Hard Rock International to Buy Taj Mahal Casino from Carl Icahn
The shuttered Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City is getting new owners. Continue reading…
View ArticleWPG Listener Poll Shows People Don't Believe Revel/TEN Will Reopen Anytime Soon
In an unscientific poll of WPG listeners on our website, most people don't believe Revel (now called TEN) will reopen anytime soon. Continue reading…
View ArticleJob Fair Today in Atlantic City
A job fair is being held today from 4:30 to 8:30 PM at Bally's Atlantic City. Continue reading…
View ArticleJob protection or job killer? Lawmakers take on Atlantic City casino licenses
It doesn't directly attack billionaire Carl Icahn's decision to close the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, but the investor appears to be the target of legislation up for consideration Monday...
View ArticleLast chance: How to see Atlantic City — Donald Trump style
From the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal, to the shell of the Trump Plaza, President-Elect Donald Trump's Atlantic City footprint is wrapped into a 90-minute package by Stockton University adjunct professor...
View ArticleTake a Sneak Peek Inside Hard Rock Casino Remodel [PHOTOS]
Here's a behind the scenes look at the changes going on inside the future Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, where work is well underway to de-Taj the former Taj Mahal. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Casino Opening Where Revel Stood — But Will Another Close?
"I they're just going to cannibalize what's already out there," said Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business magazine. "I think the industry had right-sized itself in the last couple years."...
View ArticleFirst Hard Rock Casino Two Day Job Fair Set
As Atlantic City's new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino plans for a summer opening, the casino has announced its first job fairs for positions available to previous workers of Trump Taj Mahal. Continue...
View ArticleThe Trump Name Returns to Atlantic City - For a Limited Time Only
Walk the boards or drive the main roads approaching any of the city's nine casinos and you'd never know President Trump was involved closely with the resort's gaming-hotel industry for decades....
View Article22 More Random South Jersey Pictures I Discovered on an Old Cell Phone
If you are like me, you have years and years of pictures on your cell phone. Let's go back in time and see if you remember any of these things in South Jersey. Continue reading…
View ArticleTaj Workers Get WARN'd Again
Harry Hurley has learned and confirmed that Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort employees have received amended federal WARN notices and the casino could close in December. Continue reading…
View ArticleSurviving Casinos See Increase
Atlantic City's casino revenue fell by 4.4 percent in October compared with a year ago, but when casinos that have recently shut down are excluded, the surviving casinos saw their revenue increase by...
View ArticleClosing December 12th?
Atlantic City could see a fifth casino close just weeks before the holidays if its main union does not drop an appeal of a court-ordered savings package. Continue reading…
View ArticleTaj Closing December 12th
Trump Taj Mahal will become the fifth Atlantic City casino to shut its doors this year. Continue reading…
View ArticlePhilly-Area's 5th Casino
The Philadelphia area is one step closer to having yet another casino, this time near the big sports stadiums in South Philly. Continue reading…
View ArticleDeadline Comes and Goes
Local 54 of the Unite Here union defied a deadline from Trump Entertainment Resorts to withdraw its appeal of a court-ordered, cost-cutting package. Continue reading…
View ArticleUncertainty Looms Large Over Taj Mahal as Carl Icahn Waivers
The news hit many tied to the Taj Mahal like a ton of bricks Thursday afternoon, billionaire investor Carl Icahn pulled out of a deal that would have kept the Taj open. Continue reading…
View ArticleBest Bet For Atlantic City?
The new team in place to dig Atlantic City out of financial ruin has said that talk about bankruptcy would be premature at this time, but depending on who you ask, it may be the best possible move for...
View ArticleCasino Revenue Up 19%
Following a brutal 2014 where several Atlantic City casinos closed leaving thousands unemployed, the eight remaining casinos appear to be doing better. Continue reading…
View ArticleChilly Weather, Chilly Revenue
The bitter cold and snow of February was a huge hurdle for Atlantic City Casinos to jump over. Continue reading…
View ArticleStockton Stopped
It seemed like a perfect solution to use an empty casino hotel: turn it into a college. But Stockton University's plans to open a campus at the former Showboat Casino Hotel have hit a massive roadblock...
View ArticleRevel (Finally) Sold (Again)
As a bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of Revel to a Florida real estate developer, Stockton University students protested in front of its neighbor over Trump Entertainment's disapproval of...
View ArticleLaid-off Casino Workers
After a brutal year for Atlantic City's casino industry, with four venues closing and 8,000 jobs lost, those who were laid off have gone in different directions. Continue reading…
View ArticleA Better Picture
All but one casino in Atlantic City saw an increase in gross operating profit during the second quarter of this year. Continue reading…
View ArticleA Slimmer Gaming Market
The closure of four Atlantic City casinos in 2014 has led to better gaming revenues for most of the remaining eight, but it may have also pushed some gamblers out of the state for good. Continue reading…
View ArticleGood News, Bad News
While the amount of money won from gamblers at traditional brick-and-mortar casinos was down slightly in November, Atlantic City's casinos had a positive month compared to last November thanks to...
View ArticleShots Fired at Taj Mahal
Two teenagers were wounded and one teen was arrested Thursday night after Atlantic City Police officers responded to a shots-fired call on the 47th floor of the hotel tower at Trump Taj Mahal in...
View ArticleA.C. Lifeguard Tryouts
Still looking for a summer job? The Atlantic City Beach Patrol needs more lifeguards and holds a tryout on Sunday. Continue reading…
View ArticleTrump Stiffed Hundreds of Workers and Contractors in New Jersey, Report Says
A USA Today investigation out Thursday found hundreds of people who said Trump and his businesses failed to pay for their work. Continue reading…
View ArticleComing To Atlantic City
Multiple reports say Hillary Clinton will be campaigning in Atlantic City on Wednesday. Continue reading…
View ArticleWATCH: Clinton in Atlantic city
Clinton's campaign says she will highlight Trump's record of "stiffing contractors" — all while "pocketing cash for himself" a key example of why the Republican should not be elected president....
View ArticleTaj Closing Next Month
Trump Taj Mahal will soon follow in the footsteps of Revel, The Atlantic Club, Trump Plaza, and (original) Showboat -- the so-called "eighth wonder of the world" will be closing its...
View ArticleCasino Jobs in Atlantic City
Closing casinos and possible competition from North Jersey casinos could spell doom for Atlantic City workers. Continue reading…
View ArticleTaj's Impact on A.C.
Non-casino businesses near the northern portion of Atlantic City's gaming district fear the impact of yet another casino closure slated for early October. Continue reading…
View ArticleTaj Mahal Closes
Its opening in 1990 is considered one of the biggest events in the history of Atlantic City, but it never truly had solid financial footing. Continue reading…
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