Philly.com – Competitors are already picking at the soon-to-be-closed Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, trying to lure customers and employees to their own casinos. The Atlantic Club will close Monday. At least eight Atlantic City casinos are aggressively courting its customers. They are offering free slot play, free comp dollars, tickets to shows and parties, free buffets and parking, and other inducements. The Atlantic Club was sold in a bankruptcy sale last month to Tropicana Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment. They will divide its assets and shut it down at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The Tropicana hopes it gets first dibs on Atlantic…

iGaming Business – The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in the US state of New Jersey has launched two free mobile gaming applications for iOS devices to complement its online gaming websites. The apps, which have been developed by Borgata’s online gaming partner bwin.party, allow players in New Jersey to access the land-based operator’s BorgataCasino.com and BorgataPoker.com websites whilst on the move. Both apps are supported by iOS 4.3 or later and can be access via WIFI networks on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The BorgataCasino.com app allows players to access slot games, jackpot promotions and variety of table…

iGaming Business – The UK Coalition Government has rejected a motion for local councils to be given the power to limit the amount of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in their individual constituencies. The motion, which was put forward by the Labour party on Wednesday, was defeated in a vote in the House of Commons last night with the government winning by 314 to 232, a majority of 82. Labour had hoped to gain the support of some MPs in the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition parties, but the opposition was left disappointed by the vote. Ed Miliband, leader of…

Fool.com.au – After almost eight years of steady casino development in Macau and 33 casinos now in operation, a new report by Citi Group says that no major casino opening is planned until mid-2015. Those already established will be better positioned to grow earnings, based on larger numbers of tourists and gamblers arriving at the Asian gambling mecca. Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) and its joint venture Melco Crown has three casinos operating in Macau under its “City of Dreams” integrated resorts brand. The largest casino operator, SJM Holdings, has 20 under the control of gambling king Stanley Ho. The pause…

Courier Journal – This week’s updated odds (1 1/2 days late in posting but my New Year’s resolution is to start being more prompt — starting next week) from Wynn Las Vegas on the 2014 Kentucky Derby. Here’s also the link with BRIS past performances of all the Wynn future horses, courtesy of Bloodstock Research Information Services, including their odds. Ria Antonia, who after finishing second by a nose was awarded the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies upon She’s a Tiger’s disqualification for interference, opened at 400-1 and is now 100-1. The filly’s co-owner has announced that she will seek a…

Reuters – Every day during his lunch break, Chinese businessman Shen Bin buys three lottery tickets for about 33 cents apiece and then watches to see if his chosen numbers flash across television screens suspended from the ceiling. “I haven’t won yet. Hopefully one day. But for now, it doesn’t matter because the money goes to charity,” Shen said in the brightly lit store on a busy road in Shenzhen, a booming metropolis just north of Hong Kong. Half a world away in New York, investors in Chinese online lottery platform 500.com Ltd have found their own winning ticket: the…