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Joe Weinert Gaming Guru - Page 4Atlantic City Roundup11 August 2003
ATLANTIC CITY -- Gambling revenue at Trump Marina Hotel Casino is lower than it should be since July 2, Donald Trump claims, and he wants a state transportation agency to make up the difference.
A Trump lawyer notified the South Jersey Transportation Authority that Trump will hold the agency ... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup5 August 2003
The new $1.1 billion Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa is going to be at or near the top of the Atlantic City revenue list in its first month of operation, based on early data.
The casino won an average of $1.6 million per day from gamblers in its first 26 days of operation, parent company Boyd Gaming disclosed on its second-quarter earnings conference call. ... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup29 July 2003
ATLANTIC CITY -- Donald Trump said he's all but abandoned the notion of building a fourth, skyscraper casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Not that seemingly anybody thought he was really going to go ahead with such a project, anyway.
"Because of the politics in Atlantic City, probably we're not ... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup14 July 2003
Most Atlantic City casinos, perhaps trying to pass increased gaming
taxes along to customers, are charging more than the $3 state parking
fee in their garages.
Five casinos have posted a standard parking fee of $5, which is reduced
to $3 if the motorist flashes the casino's player card. The three ... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup7 July 2003
The Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa transformed from a $1.1 billion construction project to a thriving gaming resort at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday, becoming Atlantic Cityâs first new casino hotel in 13 years.
The gaming floor began to fill up an hour after actor Stephen Dorff rolled a 10 to open the casino and it ... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup23 June 2003
The 2,002-room Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa will open July 3, just in time for the high-grossing Fourth of July three-day weekend.
Although construction and operations crews still have considerable work remaining, all rooms and public areas will be fully functional for opening, spokesman Rob Stillwell said.
... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup16 June 2003
ATLANTIC CITY -- Atlantic City casinos will not have to pay a permanently higher tax on their gambling revenue but they will, one way or another, have to contribute $90 million to the State of New Jersey to help solve its budget gap, a key lawmaker said.
Louis Greenwald, who chairs the Assembly's budget committee, said he's siding with Gov. ... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup9 June 2003
ATLANTIC CITY -- Atlantic City casinos broke out of their financial funk in May, when gross gaming revenue increased 8.3 percent compared with the same month last year.
The city's 11 casinos grossed a May-record $405.5 million, up $31.1 million over the year-earlier result, according to preliminary ... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup2 June 2003
In a sign that Atlantic City's first new casino hotel is just weeks from opening, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Sunday morning began taking hotel and restaurant reservations for July 11 and beyond.
Larry Mullin, senior vice president of marketing, said the $1.1 billion Borgata might open earlier than that date but not before July 1.
... (read more)
Atlantic City Roundup28 May 2003
ATLANTIC CITY -- Growing concerned that proposed hikes in gaming taxes have yet to die, the Atlantic City casino industry has begun a verbal attack on New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey.
State Sen. Bill Gormley, the industry's staunchest ally in the statehouse, began with a blistering opening speech at the Mid-Atlantic Gaming Congress in Atlantic City. ... (read more)
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