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George Goldhoff's new job: Keep Atlantic City's Hard Rock casino running fast

The new president of Atlantic City's Hard Rock casino got his start in the hospitality industry washing dishes at an upstate New York restaurant at age 15

The Independent UK

NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%

New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won over $462 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier

The Independent UK

Why F1 works so well for Hard Rock

Its sponsorship partnership with Red Bull, and a high-profile presence it has at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix and the forthcoming Las Vegas event, are much more about shifting perceptions of what it is about now.

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Panelists: New York casinos could see Atlantic City closures

Panelists at a major casino industry conference in Atlantic City say the construction of three new casinos in New York could cost New Jersey 20% to 30% of its casino revenue, a development that could possibly return the resort to the days of casino closures

The Independent UK

Post-COVID woe: Atlantic City casino earns fell 4.6% in '22

Three years after the coronavirus pandemic erupted, Atlantic City’s casinos are collectively struggling to get back to where they were before COVID-19 in terms of profitability

The Independent UK

‘New energy’: Hard Rock Las Vegas president teases Mirage changes

LAS VEGAS — Hard Rock International has been operating The Mirage for nearly three months, but any significant sign its under new ownership can be seen in a few spots inside the hotel-casino.

Tribune News Service

NJ gambling revenue matches all-time high, with online help

New Jersey’s gambling revenue matched its all-time high of $5.2 billion in 2022, but only half that amount was won by casinos from in-person gamblers

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New president to lead Atlantic City's Hard Rock casino

Atlantic City’s Hard Rock casino on Tuesday hired a new management team as the property pushes for an even greater share of the market

The Independent UK

With no resume date for Bills-Bengals, sportsbooks are voiding wagers and refunding bettors

Several sportsbooks announced they are refunding unsettled Bills-Bengals bets.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Atlantic City betting it can put COVID behind it in 2023

Atlantic City's casinos are betting they can finally put the COVID pandemic behind them in 2023

The Independent UK

Tribal owner of Hard Rock now running Mirage on Vegas Strip

A new operator, Hard Rock International, is now running the iconic Mirage resort on the Las Vegas Strip

The Independent UK

NJ casino, sports betting, online revenue up 7% in September

New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won nearly $485 million from gamblers in September, up nearly 7% from a year earlier

The Independent UK

Execs: US casinos learned some useful lessons from pandemic

The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls, revenue and earnings to tumble

The Independent UK

Chris Perkins: Dolphins say fans can play a role in Sunday’s game vs. Bills

Sunday’s Dolphins-Bills showdown could be the biggest regular-season game at Hard Rock Stadium in more than 20 years. And rowdy Dolphins fans could play a role in the outcome by making the place a frothing madhouse.

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The Hard Rock casino company says it will spend $100 million more to pay its workers

The raises will impact 95 different job titles. Housekeepers, cooks and security guards will see the biggest differences, the company said.

Miami Herald

Hard Rock invests $100 million to boost pay for hotel, casino workers

About 5,000 people who work at six Florida Seminole hotel and casino properties are getting big pay raises next month, as part of a $100 million investment Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming are making in their U.S. employees to help them cope with the rising cost of living.

The Independent UK

Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock

Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive through years of market turbulence, will run the Mirage Hotel & Casino once Hard Rock buys the Las Vegas property from MGM Resorts International

The Independent UK

Hard Rock deal ends casino strike threat in Atlantic City

The Hard Rock casino has reached agreement with Atlantic City’s main casino workers union, removing the last threat of a strike during the busy holiday weekend

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Daily Mirror

How George Harrison and Eric Clapton made the Hard Rock Cafe a museum of rock'n'roll

The Hard Rock Cafe in London is home to rock'n'roll treasures, and has hosted some truly remarkable objects over the years, from Sid Vicious' jeans, to Jimi Hendrix's guitar

Los Angeles Times

7 things to know about San Diego’s stunning new music venue

This just in: San Diego does things differently than Los Angeles.

The Independent UK

Hard Rock boss confers with NJ governor on casino smoking

The chairman of the global Hard Rock casino and entertainment company spoke recently with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy about the “economic challenges” of banning smoking in casinos, which a bill pending in the state Legislature would do

Chicago Tribune

Chicago rolls the dice on Bally’s. Hedge fund owner Soo Kim says the rebranded casino company will deliver

CHICAGO — When Mayor Lori Lightfoot named Bally’s the winner of a yearlong vetting process Thursday, it ended an intense competition that saw five proposals from four development teams narrowed down to one Chicago casino.

Chicago Sun-Times

Labor groups join aldermen in critique of casino plans over lack of living wage guarantees

The president of the Chicago Federation of Labor said none of the proposed casino operators has agreed to negotiate union contracts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taxpayers can’t afford to have casino open the door to costly One Central mega-development

So messy is the scenario that Hard Rock and Landmark officials at their town hall turned into pretzels trying to convince people their casino proposal is not tied to the fate of One Central.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bally’s claims casino would actually reduce traffic — but River West residents say don’t bet on it

Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corporation pitched its plan for a sprawling gambling complex on a 30-acre plot near Halsted Street and Chicago Avenue, which is currently home to the Chicago Tribune’s printing plant — and the source of traffic headaches on a daily basis.

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