Atlantic City News - Page 92

News Brief: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama on Monday offered Atlantic City as an example of why union workers need a change of direction from Washington, D.C.

News Brief: Dealers at the Trump Marina Hotel Casino narrowly voted down a bid to unionize, according to union representatives Saturday.

The CEO Poker Tour will begin in 10 days at Trump Taj Mahal Casino, Altantic City, May 19-25, where players will battle over the green felt of the poker table for an exclusive Tiffany Championship bracelet, cash, trophies, prizes and bragging rights.

Harrah's Entertainment posted a slight increase in first-quarter earnings due to higher operation costs tied to the Atlantic City market.

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. is tantalizing the public with its plans for a $1.5 billion megaresort in place of the old Sands Casino Hotel.

News Brief: Security officers will vote next month on union representation at Bally's Atlantic City, where another union recently filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent table games employees.

News Brief: In the latest round of layoffs shaking the Boardwalk casino, Tropicana has eliminated its limousine department, costing about 40 employees their jobs, one of the drivers said Wednesday.

ews Brief: An investigation by New Jersey regulators into MGM Mirage's business dealings in Macau could result in the gambling behemoth's exit from Atlantic City, an analyst said yesterday.

News Brief: Borgata's first-quarter earnings were squeezed by higher promotional expenses in a fierce battle with competitors for market share, parent company Boyd Gaming Corp. reported Thursday.

News Brief: Atlantic City officials say a company building the resort's newest casino in the South Inlet got a little ahead of itself, digging up foundations and underground tanks before it closed off the site with a proper construction fence.

Revel Entertainment Group, has named Tishman Construction Corporation as Construction Manager of the Company’s resort development project on twenty acres of beachfront land along the famous Boardwalk in Atlantic City.

ews Brief: For angry smokers, there was a lot more huffing and a lot less puffing at Atlantic City's 11 casinos as a new local law took effect Sunday that restricts smoking to no more than 25 percent of the gaming floor.

A settlement package of $101 million has been awarded to the families of the four construction workers killed and more than 30 others injured in the October 30, 2003, catastrophic collapse of the Tropicana Casino parking garage.

News Brief: The resort's 11 casinos posted a meager increase in gaming win last month, collecting just 1.3 percent more from gamblers than they did in March 2006 and reversing a two-month trend of revenue declines.

News Brief: The gaming industry overcame the loss of the Sands Casino Hotel and an unprecedented three-day shutdown over the summer to post a record $1.4 billion in gross operating profits for 2006.

Four Wall Street analysts will discuss issues and trends, offer financial projections, and answer attendee questions at the 11th annual East Coast Gaming Congress.

he Trump Taj Mahal will host the CEO Poker Tour, May 19-25, where players will battle over the green felt of the poker table for an exclusive Tiffany Championship bracelet, cash, trophies, prizes and bragging rights.

News Brief: Other casinos are being put to the test after Caesars dealers became the first ever in this city to become unionized after other unions tried and failed.

The convergence of gaming and leisure will be in the spotlight when two nationally prominent leaders in these fields co-present at the 11th annual East Coast Gaming Congress.

News Brief: Caesars Atlantic City dealers deny the casino's allegation that the United Auto Workers intimidated them into voting for union representation was false.