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Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93

Jun. 19, 2024 09:31 AM EDT

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%

Jun. 14, 2024 15:43 PM EDT

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

Jun. 12, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

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

Jun. 11, 2024 18:25 PM EDT

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

Jun. 10, 2024 18:19 PM EDT

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...

Dispute over mailed ballots in a New Jersey county delays outcome of congressional primary

Jun. 06, 2024 15:22 PM EDT

Whether to count more than 1,900 mail ballots cast in one New Jersey county will be up to a judge after their envelopes were unsealed prematurely and members of the local election board deadlocked on how to proceed. Superior Court Judge Michael J. Blee will hear arguments Friday in...

Most Jersey Shore beaches are in good shape as summer starts, but serious erosion a problem in spots

May. 23, 2024 12:45 PM EDT

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — Most of New Jersey's beaches will start the summer in decent shape after a winter of storms, but significant erosion remains a problem in several spots. Even in shore towns where erosion has not reached crisis levels, the shoreline is somewhat narrower this...

Atlantic City casino profits declined by nearly 10% in first quarter of 2024

May. 22, 2024 15:09 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's casinos saw their collective profits decline by nearly 10% in the first quarter of this year, and only two of the nine casinos were more profitable than they were a year ago, figures released Wednesday by state gambling regulators show. ...

New Jersey overall gambling revenue up 10.4% in April, but in-person casino winnings were down

May. 16, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won more than half a billion dollars from gamblers in April, an increase of 10.4% from a year earlier, state gambling regulators said Thursday. But that was due in large...

Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women's sports is soaring

May. 15, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Led by fascination with basketball star Caitlin Clark, interest in — and betting on — women's sports is surging. Clark, who made her professional debut Tuesday with the WNBA's Indiana Fever, helped generate record-breaking levels of viewership and...