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Opening the Doors to Casinos in New York City; Video Terminals to be Installed at Aqueduct Racetrack

After nine years of on-again, off-again movement, the Aqueduct casino project now seems all but certain to be a done deal. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, as expected, has given his approval to Genting New York’s bid, the final of three sign-offs needed in order for the state to now move ahead and sign a memorandum [...]

An Outrage: Admitted Killer of Casino Shift Manager, Says “I Took it Out on Him Because All Casinos are Crooked.”

This is a long story, so bear with me. It’s about a cold-blooded killer named Mark Magee, who killed a shift manager at the Taj Mahal casino (Atlantic City) in 2009. Why? Because he figured all casinos in Atlantic City cheat. Magee, 58, is from Norristown, near where I used to live. In court, he [...]

Bodog Casino Has $634,000 “Progressive” Winner

You know how I HATE posting press releases. Goes against my grain as a journalist (I have won Associated Press awards as a reporter). Not that press releases don’t give you information. But it is always slanted to the group that it represents. You never get a press release saying So and So casino sucks. [...]

Is Bigger Better? Maybe not in New Jersey, When it Comes to New Casinos

Could one of the answer to solving Atlantic City’s casino doldrums be to allow smaller casinos (meaning 200 rooms or less) to be licensed? That seems to be what some N.J. legislators are contemplating these days. Right now the idea passed through a Senate committee. Former Mayor James Whelan, now a state senator, introduced legislation [...]

Greenbrier Casino: Will it Be as Awesome as the Famous West Virginia Resort?

I have been to the Greenbrier resort. I have written about the resort for a number of magazines. It is spectacular. Awesome. Beautiful. Elegant. And more. Now…add to that an underground casino. I can’t wait. Here is the latest: Workers are in a mad dash to finish the casino, which is below the front lawn. [...]

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