Author: Wayne Parry
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Miss America dropping swimsuit competition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City Boardwalk…
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Supreme Court says states can OK sports betting
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for states coast to coast to legalize betting on sports, breaking a longtime ban and creating a potential financial boon for states and the gambling industry. The first bets could be placed within weeks. Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the Trump administration, the…
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Muslims in NJ city fear another backlash after latest attack
In a photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, Arabic writing is seen store signs along Main Street in Paterson, N.J. The North Jersey town, which is home to a large Muslim community, has drawn attention in the wake of an attack in Manhattan, where a Paterson resident drove a pick-up truck onto a bike path,…
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3rd night of Miss America preliminaries set for Friday
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The third night of the Miss America competition gets underway Friday as contestants have one last chance to impress the judges and score points before Sunday’s nationally televised finale. Miss Texas Margana Wood won the swimsuit competition Wednesday, and Miss Utah JessiKate Riley won the talent portion with a classical violin performance on a…
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Thimble tossed! Game piece voted out of Monopoly board game
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — You can still pass “Go” and collect $200 on the Monopoly board, but you soon won’t be able to do it with the thimble game piece. Voters have rejected the thimble, an integral part of the game since being added to Monopoly in 1935. The move is part of a campaign…
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There she is: Out of the closet, and ready for Miss America
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — After competing in pageants for generations in the closet or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry’s biggest stages. Miss Missouri, Erin O’ Flaherty, will compete for the Miss America crown this weekend as the first openly lesbian contestant.…
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Video: Comedian Tracy Morgan, 2 others critical; trucker charged
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and two members of his entourage were in critical condition Sunday, a day after a tractor-trailer rammed into his chauffeured limousine bus, setting off a deadly chain-reaction pileup. The former “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock” cast member was returning from a standup show in Delaware…
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New Jersey offers gambling problem help before Super Bowl
HAMILTON, N.J. — The day after the Super Bowl is the end of the season for most football fans. But for decades, it wasn’t for Frank Lazzaro. The Bergen County man would inevitably bet thousands of dollars on the championship game, which led to even more bets. “If I lost my bet, I’m scrambling,” he…
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U.S. casino revenue up nearly 5 percent in 2012
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Things are looking up for most of the nation’s commercial casinos, as gambling revenue increased by nearly 5 percent last year and jobs held roughly steady. According to the annual survey of casinos by the American Gaming Association, America’s non-tribal casinos took in $37.3 billion from gamblers last year, an increase of…
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N.J. allows mob kin to work for casinos
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For 22 years, Joseph N. Merlino and his mother, Phyllis, have sought permission for their concrete reinforcing company to work in the Atlantic City casino industry. And for 22 years, state regulators have shot them down, for two main reasons: Joseph Merlino’s late father was mobster Lawrence “Yogi” Merlino and his…