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Penny slots are popular, flexible and profitable, so they're gaining more space on casino floors
Atlantic City casinos have thinned their stock of slot machines over the past year with one notable exception — penny slots.
Operation Blok Buster cripples Atlantic City street gang 800 Blok
Atlantic City’s Violent Crime Task Force foiled a murder plot and took down a major drug-trafficking gang that — along with its alleged rival Dirty Blok — was responsible for a majority of gun violence in the city, officials said Tuesday.
Posted on May 15, 2013
Body found on Ocean City beach identified as missing Sea Tow captain
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Lynsey McAuliffe said she will always cherish the brief time she and her husband, David C. McAuliffe, spent together, now that she knows he can never come home to her again.
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Ventnor woman charged with '07 murder of husband after gruesome discovery
When Loretta Doyle Burroughs moved, she took her husband with her — packed in containers, according to criminal charges filed Friday.
Posted on May 18, 2013
April Kauffman homicide not a cold case, despite year of silence
April Kauffman’s friends and family are preparing a vigil Friday to mark the first anniversary of her death.
Mays Landing man shot dead in Atlantic City
A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in Atlantic City, authorities said.
Atlantic City OKs contract for six live shows at Bader Field
Six live entertainment and music events will be held at Bader Field between this summer and next that organizers say will highlight Atlantic City beyond the casinos.
Margaritaville draws rave reviews at soft opening in Atlantic City
Call it Parrot Deco. As Resorts Casino Hotel transitions from its 1920s-era theme to the host of the Atlantic City branch of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville empire, the styles may not fit together exactly.
Authorities arrest four more alleged 800 Blok Atlantic City gang members
Four men wanted as part of an alleged Atlantic City drug-trafficking ring have been arrested a week after a raid by the Atlantic City Task Force ended with 14 arrests and a total of 28 charged.
Posted on May 21, 2013
Cicadas set to emerge in South Jersey after 17-year slumber
Billions of cicadas, dormant for the past 17 years, are waiting only for soil temperatures to reach 64 degrees before they emerge from underground and begin their noisy mating rituals.
Posted on May 13, 2013
Sewell man fell from 4th floor of Bally's onto Boardwalk
ATLANTIC CITY - A preliminary investigation revealed a Sewell man fell from the 4th floor roof of Bally's Wild West Casino Sunday while taking pictures in a restricted area.
Posted on May 13, 2013
Atlantic City police pull woman from ledge of casino
Atlantic City police were able to get a woman off the ledge of a casino after she threatened to jump tonight.
Posted on May 20, 2013
Revel admits mistakes in Atlantic City as restructuring plan gets OK
In what amounted to a $2.4 billion mea culpa, Revel’s new executive team admitted Wednesday that the luxury megaresort misjudged the Atlantic City market in its first year of operation and urgently needs to repair its customer relations.
Posted on May 16, 2013
First portions of Margaritaville expansion open in Atlantic City
A line of rolling chairs waited Thursday outside the slot parlor at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, which has opened for customers ahead of its soft opening this weekend.
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Atlantic City casino revenue falls 12 percent in April
Atlantic City’s 12 casinos are looking for a recovery in their gambling revenue this spring following a dismal winter. So far, they haven’t gotten it.
Posted on May 10, 2013
Egg Harbor Township man, 78, dies in motorcycle crash
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — William Bader took up motorcycle racing a few decades ago after retiring as a corrections officer at the Atlantic County jail and continued his passion until the 78-year-old died in a motorcycle accident Friday.
Posted on May 7, 2013
Two allegedly shot in Pleasantville, police say
Two males reportedly shot in Pleasantville on Saturday night were driven to the hospital before police arrived, Capt. Rocky Melendez said.
Posted on May 4, 2013
Victim in serious condition as Pleasantville man charged in hit and run
PLEASANTVILLE — As medics worked to save the life of a victim of a head-on crash Thursday morning, police searched for the driver they say caused the accident.
Nine arrested in relation to robbery and assault in Atlantic City
Atlantic City police are investigating an assault the resulted from a robbery Monday night.
Posted on May 7, 2013
Judge to review Revel resort's bankruptcy plan
New York City residents James Cross and Patricia Patterson were spurred to check out Revel a few weeks ago after hearing that Atlantic City's newest casino resort was filing for bankruptcy.
South Jersey inlets, altered by Sandy, pose hazards to boaters
Captain Frank Camarda has piloted his 80-foot party boat, Miss Beach Haven, to the tip of Holgate on the southern end of Long Beach Island.
Posted on May 9, 2013
The Pier Shops add more affordable options to Boardwalk mall
The Pier Shops at Caesars, Atlantic City's luxury mall, has often faced questions whether its Madison Avenue-style glamour could thrive in a Boardwalk retail scene otherwise crowded with inexpensive souvenir stores.
