A look at Atlantic City’s casino labor situation

October 9th, 2009 Sept. revenue declines 5.8 percent at NJ casinosATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Revenue is still falling for Atlantic City's 11 casinos, but at least the plunge is slowing down.

October 9th, 2009 AP: Lenders to seek full license for NJ casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Lenders seeking to take over the first American casino outside Las Vegas have agreed to seek a full New Jersey casino license.

September 17th, 2009 Trump Plaza dealers seek to scrap unionATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Two and a half years and more than a million dollars later, the United Auto Workers has little to show for its costly effort to unionize dealers at Atlantic City's casinos.

September 10th, 2009 Chinese govt to help finish Revel's AC casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Revel Entertainment has turned to the Chinese government for help finishing the lavish casino it is building on Atlantic City's Boardwalk.

September 10th, 2009 Chinese gov't to finance rest of Revel's AC casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Revel Entertainment has turned to the Chinese government for financing to finish its lavish Atlantic City casino.

August 26th, 2009 NJ approves new Tropicana ownership led by IcahnATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey regulators approved a plan Wednesday for the former corporate parent of Atlantic City's bankrupt Tropicana Casino and Resort to operate the business again as a reorganized company owned by a group of investors led by billionaire Carl Icahn.

July 31st, 2009 APNewsBreak: NJ could force sale of half BorgataATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — One of the co-owners of Atlantic City's top casino could be forced to sell its 50 percent stake as a result of concerns by New Jersey officials over alleged organized crime ties of its partner in a Chinese casino venture.

July 29th, 2009 Ex-buyer sues Trump casinos for failed Marina dealATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A decision is nearing on whether Donald Trump can regain control of the Atlantic City casino empire he once ruled, but a new complication has emerged in an already tangled situation.

July 10th, 2009 AC revenues take hit from Sands Bethlehem casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For months, Atlantic City has been dreading the opening of a new casino in Bethlehem, Pa., a short drive from some of its best markets in northern New Jersey and New York.

June 17th, 2009 NJ casino fined in brew-haha over mislabeled beerATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Ever wonder what the difference is between "tastes great" and "less filling?" In one Atlantic City casino, it's $5,000.

June 12th, 2009 Icahn investor group gets AC Tropicana for cheapCAMDEN, N.J. — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is back in the Atlantic City casino business.

June 2nd, 2009 NJ casino halts table games to honor slain workerATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — An Atlantic City casino is shutting down its table games for part of the day to honor the memory of a slain worker.

May 30th, 2009 Icahn group appears to be winner of NJ TropicanaATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A group including billionaire investor Carl Icahn appeared to have won the right to buy the Tropicana Casino and Resort at the bargain price of $200 million after no additional bids were submitted by the Friday deadline.

April 29th, 2009 Bankruptcy sale authorized for NJ casino TropicanaATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., is about to enter bankruptcy court, where it will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

April 23rd, 2009 In recession, casino freebies are hard to come byATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Many casinos are handing out fewer freebies to gamblers as they take in less money during the recession.