New Jersey News - Page 139

News Brief: Six months in, authority says it is too early to accurately gauge Atlantic City’s new slogan effectiveness, but the preliminary numbers are impressive.

News Brief: Resorts Atlantic City won regulatory approval Wednesday for a $40 million financing that will buy 10 acres next door.

News Brief: Dealers at Bally's, Caesars and Hilton called in Teamsters Local 331 to help get stable wages, a lower threshold for full-time benefits and better treatment from management.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment is considering adding more hotel rooms in Atlantic City to meet burgeoning demand, according to Chief Executive Gary Loveman.

A selection of news and views from Atlantic City this week.

News Brief: The extra day in February contributed to a whopping 30.1 percent increase in gaming revenues compared with February 2003.

News Brief: The former executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority scoffed at allegations by the McGreevey administration of spending abuses and questionable accounting practices at the cash-rich state agency during his regime.

A selection of news and views from Atlantic City this week.

A selection of news and views from Atlantic City this week.

News Brief: Just as the Atlantic City casino industry is completing a $1.8 billion building boom that began 3 1/2 years ago, the industry's investment pipeline is filling with another $1 billion.

News Brief: The new Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa paid its first regulatory fines on Wednesday for two violations at the gaming tables.

News Brief: A longtime craps players says that casinos are cutting into their crap dealers’ tips and has started a campaign to remedy this.

News Brief: Despite a $20 million subsidy deal, horse racing supporters are pushing for a 2006 vote on a constitutional amendment to allow racetrack slot machines when the casino subsidy deal expires.

A selection of news and views from Atlantic City this week.

News Brief: One of CEO Bob Boughner's favorite photo props inside Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - the twin $1,000 slot machines - are on the shelf.

News Brief: Tropicana Casino and Resort plans to open its entire $245 million expansion project, including the fatally flawed parking garage, by the end of September, Aztar Corp. said Wednesday.

News Brief: Resorts Atlantic City reports earnings were hammered by the effects of its major expansion project.

News Brief: The Atlantic City industry as a whole endured bad weather to win $336.5 million from gamblers in January, up 9.7 percent from January last year. The new Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa drove the big gain with gross winnings of $47.4 million.

News Brief: Bidders on a proposed lease of Monmouth Park face likely delays in installing slot machines, due to resistance from Atlantic City casinos, said the head of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.

News Brief: The New Jersey Racing Commission has scheduled a vote to allow off-track betting in the state during its meeting on February 18 at Freehold Raceway harness track.