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Casinos

Melissa Culross
August 09, 2020 - 11:00 pm

Casino Moves Card Tables Outdoors

A casino in Tracy is adapting to the reality of COVID-19 by moving card games such as blackjack and poker outdoors. See the details of the casino’s new setup.
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Flags line the beach in Belmar, N.J., on June 28, 2020. With large crowds expected at the Jersey Shore for the July Fourth weekend, some are worried that a failure to heed mask-wearing and social distancing protocols could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
July 03, 2020 - 12:10 am

Virus concerns grow — as do crowds flocking to Jersey Shore

BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — As coronavirus-related restrictions are eased and temperatures climb, people are flocking back to the Jersey Shore. And with the July Fourth holiday weekend upon us, that's making some people nervous, particularly given the large crowds that have surfaced at some popular shore...
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FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, a board displays odds for different bets on the NCAA college basketball tournament at the Westgate Superbook sports book in Las Vegas. The sports books are closed, and the only things left to bet on mobile apps are virtual racing and Russian ping pong. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
April 06, 2020 - 5:22 pm

Sportsbooks are dark and odds are long in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nobody would have given odds on this. Inside the glittering casinos that line the Las Vegas Strip, the slot machines were turned off and the sportsbooks were dark. On what would have been the biggest Monday of the year for bookies, not a dollar changed hands. No big national...
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Some slot machines in the casino
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Tom Puckett
March 16, 2020 - 2:34 pm

All Seneca Gaming Facilities to Close Indefinitely

Seneca casinos temporarily closing down because of coronavirus concerns.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, and first lady Melania Trump visit the Taj Mahal,the 17th century monument to love in Agra, India, Monday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
February 24, 2020 - 7:33 am

Trump, first lady stroll the grounds of iconic Taj Mahal

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local): 6 p.m. President Donald Trump, who once owned the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, took in breathtaking views of the real Taj Mahal Monday in India. As Trump walked from the...
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during the 'Namaste Trump' event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Basking in adulation from a massive, colorful crowd, Trump and Modi lavished each other with praise Monday in a reaffirmation of U.S.-India ties as the subcontinent poured on the pageantry in a joyful welcome for the U.S. president. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
February 24, 2020 - 6:35 am

Trump, first lady stroll the grounds of iconic Taj Mahal

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local): 5 p.m. President Donald Trump, who once owned the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is taking in the breathtaking views of the real Taj Mahal Monday in India. On his flight to...
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FILE - In this Oct, 29, 2018 file photo James Murren, CEO of MGM Resorts International, participates in a news conference in New York. Murren the head of casino giant MGM Resorts International says he'll step down as company chairman and chief executive as soon as the company leaders find his successor. Murren was praised in a company statement Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, saying he informed the corporate board he intends to leave before his contract expires, at the end of 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)
February 12, 2020 - 7:35 pm

Chief executive at MGM Resorts says he'll step down

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jim Murren, the head of casino giant MGM Resorts International, says he’ll step down as chairman and chief executive as soon as the company finds a successor. Murren has led the company since 2008. A corporate statement Wednesday said he intends to leave before his contract expires...
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February 12, 2020 - 6:12 pm

Chief executive at MGM Resorts says he'll step down

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jim Murren, the head of casino giant MGM Resorts International, says he’ll step down as chairman and chief executive as soon as the company finds a successor. Murren has led the company since 2008. A corporate statement Wednesday said he intends to leave before his contract expires...
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January 21, 2020 - 9:43 am

Cops: Waze app directs casino-bound drivers into wilderness

JACKSON, N.J. (AP) — An ad in the Waze navigation app is misdirecting motorists headed to Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa into the wilderness of New Jersey's Pine Barrens, police said. Jackson Township police posted on Facebook that officers in recent weeks have had to help motorists...
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FILE -- In this Aug. 15, 2018 file photo the MGM Springfield casino's logo decorates the front facade on Main Street in Springfield, Mass. Massachusetts' first Las Vegas-style casino is throwing itself a birthday bash, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, with Aerosmith, New England Patriots cheerleaders and a five-tier cake. But one year after opening, MGM Springfield has underperformed and shed hundreds of jobs. Some business owners also say the promised downtown revival hasn't materialized. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
August 24, 2019 - 11:31 am

After mixed first year, casino celebrates with birthday bash

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' first Las Vegas-style casino is throwing itself a birthday bash with Aerosmith, New England Patriots cheerleaders and a five-tier cake. But one year after opening, MGM Springfield has underperformed and shed hundreds of jobs. Some business owners also say the promised...
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