New York Times | Showboat Casino Closes Amid Tears and Questions About Atlantic City's Direction New York Times ATLANTIC CITY — One casino here closed on Sunday and another will be shuttered this week, the latest signs of the reckoning underway for New Jersey's faded gambling mecca. At Showboat, state gambling officials began chaining the doors... |
Showboat Casino Closes Amid Tears and Questions About Atlantic City’s Direction
Massachusetts May Shut Down Casinos Before Even One Opens
New York Times | Massachusetts May Shut Down Casinos Before Even One Opens New York Times BOSTON — With the casino industry showing signs of retrenchment, voters in Massachusetts may do something that voters nowhere else have done, at least in the last century: slam on the brakes on casino gambling. Massachusetts was one of the last states ... Atlan... |
Atlantic City Losing 2 Casinos, 5K Jobs in 3 Days
USA TODAY | Atlantic City Losing 2 Casinos, 5K Jobs in 3 Days ABC News What makes it even tougher to swallow is that the Showboat — one of four Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment — is still turning a profit. But the company says it is closing Showboat to help reduce the total number of casinos in ... Death of Atlantic City casinos could... |
Atlantic City casinos closing as New York looks to open its own
USA TODAY | Death of Atlantic City casinos could be omen for NY The Journal News / Lohud.com Opened in 1978 as the country's second gambling capital behind Last Vegas, Atlantic City's casino industry is facing mass closings that some analysts believe may be a glimpse of what could happen in New York as the state races to license the building ... ... |
Atlantic City losing 3 casinos, not business
USA TODAY | Firm: Atlantic City losing 3 casinos, not business USA TODAY ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Wall Street firm predicted Friday that much of the revenue generated by three Atlantic City casinos that are closing will remain in the city after they're gone. Fitch Ratings predicted in a report that the city's casino... Atlantic City Casino Wo... |
In Baltimore, new casino will be fueled by pension checks, minimum-wage earnings
WJLA | In Baltimore, new casino will be fueled by pension checks, minimum-wage ... Washington Post In wheelchairs and on walkers, Baltimore's big plan for the future shuffled into the Horseshoe casino this week to begin the city's renaissance. Again. “Horseshoe brings the promise of a better Baltimore,” declared Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D... |
6,000 Atlantic City casino workers expected to file for unemployment as closures loom
WJLA | 6000 Atlantic City casino workers expected to file for unemployment as ... The Star-Ledger One of the region's largest mass-filings for unemployment and other benefits will begin next week for newly laid-off Atlantic City casino workers in an outreach effort so large it had to book part of the city's convention center. The Showboat and... |
Horseshoe Casino reports 15,000 visitors, no major problems opening night
CBS Local | Horseshoe Casino reports 15000 visitors, no major problems opening night Baltimore Sun Opening night at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore went off without a major hitch despite larger-than-expected crowds, long lines and some early jitters, casino and city officials said Wednesday. About 15,000 people visited the casino Tuesday night, said ... Balti... |
Baltimore's 1st Casino Highlights National Trend
CBS Local | Baltimore's 1st Casino Highlights National Trend ABC News At the Horseshoe Casino's grand opening, showgirls adorned in gold glitter, beaded loincloths, feather headdresses and fuchsia false eyelashes stood atop pedestals in the courtyard, while VIP patrons in high heels and higher hemlines downed glass after ... Horseshoe Casino... |
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore opens to crowd
CBS Local | Horseshoe Casino Baltimore opens to crowd Baltimore Sun Even on a normal night, casinos can assault the senses with glitz, flashing lights, showgirls, cocktails, high rollers, fancy food and blaring music. So it follows that the long-awaited opening night of the $442 million Horseshoe Casino Baltimore would ... Horseshoe Casino Baltimore now... |
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