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U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear

New figures from the gambling industry show America's commercial casinos won more than $66 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry’s best year ever

U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear
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A record-breaking January for New Jersey gambling, even as in-person casino winnings fall

Four major gambling revenue records were smashed in New Jersey in January

A record-breaking January for New Jersey gambling, even as in-person casino winnings fall
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Betting on the Super Bowl was brisk at sportsbooks in big U.S. markets

With this year’s Super Bowl being played in Las Vegas, the nation’s gambling capitol, there was little doubt that betting on the big game would be huge

Betting on the Super Bowl was brisk at sportsbooks in big U.S. markets
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Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says

The level of online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, according to a company that tracks the physical location of online gamblers

Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says
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Super Bowl should smash betting records, with 68M U.S. adults set to wager legally or otherwise

Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl

Super Bowl should smash betting records, with 68M U.S. adults set to wager legally or otherwise
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NFL says Super Bowl viewers will only see 3 sports betting ads during broadcast of the game

Advertisements for sports betting may seem to be everywhere, but the NFL says viewers will only see three of them during next month's Super Bowl

NFL says Super Bowl viewers will only see 3 sports betting ads during broadcast of the game
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U.S. agencies set plans to protect endangered right whales during offshore wind operations

Two federal agencies are looking to better protect endangered whales amid a surge in offshore wind farm development

U.S. agencies set plans to protect endangered right whales during offshore wind operations
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Jersey Shore town trying not to lose the man vs. nature fight on its eroded beaches

In the age-old battle of man versus nature, nature usually wins

Jersey Shore town trying not to lose the man vs. nature fight on its eroded beaches
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New Jersey Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino in COVID business interruption case

Here's a rare case of a casino losing

New Jersey Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino in COVID business interruption case
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Union, kin of firefighters killed in cargo ship blaze call for new Newark fire department leadership

Families of two New Jersey firefighters killed in a cargo ship fire and a powerful firefighters' union want the top leadership of the Newark Fire Department to be replaced

Union, kin of firefighters killed in cargo ship blaze call for new Newark fire department leadership
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New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levels

There is both good news and bad news for Atlantic City's casinos and racetracks that took sports bets in 2023

New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levels
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Through sobs, cargo ship officer says crew is 'broken' over deaths of 2 firefighters in blaze

A top officer of an Italian cargo ship that caught fire last summer in one of America’s busiest seaports broke down in sobs recalling his crew’s initial efforts to put out the blaze

Through sobs, cargo ship officer says crew is 'broken' over deaths of 2 firefighters in blaze
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Worker tells of fleeing burning vehicle in cargo ship fire that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters

Federal investigators are looking into a dockside cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters at Port Newark

Worker tells of fleeing burning vehicle in cargo ship fire that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters
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As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by them

Atlantic City is adding hundreds of security cameras to the 3,000 already keeping an eye on the seaside gambling resort

As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by them
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Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024

What to do about smoking in the casinos, and how to keep gamblers coming to the resort are among the challenges that Atlantic City faces in the new year

Casino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024
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Probe: Doomed Philadelphia news helicopter hit trees fast, broke up, then burned, killing 2 on board

New details are emerging about the fatal crash of a Philadelphia TV news helicopter earlier this week

Probe: Doomed Philadelphia news helicopter hit trees fast, broke up, then burned, killing 2 on board
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Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey

Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less dependent on physical casinos

Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey
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Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting

Workers angry that a proposed smoking ban in Atlantic City's casinos seems to be going nowhere protested by lighting up during a state government hearing Thursday in Trenton

Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting
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With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries

Five billion dollars worth of gambling gets done each year in Atlantic City

With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries
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Review: The long Kiss goodbye ends at New York's Madison Square Garden, but Kiss avatars loom

Say goodbye to the flesh-and-blood members of the rock group Kiss

Review: The long Kiss goodbye ends at New York's Madison Square Garden, but Kiss avatars loom
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Casino workers seethe as smoking ban bill is delayed yet again in New Jersey Legislature

A bill that would end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos continues to go nowhere

Casino workers seethe as smoking ban bill is delayed yet again in New Jersey Legislature
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Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn't it caught on more widely in the US?

In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax revenue to the state’s coffers, and helped keep Atlantic City’s nine casinos afloat while they were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic

Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn't it caught on more widely in the US?
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Atlantic City casino profits fall 7.5% in 3rd quarter of 2023

New Jersey gambling regulators say Atlantic City’s casinos and two internet-only entities earned $281 million in the third quarter of this year

Atlantic City casino profits fall 7.5% in 3rd quarter of 2023
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Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89

Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Atlantic City's Resorts casino — has died

Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89
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Wind industry deals with blowback from Orsted scrapping 2 wind power projects in New Jersey

Wind energy developer Orsted is writing off $4 billion, due largely to the cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey whose financial challenges mirror those facing the nascent industry

Wind industry deals with blowback from Orsted scrapping 2 wind power projects in New Jersey

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