{"id":163411,"date":"2021-02-04T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=163411"},"modified":"2021-02-04T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T18:46:03","slug":"atlantic-city-casino-restrictions-loosened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/atlantic-city-casino-restrictions-loosened\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic City Casino Restrictions Loosened, Trump Plaza Auction Nets $16K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Atlantic City casinos will be required to adhere to fewer operating restrictions beginning tomorrow, Feb. 5.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163418\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-163418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5ebf04fdad97c.image_.jpg\" alt=\"Atlantic City casino Phil Murphy COVID-19\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5ebf04fdad97c.image_.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5ebf04fdad97c.image_-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5ebf04fdad97c.image_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5ebf04fdad97c.image_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/5ebf04fdad97c.image_-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-163418\"class=\"text-description\">New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) is allowing Atlantic City casinos to increase their capacity and serve food and beverages 24\/7. The directive means racetrack sportsbooks will be open for the entirety of this weekend&#8217;s Super Bowl. (Image: <em>Press of Atlantic City<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced yesterday that he&#8217;s lifting the 10 pm nightly suspension of indoor food and beverage service. He&#8217;s also allowing restaurants to increase their indoor capacity from 25 percent to 35 percent. Bar seating remains on hold.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I signed an Executive Order to:<br \/>\u2611\ufe0fIncrease indoor capacity limits at a number of businesses and venues to 35%<br \/>\u2611\ufe0fLift the statewide 10:00 PM restaurant indoor service limit; local restrictions may remain in place<\/p>\n<p>Effective February 5th at 8:00 AM.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y760vApsma\">https:\/\/t.co\/y760vApsma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HXmOrhEINY\">pic.twitter.com\/HXmOrhEINY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMurphy\/status\/1357082538020339712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For casinos, around-the-clock food and beverage are critical. The gaming floors, beginning tomorrow, can accommodate more people, as their operating capacities are also being increased to 35 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The curfew repeal means sportsbooks at the state&#8217;s three horse racetracks won&#8217;t have to kick out guests at 10 pm during this Sunday&#8217;s Super Bowl LV.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Trump Plaza Auction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Trump Plaza is set for implosion on February 17. Twenty auction winners will have front-row seats for the event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">While it wasn&#8217;t nearly the $1 million Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small (D) had hoped for, a city-ran auction surrounding the demolishing of the shuttered Boardwalk casino resort built by the former president raised $16,000. Ten auction packages that include an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/hard-rock-casino-workers-in-atlantic-city-and-florida-receive-bonuses\/\">overnight stay at Hard Rock<\/a> with a $200 dining credit, plus two tickets to an implosion viewing party hosted by Small at One Atlantic, raised the $16,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hard Rock additionally donated $10,000. The proceeds will go to the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Atlantic City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Small originally wanted to hold an auction for the rights to hit the implosion button. But Trump Plaza owner Carl Icahn&#8217;s people said such an event would jeopardize the safety of the implosion. The billionaire, however, matched the high auction offer, which was $175,000 at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>All in, the bringing down of the long-shuttered Atlantic City eyesore raised $201,000 for the Boys &amp; Girl Club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Recovery Jumpstart<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Atlantic City&#8217;s nine casinos saw their land-based gross gaming revenue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-jersey-gross-gaming-revenue-totals-2020\/\">plummet to nearly $1.2 billion<\/a> in 2020. While internet gaming surged,\u00a0 the brick-and-mortar casinos are more profitable during a non-pandemic environment. Online casinos won $931.5 million of gamblers&#8217; bets last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Along with gaming, Atlantic City casinos generate revenue from food and beverage, overnight hotel stays, entertainment, and shopping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Casino executives in Atlantic City and across the nation are betting on pent-up demand to jump-start the gaming industry&#8217;s recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantic City casinos will be required to adhere to fewer operating restrictions beginning tomorrow, Feb. 5. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced yesterday that he&#8217;s lifting the 10 pm nightly suspension of indoor food and beverage service. He&#8217;s also allowing restaurants to increase their indoor capacity from 25 percent to 35 percent. 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