92.7 WOBM » Atlantic City http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:49:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Why Aren't More NJ Residents Visiting Atlantic City? [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/why-arent-more-nj-residents-visiting-atlantic-city-audio/ http://wobm.com/why-arent-more-nj-residents-visiting-atlantic-city-audio/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:16:21 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=279110 Despite ongoing efforts to revitalize Atlantic City, casino revenues continue to trend downward in recent years.

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]]> http://wobm.com/why-arent-more-nj-residents-visiting-atlantic-city-audio/feed/ 0 Do Atlantic City Facebook Page This Time the NJ Shark Sighting is Real [Video] http://wobm.com/this-time-the-nj-shark-sighting-is-real-video/ http://wobm.com/this-time-the-nj-shark-sighting-is-real-video/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:27:26 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=233512 Last week, people were passing around "warnings" of shark sightings at NJ beaches around social media like a beach ball at a concert. As we now know, it was just a hoax. In light of that lesson, it's not surprising if people were skeptical when another NJ shark story popped up this week. It turns out though, that this one is true.

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]]> http://wobm.com/this-time-the-nj-shark-sighting-is-real-video/feed/ 0 Discovery Public Hearings Held for Atlantic City Expressway http://wobm.com/public-hearings-held-for-atlantic-city-expressway/ http://wobm.com/public-hearings-held-for-atlantic-city-expressway/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:52:19 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=273809 The public will have their chance to voice their concerns as the South Jersey Transportation Authority goes through the process of re-adopting the rules and regulations of the Atlantic City Expressway.

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]]> http://wobm.com/public-hearings-held-for-atlantic-city-expressway/feed/ 0 Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ Revel Now Allows Smoking at Casino http://wobm.com/revel-now-allows-smoking-at-casino/ http://wobm.com/revel-now-allows-smoking-at-casino/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 19:08:16 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=271754 Revel has formally dropped its one-of-a-kind non-smoking policy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/revel-now-allows-smoking-at-casino/feed/ 0 Atlantic City Perception Improving, Survey Finds http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-perception-improving-survey-finds/ http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-perception-improving-survey-finds/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 18:16:33 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=271696 It took seven months, but most people now realize the Atlantic City boardwalk was not destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-perception-improving-survey-finds/feed/ 0 Assailant Stabs Man During Atlantic City Casino Robbery http://wobm.com/assailant-stabs-man-during-atlantic-city-casino-robbery/ http://wobm.com/assailant-stabs-man-during-atlantic-city-casino-robbery/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 20:19:24 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=271386 An Atlantic City man faces numerous charges after he allegedly robbed another man at a casino and stabbed him in the arm with a box cutter.

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]]> http://wobm.com/assailant-stabs-man-during-atlantic-city-casino-robbery/feed/ 0 Caesars Atlantic City (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Margaritaville Complex Opens At AC's Resorts http://wobm.com/margaritaville-complex-opens-at-acs-resorts/ http://wobm.com/margaritaville-complex-opens-at-acs-resorts/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:42 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270161  Atlantic City's oldest casino now has a new entertainment attraction.

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]]> http://wobm.com/margaritaville-complex-opens-at-acs-resorts/feed/ 0 Entrance to Margaritaville casino in Atlantic City (Kyle McCann, Townsquare Media NJ) Online Bets Can Help Atlantic City Market Grow http://wobm.com/online-bets-can-help-atlantic-city-market-grow/ http://wobm.com/online-bets-can-help-atlantic-city-market-grow/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=269533 The folks who write the checks that help keep Atlantic City's casinos afloat say Internet gambling can help revive the market's flagging fortunes.

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]]> http://wobm.com/online-bets-can-help-atlantic-city-market-grow/feed/ 0 Bruno Vincent, Getty Images Stakes Are High For Revel Makeover [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/stakes-are-high-for-revel-makeover-audio/ http://wobm.com/stakes-are-high-for-revel-makeover-audio/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:49:33 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=267335 The Revel remake plan is well underway after getting the green light from the state and a bankruptcy court, and this time, Atlantic City watchers are hoping they get it right.

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]]> http://wobm.com/stakes-are-high-for-revel-makeover-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr user Grant Guarino Revel Lays Off 83 Casino Workers http://wobm.com/revel-lays-off-83-casion-workers/ http://wobm.com/revel-lays-off-83-casion-workers/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:56:43 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=254471 Atlantic City's newest casino is turning to layoffs to help it deal with financial problems as it works its way through bankruptcy court.

