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  • March 2008

    • Gambler Sues Casinos for $20M

      Associated Press  |  Mar 9, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      Gambler Sues Casinos for $20M

      (Newser) - A former New York attorney is suing seven casinos for $20 million, claiming they helped woo her to the tables, and let her continue to play and lose despite an obvious gambling addiction. Workers at Atlantic City and Las Vegas gambling dens should have stopped her from blowing $1 million and destroying her career, she argues. "They knew I was going for days without eating or sleeping," she told AP. "I would pass out at the tables. They had a duty of care." More »

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      New York City  • lawsuit  • Las Vegas  • Minnesota  • casino  • IRS  • racketeering  • gambling addiction  • Atlantic City

  • November 2007

    • Atlantic City Takes on Las Vegas

      Associated Press  |  Nov 20, 07 4:11 PM CST

      Atlantic City Takes on Las Vegas

      (Newser) - Atlantic City is about to get a $9 billion makeover, with four companies slated to build  as many new mega-casinos by 2012. The luxury resorts constitute the biggest burst of investment in the city since the start of casino gambling in 1978, the AP reports. As Atlantic City bids to compete with Las Vegas as a luxury travel destination, many older casinos are planning expansions to keep pace. More »

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      gambling  • architecture  • casino  • investments  • Atlantic City

  • April 2007

    • Atlantic City Trumps The Donald

      New York Times  |  Apr 11, 07 7:02 AM CDT

      Atlantic City Trumps The Donald

      (Newser) - Donald Trump's casinos are faltering in Atlantic City, the very seaboard Vegas the flamboyant developer helped build in the 80s and 90s.  The Taj Mahal is still flush, but Trump's two other hotels are last in revenues. And analysts aren't betting on them, thanks in part to the share the city is losing to slot parlors in NYC and Philly. More »

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      Las Vegas  • New Jersey  • gambling  • casino  • Donald Trump  • Atlantic City

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