The state Casino Control Commission has given a license for Golden Nugget New Jersey. They also conditionally approved a merger of Golden Nugget with an existing special purpose acquisition company already traded on the Nasdaq. Federal regulators must still approve the merger before it becomes final. Vice President of Golden Nugget Atlantic City, Richard Liem, testified that the primary benefit of taking an online gaming entity public was access to capital. He stated that “You need to have adequate access to capital to be able to grow and compete effectively in this nascent and very quickly growing industry.” Casino Control…

Philly.com – The Golden Nugget Atlantic City was given permission by New Jersey casino regulators Friday to begin offering Internet gambling. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement cleared the casino to start offering online gambling as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Regulators kept the Golden Nugget restricted to trial play when six other casinos were cleared to begin offering full online gambling last month. The Golden Nugget said at the time it was working out glitches with its system and would not open until it was ready to give its customers a first-class experience. That time is now, said Tom Pohlman,…

Card Player – The Golden Nugget has partnered with Amaya Gaming Group Inc. for its real-money online poker offerings in the United States, which includes New Jersey and Nevada. Amaya will provide the content and help run the back-end of goldennuggetpoker.com and goldennuggetcasino.com, which will serve as the brands. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. Golden Nugget operates four Golden Nugget Hotels and Casinos between Nevada, New Jersey and Mississippi. Its fifth location was recently announced for a site in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Nevada already has online poker underway, while New Jersey will launch next month. Golden just recently…