Latest Atlantic City Poker News
Two sentenced in sports-betting ring operated out of Borgata poker room 2/14/2009
Joseph Wishnick and Robert Mackie pleaded guilty Dec. 15 to third-degree promotion of gambling charges in the bookmaking ring housed in the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Both said they were agents of the ring.
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Atlantic City's casinos wane as Pennsylvania adds slots 2/15/2009
The odds were Atlantic City would continue to be home to an uncertain number of casino hotels and a destination for Easterners looking for a Las Vegas-type experience.
But the odds are that Atlantic City will fade, that it will be less than it wants to be, less than it needs to be.
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2008 Borgata Poker Open draws record crowd 9/6/2008

Over 1100 players turned out for the tournament with a guaranteed $5 million prize pool, the largest casino guarantee ever.
The first event -- $300 No Limit Hold'em -- began on Wednesday, September 3rd and drew a prize pool of $357,600 and a first-place prize of $77,170.
Margaritaville Casino coming to Atlantic City
Trump Marina sold for $316 million
5/30/2008
In recent years, the Trump Marina Hotel Casino has been wasting away in Atlantic City's ultra-competitive casino market, searching for its lost shaker of salt, if you will.
Now, it's about to be reborn with a tropical theme under new owners who are bringing singer Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" brand to the Northeast in hopes of reviving a property that had become as listless as the hero of Buffett's hit song.
Coastal Marina LLC, an affiliate of Coastal Development LLC, said Thursday it is buying the casino from Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., the casino company founded by real estate magnate Donald Trump. Read more.
Trump Plaza to get 12 automated Poker Tables
5/22/2008
PokerTek, Inc., the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in automated poker tables and related software, announced today that they have signed a contract with Trump Plaza Casino to offer PokerPro(R) for field trial. The 12 table PokerPro poker room at Trump Plaza will open pending final approval by the State of New Jersey Casino Control Commission, and will be the first automated poker room in the state.
Atlantic City Poker Game Ends in Murder
4/07/2008
A fight that started at a poker table at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino spilled out into the parking lot where one man was stabbed. The unidentified victim later died at a nearby Hospital.
Who needs a Casino when a laptop will do?
Recently released figures show that various interests have combined to exceed in $2 billion in expenditures for lobbying in the year 2007. The cause that earned such support...online gambling. Even the giant credit card company Visa, which had in the past lobbied hard against allowing online gambling, has now joined the chorus. It is amazing to me that people are asking “why, how could this happen?”. It is the age-old motive -- money. There are staggering amounts of money to be made and handled.
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