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

News Brief: A reputed Genovese family capo was banned from New Jersey casinos Wednesday as a bad influence.

News Brief: The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa may be changing that reputation. The new kid in town is winning big by gambling on the appeal of table games to a younger market.

News Brief: Park Place Entertainment Corp. has dropped a politically charged lawsuit that challenged the way New Jersey agency finances millions of dollars in development projects.

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

News Brief: The deadly Oct. 30 collapse of the Tropicana Casino and Resort garage occurred less than an hour after a city building inspector examined the site and found nothing awry, according to city records.

News Brief: Resorts Atlantic City advertises to have the “Loosest Overall Slots” but the claim is outdated and may land the casino in trouble.

News Brief: The Borgata is credited with helping drive Atlantic City casinos’ revenues up 9.1 percent in the month of November.

News Brief: Two construction workers injured in the Tropicana garage collapse plan to sue the city, county and state in separate actions, one claiming officials failed to properly inspect the casino site, the other charging they ignored dangerous on-site conditions.

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

News Brief: Governor James E. McGreevey has appointed a senior executive with Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to represent the gaming industry on the board of the state Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.

Aztar reports that construction has recommenced in the hotel tower and in part of the dining, entertainment and retail portion of the expansion of its Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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

ews Brief: Families of two ironworkers killed when the casino garage they were building in Atlantic City, New Jersey, collapsed filed a lawsuit Wednesday.

News Brief: A lawyer on the run from allegations that he stole more than $436,000 from a Virginia law firm has been charged with laundering part of the loot through the Trump Taj Mahal casino.

News Brief: Casino executives are working with the governor on a casino-funded plan to bail out the horse-racing industry in exchange for removing the threat of slot machines at racetracks.

News Brief: New Jersey legislators and executives with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority met on Friday to discuss a potential deal that could divert up to $100-million in Atlantic City casino revenue to horse racing purses.

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

News Brief: Firefighters, police officers, doctors, politicians and union tradesmen gathered in a hospital conference room as Gov. James E. McGreevey thanked them for their rescue efforts during the Tropicana garage collapse.

News Brief: Lehman Brothers bankers told an executive committee of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority that the state should consider selling control of the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park to a private investor.