New Jersey News - Page 116

News Brief: A proposed Atlantic City ordinance would allow smoking on 25 percent of a casino's gaming floor, with the smoking sections enclosed and separately ventilated from the rest of the building.

Leonard Cortellino of Maine survived the tough field at the 2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open and took home $200,860 in first place prize money.

At the No Limit event, Jose Gomez of New York emerged as the champion taking home $129,386 and his first Main Event Championship at the Borgata Winter Open.

Tae Baik of Leonia, NJ, knocked out the remaining two players to capture the first title of the 2007 Winter Poker Open and the $152,960 in first place prize money.

The poker action was hot inside Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa during the first day of competition at the 2nd annual Borgata Winter Poker Open taking place January 17-30, 2007.

News Brief: An unsympathetic Casino Control Commission refused Wednesday to remove the man from New Jersey's self-exclusion list despite arguments from his lawyer that his civil rights may have been violated.

News Brief: Despite a shutdown and one less casino, Atlantic City's gaming industry was able to extend its winning streak in 2006, racking up a record $5.2 billion in revenue.

New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine will be Keynote Speaker for the 11th annual East Coast Gaming Congress.

News Brief: Atlantic City casinos have spent millions of dollars on high-tech ventilation systems and smokeless technologies but their investment may prove to be a wastewhen the city’s proposed casino smoking ban takes effect in April.

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will kick off the New Year with the second annual Borgata Winter Open which will conclude with the Borgata Poker Classic, part of the World Poker Tour.

News Brief: New Jersey Senator Bill Gormley's retirement leaves the casinos without their chief advocate, and no one is sure who will assume his role as their champion in Trenton.

News Brief: State Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew continues to push for a referendum to bring sports betting to Atlantic City, New Jersey.

News Brief: The cigarette smoke that wafts through Atlantic City's casinos may disappear within weeks, depending on a city council vote scheduled for Friday.

News Brief: Two casino companies in Atlantic City and the New Jersey Transit signed a contract on Thursday, finalizing train service between New York and the second-largest U.S. gambling market, a spokesman for one of the companies said.

News Brief: Casino patrons who believe they were duped by false or misleading come-ons by the gaming industry can sue under New Jersey consumer fraud laws, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.

News Brief: Casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, won 1.6 percent more money from gamblers in November compared with a year earlier, the state's Casino Control Commission said on Monday.

News Brief: A Gloucester County man yesterday admitted taking bets for a multimillion-dollar sports gambling ring that was run by a former state trooper and allegedly involved former Flyers star Rick Tocchet.

News Brief: New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Fred Jacobs spoke to advocates and reporters about the need to make casino floors smoke-free.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that Carl Zeitz, a former New Jersey gaming regulator, has been retained as a consultant to the Company for public and community relations related to its entry into the Atlantic City, N.J. casino market.

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa will introduce a fresh alternative to the typical Atlantic City shopping experience with the opening of WHIM on Black Friday, November 24, 2006.