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Will U.S. Casinos Adopt an Algorithm That Could Identify Problem Gamblers?

Harvard researchers have come up with an algorithm that could identify problem gamblers. But will we see this being used to help gamblers who frequent […]

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Revel Closes Poker Room in Ongoing Bid to Become Most Depressing Casino Ever

The Press of Atlantic City reports: Gamblers might be wanted at Revel Casino-Hotel, but come August they won’t be playing poker. The resort’s newest casino, […]

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Judge: Borgata Can Enforce “No Fatties” Rule

6ABC: An Atlantic City casino can control how much weight that its cocktail servers gain. Twenty-two servers, known as “Borgata Babes,” objected to the policy. […]

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Most Awesome Boardwalk Smackdown Has People Talking Smack and–Possibly–Taking Smack?

Okay, we’re fairly certain that even those who didn’t make the list of Budget Travel Magazine’s Most Awesome Boardwalks have not reached a pit of […]

Property

Morning Headlines: 2 Questions to Ask the Homebuying Oracle, Plus Sexy Renderings

With the market looking up, there’s a lot of advice coming from various sectors about home buying. The New York Times’ Carl Richards, a renter, […]

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Chris Christie Gambles on Atlantic City’s Future

NewsWorks reports that Chris Christie is, er, doubling down on his support for Atlantic City’s revival: “We’re two-and-a-half years into a five year plan, and […]

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Trump Taj Mahal To Finally Get Its Strip Club

Four years and $25 million in the making. Trump Taj Mahal is finally getting its strip club. Scores Atlantic City is set to open in […]

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Photos: A.C.’s $25 Million Strip Club

Casino pastimes like gambling, smoking and boozing seem to go hand-in-hand with sex, and yet there has never been a gentleman’s club, strip club, nudie […]

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Warren Buffett Indulges Newspaper Hobby, Buys Press of Atlantic City

Warren Buffett has a thing for medium-sized regional newspapers. Last winter, he expressed interest in buying the Tribune Company’s Allentown Morning Call. While that deal […]

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Now That It Has Emerged From Bankruptcy, The Revel Can Continue Firing Employees

The Inquirer reports: Revel announced another round of layoffs Monday amid still-slumping gambling revenue at the struggling Atlantic City casino. This time, 75 salaried positions, […]

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Did A.C. Blow Its Chance at a World Class Museum?

Nonagenarian art dealer/raconteur/environmentalist/author Reese Palley, as Philly Mag described him two years ago, penned an interesting piece, published in Newsworks about what might have been […]

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Do A.C.: Atlantic City Takes 15,000 Lb. Pop-Up Casino Resort on the Road

Not enough people going to Atlantic City? Then the Atlantic City Alliance will bring AC to the people. The  “Live From AC” roadshow starts this […]

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Yes, Miss Pennsylvania, You Defamed The Donald

Memo to everyone: It is indeed a crime to make up plausible sounding things about Donald Trump and his empire. A federal judge in New […]

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Morning Headlines: Anthropologie Building on Rittenhouse Square Is for Sale

• A decade later, Borgata still a winner [Inquirer] • Landlord’s Center City control boosts rents [Philly Deals] • Is This Placemade Pedestrian Plaza Worth […]

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UPDATE: $500,000 Smash-and-Grab Jewelry Store Theft at Borgata

Chalk this one up as one of the most profitable smash-and-grabs in history. Around 8:45 p.m. last night, Atlantic City police got wind via the […]