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Bad weather helped keep gamblers away from Atlantic City's casinos in January, but led them to bet and lose more over the Internet.

By most accounts, the Borgata has been Atlantic City's golden goose, providing the most jobs and tax revenue in the seaside gambling resort.

A plan to let New Jersey voters decide in November whether to authorize two new casinos in the northern part of the state is moving forward in the Legislature.

Two of Atlantic City's top casinos are reinvesting tens of millions of dollars into their gambling areas, hotels and entertainment venues.

Soon after taking office in 2010, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took stock of problems around the state and saw a big one on the beach: Atlantic City.

Atlantic City officials are entertaining the idea of declaring bankruptcy a day after several pieces of legislation that would help provide funding to the city failed to be signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie.

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.

Gov. Chris Christie has once again rejected a financial assistance package for Atlantic City and its struggling casinos, vetoing measures that included the changes he demanded when he vetoed them the first time.

Atlantic City's casinos would have to make up their minds more quickly on whether they want to bid for a new casino in northern New Jersey under a change made Thursday by state lawmakers.

Atlantic City has lost more than half its casino revenue over the past nine years.