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Memorial Day picnic plans? Keep it to 25 people, Murphy says
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — People can gather outdoors in groups of as many as 25, instead of 10, and Memorial Day cookouts can go forward if people keep their distance from one another, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday. Public and private campgrounds may also reopen, the Democrat said during a news conference in...
Virus closures send Atlantic City casino profits down 65%
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's casinos saw their gross operating profits fall by more than 65% in the first quarter of this year, according to figures released Friday. The statistics cover only the first two weeks of casino closures due to the coronavirus outbreak; second-quarter earnings are...
Murphy sketches 3-stage restart, announces more openings
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday unveiled what he called a three-stage blueprint to reopening the economy from the COVID-19 shutdown, saying he was signing an order letting batting cages, golf driving ranges and some other businesses open up. The approach goes from more...
Atlantic City casinos shatter revenue-drop record -- again
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — April was the cruelest month — ever — for Atlantic City casinos, as state earnings figures released Wednesday shattered a record in revenue declines that had been set just a month ago. The coronavirus outbreak pushed revenue at the seaside resort's nine casinos down...
Atlantic City voters keep their government amid pandemic
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City will fight its way through the coronavirus pandemic and attempt to rebuild its devastated casino-based economy under its current form of government. Although it could be next week before all the votes are counted, Atlantic City’s mayor declared victory...
Atlantic City voters appear to reject a change of government
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The “Boardwalk Empire” may have struck back. It could be next week before all the votes are counted, but Atlantic City's mayor declared victory Tuesday night in a special election in which early returns showed voters strongly rejecting a proposal to eliminate a...
The Latest: Pakistan lifts lockdown amid jump in virus cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Pakistan begins lifting weeks-long lockdown despite another...
Atlantic City casinos' profits increase by 5.8% in 2019
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's casinos saw their operating profits rise by 5.8% in 2019 compared with a year earlier, according to earnings reports released Thursday. But part of that was due to big increases in profitability in the online operations of Caesars Entertainment and Resorts. Only...
Its finances improved, Ocean Casino's owners OK'd by NJ
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Beginning its life as the star-crossed Revel, the Atlantic City casino now known as the Ocean Casino Resort had known little other than debt, bankruptcy and failure, which ultimately led to its closure. But since a New York hedge fund took over last year, Ocean Resort has turned...
Workers want virus protections before casinos reopen
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casino workers across the country want their employers to provide them with protective equipment and adopt tough new cleaning and social distancing policies before the gambling halls reopen during the coronavirus outbreak. Union leaders and workers from casinos in Las Vegas,...
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