Even when cheating is suspected, casino officials weigh their actions, for sometimes it is expedient to do nothing.

A casino executive today challenged the constitutionality of a New Jersey law limiting political activity by casino officials.

Other casino officials in Atlantic City said they were not surprised by the vote.

Of the 600 city residents who were hired when the Casino Queen opened, about 35 percent came off the welfare rolls, casino officials said.

Ms. Williams's life has evolved in a way that casino officials said has become common among employees.

Based on the mortgage applications that they complete for employees, casino officials estimated that the casino jobs have created more than 200 homeowners.

When questioned by casino officials, he would say that he had once lost $30,000 at one sitting.

About half the gamblers packing the place on weekends are Americans, most from places within a five-hour drive, casino officials said.

In the first test of the validity of the statute, she asserts that it makes the New Jersey industry's 1,450 casino officials "second-class citizens."

And so will casino officials across the nation, industry analysts say, with some people happy about the changes and others leery of them.