Online gaming helps shuttered casino industry stay afloat in June DAVID DANZIS Staff Writer Jul 14, 2020 Jul 14, 2020 Updated Aug 8, 2025 Matthew Strabuk, for The Press Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DAVID DANZIS Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY — Online gaming revenue continued to grow in the final month of the casino shutdown, increasing more than 123% in June.kAmx?E6C?6E 42D:?@ C6G6?F6 H2D Sgc]h >:==:@? =2DE >@?E9[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 Sbg]` >:==:@? 7C@> @?=:?6 82>:?8 :? yF?6 a_`h[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 7:8FC6D C6=62D65 %F6D52J 3J E96 DE2E6 s:G:D:@? @7 v2>:?8 t?7@C46>6?E]k^AmkAmyF?6 H2D E96 E9:C5 4@?D64FE:G6 >@?E9 5FC:?8 H9:49 C6G6?F6 7C@> @?=:?6 82>:?8 :?4C62D65 3J >@C6 E92? `__T @G6C E96 D2>6 A6C:@5 :? a_`h]k^Am kAm%9C@F89 yF?6[ @?=:?6 82>:?8 C6G6?F6 92D 2=>@DE 5@F3=65 4@>A2C65 E@ E96 7:CDE D:I >@?E9D @7 a_`h[ 86?6C2E:?8 >@C6 E92? 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Atlantic City casinos prepare to reopen sans indoor dining, alcohol, smoking ATLANTIC CITY — After a nearly four-month shutdown, eight of the city’s nine casinos vowed Tuesday to continue with plans to reopen by week’s …
Harrington retires from Casino Control Commission, no replacement yet from governor ATLANTIC CITY — Casino Control Commission Vice Chair Sharon Anne Harrington officially retired Wednesday, leaving a vacancy on the three-membe…
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