Prolonged Atlantic City Casino Shutdown Will Cost NJ Millions
On March 16, Gov. Phil Murphy ordered all nine Atlantic City casinos to close for as long as the COVID-19 health crisis necessitates. The mandatory Atlantic City casino shutdown is in effect with no end in sight. Atlantic City casinos not only provide a livelihood for thousands of employees and their families but are the bread and butter for New Jersey’s economy. The devastating impact of the mandatory AC casino shutdown is already apparent and […]
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Is Up For The 21st Straight Month
On Feb. 26, in my article for NJ Online Casino, “Atlantic City 2020 Casino Revenue Is Off To A Great Start,” I summarized the data on the revenue for January. Total gaming revenue for the nine Atlantic City casinos combined exceeded $270.5 million. That was nearly $50 million (22.6%) more than in January 2019. Atlantic City casino revenue climbed even higher in February Gambling industry executives have been anxiously awaiting for the February results. Would […]
AC Casino Closings Keep Players At Home. But NJ Online Casinos Remain Open!
Amid mounting concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus, the list of NJ businesses that are not allowed to remain open grows longer by the day. UPDATE: All NJ restaurants and bars have been ordered to limit serving to takeout and delivery only. The statewide curfew that was initially set for 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., is now in effect 24/7. The state of New Jersey is now on lockdown. That means no social or […]
Atlantic City 2020 Casino Revenue Is Off To A Great Start
Atlantic City casinos ended the past year just the way casino gambling regulators and executives hoped it would–with another bang-up month. So it came as no surprise that the Atlantic City casino industry continued its momentum and got off to another great start in 2020. As reported in a 2/12/20 article on pressofatlanticcity.com, according to figures released by the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) in mid-February, total gaming revenue reported by the nine Atlantic City […]
Top 3 NJ Online Casinos With The Best Live Dealer Games
When the first NJ online casinos appeared on the scene in November 2013, live dealer games were not yet an option. Although live dealer games were already a big hit in international online casinos, which were not open to US players, surprisingly, they were slow to catch on in this country. It was not until August 2016, with Golden Nugget leading the way, that NJ players got their first introduction to this exciting alternative to […]
Showboat Plans To Give Atlantic City Another Casino!
Just because Atlantic City seems to be back on track with nine casinos, don’t assume that nine will be the grand total indefinitely. No, none of the casinos, including Ocean Casino Resort, which in its first few months of existence was barely staying afloat, is in danger of closing in the foreseeable future. But the odds look good for another casino to open. Showboat is moving full speed ahead to give Atlantic City its 10th […]
Atlantic City Casinos Rebound With A MultiBillion Dollar Year
If you moved to or first visited the Atlantic City area in the past year, it’s hard to imagine that only a few years ago. The city was on a major downward spiral. In just two years (2014-16), five Atlantic City casinos had closed, more than 11,000 people lost their jobs, and the future of the town looked bleak. I was there to see the sad saga unfold firsthand. But now I am still there […]
Five AC Casino Developments Making Serious Waves In 2020
Casino gambling has been legal in New Jersey for more than four decades. From the opening of the first legal casino outside of Nevada–Resorts–in 1978 to the present day with nine Atlantic City casinos, the industry has been in a continuing state of flux. Here are five important developing stories affecting the Atlantic City casinos cited in the 1/2/20 edition of PressofAtlanticCity.com. NJ Online Casino will also follow each of these stories closely this year. […]
Atlantic City Top 10 Stories Of 2019
2018, the 40th year of legalized casino gambling in New Jersey, was a monumental year for Atlantic City Two new casinos opened on the same day. Here’s our Atlantic City top 10… Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and Ocean Resort Casino (now Ocean Casino Resort) replaced the defunct Trump Taj Mahal and Revel, respectively. New Jersey also became the third state in the country to offer full-scale legalized sports betting. What could possibly top all […]
Three Top Online Slots To Kick Off The New Year
2020 is not just the start of another year but a brand new decade. So it’s the perfect time to make new resolutions. One that you might have overlooked but needs to be on the list of anyone who loves playing NJ online slots is to be very choosy about which games you play. Obviously, your betting stake should not exceed what you can comfortably afford, and you should avoid marathon sessions. But that isn’t enough. […]