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A gambler plays a slot machine while smoking in the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J. on Feb. 10, 2022. On Thursday, March 9, 2023, New Jersey legislators held a second hearing on a bill that would prohibit smoking at Atlantic City's casinos, but again did not vote on it. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Dealers with cancer beg for Atlantic City casino smoking ban

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

A gambler reacts to a slot machine result at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J., on Aug. 8, 2022. New Jersey gambling regulators released figures, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, showing Atlantic City's casinos won $211.6 million from in-person gamblers in January, up 15.3% from a year ago. When revenue from internet gambling and sports betting is included, the casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets, and the online partners of both of those businesses won $436.8 million, up 14.5% from a year ago. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

New Jersey casinos won more than $211 million in January

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

This Nov. 26, 2013 photo shows Jon Hernandez of Roselle Park N.J. playing a game of Internet poker from his home on the day after it became legal in New Jersey. On Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, New Jersey lawmakers held a hearing to consider extending authorization for the state’s highly successful online gambling industry for another decade, through 2033. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, file)

Execs: U.S. internet casino gambling is poised for expansion

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

A gambler plays a slot machine at Caesars casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on Jan. 27, 2022. The casino's parent company announced, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, that Caesars will renovate its casino floor, lobby, valet area and outdoor pool this year as part of a $200 million makeover. ( AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Caesars plans lobby, casino floor, pool upgrades this year

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

Striking union members protest outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. as it shut down on Oct. 10, 2016. On May 20, 2022, the union launched a web site warning casino customers that &quot;labor disputes&quot; could happen if the casinos don't reach new contracts by the May 31 deadline. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Union warns of ‘labor disputes’ if casino contracts expire

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

Applicants line up at a job fair at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J. on April 11, 2022. Casinos across the country are trying to find additional workers as their businesses try to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but are facing the same labor shortages as many other industries. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

A safe bet: If you want a casino job, odds are on your side

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

Casino workers hold a rally in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday, April 12, 2022, to call on the state Legislature to pass a bill to ban smoking inside the nine casinos. The rally was held on the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey that banned indoor smoking virtually everywhere in the state - except in casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Atlantic City casino workers feel smoking ban is in reach

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

This Feb. 18, 2022 photo shows the tattered scoreboard at the vacant Sand Castle minor league baseball stadium on the former Bader Field airport site in Atlantic City, N.J. DEEM Enterprises is proposing a $2.7 billion auto-centric development including a driving course and 2,000 housing units on the site of the first aviation facility in America to be called an &quot;airport.&quot; (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Vacant Atlantic City airport could become car lovers’ dream

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

Gary Russell Jr. prepares to throw a jab at Oscar Escandon during the WBC featherweight title fight in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, May 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Russell’s toughest fights during title reign have been outside the ring

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Contestants in the first Miss America pageant line up for the judges in Atlantic City, N.J., in September 1921. The competition is marking its 100th anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, having managed to maintain a complicated spot in American culture with a questionable relevancy. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Miss America turns 100. Will she last another 100 years?

By Susan Haigh - Associated Press

This April 30, 2021 photo shows the exterior of the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. On May 7, 2021, MGM Resorts International said the company had dismissed its lawsuit against Ocean following a settlement reached by both parties. Borgata had accused Ocean of poaching some of its top executives and trying to steal vital trade secrets. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Borgata drops trade secrets lawsuit against Ocean Casino

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

In this June 20, 2019 photo, a game of roulette is underway at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. A report released Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from a state panel recommended rebuilding Atlantic City's Boardwalk, improving the look of its business districts, and embracing the &quot;blue economy&quot; of the ocean to help the seaside gambling resort recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. It also suggested money from legalized marijuana sales could help pay for it. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Can pot money rebuild Atlantic City? New Jersey suggests it

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

FILE- In this July 2, 2020 file photo, Gary Royster of Atlantic City holds up a wad of cash he used to gamble at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City on the day the casino reopened after being shut down for months amid the coronavirus outbreak. On May 3, 2021, Hard Rock officials told The Associated Press they will spend $20 million on renovations, the latest in a line of Atlantic City casinos to reinvest during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, FILE)

Despite virus, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

Michael Chait, president of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, speaks at a news conference on the Atlantic City, N.J. Boardwalk on Friday, April 30, 2021. Chait and other business and political officials called on Gov. Phil Murphy to ease coronavirus restrictions enough to allow conventions and trade shows to resume in Atlantic City. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Biz groups to Murphy: Let us do conventions in Atlantic City

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Oct. 1, 2020 photo shows the exterior of Caesars casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Caesars Entertainment, the casino's parent company, announced Wednesday, April 21, 2021, a $170 million renovation of hotel rooms and suites at Harrah's and Caesars casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Harrah’s, Caesars get $170M upgrades as promised at merger

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press