Attendance at Atlantic City Convention Center shows were 67 percent higher this March than the same time period last year, but the jump was attributed to moving an annual classic car show from February to March, according to a report by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority.
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Food & Hospitality
For Rutgers, basketball scandal again interrupts business as usual
Rutgers University's board of governors tried to resume some of its normal business Thursday, but the fallout from the school's basketball scandal showed no signs of fading.
Read More »Sports Authority CEO looks to Super Bowl after Wrestlemania
Sunday’s WWE’s WrestleMania event broke the record for the highest-grossing entertainment event held at MetLife Stadium, bringing in 80,676 fans and $12.3 million. With that kind of crowd, does that mean the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is ready for the crowds that will descend on the region for the 2014 Super Bowl?
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Expert Rutgers could begin rebuilding reputation with investigation
Today's announcement that Rutgers University will commission an independent adviser to investigate the way the school handled the firing of the men's basketball head coach, Mike Rice, could be the first step in rebuilding the school's reputation, according to one sports law expert.
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Gaming revenue falters, but casino retail, restaurants see gains
Casino gambling revenue may be down by more than 27 percent in Atlantic City, but third-party businesses located within the casinos are thriving.
Read More »CRDA grants helping entertainment projects take flight
Without the $25,000 grant it received from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, the popular Atlantic City Air Show might have been canceled this year.
Read More »Revel files for bankruptcy, expects to complete restructuring by summer
The parent company of the Revel casino, in Atlantic City, announced late Monday it filed its bankruptcy plan in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, in Camden, to facilitate its previously announced financial restructuring.
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An economic heavyweight as opening act
Volare's restaurant, in Rutherford, is hardly 10 minutes from MetLife Stadium, but owner Denise Dantec knows it's up to her to attract some of the thousands of fans who will descend on New Jersey starting next week for WrestleMania.
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Ahead of WrestleMania, WWE plans auction to benefit Sandy charities
With only two weeks to go until WrestleMania comes to MetLife Stadium, World Wrestling Entertainment is hoping to make its impact felt well beyond the northern New Jersey economy.
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Report finds encouraging signs in Atlantic City
Casino gaming numbers remain problematic, but tourism officials believe Atlantic City's transformation into a destination resort is becoming a reality.
Read More »Booker, mascots have a ball with Super Bowl as big game nears
Caught on tape: a whistle-blowing, football-toting Newark Mayor Cory Booker, barking and pointing as he tries to motivate a bumbling group of sports mascots.
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Revel CEO steps away from gaming floor, will stay on with holding company
Kevin DeSanctis, who successfully opened the Revel casino in Atlantic City after years of delays, is stepping down amid an awaited bankruptcy filing by the $2.4 billion destination resort.
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