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North Jersey Casinos. Did Atlantic City Hurt State Taxpayers?

Letter to Editor: I don’t comprehend why the casino was voted down. There was a plan to put a casino in the Meadowlands or Jersey City. New Jersey people go to Pennsylvania and New York, where the casinos are nearby. That indicates New Jersey could be raking in that lost tax revenue and not out-of-state

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Sands Casino in PA Plans Expansion Thanks to NO Vote in NJ

Since New Jersey voters rejected casino expansion in the Garden State, Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem is planning a $90 million expansion. More slot machines and table games….a short ride from New Jersey. The Sands project would give the casino the largest gaming floor among the dozen Pa. casinos. Hey Atlantic City….did ya know? Half of

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Norton: NJ & Atlantic City Lose From Expected Referendum Defeat

Steve Norton: Unfortunately, both New Jersey and Atlantic City lose from the expected defeat of the North Jersey referendum. A North Jersey casino would bring back a lot of New Jersey play, from the casinos in Eastern Pennsylvania and the slots at Yonkers and Aqueduct. A tax rate similar to PA’s would provide an estimated

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Atlantic City’s Best Bet is More Non-Gaming, Trade Shows & Conventions

Conventions and medium sized trade shows are the best answer to Atlantic City’s 200 mid-week nights in the Fall, Winter and Spring, when AC can’t even give rooms away. Just looking at the Boardwalk casino resort occupancy and average rates in 2015 (77% and $92) and compare them to the 23 larger Las Vegas Strip

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Gural Talks Meadowlands Casino and Atlantic City Re-Invention

Jeff Gural, owner of Meadowlands Race Track, called into ACprimetime Radio to discuss benefits of North Jersey Casinos. Click to listen. On Nov 8, NJ voters will decide on whether to expand gaming in New Jersey. The referendum, if OK’ed by voters, will allow 2 casinos to operate in the northern portion of the state.

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REVEL Rebound. Atlantic City Could Welcome ‘TEN’ in Early 2017

TEN. That’s the new name of the Atlantic City property formerly known as REVEL. Owner Glenn Straub and CEO ROBERT A. LANDINO want to open TEN in early 2017. “It’s what’s next in Atlantic City. We are thrilled to share our brand with the public and to introduce a new era of resort and entertainment,” stated Landino. In

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How Much Will Atlantic City Get if North Jersey Casinos OK’ed?

How much will Atlantic City get if North Jersey Casinos become a fact-of-life? A resolution will be introduced on Thursday to show how revenue from North Jersey casinos will be distributed if NJ voters OK the expansion of gaming. Assemblyman Caputo; who’s pushing the resolution says: a casino at Meadowlands Racetrack, if voters approve, might

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