Atlantic City News - Page 81

The 2008 Borgata Poker Open concluded with 22-year-old Vivek Rajkumar winning $1.4 million.

News Brief: The company that was stripped of its ownership of Tropicana Casino and Resort nine months ago will try to regain control of the troubled property.

News Brief: After months of disappointing results, the Atlantic City casinos reported a slight increase in recent gambling revenue.

The sixth annual Borgata Poker Open had a record 1,192 players turn out for the Event #1 last week in Atlantic City. The tournament will culminate with the $10,000 World Poker Tour Championship Main Event that begins Sept. 13 and boasts a guaranteed $5 million in prize money.

News Brief: Atlantic City's 11 gambling dens grow increasingly stingy with their free hotel rooms, meals and other goods and services.

News Brief: After more than a year of negotiations, the Atlantic City casinos have finally wrapped up an agreement with the horseracing industry to block slot machine-like video lottery terminals at the tracks, a casino representative said Wednesday.

Bringing home the stylish decor of The Water Club, A Signature Hotel by Borgata, is now just a click away with the official launch of ShopTheWaterClub.com.

The brand new Taj Mahal - Chairman Tower will open to customers on August 29.

News Brief: Atlantic City casinos are comping less, and when they do, it is happening for the high-roller slots players and far-more-profitable table-game gamblers.

News Brief: The chairman of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. reassured New Jersey gaming regulators Thursday that his company remains serious about building a new casino, despite uncertainty about the financing and timing of the project.

Foreigner will perform in the Xanadu Theater at Trump Taj Mahal on Saturday, August 30 at 8 p.m.

News Brief: A gigantic billboard hovering over the Boardwalk drew quizzical looks from New Yorkers Helena and Josie Grants as they relaxed on a bench during a sunny afternoon.

BRE Presents welcomes singer-songwriter-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham in the Xanadu Theater at Trump Taj Mahal, on Saturday, October 11 at 8:00 p.m.

iCrete has delivered some of the world's most advanced and environmentally friendly concrete mix designs for the construction of Revel Casino Resort, Atlantic City's newest entertainment venue.

News Brief: A judge has ruled in a lawsuit filed in 2005 that Caesars discriminated against male bartenders who were allegedly passed over for Toga Bar positions in favor of younger, less experienced women.

News Brief: The Atlantic City gaming industry's summer slump continued in July, with revenue falling sharply in what is usually the most important month on the casino calendar.

The Price is Right delivers big for a pair of Jackpotjoy players while a foul odor has one poker room wishing another player was playing online.

News Brief: Penn National is betting on a rezoned part of Route 30 as a potential site for a casino project.

Gaming stocks on Friday recovered some of their value that was lost the previous day when both Nevada and Atlantic City reported disappointing monthly gaming revenues, panicking an already jittery investment community.

News Brief: Atlantic City casinos reported $373.6 million in casino win in June, an 11 percent decrease over the same month a year ago.