New Jersey News - Page 134

News Brief: Talks between the casino union and two companies failed to produce a contract as a potential strike moved closer Monday, but progress apparently was made with the three Trump properties.

News Brief: The union's divide-and-conquer strategy kicked into high gear Sunday, as Resorts Atlantic City held its first solo talks with Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union.

News Brief: Atlantic City union members have given their permission for a strike against the casino industry and started gearing up for what could be a lengthy fight.

News Brief: A day before Atlantic City casino union workers are expected to give labor leaders authorization to call a strike, six casinos sought to protect themselves from the threat Wednesday by leaving the New Jersey Casino Association's bargaining unit.

News Brief: Less than two weeks before its contract expires, the city's largest and most powerful labor union warned Thursday of the possibility of a strike unless the casinos back off from the controversial practice of subcontracting.

News Brief: New Jersey gaming investigators want an appeals court to revoke the casino licenses that were approved for two brothers whose northern New Jersey construction companies are reputedly linked to organized crime.

News Brief: Ever since the billion-dollar Borgata opened, the megaresort, which raked in more than $1.8 million in daily casino winnings in July, is already looking to get bigger and better.

News Brief: While Atlantic City is trying to reinvent itself as a full-service, overnight destination, frontline workers say they will be facing the biggest threat to their livelihoods when their current contracts expire next month.

News Brief: A New Jersey grand jury has indicted five men from South Jersey and two others from South Philadelphia on charges of running an illegal sports betting ring.

News Brief: New Jersey Governor McGreevey signed legislation that will generate billions of dollars in casino resort development over the next five years.

New Jersey lottery revenue rose more than 5 percent in the past fiscal year, topping $2 billion in sales for the third consecutive year.

News Brief: While the Borgata has done much to enliven casino gaming in town and is contributing to an expanding market, it had a mixed impact on the industry's second-quarter earnings.

News Brief: Curtis Bashaw has a few words for anyone who has designs on his high-profile job as executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority: I'm not leaving yet.

News Brief: The number of casino bus passengers heading to Atlantic City will likely drop again this year, and the pace of decline could accelerate when a major gaming hall motor coach company leaves the market next month.

News Brief: Security concerns apparently stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have prompted Borgata to conduct random searches of cars pulling into its valet parking lot.

News Brief: A man jumped to his death from the 11th level of the parking garage at the Caesars Atlantic City Wednesday morning, police said.

News Brief: Donald Trump, the man who boasted of mastering the art of the deal and keeping up with the state of the art, has not kept up with the times when it comes to the gambling business, casino-goers said yesterday.

News Brief: It seems the billion-dollar Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is finally spreading the wealth instead of simply stealing business from its competitors.

News Brief: Atlantic City gamblers are worried that the Harrah’s- Caesars merger will mean changes to the slot club offers.

News Brief: Experts told a Senate committee on Monday that Atlantic City needs to significantly boost entertainment and other nongaming options in order to limit any loss of casino business when slot machines arrive in Pennsylvania.