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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...
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...
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...
Under the Boardwalk officials vow to address homelessness in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In a place with a long history of people living — and sometimes dying — under the Boardwalk, Atlantic City has launched an effort to address homelessness by preventing people from sleeping on public property and connecting them with shelter and services. ...
New Jersey to hold hearing on 2 Trump golf course liquor licenses following felony convictions
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey regulators will hold a hearing next month on whether two golf courses owned by former President Donald Trump should have their liquor licenses renewed following his felony convictions in May in New York. His company, the Trump Organization,...
Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays' family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died...
New Jersey casino and sports betting revenue was nearly $510 million in May, up 8.3%
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and their online partners won nearly $510 million from gamblers in May, an increase of 8.3% from a year earlier, according to figures released Friday by state gambling regulators. Internet gambling...
Jersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids' rowdy actions after melees
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places, a group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday during a forum held after a second consecutive...
Trump's company: New Jersey golf club liquor license probe doesn't apply to ex-president
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Former president Donald Trump is not the holder of liquor licenses at his three New Jersey golf clubs, his company said Tuesday in response to an inquiry by the New Jersey attorney general's office into whether his convictions in a New York case might affect those...
In the rough: Felony convictions could cost Trump liquor licenses at 3 New Jersey golf courses
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's attorney general's office is looking into whether Donald Trump's recent felony convictions in New York make him ineligible to hold liquor licenses at his three New Jersey golf courses. A spokeswoman for the office said Monday that it is...
