New York competition, smoking, internet betting concerns roil US northeast's gambling market

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Casinos in the northeastern U.S. are dealing with numerous challenges as they brace for the arrival of new competitors in New York City.

A gambler touches the screen of a slot machine at Harrah’s casino in Atlantic City N.J., Sept. 29, 2023. Figures released, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, show Atlantic City’s casinos, their online partners and horse tracks that take sports bets won over $526 million in March, a month in which New Jersey’s internet gambling market set yet another monthly record at $197 million. A gambler plays a slot machine at Harrah’s casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Sept. 29, 2023.

New York is in the process of choosing casino sites and preparing to respond to hundreds of questions from potential casino operators before it moves closer to awarding licenses. “Casinos can only do so much,” he said. “We provide the jobs, the capital. Let’s match the streets with the beautiful aspects of the ocean. Let’s take care of our homeless population once and for all. There needs to be an investment and programs that will take a homeless person from the streets or under the Boardwalk and get them the help they need.

Casino workers reject those claims and say the gambling halls will do better financially by attracting non-smoking customers who now avoid them. Giannantonio said online gambling has helped Atlantic City’s physical casinos. Resorts has a successful online arm, and it is affiliated with the DraftKings sportsbook.

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