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News Brief: New Jersey inspectors are scrutinizing the financial records and accounting procedures of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority , the agency that controls hundreds of millions of dollars of casino-funded redevelopment projects.

News Brief: Two Bally's Atlantic City workers had to be rescued from a stuck elevator Monday night.

New Jersey's top casino regulator has been reappointed to a state development agency four months after she was removed by former Gov. Richard J. Codey in a high-profile power strug

At the final table of the Borgata Winter Poker Open , Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi once again showed the poker prowess that makes him one of the most feared players.

Day Three of the World Poker Tour main event at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is under wraps and the field has been narrowed down to the final table of six players.

News Brief: Bally's held a special jobs fair Monday and Tuesday to help recently laid-off employees find new positions in the three other Atlantic City casinos owned by Harrah's Entertainment.

News Brief: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa was hit with a $70 million lawsuit Monday that claims the gaming hall discriminated against female employees in its zeal to keep its skimpily attired cocktail servers slim and sexy.

Some of the bigger names in Borgata poker history came out for the Borgata Winter Poker Open.

As in previous tournaments of the Borgata Winter Poker Open, the turnout for Event Five, the $1,000 buy-in, was better than expected, 362 players graced the felt and raised a prize pool of $362,000.

Many of Borgata's limit cash game players and several more well known pros took to the felt for two days, Monday and Tuesday, in the only non-No Limit Hold'em event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.

In the end, North Carolina's Rich Marshall bested Maryland's Vinod Vangimalla for the biggest cash prize and the Borgata champion's bracelet.

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, a joint venture of Boyd Gaming Corporation and MGM Mirage, reports the appointment of Larry Mullin to President and Chief Operating Officer.

The weary got little rest as Borgata Winter Poker Open Event Two came to a close after two days of dramatic action.

New Yorker, Ravi "Saint Soldier" Anand, has won the first event of the inaugural 2006 Borgata Winter Poker Open.

Over 1,300 players are feeling the heat at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa for the first event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open.

An Atlantic County lawmaker wants to lead the effort to add casino gaming floors to a soon-to-be-enforced statewide smoking ban.

News Brief: Atlantic City casino gambling revenue rose 7.3 percent in December, sending the 2005 total over the $5 billion mark for the first time, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission said on Tuesday.

A month after its debut, Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa's PowerPrize Jackpot and Players Card Bonus has paid out over $1.3 million to customers.

News Brief: Among the exceptions to the ban on public indoor smoking are cigar bars, tobacco retailers and Atlantic City casino floors.

Bally Gaming and Systems reports that Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City has gone live with Bally Power Winners.