Atlantic City Council OKs plan for Shaquille O’Neal-backed project including movie theater
City Council has approved a plan that will bring a major redevelopment project to Atlantic City’s South Inlet, highlighted by a movie theater and a supermarket.
Posted on May 9, 2013
Pennsylvania fugitive caught following Atlantic City burglary
ATLANTIC CITY - A Philadelphia fugitive, who allegedly burglarized a local food market Sunday, was arrested with the help of the city's newest K-9 team, police said.
Posted on May 5, 2013
Revel hires outside consulting firm in marketing shake-up
Revel overhauled its marketing department Wednesday in the latest management shake-up at Atlantic City's troubled $2.4 billion megaresort.
Revel will be allowed to emerge from bankruptcy with advantages
CAMDEN — Revel will be allowed to emerge from bankruptcy before the end of this month with about $1 billion less in debt and access to as much as $69 million in additional new financing, a judge ruled Monday.
Posted on May 14, 2013
Witness: Alleged killer swung baseball bat "as hard as you could" in Wildwood attack
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — College friends Vincent DeSario, Colton Finney and Michael Maglione laughed and joked around after Maglione tripped on their way to the Wildwood Boardwalk.
Posted on May 7, 2013
Atlantic City casinos' first-quarter gross operating profits down 64 percent
Atlantic City’s dozen casinos saw gross operating profits fall by 64 percent in the first quarter, regulators said Wednesday.
Posted on May 23, 2013
Mortgage buyers watching how low interest rates will go
In a new age of low-cost borrowing, average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rates dipped below 4 percent in November 2011 and have not turned back.
Latko found guilty in Hammonton double homicide
A jury found Patrick Latko guilty Wednesday in the double murder of a mother and son in their Hammonton home in 2011.
Atlantic City's SWAT team tries to save lives when a crisis arises
Atlantic City was quiet. The city that’s always turned on was still dark at 4 a.m. Tuesday, but about 75 police officers were starting their day, preparing to take down an allegedly dangerous drug gang. They were divided into small teams, and each had potential spots to searc…
Posted on May 16, 2013
Revel takes steps to restructure finances, ownership
Revel, the troubled $2.4 billion megaresort, is moving ahead with plans to overhaul its finances and ownership structure in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and before New Jersey casino regulators.
Victim in crash Thursday in Pleasantville has died, police say
The driver of a vehicle involved in a head-on collision Thursday in Pleasantville has died, police said.
Posted on May 18, 2013
Life jacket might have saved lost Sea Tow captain's life
Capt. David C. McAuliffe could have potentially survived the sinking of his Sea Tow rescue vessel last week if he had been wearing protective equipment, marine safety experts said.
Atlantic Club Casino sale to online gambling giant PokerStars is off
Atlantic Club Casino Hotel’s much-criticized sale to the parent company of online global gambling giant PokerStars has been scrapped.
Revel debuts new slots lounge and VIP club
Revel’s interim CEO Jeffrey Hartmann regards the newest attractions at the struggling $2.4 billion megaresort as a way of “reconnecting” with customers.
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Late night shooting under investigation in Pleasantville
PLEASANTVILLE — Police are investigating a shooting of a 20-year-old man who was injured in both his arms Tuesday night.
Posted on May 15, 2013
Damaged propellers could tell what sank the Cape Hatteras
Badly damaged propellers on the Cape Hatteras may help explain why the boat sank so quickly, the wife of its missing captain and others said Tuesday.
Somers Point woman found with marijuana and 150 bags of heroin
SOMERS POINT - A 31-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday night in her apartment in the 500 block of Shore Road when police executed a search warrant and discovered 150 bags of heroin and less than 50 grams of marijuana.
Posted on May 16, 2013
Mourners pay last respects to Sea Tow boat captain David McAuliffe
SOMERS POINT — About two weeks after an emergency beacon first signaled David C. McAuliffe’s boat was in distress, family and friends gathered Tuesday to tearfully pay their final respects to the 34-year-old captain who died at sea.
With VideoPosted on May 8, 2013
Tilton 8 and IMAX in Northfield offers a new experience at the movies
Frank Theatres' renovated Tilton 8 & IMAX in Northfield will see its first customers Thursday. The nearly $2 million investment is the company's latest effort to transform some of its 25 theaters across seven states, the company president said.
Schools in Mays Landing were on lockdown as a precaution, police said
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - A 22-year-old resident was found unarmed and has been taken to crisis intervention for a psychological evaluation following a police investigation into reports of an armed man in the area.
Posted on May 20, 2013
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