In the end, after a tough battle to organize dealers at the Atlantic City Hilton, the union lost. Among the wounded, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday, was Wayne Chiw, 65, a longtime pit boss at the Atlantic City Hilton, and his wife, Elana, 63, who worked there as a supervisor. He was a soldier for the company, which enlisted him to help persuade the Asian dealers at the Hilton and its sister casino, Resorts Hotel & Casino, that they would be better off without the United Auto Workers, which has been organizing dealers in Atlantic City's casinos.

Atlantic City - Change is in the seaside air here. The tiny Sands Hotel Casino, which had a loyal following among mostly older clientele, will be imploded Thursday. After that piece of the past is blown away, a USD 1.5 billion casino run by Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., of Las Vegas, will take its place. On the northern end of the Boardwalk, the Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley will top that with a USD 2 billion mega-casino with two hotel towers.

MGM Mirage said yesterday it will spend up to USD 5 billion to build a massive casino resort whose three towers will dominate the Atlantic City skyline and lift the level of luxury in a city hit hard by competition from slots parlors across the Northeast. The 3,000-room resort, planned to open in 2012, is part of a gamble by casino operators to reverse what is expected to be the first decline in casino revenue in Atlantic City in 29 years by polishing its image in an attempt to lure more affluent visitors.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- A fire last month at a new 800-room hotel expansion of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will force the USD 400 million project to delay its opening by several months, the casino's parent company said Tuesday. Boyd Gaming Corp. said it has completed its initial assessment of the damage caused by the Sept. 23 blaze at The Water Club, a 43-story hotel and spa tower being built next to the existing casino-hotel.

Atlantic City - No longer content with building a mere casino, gaming giant MGM Mirage Inc. plans to develop a mini-city of gambling, hotel towers and luxury condominiums that would dramatically redefine the Atlantic City skyline. The estimated USD 4.5 billion to USD 5.5 billion project would mimic the company's huge USD 7.4 billion CityCenter project under construction on the Las Vegas Strip, although on a smaller scale, according to people familiar with the plans.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- For months, a tusk on one of the elephants outside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort was missing, probably snapped off by a vandal. It was one small repair on a long list of things Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. had to do to spruce up its three casinos in the battle against a growing list of better-financed, newer, flashier casinos changing the face of Atlantic City. Now the tusk is glued back on - a symbol that the company realizes that the small things are just as important as the big ones when it comes to succeeding in the new Atlantic City.

Atlantic City - New Jersey gaming regulators have scheduled a hearing next month to consider a USD 17.1 billion buyout of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. by two private equity firms. Harrah's Entertainment, the world's largest gaming company, controls about 40 percent of the Atlantic City market through its ownership of the Harrah's, Bally's, Caesars and Showboat casinos. Pending regulatory approvals in states where Harrah's operates casinos, private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group will acquire the gaming giant in the casino industry's largest takeover ever.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) -- Early next year, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa was expected to open its new 800-room tower called The Water Club -- a USD 400 million addition designed to help it keep pace with a flurry of high-end expansion in Atlantic City's casino market. But a fire early Sunday that damaged the second tower, which was still under construction, may impact that timetable.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) - A fire that engulfed a 43-story tower under construction at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Sunday only caused "superficial damage" to the structure, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which started at about 7:45 a.m. on the south side of the tower and was under control about 20 minutes later, Atlantic City Fire Captain Michael Mooney said.

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Everything about the new casino that's going to replace the former Sands Casino Hotel is designed to be Vegas-style , right down to the demolition of its predecessor. Old casinos in Las Vegas are routinely brought down with explosives in a choreographed spectacle that draws thousands of onlookers. Next month, Atlantic City will see its first casino implosion , complete with a world-famous Grucci fireworks display and laser light show to serve notice that not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Harrah’s Atlantic City will unveil the final phase of the property’s USD 550 million upgrade and expansion project in early 2008, when the property opens a new 961- room, 44-story hotel tower. Reaching new heights in Atlantic City, the new Waterfront Tower will also make Harrah’s the tallest hotel casino in Atlantic City and the second tallest building in New Jersey. The new tower is the centerpiece of Harrah’s Atlantic City’s USD 550 million expansion project...

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Seven and 11 are lucky numbers at any casino, but for smokers in Atlantic City, it soon will be seven the hard way. In order to comply with restrictions on smoking passed by Atlantic City officials earlier this year, 7 of the city's 11 casinos plan to go totally smoke-free on the gambling floor. They'll do it by creating smoking lounges where gambling will not be offered.