AC Job Losses Among Nation’s Worst

In New Jersey, a disproportionate percentage of the newly unemployed are from Atlantic County, which depends largely on the hospitality and tourism industries. Analysts predict a cruel summer should...

Published April 27, 2020

Will Sports Jumpstart the U.S. Recovery?

For Americans, cheering for sports is a rite of spring (and summer and fall), and its return would help restore a sense of normalcy to weary fans. GGB News...

Published April 20, 2020

PA Casinos Wait for State’s OK to Reopen

Pennsylvania casinos shut down in March. Since then, lost gaming revenues have exceeded $466 million. Whether May is a bust remains to be seen, as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control...

Published April 20, 2020

Atlantic City Looks to the Future, Grapples With the Present

Atlantic City’s casinos have furloughed thousands of workers due to the coronavirus, most with two weeks’ pay that’s already about to run out. Employees will be eligible for unemployment,...

Published March 30, 2020

Covid-19: The Financial Impact

They say it’s always darkest before the dawn. As the Covid-19 crisis drags on, casinos are in the trenches, employees are struggling to hold on, and everyone’s looking for...

Published March 30, 2020

AC Could Face Long Climb Back

Atlantic City casinos closed March 16. The date of their reopening is uncertain, as is the fate of employees and the desire of visitors to return. The longer the...

Published March 30, 2020

PGA, Action Network Launch GolfBet.com

The PGA Tour and the Action Network to have launched GolfBet.com, a betting content provider, making the golf tour the first professional organization in the country to profit from...

Published March 9, 2020

New York Won’t Win Until It Goes Mobile, Downstate

New Yorkers bet an estimated $837 million in New Jersey last year because New York City lacks retail casino sportsbooks and mobile betting options. Good for New Jersey. Not...

Published March 3, 2020

NBA All-Star Game’s New Format Fun for Fans

The new format for the NBA All-Star Game might be a novelty, but it proved entertaining, if not a big moneymaker for sportsbooks or bettors. Oh, and Team LeBron...

Published February 24, 2020

DraftKings Partners with Resurrected Football League

Vince McMahon’s XFL football league (l.) returned this year, almost 20 years after its first and only season in 2001. DraftKings is so confident the latest incarnation will succeed,...

Published February 17, 2020

Maryland Debates Sports Betting Bills

Maryland lawmakers face a decision on competing bills that would add sports betting in the state. One includes an online component; one doesn’t. One includes racetracks; one doesn’t. The...

Published February 10, 2020

Indiana Pacers Latest to Link up with DraftKings

The Indiana Pacers join the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden as partners with DraftKings sportsbooks. The partnerships help promote sports betting, thus increase fan...

Published February 3, 2020

Prop Bets Rule for Super Bowl

For bettors, the Super Bowl is the king of the hill. Along with win-loss wagers, gamblers can also take their pick of special wagers known as proposition bets, such...

Published January 27, 2020

On the Road to Sports Betting, MLB Is Taking it Slow

Sports betting offers Major League Baseball a host of in-play opportunities, the kind denied to other sports that aren’t as statistics-heavy. At a Las Vegas summit, MLB executive Kenny...

Published January 20, 2020

Will AC’s Upward Trend Come to an End?

Atlantic City has enjoyed the fruits of sports betting. Gaming revenues, bolstered by these wagers, have rolled along to reach $3 billion in 2019. But ominous signs could be...

Published January 13, 2020

South Lake Tahoe Poised for a Comeback

After years of gaming revenue decline due to tribal casinos in California, South Lake Tahoe readies itself for a rebirth. Renovations to Harveys Lake Tower (l.), the opening of...

Published January 6, 2020

Ocean Casino Hits Stride in November. How Goes AC?

Ocean Casino Resort (l.) in Atlantic City turned around its fortunes, at least in November, when it posted a 48 percent increase in overall revenue. But does its success...

Published December 23, 2019

Do iGaming Fines Reduce Problem Gambling?

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has levied a series of fines against a handful of iGaming companies. But to the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, it’s...

Published December 16, 2019

With Pro Sports Teams, AC Just Can’t Win

In the casino era, professional teams from all major sports tried to make a go of it in Atlantic City. The Surf. The Bullies. The Seagulls. And most recently,...

Published December 9, 2019

Racing Commission Sets Subsidies, Dates for New Jersey Tracks

Under the approved dates from the New Jersey Racing Commission, the Meadowlands (l.) received more thoroughbred races, while Monmouth Park received fewer. The changes will provide greater visibility to...

Published December 2, 2019