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WAYNE PARRY

WAYNE PARRY

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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
Crime|News|US

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
Crime|News|US

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
Americas|Crime|News|World

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
Business|Economy|News|Sports|US

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
Crime|News|US

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
Business|News

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
Environment|Opinion|Science

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
Environment|News|Science

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
Business|Entertainment|Finance|Sports|US

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
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

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
Sports

EXPLAINER: Here's how to bet legally on the Super Bowl

Here are some basics on how betting on the Super Bowl works

EXPLAINER: Here's how to bet legally on the Super Bowl
Business|Sports|Technology

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
Business|Sports|US

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
Business|Finance

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
Business|Economy|Finance|US

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
Business|Entertainment

Booth where Tony Soprano may have been whacked – or not – sells for a cool $82K to mystery buyer

The New Jersey ice cream parlor booth where Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked has sold for more than $82,000

Booth where Tony Soprano may have been whacked – or not – sells for a cool $82K to mystery buyer
Health|News|Opinion|US

Report: New Jersey and US were not prepared for COVID-19 and state remains so for the next crisis

An independent report has found New Jersey and the nation were not prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the state remains underprepared for the next emergency

Report: New Jersey and US were not prepared for COVID-19 and state remains so for the next crisis
Business|Economy|Technology|US

Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey. In-person revenue? Not so much.

Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey, where online casinos are accounting for a growing share of the betting pie

Internet gambling revenue continues to soar in New Jersey. In-person revenue? Not so much.
Sports

'Every shot means something.' Basketball fans revel in, and bet on, March Madness tournament

This is the most intense time of the year for college basketball fans as the NCAA March Madness championship tournament begins

'Every shot means something.' Basketball fans revel in, and bet on, March Madness tournament
US

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|Travel|US

Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies

Start handing out those groundhog-size cigars: Punxsutawney Phil is a father

Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Business|Economy|Health|US

Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban

For three years, many Atlantic City casino workers have been trying to get their elected officials to ban smoking in the gambling halls, to no avail

Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban
Business|Economy|Finance

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

Atlantic City casinos were less profitable in 2023, even with online help
Business|Economy|Health

Opponents of smoking in casinos try to enlist shareholders of gambling companies in non-smoking push

Add investors to the list of people that opponents of smoking in casinos are enlisting in hopes of banning the practice

Opponents of smoking in casinos try to enlist shareholders of gambling companies in non-smoking push

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