Wayne Parry, The Associated Press

Wayne Parry

The Associated Press

Atlantic City, NJ, United States

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Past articles by Wayne:

What will it take to stop Jersey Shore town from bulldozing its beach? $12M in fines hasn’t done it

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from bulldozing sand on its beach to bolster ero... → Read More

New Jersey governor signs tax break for Orsted's offshore wind farm

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill giving a tax break to Danish offshore wind developer Orsted for the first of two energy projects it plans to place in the waters off the Jersey Shore. → Read More

Internet gambling would be given 5 more years under latest change in New Jersey

Internet gambling would be allowed to take place for at least five more years under the latest proposal by New Jersey lawmakers. → Read More

Jersey Shore towns say state's marijuana law handcuffs police and emboldens rowdy teens

Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law decriminalizing marijuana use is having an unintended effect: emboldening large groups of teenagers to run amok on beaches and boardwalks, knowing there is little chance of them getting in trouble for it. → Read More

Jersey Shore towns say state’s marijuana law handcuffs police and emboldens rowdy teens

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — It’s summer on the Jersey Shore. For many young people, that means one thing: Party time! → Read More

Shortening of internet gambling future stuns Atlantic City casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos are trying to understand why New Jersey lawmakers plan to drastically shorten the length of time th... → Read More

New Jersey casinos want 10 more years of internet gambling, but NJ may only approve for 2 more

New Jersey’s casinos want to expand the state’s tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years, but state lawmakers may only approve it for an additional two. → Read More

$100M year-round water park gives families more to do in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It was awful weather for the first full day of summer Thursday: rainy, cold and windy. → Read More

Offshore wind foes in New Jersey gathering force legally and politically

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out... → Read More

Congressional watchdog agency to probe offshore wind impacts

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The independent watchdog agency of Congress agreed Thursday to look into the impacts that offshore wind development could h... → Read More

MGM says it did nothing wrong as 'fraudster' gambled online

Gambling giant MGM Resorts International says it did nothing wrong in its dealings with a New York City man who accuses it of preying on his gambling addiction with repeated cash bonuses intended to keep him gambling. → Read More

As legal gambling surges, some states want to teach teens about the risks

Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation's classrooms. The classes would educate students about its risks, warning signs of a problem, and consequences. → Read More

As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk?

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As a high school senior, Nick was blessed with a deadly accurate jump shot from the three-point range — something he was qu... → Read More

As legal gambling surges, some states want to teach teens about the risks

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As a high school senior, Nick was blessed with a deadly accurate jump shot from the three-point range — something he was qu... → Read More

Emergency beach repairs start in New Jersey shore town amid $33M legal fight

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A bulldozer began moving sand along a stretch of badly eroded beach Monday in a Jersey Shore town where the bitter fight o... → Read More

Atlantic City 1Q casino earnings down nearly 15% from year ago

Atlantic City’s nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by nearly 15% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year earlier → Read More

New Jersey blinks in dune repairs standoff, allows emergency erosion fixes in North Wildwood

New Jersey environmental officials will allow a shore town to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, even as the two sides continue a years-long fight over how best to protect the popular Jersey Shore resort’s fragile coastline. → Read More

New Jersey blinks in dune repairs standoff, allows emergency erosion fixes in defiant town

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey environmental officials will allow a shore town to carry out emergency repairs to its badly eroded beachfront, ... → Read More

NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%

New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won over $462 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier → Read More

Fanatics buying PointsBet's US operations for $150M to expand sports betting, i-casino market share

Fanatics Betting and Gaming is buying the U.S. operations of Australian sportsbook PointsBet for $150 million in a move that will help the sports apparel and memorabilia giant gain market share in the American sports betting and online casino markets → Read More