According to data released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), total gaming revenue in New Jersey rose to $546.1 million in March 2025, a 3.7% increase year-over-year. This growth was primarily driven by the state's iGaming industry, which continued its upward trend, growin
Profits plunged at Atlantic City’s casinos in 2024, down more than 9% from the previous year, figures released Monday show.The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released figures showing the nine casinos posted a collective gross operating profit of $675.1 million, down 9.3% from 2023. And on
An expansion of CocoRico Beach Bar in Atlantic City, near Tropicana Casino, is facing opposition from residents and city officials. The bar is located steps away from the Ocean Club Condominiums.It’s possible a renovations could help improve the area, and be helpful to Atlantic City casinos. However
Parking is once again free at Golden Nugget Atlantic City. The casino in the city’s Marina District ended a paid-parking scheme at 5 p.m. Friday.It had been charging a base fee of $10 since August, after years of being the only Atlantic City casino not to charge any patrons to self-park.“It was an i
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson is pushing back on a state senator’s support for continuing a casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program indefinitely.“Why you have chosen to pursue a PILOT in perpetuity is baffling,” Levinson wrote to state Sen. Vince Polistina in a Tuesday letter. “I strongl
Over the past 45 years, New Jersey gambling has been a rollercoaster of innovation, growth, and straight-up reinvention.Many associate the Garden State with Atlantic City’s busy casinos and boardwalks, but the history of gambling here stretches well beyond its 1980s heyday.After working in the indus
Atlantic City casinos finished behind online casinos for revenue for only the second time in the months of January. However, it’s not the retail necessarily had a poor month, considering the vertical increased 2.6% from January 2024.The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported that Atlanti
It’s been a full year since the New Jersey Legislature has done anything with a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos.Wednesday marked the anniversary of a vote in the state Senate to move forward with a bill that would end smoking in the nine casinos.But since then, it has gone now
DEEM Enterprises Reiterates Plan to Redevelop AC’s Defunct Bader Field AirportDEEM Enterprises, a visionary group seeking to redevelop Atlantic City’s Bader Field airport, has reiterated its plans to breathe new life into the area.DEEM Wants to Breathe New Life into the Defunct AirportDEEM Enterpris
The casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program is set to expire next year, and state lawmakers and stakeholders are in talks to extend it.State Sen. Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic, said talks have begun with members of the governor’s administration about a new PILOT bill, and he will soon talk to county a
She’s ditched us twice, but some New Jersey lawmakers still want Miss America back.They’ll consider a bill Thursday urging the Miss America Organization to return to the seaside city where it all began in 1921 as a way to extend the summer tourism season that ended up creating an iconic American exp
Golden Nugget Atlantic City will reopen its sportsbook Jan. 29.The casino said Wednesday the update to its sports betting facility will include new technology and new betting markets.“Our team is committed to providing an elevated betting atmosphere, and these enhancements are proof of that,” said T
New Jersey’s casino industry reached a new milestone in 2024, generating $6.3 billion in gambling revenue, partly driven by online gambling, The Press of Atlantic City reported.Nevertheless, despite record breaking profits last year, Atlantic City executives are expressing concern over profits argui
Former Unite Here union President Bob McDevitt plans to challenge Democratic Mayor Marty Small Sr. in the June primary, McDevitt’s campaign said Sunday.Small administration critics John Devlin, a retired police officer and former school board and municipal utility board member, will run for an at-la
New Jersey’s gambling industry won more money from gamblers in 2024 than ever before. The nearly $5.7 billion the casinos won last year smashed the old record of $5.2 billion. And when money won from sports betting at horse tracks is included, the total haul reached $6.3 billion.So why aren’t the ca
Numerous interest groups in Atlantic City had hoped to hear some sort of encouraging input Tuesday afternoon from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, but received no such mention in his one-hour annual “State of the State” address — the last one before a new governor is elected in November.The Greater Atla