New Jersey News - Page 116

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.

News Brief: Atlantic City Council introduced a measure to ban smoking in local workplaces at its Wednesday night meeting.

News Brief: Today's meeting does not include an anticipated local anti-smoking ordinance that was seemingly timed to Thursday's annual Great American Smokeout.

In partnership with Wine Spectator magazine, the Borgata Heart & Soul Foundation raised $101,500 for Living Beyond Breast Cancer and Atlantic County Women's Center.

News Brief: Casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, won 2.9 percent less money from gamblers in October compared with a year earlier, the state's Casino Control Commission said on Thursday.

News Brief: Harrah’s Atlantic City was filled with frenzy and excitement as it held its annual $1 million slot tournament.

Columbia Entertainment said today that it has obtained regulatory approvals from gaming authorities in Nevada and New Jersey that will help to clear the way for the company's planned acquisition of Aztar Corporation.

he New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority unveiled details of its Boardwalk Facade Project.

The National Autism Association reports the first No Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournament, to be held Thursday, November 2 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City.

News Brief: Insiders say that Steve Wynn wants to build a casino on the Atlantic City boardwalk, and his preferred site includes 12 acres where the Trump Plaza sits.