Casinos

Labor Day means an uptick of interest in the approaching election, now just nine weeks away. Casino expansion and the 5th District House campaign are the key races.

Closing casinos and possible competition from North Jersey casinos could spell doom for Atlantic City workers.

The battle over North Jersey casinos being decided on the November ballot couldn’t be closer, according to a new Monmouth Poll: 48% in favor, 48% opposed.

A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds that 51 percent of New Jerseyans think that Atlantic City should take care of its own problems, while 44 percent think that the state should step in.

A new poll released Wednesday by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind asked Garden State residents how they felt about placing a question on the ballot asking voters if the state constitution should be amended to allow casinos to operate in North Jersey. The results were somewhat favorable.

New Jersey lawmakers Monday announced a compromise that could allow voters to decide on whether or not to build two casinos in the northern part of the Garden State.

As Atlantic City continues to try and recover from economic hardship, the debate continues as to whether casinos should be allowed in Central and North Jersey.

Supporters of a ballot question asking New Jersey voters to amend the constitution to allow casinos outside of Atlantic City are not conceding that it won't happen this year, but they are losing confidence. In order for voters to get the chance in November, a resolution must receive final legislative approval by Aug. 3.

The deadline is in early August for the New Jersey legislature to approve a resolution asking voters, this November, if they want to amend the constitution to allow casinos outside of Atlantic City. If that doesn't happen, the question could not go on the ballot until 2016.

As gambling has continued to expand across the region, it's no secret that, for years, New Jersey casinos have been struggling. Tonight on Townsquare Media's Ask the Governor program, Gov. Chris Christie said he'd support a move to put a question on the ballot that would extend gaming to the northern part of the state.

A major effort is underway to put Atlantic City back on its feet in the post-casino closing era.

Twenty-six weeks of unemployment benefits are set to run out this month for most of the workers laid off by the recent string of casino closures in Atlantic City.