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Can New Jersey handle another casino? Hard Rock International and Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment think it can.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A former Democratic power broker sold his political influence in schemes including one that involved a multibillion-dollar megamall project that has languished for more than a decade at New Jersey's Meadowlands sports complex, a federal prosecutor told jurors Thursday at the start of Joseph Ferriero's racketeering trial.

Looking to spur job creation and economic growth in northern New Jersey while also eliminating government bureaucracy by merging two major state agencies, Assembly Speaker Vinnie Prieto (D-Secaucus) said he plans to introduce a Meadowlands region reform measure. The bill would also change the tax sharing system used by 14 area towns.

There has been a lot of talk about job training and job fairs for the thousands of Atlantic City casino employees who have lost their jobs thanks to the closures of Revel and Showboat.

Momentum to shift some gambling away from Atlantic City increased Tuesday as a state senator introduced plans for a constitutional amendment putting slot machines at New Jersey's four horse racing tracks, a business group increased its planning for an anticipated full-blown casino at the Meadowlands sports complex just outside New York City and the state gave final approval for the Showboat to shut down this month.

As Atlantic City's casino industry continues to struggle, talk has ramped up in Trenton about allowing casinos in other parts of the state. A Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll released Monday asked New Jerseyans if they favored the idea, and the casino expansion concept came up snake eyes with exactly half of the respondents.

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The developer of a massive New Jersey megamall has signed a union agreement to jumpstart work on the long-delayed project.

Dormant for years, the segment of the Meadowlands that holds the once-proposed Xanadu and the now-proposed American Dream project will see some action.

Finally, it’s as though a light bulb has gone off over the heads of New Jersey lawmakers. The idea is being floated around to pass a bill, which would impanel a commission to look into the possibility of opening a casino at the Meadowlands...