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Ocean Casino Resort will offer 30 holiday-themed rooms and suites this season, including a new Gingerbread Dream Suite, as part of its winter lineup in Atlantic City. The resort’s 2026 holiday plans also include Santa’s Hideaway Adventure, a holiday market, and December shows at Ovation Hall. Jingle Bell Bar is returning in a new location at Nola’s Bar & Lounge. Ocean’s holiday accommodations are available for stays from Nov. 26 through Jan. 3.

A national group of gaming lawmakers is backing New Jersey’s bid to take its legal fight with Kalshi to the US Supreme Court. At issue is whether the state can apply its sports betting laws to sports contracts offered on Kalshi’s prediction market. The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) filed a brief Sept. 22 urging the justices to hear New Jersey’s appeal. The group argues that states should retain the power to regulate sports-related gambling offered within their borders.

Caesars’ three Atlantic City casinos moved a step closer to joining Golden Nugget Atlantic City under one owner after shareholders approved a proposed sale to Fertitta Entertainment. The $17.6 billion acquisition would give Fertitta control of four of the city’s nine casinos if it clears New Jersey regulatory review and the companies meet the remaining closing conditions. Caesars reported the Sept. 22 vote the following day.

Four slots appear on Hard Rock Bet’s New Jersey-only game list in its latest casino update. The operator’s Sept. 22 release features 20 titles available to players in the state and brings its reported library to 4,718 games. Hard Rock Bet listed 29 titles across New Jersey and Michigan. Sixteen appear on both states’ lists, while four are listed only for New Jersey. The remaining nine appear only on the Michigan list.

New Jersey online casino players can now wager on the same roulette table as guests at Tropicana Atlantic City without visiting the casino. Caesars’ new Remote Roulette game streams live from a physical table on Tropicana’s casino floor to Caesars Palace Online Casino. Online players and casino guests place separate bets, but each spin produces the same result for both groups. Caesars announced the launch on Sept. 21.

New Jersey online casino players can compete for $21,000 in PENN Play Credits through Sept. 28 in Hollywood Casino’s Lightning Link Daily Sprint. The seven-day tournament awards $3,000 to the top 50 players on a daily leaderboard. To earn points, players must join each round and place cash wagers on Lightning Link High Stakes or Lightning Link Tiki Fire. The scoring method changes throughout the week. According to the promotion terms, the tournament began at noon Eastern on Sept.

Prediction markets could begin appearing in more third-party apps under a new Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) no-action position. The CFTC’s Market Participants Division announced the decision on Sept. 17. Under the position, qualifying providers of “passive” software can connect customers with federally registered exchanges and intermediaries without registering as introducing brokers. The relief expressly includes software that provides access to event contracts.

David Stefanski won Event No. 6 of the Borgata Big, Big Series 2026 at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. The event was the $10,200 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Baller. The tournament was the highest buy-in event on the series schedule. Stefanski earned $169,220 as the official winner after a three-way ICM deal. The result gave Stefanski his first Borgata title and pushed his live tournament earnings past $3 million. The $10,200 event drew 69 entries for a total prize pool of $690,000.

Three New Jersey shore staples, Atlantic City, Ocean City, and the Wildwoods, were included on Islands.com’s 2026 list of the world’s longest and best boardwalks. The Atlantic City Boardwalk was recognized as the first boardwalk on the planet and listed at 5.5 miles long. It includes attractions like arcades, sports bars, bicycle rentals, miniature golf, eateries, and casinos.

DraftKings customers now have more flexibility when deciding how long they want to step away from gambling. The operator has introduced custom cool-off periods ranging from three to 364 days in most jurisdictions. Available options may differ for New Jersey customers depending on the product they use. DraftKings has also launched an American football version of its Gamalyze self-assessment and a limited-time sweepstakes intended to encourage customers to explore its responsible gambling features.