Casinos
State Sets Date to Decide Philly’s Second Casino
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has set November 18th for a vote on whether Philadelphia will get a second casino — and if so, which proposed […]
Taj Employees Will March on City Hall Today
Workers from the Taj Mahal Casino will march on City Hall today, seeking to deliver a petition asking Mayor Don Guardian to approve tax breaks […]
Icahn Says Taj Likely to Close
Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who has been trying to save the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City from closing, says the casino will […]
Developer Tries to Block Revel Sale
The losing bidder for the Revel Casino has filed an appeal of that outcome in state bankruptcy court.
Blatstein Frustrated by Casino Delay
Newsworks reports that developer Bart Blatstein, one of four remaining bidders to build a second casino in Philly, is fretting about the time it’s taking […]
Trump Taj Mahal Asks Judge to End Union Contract
AP reports that the Trump Taj Mahal is asking a bankruptcy judge to end its union contract, or else it will close in November. Trump […]
Sweeney: No Tax Breaks for Taj
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says the Trump Taj Mahal won’t get tax breaks demanded by investor Carl Icahn to keep the troubled casino […]
Casinos: Valley Forge CEO Suspended, SugarHouse Fined for Underage Incidents
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board suspended Valley Forge Casino’s CEO 15 days for waving two 20-year-old women through a security guard ID checkpoint. Michael Bowman […]
Sale of Revel to Brookfield Is Finalized
A judge finalized the sale of the shuttered Revel Casino to Brookfield Holdings today, but not before some final bits of weirdness in a neverendingly […]
Revel Auction Grinds Into Third Day
Something strange has happened to the shuttered Revel Casino this week: It’s become a hot property. An auction to sell off the casino will hit […]
Trump Taj Could Be Next in Bankruptcy
Another Atlantic City casino could be in trouble. The New York Post reports: The Trump Taj Mahal, the 24-year-old boardwalk casino, has recently broken some of […]
Thousands of People Lost Their Jobs in Atlantic City and Donald Trump Is Gloating
What is happening in Atlantic City, casino closures, is very sad – but does anybody give me credit for getting out before its demise? Timing […]
Revel Went Out With an Early-Morning Fire Alarm
The Revel couldn’t even close without a little drama. With just five hours until closing, the fire alarm at Revel went off. At 1 a.m., […]
Morning Headlines: Was Revel’s Design to Blame for Its Failure (VIDEO)
Looking back at its two-year life (and the process leading up to it), it’s easy to see where things may have started to go downhill for […]
Report: Atlantic City May Have Just 6 Casinos by 2017
The bad news is getting worse: Atlantic City, which has seen the announcement of three casino closures this summer, is likely to see even more: […]