The Gambling Weblog

Over the years Las Vegas has transformed itself from a gambling only town to more of a total entertainment and diversified attraction center.

This successful business model has been adopted by other…

Despite my love of oceans and things nautical, I was never a fan of Atlantic City, New Jersey, the State where I was born and lived for most of my life.

When Atlantic City's first casinos opened…

Slot machines were king in the then new atlantic city casinos when I lived in New Jersey and they still are.

Back then, a slot machine, was a slot machine, and there wasn't much of a difference …

As time goes by the casinos, in this case Trump Casino in Atlantic City, are automating more and more of the functions previously performed by human beings.

Since moving to Las Vegas I've seen t…

Like Las Vegas, Atlantic City is upgrading the luxury standards of its hotel accommodations.

Here in Las Vegas the construction of new hotels and casinos continues, unabated, at a dizzying pace, whi…

America's two biggest casino cities, Las Vegas, and its far smaller sibling, Atlantic City, offer much more than just casino gambling, and the competition between the cities is heating up.

Prize…

Las Vegas prides itself on its ability to accommodate visitors; and indeed the casinos and hotels here are among the world's best, but a recent study shows that Atlantic City outpaces Las Vegas i…

Harrah's Atlantic City is taking an active role in trying to revitalize Atlantic City's struggling casino industry.

Harrah's has entered into an extensive agreement with Orbitz.com, whic…

I guess this is one of the reasons Atlantic City is having its share of revenue problems; gamblers that usually head to Atlantic City are going elsewhere to gamble.

So where are they going and where…

Things are happening in Atlantic City and not all of it is good.

Atlantic City is America's second largest casino rich city but it too is feeling the effects of the general economic downturn tha…