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Atlantic City Casinos Looking for Online Partners
Internet gambling isn’t expected to start in New Jersey until around Thanksgiving, but Atlantic City casinos must move fast to line up partners for their online operations. The state Gaming Enforcement Division has told the casinos they have until June 30 to arrange Internet gambling deals. The short time frame is intended to give state regulators time to examine the qualifications and backgrounds of the companies that want to partner with the casinos, particularly since several foreign companies are considered likely to join with Atlantic City casinos. One of them, Bwin.party, is based in Gibraltar, and has inked a deal…
Internet gambling could leave Atlantic City in worse shape
From Courier Post Casinos will win with new gambling revenue. New Jersey will win with new tax revenue. Consumers will win with a new entertainment option that they can play from the comfort of a coffee shop or their own sofa. Everybody, it seems, is guaranteed to win. Except Atlantic City itself. New Jersey is rolling out legalized Internet gambling, betting that it will help casinos fend off fierce competition from neighboring states, bolster the state’s tax revenue and be a powerful economic engine once again. It is a chance, casinos say, for New Jersey to remain on the cutting…
Wall Street: Atlantic City Online Gambling Will be Boon
New Jersey casino gaming is not exactly booming, but Atlantic City online gambling may offer some hope. For six consecutive years, revenue there has been on a steady decline. Its newest casino, the $2.4 billion Revel, just exited from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And to top it all off, last fall the city, along with the rest of the New Jersey coastline, was slammed by Hurricane Sandy, from which the region is still trying to recover. Prognosis for AC is good, according to Wall Street analysts Last week the East Coast Gaming Congress was held, and it was there that a…
Internet Gambling a Boon for Atlantic City?
The folks who write the checks that help keep Atlantic City’s casinos afloat say internet gambling can help revive the market’s flagging fortunes. Speaking at The East Coast Gaming Congress Wednesday, a panel of Wall Street analysts said the investment community views Internet gambling as a way to finally end the city’s seven-year losing streak. The state plans to offer online bets by the end of the year. “I’m probably one of the more bullish people on this,” said David Berman, senior managing director of Macquarie Capital. “It’s a big boon for Atlantic City and New Jersey.” Internet gambling will…