Owner Scott Novick transformed the four-screen theater into a brewpub offering homemade craft beers alongside a variety specialty beers, cocktails, and pub grub from Talula’s in Asbury Park.
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FanDuel’s 1st casino-based sportsbook in NJ coming to Bally’s following $25M sale
The online operator's first in-person casino location in New Jersey is expected to open in spring 2021, pending approval from gaming regulators.
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Gluten free frozen foods company acquired by NJ manufacturer
The Fillo Factory Inc. has scooped up GeeFree, which manufactures 11 frozen products including franks-in-a-blanket and bagel puffs.
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B&G to acquire Crisco for $550M
“Crisco is an excellent complement to our existing portfolio of brands, including our Clabber Girl and other baking powder brands," B&G President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Romanzi said in a prepared statement. Adding that the deal is consistent with the Parsippany-based company's "longstanding acquisition strategy of targeting well-established brands with defensible market positions and strong cash flow at reasonable purchase price multiples."
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Nearly 150K bets placed on Thursday’s presidential debate
Nearly 150,000 online bets were placed on last night’s presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden - the last time the two candidates faced off head-to-head before Nov. 3.
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Silver Defender donates protective film to food rescue charity
The Fort Lee-based company said it will launch the effort by covering the door handles and steering wheels on delivery trucks operated by Table to Table, along with other high-touch surfaces in its offices.
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Trump, Biden debate: Here’s how to place your bets
Draftkings and FanDuel will both allow patrons to place wagers on topics as varied as which candidate goes first, the questions that will be asked to President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, insults that the two might hurl at each other, or the color tie they will each wear.
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Bars, breweries can continue serving booze outdoors through March
The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control will extend allowances, initially permitted in June, that were set to expire at the end of November for a $10 fee.
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Retooling the rebound
The words – “partner” and “partnership” – remain crucial in Atlantic City as the state and city work in tandem to lure in businesses beyond gambling. Those efforts are evident with Stockton's new, 413-bed dorm in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood, which includes the $230 million “AC Gateway” anchored by SJI headquarters and the university's campus.
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ShopRite launches ‘Fresh to Table’ experience at 3 locations
The store-within-a-store concept offers ready-to-cook, ready-to-heat and ready-to-eat grab-and-go items for customers.
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Even with indoor dining, casinos rely on online gambling, sports betting
“There aren’t many industries that have rebounded with such high velocity post-pandemic to record revenue numbers. Online casino and sports betting have seen a meteoric rise over the last eight months,” Vice President of U.S. Business at the Gambling.com Group Max Bichsel said in a statement. “New Jersey is the model for the 45 or so states that haven’t legalized online gaming yet.”
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With NJ to host March Madness, lawmakers eye lifting in-state betting ban
With the Prudential Center in Newark slated as home to the NCAA’s 2025 East Regional, with Seton Hall University as host, state lawmakers are looking to partially lift a ban on sportsbooks accepting wagers on collegiate games taking place in New Jersey.
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