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Chips sit on a roulette table at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. on May 17, 2023. On Jan, 16, 2023, New Jersey gambling regulators released statistics showing that Atlantic City's casinos, racetracks that accept sports betting and their online partners won nearly $5.8 billion from gamblers in 2023, a new record. But only three of the nine casinos won more from in-person gamblers last year than they did in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic broke out. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levels
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Tue,01/16/24-3:29PM , 102 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casino and sports betting operators and their online partners won nearly $5.8 billion in 2023, setting a new record, figures released Tuesday show.

That's up nearly 11% from a year earlier.
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An electronic sign welcomes visitors to the Atlantic City, N.J. Boardwalk on Dec. 28, 2023. Atlantic City faces challenges in the new year including a potential smoking ban in its nine casinos, and their quest to return to pre-pandemic business levels. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Fri,12/29/23-12:25PM , 98 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — After the confetti is swept away and the empty champagne bottles recycled in Atlantic City, 2024 will bring numerous challenges and potential opportunities for the East Coast gambling resort.
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New Jersey state Senator Vince Polistina with Atlantic City casino workers protesting near the state capitol in Trenton N.J. in support of legislation that would ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos, Dec. 9, 2021. State Sen. Vince Polistina said on Dec. 14, 2023, that legislation lacks enough support to become law, and said he will write a new bill incorporating proposals form the casino industry, including enclosed smoking rooms. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

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Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Thu,12/14/23-1:50PM , 116 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took matters into their own hands, lips and lungs Thursday.
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Delorese Butley-Whaley brings her purchases of milk and bread to the register of a specially modified bus that serves as a mobile supermarket in Atlantic City N.J. on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Virtua Health and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority are operating a service to bring fresh groceries and produce to Atlantic City, where plans for what would be the city's first supermarket in nearly 20 years recently fell through. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Fri,12/08/23-1:59PM , 63 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In this seaside resort, where $5 billion worth of in-person and online gambling gets done each year, there still is not a supermarket.
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