Atlantic City

Latest Stories

In this Thursday, June 11, 2020 photo a man walks on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J. Figures released Friday, June 12, 2020, show the nine casinos, and two racetracks elsewhere in the state, won just over $91 million in May, a decrease of over 65% from a year earlier. That put May just below April in terms of the greatest decline ever for Atlantic City, when revenue was down nearly 69%. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City’s May casino revenue down 65% in virus closure

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Oct. 6, 2014 photo shows workers removing letters from the facade of the shuttered Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Thursday July 9, 2015, a Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a deed restriction that owner Trump Entertainment Resorts had placed on the shuttered gambling hall, preventing anyone from operating it as a casino for at least 10 years. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City mayor says former Trump Plaza set to be demolished

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

The damaged exterior of the former Trump Plaza casino is seen in Atlantic City, N.J., Thursday, June 11, 2020, where pieces of the building have broken loose and crashed to the ground. Today the city announced that Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who owns the building, has filed plans to demolish it within a year, but the city wants it down sooner than that. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Carl Icahn wants to raze a former Trump casino. But when?

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Workers boarded up the windows on a building in downtown Trenton, NJ, that houses businesses as well as state government offices, Monday June 1, 2020. Calling to mind the Black Lives Matter movement, someone spray painted BLM on the sidewalk Sunday night in reaction to George Floyd's death while in police custody on May 25 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini)

Good Samaritans pitch in on cleanup after Floyd protests

By MIKE CATALINI and WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This June 8, 2016 photo shows the exterior of the former Showboat casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, the owner of the Showboat hotel said, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, that he is planning a $100 million year-round indoor water park next door to it, and will break ground on the project in August. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Showboat owner planning $100M water park in Atlantic City

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020 file photo, Mayor Marty Small speaks at a church in Atlantic City N.J. during a press conference to rally opposition to a proposed change of government that would eliminate an elected mayor. The all-mail vote is taking place Tuesday May 12, 2020 but results might not be known for several days afterward. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, file)

Atlantic City voters keep their government amid pandemic

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This July 11, 2014 aerial photo shows the shoreline in Atlantic City, N.J. The city's voters will decide on May 12, 2020, whether to eliminate an elected mayor in favor of an appointed city manager. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City casinos shatter revenue-drop record — again

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020 file photo, Mayor Marty Small speaks at a church in Atlantic City N.J. during a press conference to rally opposition to a proposed change of government that would eliminate an elected mayor. The all-mail vote is taking place Tuesday May 12, 2020 but results might not be known for several days afterward. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, file)

Atlantic City voters appear to reject a change of government

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This May 15, 2019 photo, shows the exterior of the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, New Jersey gambling regulators gave New York hedge fund Luxor Capital Group final approval to own the casino after hearing evidence of the once-troubled casino's financial turnaround. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City casinos’ profits increase by 5.8% in 2019

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This May 15, 2019 photo, shows the exterior of the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, New Jersey gambling regulators gave New York hedge fund Luxor Capital Group final approval to own the casino after hearing evidence of the once-troubled casino's financial turnaround. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Its finances improved, Ocean Casino’s owners OK’d by NJ

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In a June 20, 2019 photo, a dealer conducts a card game at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 unions and casino workers in four states called for casinos to provide protective equipment and adopt strict cleaning and health measures before casinos reopen in the U.S. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Workers want virus protections before casinos reopen

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Melonie Johnson to be new president of Borgata casino

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This June 20, 2019 photo shows a card game underway at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. Figures released on April 15, 2020 show New Jersey's March casino and sports betting revenue fell to $163 million in March, down over 44% from a year ago as half the month was wiped out by virus-related closures. Indiana, Maryland and Michigan casinos fared even worse in March. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

No more bets: March revenue plunges as virus shuts casinos

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This April 9, 2020 photo from Atlantic City NJ shows casino workers and union officials from Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans and Mississippi participating in a video conference at which they called on the casino industry to pay them through the duration of the coronavirus shutdown. Many casino companies gave workers two weeks pay upon closing but workers say that's not nearly enough. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

US casino workers: Pay us through the shutdown

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 20, 2019 file photo, a roulette dealer waits for bets to be placed at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Hard Rock is canceling live entertainment at all its U.S. properties for 30 days in response to the coronavirus outbreak, one of many steps casinos around the country are taking in response to the outbreak. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

To bet or not to bet? Casinos, gamblers weigh virus concerns

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Oct. 12, 2010 file photo shows the Trump Plaza Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Atlantic City's mayor wants to demolish the former Trump Plaza Hotel &amp; Casino. Mayor Marty Small said in a speech Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, to a business group that knocking down the vacant casino once owned by President Donald Trump is one of his main goals for 2020. It is currently owned by billionaire Carl Icahn, who assumed ownership of Trump's former casino company from bankruptcy in 2016. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Atlantic City wants ex-Trump casino razed; owner agrees

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2019 photo, a gambler plays a slot machine at the Resorts casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Despite the overwhelming rejection by voters of a move to allow casino gambling in the northern part of the state in 2016, New Jersey lawmakers have reintroduced bills to allow for casino expansion, even though they say they have no plans to act on them now. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Trounced at polls, north Jersey casino bills still lurking

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Jan. 15, 2020, photo shows Atlantic City N.J. Mayor Marty Small speaking at a rally in his city against a proposed change of government that would replace an elected mayor with an appointed city manager. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, the city's Democratic Committee went to court to try to bock the scheduled March 31 special election on the matter. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City Dems seek to block change of government vote

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

4 motels to be sold and demolished for flood mitigation

Associated Press

This July 3, 2015 photo shows people walking on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City N.J. Top executives of most of Atlantic City's casinos on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, say the city needs to become cleaner and safer, with a better public perception in order for business conditions to truly improve. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Casino execs: Clean up Atlantic City, no Showboat gambling

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press