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New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on pandemic-related insurance exclusions
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court is considering whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, potentially providing guidance for policyholders nationwide regarding the scope of coverage for...
Las Vegas hospitality workers overwhelmingly permit union to call strike against hotels, casinos
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted Tuesday to authorize a strike that could impact more than three dozen casinos and hotels, the city’s economic backbone. The Culinary Workers Union hasn’t gone on strike in...
Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of...
Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday that the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf...
New Jersey's casinos, tracks and partners won $531M from gamblers in August
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won more than $531 million in August, up almost 13% from a year earlier. Figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement...
How hard will Hurricane Lee hit New England? The cold North Atlantic may decide that
New England is known for its fickle weather, powerful nor'easters and blizzards. Destructive hurricanes, however, are relatively rare and typically don't pack the same punch as tropical cyclones that hit the Southeast. Hurricanes usually lose some steam, becoming tropical storms, or...
US casinos have their best July ever, winning nearly $5.4B from gamblers
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Commercial casinos in the U.S. had their best July ever this year, winning nearly $5.4 billion from gamblers, according to figures released Thursday by a national gambling industry group. The American Gaming Association said the casinos' winnings were up...
Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid opposition
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey as the owners of one project agreed to bring the federal government in on their environmental monitoring plans at an earlier stage than has ever been done, and federal regulators said plans...
Online bets on NFL games surged in Week 1 as legal sports betting continues to grow
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say they are is reporting a record number of transactions over the first weekend of the NFL season. GeoComply Solutions, the Vancouver,...
6 protesters arrested as onshore testing work for New Jersey wind farm begins
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Police arrested six protesters Tuesday who tried to disrupt the start of land-based testing for New Jersey's first offshore wind farm. But the work progressed anyway. Police in Ocean City, which has become the hub of resistance to offshore wind projects in...
