Casinos
5 Charts That Show Just How Screwed Atlantic City Is
On Tuesday, Atlantic City’s Chris Christie-appointed emergency management team released its first report. The results were grim. “The acute financial distress facing the City is […]
Judge Declines to Approve Sale of Revel to Glenn Straub
You’re not going to believe this. No, wait, you probably will. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gloria M. Burns today did not approve the sale of the […]
Union Accuses SugarHouse of Spying On Organizers With Surveillance Cameras
The Unite Here Local 54 union has been working for years to unionize casino workers at SugarHouse, the gambling hall that opened in 2010 on […]
Cheers for CHOP Featuring Salt-N-Pepa
On Saturday, February 28th, the 2nd Annual Cheers for CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) was held at the Valley Forge Casino. This year the event […]
Revel Sale Appears Dead. Again.
There will be no “university for geniuses,” it appears. Officials with the bankrupt Revel Casino said overnight they will ask a judge today to cancel […]
Caesars Atlantic City Fined for Losing Two Slot Machines
When a casino says it has loose slots, it doesn’t mean this loose. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced on Tuesday it has […]
Energy Company Threatens to Turn Revel into $2.4B Fungus Tower
The future of the closed Revel casino, Atlantic City’s $2.4 billion boondoggle, continues to be up in the air. Not long after a judge placed […]
DO THIS: ActionAIDS Fundraiser “Glamsino Royale” Comes to Hotel Palomar
Full disclosure: last year when I attended Glamsino Royale, the casino benefit thrown by ActionAIDS, I had a little too much fun. Evidence is provided below […]
Christie Announces State Takeover of Atlantic City
Chris Christie took a controversial step today that has some Atlantic City politicians fuming. At his third summit on the city’s future, Christie announced the […]
Revel Sold to Backup Bidder, Who Plans to Appeal Ruling
Update, 1:45 p.m.: A judge awarded Revel to Glenn Straub‘s company. Straub did not get a discount he’d requested, and has been ordered to pay […]
Auditor General to Review Pa. Casino Gambling
The Morning Call reports that Auditor General Eugene DePasquale will review whether casino gambling is paying its way in Pennsylvania — specifically if it is bringing […]
Blatstein, SugarHouse Appeal Casino Decision
The Inquirer reports this morning that last month’s decision to permit a second Philly casino in South Philadelphia is being appealed by the losing bidders […]
Union: Icahn Backs Out of Deal to Save Trump Taj Mahal
Last night, it seemed the Trump Taj Mahal had been saved with a last-minute deal. Carl Icahn, the lender for most of the Taj’s debt, […]
Report: Icahn Will Save the Taj
Financier Carl Icahn has agreed to keep the Trump Taj Mahal Casino open, the New York Post reported Wednesday night, and has even made concessions […]
UPDATE: Trump Taj Owner Asks Icahn to Stay Open
Update, 2:40 p.m.: The Trump Taj Mahal’s CEO is asking primary lender Carl Icahn to keep the casino open until a court fight with the […]