defeated a ballot referendum<\/a> in November 2016 that would have ended Atlantic City’s gaming monopoly in the state and allowed the construction of two integrated casino resorts at least 72 miles outside the city.<\/p>\nAnother reason for enthusiasm is the US Supreme Court’s potential repeal of the federal sports betting ban. Should the high court come down on New Jersey’s side, likely sometime this spring, Atlantic City casinos could have sportsbooks up and running in 2018.<\/p>\n
New Political Leadership<\/b><\/h2>\n
2018 marks the beginning of several new tenures in governmental positions that directly impact Atlantic City.<\/p>\n
Phil Murphy (D) will officially replace Chris Christie (R) as governor on January 16. Christie led the financial takeover of Atlantic City in 2016, which continues to this day. But Murphy is expected to soon hand back the city’s power after taking office in Trenton.<\/p>\n
Atlantic City’s mayoral duties now belong to Democrat Frank Gilliam, who replaced Don Guardian (R) after he served just one term. The Casino Control Commission also received a new leader, as James Plousis took over the chair position from Matthew Levinson the day after Christmas 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s a new year, and Atlantic City casino operators are hoping for an even better one in 2018. Fresh off the town’s second consecutive annual gaming win, invested companies are hopeful that the trend will continue up and down the Boardwalk and into the Marina District. After enduring nine years of declines between 2007 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":66293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Atlantic City Casinos Enter 2018 with Operator Confidence<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n