Eldorado Resorts Finalizes Tropicana Acquisition

Eldorado Resorts has finished the acquisition of Tropicana Entertainment from Icahn Enterprises and now has full operating rights for the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City (l.). The announcement was...

Deal to Sell Closed AC Casino Falls Through

A potential deal to sell the closed Atlantic Club Casino to nearby Stockton University has fallen through. The university wanted the property as part of a new Atlantic City...

Hard Rock Changes Atlantic City President

Hard Rock International is replacing the president of its Atlantic City casino three months after opening. The casino will replace Matt Harkness with Joe Lupo (l.), a former Borgata...

State Control of Atlantic City Will Continue

A report from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's (l.) administration recommends the state continue its economic control of Atlantic City’s municipal government for the time being. The report cited...

Three Pennsylvania Casinos Apply For Sports Betting License

Penn National Gaming and Greenwood Racing will receive sports betting licenses from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week. Harrah's Philadelphia (l.) will submit its application.

Sports Books Explosion Continues in New Jersey

FanDuel, William Hill and Caesars Entertainment have launched online sports books in New Jersey brining the state’s total to six. The new online sports books are associated with Monmouth...

Federal Betting Oversight Gets Real

While nothing is likely to be decided before the midterms, regulatory legislation is coming, and proposals already are being aired on Capitol Hill regarding the shape it will take....

PODCAST: Bruce Deifik, Owner, Ocean Resort Casino

The GGB Podcast sits down with Bruce Deifik, the owner of the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City on how he transitioned the former Revel to become one of...

Hard Rock Atlantic City Partners with Kindred Group for Sports Betting

The Kindred Group has announced an agreement with the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City to offer sports betting. The agreement is for five years and allows Kindred to...

Evolution Gaming Opens Live Casino Studio in New Jersey

Evolution Gaming has opened a live casino studio for online play in Atlantic City making it the company’s first facility in the U.S. The company has agreements with several...

Borgata Atlantic City Moves to Force Phil Ivey to Pay Back $10.1 Million

The Borgata casino in Atlantic City has filed a court motion to have poker pro Phil Ivey pay back $10.1 million he owes the casino now, pointing to Ivey’s...

ESports Being Pushed in Atlantic City

The head of the Atlantic County Economic Alliance said the economic development group is exploring bringing eSports contests to Atlantic City. The group feels eSports is natural fit for...

More Atlantic City Properties Add Sports Books

Caesars Entertainment began accepting sports bets at two of its Atlantic City casinos this week. Sports betting began at Bally’s Wild West Casino on Monday and Harrah’s casino on...

Bets Go Unpaid at New Jersey Meadowlands

Reports of a shortage of cash and a failure to pay some bets plagued the FanDuel Sports Book (l.) at the Meadowlands Racetrack in northern New Jersey last week....

Q&A with David Rebuck

A podcast with David Rebuck, Director of New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement

Sports Betting Heats Up In New Jersey

New Jersey saw its fourth live sports book open at the Meadowlands Racetrack (l.), which immediately reported strong betting. Due to its proximity to New York City the track’s...

PODCAST: Matt Harkness, President, Hard Rock Atlantic City

The GGB Podcast sits down with Matt Harkness, the president of Hard Rock Atlantic City, less than a week after the opening of his property to talk about the...

New Jersey Sees $3.5 million in Sports Betting Revenue in June

State figures released for the first days of sports betting in New Jersey show the state’s three active sports books took in about $3.5 million in revenue on an...

Proposed Data Center in Atlantic City Could Spark Esports Development

Continent 8, a UK-based company, has proposed building a $5 million data center in Atlantic City, which could help the resort become a major player in the eSports market....

Delaware Takes First Sports Bets

Delaware was the first state to begin sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban, beating New Jersey. Delaware Governor John Carney (l.) made the...