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PHOTOS: Tourism Booming In Atlantic City?

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Atlantic City Tourism, Memorial Day, Revel Memorial Day, Revel Resort, Beach Destinations, US Destinations, Slidepollajax, Holiday Travel, Destinations, Atlantic City, Travel News

So far, it's a gamble that's paid off. A new, multi-billion-dollar resort that opened in Atlantic City this April seems to have sparked a tourism r...

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"Jerry Duty"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 04.17.2012

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It was an offer I couldn't refuse: Report to jury duty for a mob trial or wake up next to a horse's head. My wife, Sue, who wakes up every morning next to the other end of a horse, said it would be safer to do my civic duty than to end up on trial myself.

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Does Atlantic City Need A New Resort?

HuffingtonPost.com | Annemarie Dooling | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Casinos, Jersey Shore, Video, Revel-Hotel-Casino, New Jersey, Revel Atlantic City, Poll, Travel News, Revel Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, Travel News

At the far end of the boardwalk, past a line of squat, peeling buildings, there's no missing it. The tall glass tower of Revel, Atlantic City's latest...

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Liza Minnelli And Other Gay Things To Enjoy In Atlantic City

Posted 04.03.2012

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"There's Las Vegas and there's Reno, but there's just something about Atlantic City." It was just one of several anecdotes Liza Minnelli offered a...

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PHOTOS: Revel Hotel & Casino Opens Its Doors

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 04.02.2012

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The sun rose on a new era in Atlantic City on Monday as the $2.4 billion Revel casino resort opened its doors with a blueberry ...

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Harlan Coben Turns the Spotlight on Atlantic City in Stay Close

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Harlan Coben, New Jersey, The Pine Barrens, Atlantic City, Books News

Harlan Coben's writing brings a unique voice to stories that entertain and enthrall the reader. This is certainly true of his latest novel Stay Close.

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PHOTOS: A Rule-Breaking New Resort & Casino

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Atlantic City Travel, Video, Revel Hotel Casino, Revel Casino Atlantic City, Revel Atlantic City, Revel, US Destinations, Atlantic City, Travel News

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Think of a casino and chances are, what comes to mind is a dark, low-ceilinged warehouse of slot machines and card tables, bath...

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Atlantic City Protesters Ensure No Revival Of High-Diving Horses

Reuters | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Animal Activism, Horse Diving, Video, Animal Rights, New Jersey, Animal Abuse, Horses, Atlantic City Horse Diving, Animals, Atlantic City Horse Diving Protests, Atlantic City, Reuters, Green News

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - What happened in Atlantic City's past should stay in Atlantic City's past-- especiall...

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Atlantic City's Newest Casino To Impose Term-Limits For Employees

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Gambling, Video, Unemployment, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Revel, Casino, Aqueduct Raceway, Job Security, Term Limits, Atlantic City, Business News

In this sluggish labor market, many job-seekers would be happy to land a full-time position. But for workers at one Atlantic City casino, getting a jo...

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Atlantic City Casino Revenue Up For First Time In Over Three Years

AP | By WAYNE PARRY | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Casino Revenue, Atlantic City Revenue, Atlantic City Casino, New Jersey Revenue, Atlantic City, Video, Business News

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Few things feel better in a gambler's paradise than the end of a long losing streak. And that's what Atlantic City has just exp...

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Chris Christie: New Jersey Should Be Online Gambling's 'Epicenter'

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Casinos, Video, Online Gambling, New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie, Justice Department, Lawmakers, The Record, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Atlantic City, The Star Ledger, Business News

New Jersey's legislature has briefly delayed a vote on a bill that would legalize online gambling but Governor Chris Christie said the state shoul...

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Big Year Awaits In Atlantic City

AP | By WAYNE PARRY | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Atlantic City Gamblers, Atlantic City Casinos, Video, Atlantic City 2012 Atlantic City Economy, Atlantic City, Business News

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- You know that all-in moment, when you push most of your pile of chips out onto the table, and wait to see where the little whit...

