Atlantic City's most profitable gambling palace, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, confirmed today that it laid off about 400 of its staff this week. The 5.5 percent cut in its workforce of about 7,600 was unavoidable in the deteriorating economy, said Rob Stillwell, a spokesman for Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp., which co-owns the Borgata with MGM Mirage. The Borgata layoffs follow Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s announcement Friday that it was cutting hundreds of employees at its four Atlantic City casinos...

Atlantic City - City officials shaping the resort's new master plan are considering a recommendation to designate a large section of land for casino development, potentially bolstering a Marina District already bulging with plans for more gaming activity. The triangular tract lies between Huron Avenue, Brigantine Boulevard and the White Horse Pike and is adjacent to the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa’s second hotel tower will open in June, its parent company said this week. The Water Club, a USD 400 million 800-room hotel, had been delayed by a fire last year that damaged portions of its exterior. Before the September blaze, the Water Club was scheduled to be the first in a wave of hotel expansion projects to be completed in Atlantic City. That honor went to Harrah’s similarly named Waterfront Tower, which has already started admitting guests on one floor within the past 10 days.

Atlantic City, New Jersey (AP) - February 20, 2008 -- For more than a year, the teenager lived the life of a high roller at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, buying tens of thousands of dollars worth of gambling chips, and earning more than USD 1,000 worth of free merchandise and services for the level of his Blackjack and poker play. But what the casino didn't know - and didn't ask about for more than a year - was that he was only 19, two years below the legal gambling age in Atlantic City.

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, 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.

It was a plot straight out of the Hollywood. A daring gang of gamblers attempted a sophisticated, high-stakes heist on a casino frequented by the stars. But this time the plotters were caught: police in New Jersey have just released details of how they smashed a plot to rip off gamblers playing in a GBP 1m poker tournament.