casino licensing in the state of Massachusetts has been waging hot all year long, and as the year draws nearer to a close, the competition shows no sign of abating. The state plans to hand...
PokerStars Intends to Build $10 Million Atlantic City Poker Room
PokerStars Aims to Open New Poker Room in Atlantic City Though it has yet to receive licensing approval from New Jersey state gambling regulators, online poker behemoth PokerStars is already revealing that, if granted an operating license, the company plans to...
Philadelphia Casino License Likely to be Awarded Next Spring
Philadelphia Casino Licensing Decision Expected Next Spring In recent years, Pennsylvania has emerged as one of the hottest gambling markets in the United States. The heat is set to be turned up next year, with a second Philadelphia-area casino license to be handed...
Famous Gambling Pro Accused of Cheating California Casino
Record Breaking Gambler Popped for Cheating in San Diego A famous California gambler primarily known for putting together a record-setting winning streak is apparently ready to go down in the history books for something else: cheating at blackjack. The Los Angeles...
U.S. Casino Visitors Still Keeping Close Tabs on Their Wallets
Casinos Reporting Consumer Spending is Down Though the worst part of the recession appears to be in the rearview mirror, it turns out that Americans visiting casinos aren’t quite as profligate about their spending as they were before the bottom went out of...
Casinos Get Creative in Final Stretch for Massachusetts Licensing
New Deal Would Have Casino Hiring Disabled Employees Massachusetts has definitely emerged in 2013 as a state to watch in the casino proliferation race that is being fought in many regions in the nation. At the end of the year, Massachusetts gaming officials will...
