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New Jersey sets U.S. sport HEALTH

bet record for 3rd month DOCTOR ON DUTY

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By WAYNE PARRY posted the biggest monthly
Associated Press gain, up 37% to $29.1 mil- San Nicolas
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — lion compared to Oct. 2019 Imsan 24 hours
New Jersey's red-hot sports figures. Tel.524 8833
betting market set the na- "Ocean just completed its Women in Difficulties
tional record for the highest 12th straight operational PHARMACY ON DUTY
amount wagered on sports month of year-over-year Oranjestad:
for the third month in a row gaming growth," said Eagle Tel. 587 9011
in October with over $803 CEO Terry Glebocki. "We San Nicolas:
San Lucas Tel. 584 5119
million plunked down by are grateful to our guests Women in Difficulties
gamblers. for their loyalty even dur- In this Jan. 29, 2020, photo, a gambler makes a sports bet at OTHER
Figures released Friday by ing these unprecedented Bally's casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Dental Clinic 587 9850
the state Division of Gam- times." Associated Press Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
bling Enforcement show Hard Rock was up 25.6% Urgent Care 586 0448
that Atlantic City's casi- from a year ago to $35.4 cana was up 3.5% to $27.2 million. q Walk-In Doctor’s Clinic
nos and the three horse million; Golden Nugget million. +297 588 0539
tracks that offer sports bet- was up 21.2% to $38.6 mil- Harrah's posted the biggest Women in Difficulties
EMERGENCY
ting collectively took in lion; Borgata was up 10.5% decline compared to Oct.
$803,096,172. to $67.5 million; and Tropi- 2019, down 19.5% to $19.4 Police 100
That broke the state's pre- Oranjestad 527 3140
527 3200
Noord
vious monthly records of Sudoku Sta. Cruz 527 2900
$667.9 million in August and San Nicolas 584 5000
$748.5 million in September. Police Tipline 11141
The record before that for Ambulancia 911
the total amount bet, or Fire Dept. 115
"handle," was $614 million, Red Cross 582 2219
set in Nevada in Nov. 2019. TAXI SERVICES
Total gambling revenue at Taxi Tas 587 5900
the casinos and tracks was Prof. Taxi 588 0035
up 15% in October to $338 Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
million. Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
But as has been the case A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
recently, most of those Women in Difficulties
gains came from internet TRAVEL INFO
gambling and sports bet- Aruba Airport 524 2424
ting; revenue from in-per- American Airlines 582 2700
son gambling at the nine Avianca 588 0059
casinos was down 8% to Jet Blue 588 2244
$186.1 million in October. Surinam 582 7896
"Casino win was 92% of last Women in Difficulties
October's performance, AID FOUNDATIONS
even though the two years
are not reasonably compa- FAVI- Visually Impaired
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chairman of the New Jer- Alcoholics Anonymous
sey Casino Control Com- Tel. 736 2952
mission. "During this time, Narcotics Anonymous
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Atlantic City continues to Women in Difficulties
show resilience in the face Tel. 583 5400
of necessary and ongoing Centre for Diabetes
restrictions on capacity, Tel. 524 8888
amenities, and entertain- Child Abuse Prevention
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The casinos are limited to Quota Club Tel. 525 2672
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25% of capacity under General Info
state-imposed rules de-
signed to help slow the Phone Directory Tel. 118
spread of the coronavirus.
And on Friday, the city's top
casino, the Borgata, laid
off 73 workers and cut the
hours of another 349 in re-
sponse to virus regulations
that took effect Thursday
night prohibiting indoor
dining and drinking after 10
p.m.
The Ocean Casino Resort