Wayne Parry
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Reporter at The Press of Atlantic City covering casinos, gambling/sports betting, environment & Statehouse news affecting AC &south Jersey. [email protected]
Atlantic City, NJ
Joined May 2011
Atlantic City's casinos saw their collective operating profit rise nearly 6% in the 2nd quarter. But before you order the fireworks: 6 of the 9 casinos saw their own profits decrease. The gain was due to a handful of casinos outperforming the rest.
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The resort's casinos were more profitable in the second quarter of this year, with gross operating profits up nearly 6% from a year earlier.
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The Who has postponed their Atlantic City show scheduled for Saturday. The when has yet to be determined. Hang onto those tickets, which will be good for whenever the show happens.
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The Who has postponed its concert that had been scheduled for Saturday night in Atlantic City. The Ticketmaster web site advised fans to hold on to their tickets, which will
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New Jersey governor declares state of emergency as departing Hurricane Erin churns the ocean, eroding beaches and threatening serious flooding at evening high tide.
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Pounding surf and high winds from Hurricane Erin were expected to intensify Thursday as the powerful storm comes about as a close as it is going to get to the
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With Hurricane Erin getting about as close today to the US East Coast as it's going to get, beach erosion and flooding are concerns at the Jersey Shore.
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Pounding surf and high winds from Hurricane Erin were expected to intensify Thursday as the powerful storm comes about as a close as it is going to get to the
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Murphy: Jersey Shore surf will still be deadly after the rain and clouds from Hurricane Erin have passed. Worries that people will insist on swimming this weekend when it's sunny and 82, despite lingering rough surf.
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Though still hundreds of miles offshore, Hurricane Erin will get as close to New Jersey as it's going to get over the next two days. Officials are asking visitors to
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has his own "Get the hell off the beach" moment (although more politely worded) as Hurricane Erin roils Jersey Shore surf.
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With Hurricane Erin still hundreds of miles from New Jersey, its winds and swells were creating life-threatening rip currents and rough surf along the state's beaches Tuesday.
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These guys were literally not playing with a full deck. Find out what else the online gambling tech company Evolution was fined for, involving blackjack and roulette errors that drew the attention of New Jersey gambling regulators.
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New Jersey gambling regulators have fined the online gambling tech company Evolution $12,000 for errors during games at its live dealer studios.
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New Jersey sues the Trump Administration for the 33rd time. This one involves withholding crime victim aid from states that don't adopt Trump's immigration policies.
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New Jersey sued President Donald Trump's administration again Monday, challenging the president's withholding of money to help crime victims in states that don't go along with his immigration...
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RT @ACPressHuba: New Jersey online gambling set another record in July — and that's not even the biggest news. Story by @WayneParryACP .htt….
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New Jersey's online gambling market set another new monthly revenue record — and Atlantic City's physical casinos did even better than that.
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New Jersey online gambling sets another monthly revenue record -- and that's not even the biggest news from July. In-person casinos did even better.
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New Jersey's online gambling market set another new monthly revenue record — and Atlantic City's physical casinos did even better than that.
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Murphy signs bill outlawing sweepstakes gambling in New Jersey, which critics claim is too much like the real thing, but without customer protections. The sweepstakes industry cries foul.
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Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday to outlaw so-called "sweepstakes gambling" in New Jersey, which critics have said is too close to the real thing.
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Murphy turns up the heat on electric grid operator PJM as New Jersey's electric rates soar and customers swear.
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Gov. Phil Murphy signed measures Friday turning up the heat on the regional electrical power grid operator that New Jersey and other states blame for soaring electricity prices.
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Nuke times 4? Owners of the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant want to build 4 smaller nuclear reactors at the Lacey site that would double the output of the shuttered power plant.
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The company that owns the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township says it wants to build four new smaller nuclear reactors at the shuttered site.
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New Jersey has sued Trump 32 times since he returned to the presidency. That averages once every six days.
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New Jersey has been aggressively challenging President Donald Trump, filing or joining 32 lawsuits against things the president or his administration have done.
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RT @ThePressofAC: The gambling industry says nearly a third of all bets made in the U.S. each year are done illegally. .
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The gambling industry says nearly a third of all bets made in the U.S. each year are done illegally.
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New Jersey revokes its approval for the Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm amid industry difficulties and Trump's war on wind. But the company calls it "a pause," not necessarily the end.
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New Jersey utility regulators on Wednesday canceled their preliminary approval of the Atlantic Shores offshore wind energy project as the industry continues to struggle.
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The remarkable career of Atlantic City's Alisa Cooper: Talked her way into John & Yoko's honeymoon bed protest as a 16 yr old; played piano and sang at almost every Atlantic City casino, then went on to regulate them for 13 years.
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Alisa Cooper is deeply in love with Atlantic City, and she worries about what might await it. She just wrapped up a 13-year term on the New Jersey Casino Control
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RT @ACPressHuba: As a performer and a regulator, Alisa Cooper was always in tune with Atlantic City's casinos. Story by @WayneParryACP .htt….
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Alisa Cooper is deeply in love with Atlantic City, and she worries about what might await it. She just wrapped up a 13-year term on the New Jersey Casino Control
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The Borgata casino is closing a popular nightclub; no word yet on what will replace it.
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Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa said Friday it will close its Premier nightclub Aug. 31. News about what will take its place will be announced at a later date.
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Who's to blame for high energy prices in NJ? Poll finds voters blame those they dislike the most.
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Who is to blame for soaring energy prices in New Jersey? A new poll finds New Jerseyans fault a wide range of people or organizations.
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