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Atlantic City mayor: I'm committed to my family, city while dealing with daughter abuse charges
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said Thursday he remains committed to his family and to his city as he deals with charges that he and his wife abused their teenage daughter. “I pledge to each and every one of you, it doesn’t change my commitment, number one, to my family, and it doesn’t change my commitment here to the great...
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Another record for NJ internet gambling revenue as in-person AC winnings struggle
New Jersey’s high-flying internet gambling market continues to smash records. But the amount of money won from in-person gamblers at seven of Atlantic City’s nine casinos is less than it was before the COVID19 pandemic.
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More details revealed in the AC mayor, wife allegations include ‘terroristic threats' to their daughter
Mayor Marty Small and his wife La’Quetta Small allegedly physically and emotionally abused their 16-year-old daughter due to her relationship with a boy. Police arrested the principle at Mayor Small’s daughter’s school who was made aware of the abuse and failed to report it. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has more details from court documents.
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Atlantic City casinos were less profitable in 2023, even with online help
Atlantic City’s casinos were less profitable in 2023 than they were a year earlier, even with help from the state’s booming online gambling market.
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Gambling addiction hotlines say volume is up and callers are younger as online sports betting booms
In state after state, centers for problem gambling are noticing an alarming rise in calls to their helplines.
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Mayor Parker signs 3 new bills to improve public safety and improve quality of life
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signed three new bills on Wednesday aimed at improving public safety. The bills targeted gambling machines, license plate flippers and Kensington businesses.
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Mayor Parker signed 3 new bills to improve public safety in Philly
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signed three new bills on Wednesday aimed at improving public safety. The bills targeted gambling machines, license plate flippers and Kensington businesses.
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Maintaining integrity while sports betting grows
With several gambling scandals making headlines, Drew Dinsick, host of “Bet the EDGE” podcast, explains why this will be an important for players and personnel to educate themselves on gambling policies in order to main the integrity of the game across the four major sports leagues.
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City Council gets feedback on bill to ban skills-based gambling machines inside bodegas
Philadelphia police say gambling machines inside corner stores or bodegas tend to attract drug activity and crime. Due to this, City Council held a hearing to discuss regulating the machines. NBC10’s Karen Hua has the full story.
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Sports, internet bets near-record levels in NJ, but 5 of 9 AC casinos trail pre-pandemic levels
Sports betting and internet gambling were at near-record levels in New Jersey in September, and nearly half of the Atlantic City casinos won more money from in-person gamblers than they did before the COVID19 pandemic. But the amount of money won from people on the casino floor is still not back to pre-pandemic levels at five of the nine casinos....
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Casino industry spurs $329B in US economic activity, gambling group study shows
The U.S, casino gambling industry says it generates nearly $329 billion a year in economic activity. The American Gaming Association says the industry’s economic impact in 2022 was up 26% from 2017, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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NJ casinos, tracks and partners won more than $531M from gamblers in August
New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won more than $531 million in August.
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As sports betting spikes, help for people with gambling problems expands in some states
Kentucky residents are now able to legally bet on games for the first time — and by doing so, they also will be funding the state’s first-ever program for people with gambling problems.
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Several NFL players have received season-long suspensions, including 7 this year for gambling
The NFL has suspended seven players for the entire 2023 season. Here’s a look at previous players who received season-long bans.
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MGM says it did nothing wrong as ‘fraudster' gambled online
In court papers, MGM says Sam Antar, a twice-jailed “fraudster” who repeatedly victimized friends, relatives and strangers, is engaging in “his latest scheme” by falsely accusing MGM of wrongdoing.
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Atlantic City Quarterly Casino Earnings Down Nearly 15% From Year Ago
Atlantic City’s nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by nearly 15% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year earlier.
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Only 6 States Offer Internet Gambling, Despite Boom in US Sports Betting
While two-thirds of the country now offers legal sports betting, only six states offer online casino gambling, confounding industry hopes that the rapid growth of sports betting would also bring internet casino betting along with it.
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WWE in Talks With State Gambling Regulators to Legalize Betting on Scripted Match Results
WWE is in talks with state gambling regulators to legalize betting on high-profile matches.
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NJ Casinos Won More Than $211 Million in January. Which Casinos Won Big?
Atlantic City’s casinos won more than $211 million from in-person gamblers in January, up more than 15% from a year ago. But only three of the nine casinos won more last month than they did in January 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic erupted.
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Pa. Sportsbooks Smash Records Thanks to Eagles' in Super Bowl
Sports betting on Super Bowl LVII shattered state records for total handle and revenue, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, reports the Philadelphia Business Journal. More than $84.3 million was wagered with Pennsylvania sportsbooks on Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. That’s about 24% more than the…