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]]> http://wobm.com/revel-lays-off-83-casion-workers/feed/ 0 Flickr user Grant Guarino Atlantic City Revenues Down Again March [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-revenues-down-again-march-audio/ http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-revenues-down-again-march-audio/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:34:39 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=251498 Atlantic City casino revenues were down again in March, 10.5 percent lower than March of 2012.

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]]> http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-revenues-down-again-march-audio/feed/ 0 Revel Facebook 2 Bodies Found In Revel Hotel Room http://wobm.com/2-bodies-found-in-revel-hotel-room/ http://wobm.com/2-bodies-found-in-revel-hotel-room/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:39:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=250034 Authorities say the bodies of a man and a woman have been found in a hotel room at Revel in Atlantic City.

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]]> http://wobm.com/2-bodies-found-in-revel-hotel-room/feed/ 0 Revel Hotel & Casino (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen) Photography At The Jersey Shore – Shawn's Shutterblog For April 2013 [PHOTOS] http://wobm.com/photography-at-the-jersey-shore-shawns-shutterblog-for-april-2013-photos/ http://wobm.com/photography-at-the-jersey-shore-shawns-shutterblog-for-april-2013-photos/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:54:41 +0000 Shawn Michaels http://wobm.com/?p=205407  “I love photography as a hobby and I enjoy sharing my photos, many from right here at the Jersey Shore, I hope you enjoy taking alil time to relax as I share my visions with you” – Shawn Michaels

 
This Month I have selected random shots from "sunrise" in Downtown Toms River to "sunset" in Little Egg Harbor. Som

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]]> http://wobm.com/photography-at-the-jersey-shore-shawns-shutterblog-for-april-2013-photos/feed/ 0 flickr, Leonardo Returns Atlantic City Gang Busted In Heroin Ring [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-gang-busted-in-heroin-ring-audio/ http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-gang-busted-in-heroin-ring-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:35:08 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=245329 Over 30 members of an alleged Atlantic City street gang are under arrest Tuesday after federal, state, and local officials conducted a series of investigations targeting one of the city's largest heroin distribution networks.

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]]> http://wobm.com/atlantic-city-gang-busted-in-heroin-ring-audio/feed/ 0 U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman (Townsquare Media) Revel Officially Files for Bankruptcy http://wobm.com/revel-officially-files-for-bankruptcy/ http://wobm.com/revel-officially-files-for-bankruptcy/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:21:29 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=244928 Revel, the casino many hoped would turn around Atlantic City's struggling casino market, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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]]> http://wobm.com/revel-officially-files-for-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 Revel Hotel & Casino (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen) Sandy Funding Will Promote Jersey Shore [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/sandy-funding-will-promote-jersey-shore-audio/ http://wobm.com/sandy-funding-will-promote-jersey-shore-audio/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:14:10 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=243369 Of the initial $1.8 billion coming to New Jersey from the federal government to rebuild and recover from Sandy, $25 million will be used to let everyone know that the Jersey Shore is open for business this summer.

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]]> http://wobm.com/sandy-funding-will-promote-jersey-shore-audio/feed/ 0 Townsquare Media NJ Approves Jeffrey Hartmann as New Revel CEO http://wobm.com/nj-approves-jeffrey-hartmann-as-new-revel-ceo/ http://wobm.com/nj-approves-jeffrey-hartmann-as-new-revel-ceo/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:54:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=242706 The former president of the Mohegan Sun casino resort has been approved to serve as the new CEO of Atlantic City's Revel casino.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-approves-jeffrey-hartmann-as-new-revel-ceo/feed/ 0 Christie Not Worried About Atlantic City Casino Revenues [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/christie-not-worried-about-atlantic-city-casino-revenues-audio/ http://wobm.com/christie-not-worried-about-atlantic-city-casino-revenues-audio/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:07 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=239888 February figures show Atlantic City's casinos raked in 12.5 percent less from gamblers than they did during the same month last year.

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]]> http://wobm.com/christie-not-worried-about-atlantic-city-casino-revenues-audio/feed/ 0 Tim Larsen, Governor's Office 30 Years for Assault Weapon Trafficking http://wobm.com/30-years-for-assault-weapon-trafficking/ http://wobm.com/30-years-for-assault-weapon-trafficking/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:51:35 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=195741 Selling an assault weapon to a police informant lands an Atlantic City man in New Jersey State Prison for 30 years.

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