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by jo on January 11, 2006
Atlantic City has finally broken through the $5 billion mark after an increase of 7.3% in december. Its still only half of the $10bn+ Nevada brings in, but Atlantic City is working hard to increase hotel rooms and create itself as an entertainment destination like its counterpart in Vegas
Nevada saw casino gambling revenues increase by 16.01% in November to $999.62 million. The Strip alone brought in $524.68. Gaming Board analysts put this huge increase down to a series of high profile music concerts in November
"We had a strong special events calendar in November. In that month we had U2, the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney play,"
Article: Nevada says casino gambling revenue up 16 pct
Article: Atlantic City casino revs topped $5 bln in 2005
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Response from:
Kelly
(01/16/06 8:57pm)
That could be one major reason, but I still guess that the ever-famous poker game still has a lot to do with the increase.
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