For NJ gaming industry, competition remains a challenge

Even as New Jersey lawmakers ponder a plan to expand casino gaming outside of Atlantic City, to either the Meadowlands, Jersey City or Newark, neighboring states are moving ahead with plans to build several new casinos, and the future of Garden State gaming remains cloudy. “Competition is the main challenge at this point because there are still a lot of operations coming,” said Roger Gros, the Publisher of Global Gaming Business magazine.