2006 July 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

New Jersey’s casinos ushered the last of the gamblers away from slot machines and tables Wednesday, and janitors locked the doors behind them as a state government shutdown claimed its latest victims.

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos ushered out the last of the gamblers Wednesday morning as a state government shutdown claimed its latest victims.

Atlantic City’s casinos have crapped out. They’re closed, not because of hurricanes and blizzards, labor strikes or a parking garage collapse, but by a state budget impasse.By 8 a.m. EDT, New Jersey’s 12 …

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade Wednesday are CD&L, Dov Pharma, the New Jersey casinos, the major auto makers, and NetGuru.

Ballarat’s gambling losses have hit a record high. Association figures show.

Investors in gaming companies that operate Atlantic City casinos on Wednesday will weigh the impact of a gambling suspension in the wake of New Jersey’s budget crisis.

New Jersey’s casinos ushered out the last of the gamblers Wednesday morning as a state government shutdown claimed its latest victims. It was the first shutdown in the 28-year history of Atlantic City’s legalized gambling trade a business that sends the state an estimated $1.3 million a day in tax revenue.

If there’s one sure thing in this city of uncertainties, it’s always been this: Casinos find a way to keep the dice rolling.

July 5 (Bloomberg) — U.K. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is facing an investigation by Parliament’s ethics watchdog for meeting a casino owner seven times since 2002, including once at a Colorado ranch.