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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but also from within their own state.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but also from within their own state.

Boyd Fenton of Athens, Pa., is sentenced to a maximum 15 years for starting a fire in a barn at Tioga Downs that killed 30 horses.

Boyd Fenton, the man responsible for intentionally setting a barn fire at Tioga Downs back on November 9, 2023, that caused the death of 30 harness racing horses, was sentenced today (April 19) in Owego, NY. It took less than one hour of testimony and the judges final remarks in the Tioga County, NY Court

Stateside news reports indicate that Boyd Fenton was sentenced to prison time on Friday, April 19 after setting fire to a barn full of horses at Tioga Downs last November.

At the East Coast Gaming Congress Thursday at the Hard Rock casino, numerous executives from some of the major casino companies in America acknowledged the opportunity of three downstate New York casino licenses — and the risk they will present to Atlantic City.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but from within their own state. At the East Coast Gaming Congress Thursday at the Hard Rock casino, numerous executives from some of the major casino companies in America acknowledged the opportunity of three downstate New York casino licenses — and the risk they will present to Atlantic City.

Atlantic City casinos are bracing for new threats from as many as three new casinos in or near New York City.