Frank Catania, a former director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJ’s regulatory police body) has a great piece on the futility of Internet gaming prohibition in Cnet news: Every attempt to regulate activity on the Internet seemingly raises questions about the proverbial slippery slope. But if regulation of the Internet is a slippery slope, […]
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gambling & cultureSince even before the opening of the Borgata, there has been much talk of new developments in Atlantic City. It looks like an addition to the Trump Taj Mahal is really going to happen. From the AC Press: The Planning Board granted preliminary approval Wednesday to a new 810-room hotel tower at Trump Taj Mahal
Here’s another update on that Atlantic City/Monopoly thing. All across the country, there were rallies and protests connected to immigration. Atlantic City, a city of immigrants, will be galvanized today by a rally over a board game. From the AC Press: The city that used to have a monopoly on Monopoly will host a rally
I used my Las Vegas Business Press column to talk about Second Saturday a few weeks ago, so I feel it’s only appropriate to mention First Wednesday here. But don’t go down to Fremont Street for this one–instead, head to St. James Place in Atlantic City: Restaurants, hotels and retailers around Atlantic City will come
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atlantic cityNevada embraced tourism because of a paucity of their development options. So, if you’re in a small emirate who wants to lessen its dependence on oil exports, it might be a model to follow. Dubai seems intent on doing do, minus the gambling. From CNN: Dubai is planning to build the world’s largest hotel as
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