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Harrah's Hosts World's Largest Slot Tournament

1 October 2004

Slot players from around the country will descend on Atlantic City in a quest for $1 million and the title of Champion of Slots for the 10th annual Harrah's Millionaire Maker.

Atlantic City Launches Pennsylvania Ad Blitz

30 September 2004

News Brief: The Convention and Visitors Authority cranked up its media presence in the Keystone State on Tuesday, announcing a $500,000 advertising blitz in eastern Pennsylvania.

Atlantic City Union Rejects Caesars, Harrah's Offer

29 September 2004

News Brief: Five more casinos edged closer to a strike Tuesday after members of Local 54 of Unite Here unanimously rejected a final five-year contract offer from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Inc.

Man Files Lawsuit Against Borgata

28 September 2004

News Brief: A Delaware man has filed an age and race discrimination lawsuit against the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa claiming he was denied a job as a mechanic because recruiters were looking for candidates who were ‘fun, fast, friendly, fresh and focused.’

Judge Limits Pickets by Casino Workers

27 September 2004

News Brief: While a weekend picket held by casino workers did not appear to affect visitors to the city, it did draw the attention of a superior court judge.

Union Rejects Tropicana Offer

24 September 2004

News Brief: Union officials fielded a contract offer from the Tropicana Casino and Resort on Thursday and then told casino officials they could jump off their building.

Atlantic City Union Pickets Start Friday

22 September 2004

News Brief: Local 54 will picket Tropicana Casino and Resort, starting midnight Friday and running through Saturday night, as part of the union's plan to force the casino industry into a contract.

Tropicana Sends Open Letter to Union

20 September 2004

An open letter from Dennis C. Gomes, president of resort operations, Aztar Corp. and Pamela J. Popielarski, president and general manager of Tropicana, Atlantic City, was sent to the president of Local 54.

Atlantic City Casino Workers Temporarily Extend Pact

20 September 2004

The 500-member contract committee of Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees union in Atlantic City agreed late Friday to extend its recently expired contract until Oct. 1 while negotiations with gaming companies continue.

World Poker Tour Hit Borgata

20 September 2004

The Borgata casino kicked off the fourth stop on the World Poker Tours third season, attracting record numbers of players to the second annual Borgata Poker Open.

Thousands Show up for Atlantic City Rally

17 September 2004

News Brief: In what organizers called the largest labor demonstration in the Atlantic City's history, about 7,000 union workers and supporters staged a loud but peaceful demonstration Thursday night on the beach and Boardwalk.

Atlantic City Casino Union to Rally

16 September 2004

News Brief: Thousands of union protesters are expected to rally on the Boardwalk today in a show of solidarity designed to pressure the casinos to settle on a new contract.

Atlantic City Workers Still on the Job

15 September 2004

News Brief: Eleven of the city's casinos are now operating without a contract, but the 14,500 hotel and restaurant employees involved remain on the job.

No Atlantic City Union Deal Yet

14 September 2004

News Brief: Talks between the casino union and two companies failed to produce a contract as a potential strike moved closer Monday, but progress apparently was made with the three Trump properties.

Unions, Resorts Atlantic City Still Talking

13 September 2004

News Brief: The union's divide-and-conquer strategy kicked into high gear Sunday, as Resorts Atlantic City held its first solo talks with Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union.

Atlantic City Workers Vote to Strike

10 September 2004

News Brief: Atlantic City union members have given their permission for a strike against the casino industry and started gearing up for what could be a lengthy fight.

Exodus at Casino Association

9 September 2004

News Brief: A day before Atlantic City casino union workers are expected to give labor leaders authorization to call a strike, six casinos sought to protect themselves from the threat Wednesday by leaving the New Jersey Casino Association's bargaining unit.

Atlantic City Union Warns of Strike Action

3 September 2004

News Brief: Less than two weeks before its contract expires, the city's largest and most powerful labor union warned Thursday of the possibility of a strike unless the casinos back off from the controversial practice of subcontracting.

Borgata Strong and Growing Stronger

30 August 2004

News Brief: Ever since the billion-dollar Borgata opened, the megaresort, which raked in more than $1.8 million in daily casino winnings in July, is already looking to get bigger and better.

Atlantic City Casino Jobs Threatened

30 August 2004

News Brief: While Atlantic City is trying to reinvent itself as a full-service, overnight destination, frontline workers say they will be facing the biggest threat to their livelihoods when their current contracts expire next month.

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