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Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos on Friday asked an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error. The workers, calling themselves Casino Employees Against Smoking...
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Sports betting firm bet365 fined $33K for taking bets after outcomes were known
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking wagers on events in which the outcome was already known, and on games that were not approved for betting. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement...
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Atlantic City casino workers plan ad blitz to ban smoking after court rejects ban
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children in response to a judge's rejection of a lawsuit that would have ended smoking in the nine casinos. The...
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Judge allows smoking to continue in Atlantic City casinos, dealing blow to workers
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A judge on Friday allowed smoking to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos, giving some measure of relief to the city's struggling casino industry while rebuffing workers who have long sought to be able to breathe clean air on the casino floor. The ruling...
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Atlantic City casino earnings declined by 1.3% in 2nd quarter of 2024
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's casinos and two internet-only gambling entities saw their collective earnings decline by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the same period a year earlier, state gambling regulators said Thursday. Figures released by the New...
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Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her 'Is this America?' speech 60 years ago
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats' presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech that challenged the seating of Mississippi's all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic...
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Bet365 ordered to refund $519K to customers who it paid less than they were entitled on sports bets
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Online gambling company bet365 must refund more than a half-million dollars to customers who won bets, but were paid less than they were entitled to when the company unilaterally changed the odds when making the payouts, state gambling regulators said. ...
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Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in June
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports betting revenue overall in the state declined by 9.5%, according to figures released Tuesday by state gambling regulators. The New Jersey Division of Gaming...
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Up to two new offshore wind projects are proposed for New Jersey. A third seeks to re-bid its terms
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Up to two additional offshore wind projects were proposed for the New Jersey coast Wednesday, and the developers of a third project that already has preliminary approval sought to re-bid its terms. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities received three...
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US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey on Tuesday, giving a major boost to a project that would be the state's first. The project still requires an additional federal approval of its...
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