Atlantic City News - Page 103

News Brief: A trip to Las Vegas being offered by the New Jersey Lottery is putting the panel that runs the state's lotto games at odds with organizations that promote Atlantic City.

News Brief: The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights has launched an investigation into Borgata’s weight policy for their cocktail waitresses.

Four more surveillance camera operators at Caesars Atlantic City Hotel Casino used the equipment to ogle women, according to a complaint filed Tuesday.

With the opening of The Quarter, the $280 million non-gaming expansion, Tropicana Casino and Resort has taken the lead in the city's revitalization.

News Brief: Atlantic City's gambling industry continues to record year over year growth, with the 12 casinos generating a total of $396 million in gaming revenue in March, up 1.9 percent from 2004.

It's tough to be a sports franchise in a casino town.

Some of the attractions of this gambling mecca could be killing local residents at a higher rate than in the rest of the state.

A legal challenge to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa's imposition of weight limits on cocktail servers and bartenders was sent back to state court Thursday.

The 2,010-room casino hotel tops among the city's 12 properties, according to figures released Monday by the state Casino Control Commission.

The Washington Post featured Atlantic City, NJ on the cover of its Travel Section and branded The Quarter and Tropicana Casino and Resort with the city's highest mark and only "A+."

News Brief: Blame casinos' weak February in part on the leap year calendar.

News Brief: Placing 2,000 video lottery terminals at the Meadowlands Racetrack would have only a minimal effect on Atlantic City casino revenues, according to a study commissioned by the Codey administration.

News Brief: They’re still dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s on Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts’ bankruptcy reorganization plan, but the company has already launched a renovation program for two of its casino/hotel properties here.

News Brief: Any effort to ban smoking in casino hotels would be misguided, the top executive of the Borgata resort's newest gaming hall said.

Tropicana Casino and Resort announced the implementation of a dress code for guests visiting The Quarter, Tropicana's new $280 million addition.

Resorts reports caming revenues for Q4 were $54.8 million, compared to $46.9 million for Q4 2003. Net revenues for the quarter were $50.6 million, compared to $44.0 million in the prior year.

News Brief: Whether the weight scales and the scales of justice are coming into conflict is a question some people have begun to ask because of a recent employment policy in New Jersey.

News Brief: Casinos are increasingly focusing on players willing to wager between $50,000 and $250,000.

News Brief: NJ Transit is looking to create a new rail service that would connect New York and Atlantic City, officials said.

News Brief: Cocktail waitresses working at Atlantic City hotels and gaming halls fear their bosses will follow the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa's lead and boot them if they become over-weight.