Ilitch family buying half of Atlantic City's Ocean Casino
Detroit's Ilitch family — owners of the Tigers baseball team, the Red Wings hockey team, and the Little Caesars pizza chain — is buying as much as half of the troubled casino in Atlantic City.
Atlantic City boardwalk store owner dies after robbery
Prosecutors in New Jersey say they are investigating the death of the owner of a store on the Atlantic City boardwalk who collapsed after he was allegedly threatened by a knife-wielding 12-year-old during a confrontation with multiple juveniles at his shop.
With motorists confused, Atlantic City to redo BLM road paint
Atlantic City says it will redo a Black Lives Matter tribute on a street because it confused motorists.
Woman gives birth to baby in car outside NJ hospital
A baby in New Jersey wasn't waiting to make its debut into the world, instead arriving inside the car outside the hospital.
Former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino imploded Wednesday
The dilapidated building that once housed the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino came crumbling to the ground on Wednesday morning as onlookers came from near and far to watch the implosion of an Atlantic City staple.
Atlantic City casino gambler scores $1.1M jackpot on progressive poker game
A New Jersey man hit a $1.1 million jackpot on a progressive poker game after placing a $5 wager at an Atlantic City casino.
Bally's Atlantic City to close for 30 hours due to technology overhaul
Bally's casino in Atlantic City will temporarily close for 30 hours next week to perform a technology overhaul.
Auction for VIP view of ex-Trump casino implosion nets $16K
It wasn’t nearly the $1 million that Atlantic City’s mayor had hoped for, but an auction for VIP viewing of the implosion of a former casino built by former President Donald Trump brought in over $16,000 on Wednesday.
Gambling industry desperate for more fed financial aid
The U.S. gambling industry wants additional financial aid from the next round of coronavirus stimulus legislation.
Ex-Trump casino in Atlantic City to be imploded next month
A former Atlantic City casino built by former President Trump will be imploded on Feb. 17, and city officials announced a new auction connected to it to raise money for a youth charity.
Atlantic City in 2021: Virus is the wild card
When and how thoroughly Atlantic City bounces back is likely to depend on how quickly and effectively the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control. The usual challenges facing the seaside gambling resort aren't going anywhere in 2021.
COVID vaccinations begin at veterans homes; AC Convention Center named vaccination site
New Jersey officials have started coronavirus vaccinations at three veterans' care homes.
Atlantic City to auction chance to blow up deserted Trump casino
One of President Donald Trump’s former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down.
Sports betting, online casinos may expand due to pandemic
Gambling executives, analysts and lawmakers attending a sports betting conference say the lure of new tax revenue from expanding sports betting could prove irresistible to states facing large deficits due to the pandemic.
Many challenges remain as US casinos financially recover from virus
America's casinos are recovering from months of closures necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, having regained 81% of the gambling revenue they saw in the third quarter of last year.
Atlantic City wants exclusive deal on pot sales
The mayor says the city should get first dibs on tax money that recreational marijuana would generate because it currently gets nothing from state-imposed parking, luxury, hotel and sports betting taxes.
'I love you': Atlantic City officers rescue distressed man from roof of parking garage
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Man wins $1.3M jackpot at Atlantic City casino
A New Jersey man became an instant millionaire at an Atlantic City casino.
New Jersey shatters its own sports betting record in September
New Jersey’s fast-growing sports betting market blew past its own national record in September, taking in more than $748 million in bets.
'Black Lives Matter' paint coming to MLK Blvd, not Boardwalk in Atlantic City
The words “Black Lives Matter” will be written large in a public place in Atlantic City on Friday — just not where some demonstrators originally hoped.