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Newfangled Slot Machines Hit Jackpot

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Michael Jackson, Debt, Deficit, Internet Gambling, Financial Crisis, Sex and the City, Slot Machines, Las Vegas, Recession, Atlantic City, Business News

More than a million slot machines inhale $1 billion a day in American casinos. Apparently that's not enough. The machines are undergoing a revoluti...

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Amusement Parks In New Jersey: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Holly Quinn | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Video, The Rocket, New Jersey, New Jersey Travel, Green Lantern, Amusement Parks, Steel Pier, Six Flags Great Adventure, Themed Guides, Jackson, Atlantic City, Travel News

Amusement parks in New Jersey draw visitors from all over the Mid-Atlantic, especially New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Whether it's a major theme...

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New Push To Legalize Sports Betting Could Pay Off

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Gambling, Supreme Court, Casinos, Nfl, Superbowl, Football, Sports Business, Final Four, College Football, Las Vegas, Sports Betting, Atlantic City, Business News

New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D) apparently likes to bet on the underdog. He compares his fight to legalize sports-wagering to David and Goli...

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Trump Casino Offers $25K Plastic Surgery Prize

AP | By WAYNE PARRY | Posted 11.29.2011

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By Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The latest casino promotion in Atlantic City gives new meaning to "going bust." The Trump Taj Mahal C...

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Will Boardwalk Empire Conquer Fears of Telling a Tale of Two Cities?

Naima Ramos-Chapman | Posted 11.16.2011

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With Boardwalk Empire's sobering tales of corruption, brutal violence and betrayals with a 1920s backdrop, the Boardwalk series is my kind of show. It even includes (unlike Mad Men) the African-American experience. Or some version of it.

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2 Alligators Seized When Police Raid South NJ Home (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Atlantic City police made an unexpected discovery when they raided the home of a suspected drug dealer. Two small alligators w...

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Atlantic City's Life-Sized Monopoly Boards

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Global Pulse, Monopoly, Atlantic City Monopoly, Atlantic City, Travel News

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Do not pass the casinos if you want to collect $200_ or more. That's the new marketing mantra in the nation's second-larg...

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Where to Go From Here: Labor Day Ideas for NYC

Jeralyn Gerba | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: In the Hamptons, NYC Weekend Trips, North Fork, Hudson Valley, The-Catskills, Atlantic City, The Berkshires, NY Around Town, Ny Travel, New York News

Ten days until Labor Day. No plans? No big deal. Pick a direction and plot your escape.

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Greasing Up and Partying Down at The Borgata in Atlantic City

Courtney Cachet | Posted 10.19.2011

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The nightclubs are pumping, the crowds are thick and whether you like 80's rock or deep house, you're good to go. Spray tans and micro-mini skirts are everywhere.

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Willow Tree: The Roots of Pink and Carey Hart's Baby Girl

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Italy, Pink, Germany, Motocross, Baby, Lithuania, Jersey City, Family Tree, P!Nk, Music, Jewish, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Willow Sage Hart, Poland, Russia, Genealogy, Philadelphia, Ireland, Carey Hart, Family History, Atlantic City, Entertainment News

I couldn't help but think that Pink's baby Willow was waltzing into this world with a powerful gene pool. So I decided to look into it.

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CEO Wins $15.1 Million Playing Blackjack

Posted 07.24.2011

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For once, the casinos got beat. Over the last six months, the previously-unknown Don Johnson has won $15.1 million playing blackjack, The Press of...

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The Ten States That Profit Most From Sin

24/7 Wall St. | Ashley C. Allen, Charles B. Stockdale, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Lottery, Smoking, States, Addiction, Las Vegas, Vice, Gambling, Tax Policy, Profits, Revenue, Tax Policy Center, Alcohol, Sin, Booze, North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, Tobacco, Atlantic City, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: As state budgets strain under huge debt loads, they are counting increasingly on "sin taxes", one of the few reliable sources of r...

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Casinos Cut Jobs Even As Revenue Rises For First Time In Years

AP | By WAYNE PARRY | Posted 07.04.2011

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- After two bad years in which gamblers either stayed home or held onto their wallets more tightly, the nation's casinos began to...

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