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Commission: We can’t force casinos to stay open

By Wayne Parry
Published August 11, 2014 10:56pm ET
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Commission: We can’t force casinos to stay open
This July 11, 2014 photo shows the Showboat Casino Hotel, left, and revel Casino Hotel, right, in Atlantic City N.J. On Monday Aug. 11, 2014, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission said it lacks the power to force the Showboat's owners to keep it open for four additional months past its Aug. 31 shutdown date while a buyer is sought. Meanwhile, Revel was weighing bids in advance of a bankruptcy auction, and has warned it too may shut down if a buyer can't be found.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry) | Wayne Parry

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The outlook for two endangered Atlantic City casinos dimmed further on Monday as a state agency said it cannot force their owners to keep them open past this summer, and the owner of one indicated it was moving forward with shutdown plans.

Three Atlantic City-area state lawmakers last month asked the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to require the Showboat and Trump Plaza to remain open past their expected closings dates this summer.

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