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Not only New York casinos threaten Atlantic City. Developer predicts Meadowlands casino is coming
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but from within their own state. That's not great news for a seaside resort in which the amount of money won from in-person gamblers continues to lag,...
Atlantic City mayor: I'm committed to my family and city while dealing with daughter abuse charges
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said Thursday he remains committed to his family and to his city as he deals with charges that he and his wife abused their teenage daughter. In his first public comments since prosecutors on Monday charged him and his...
New York competition, smoking, internet betting concerns roil US northeast's gambling market
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casinos in the northeastern U.S. are dealing with numerous challenges as they brace for the arrival of new competitors in New York City. A potential smoking ban in Atlantic City, an ongoing debate over whether internet gambling hurts or helps the bottom...
Another record for New Jersey internet gambling revenue as in-person winnings struggle
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's high-flying internet gambling market continues to smash records. But the amount of money won from in-person gamblers at most of Atlantic City's casinos is less than it was before the COVID19 pandemic. Figures released Tuesday by the New...
Detective says daughter's boyfriend, disliked by Atlantic City mayor, recorded abuse in video call
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife disapproved of their teenage daughter's boyfriend, who secretly recorded an incident of Small allegedly physically and verbally assaulting the girl over a video chat, prosecutors said in affidavit. Small and...
Atlantic City mayor, wife charged with abusing and assaulting teenage daughter
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife were charged Monday with abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on multiple occasions, including hitting her in the head with a broom and knocking her unconscious. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office...
Opponents of smoking in casinos try to enlist shareholders of gambling companies in non-smoking push
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Add investors to the list of people that opponents of smoking in casinos are enlisting in hopes of banning the practice. A national non-smoking group and a Michigan health system have placed shareholder proposals on the agenda of annual meetings for two...
Atlantic City casinos were less profitable in 2023, even with online help
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's casinos were less profitable in 2023 than they were a year earlier, even with help from the state's booming online gambling market. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the nine casinos collectively...
Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Frustrated at having unsuccessfully agitated for over three years to get lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers on Friday tried a new tactic. They filed a lawsuit to try to overturn a law that leaves casino workers as the only ones not covered by the...
Atlantic City mayor says search warrants involve 'private family issue,' not corruption
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said Monday that a search of his home last week by prosecutors involved “a private family issue,” not a crime. The Democratic mayor held a news conference at City Hall to respond to the execution last Thursday of five...
