Evolution Gets NJ Approval For Showboat Live Dealer Center

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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has approved Evolution’s 60,000-square-foot technology and live dealer center at Showboat Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., according to The Press of Atlantic City.

The facility, under construction since 2025 on Showboat’s second floor, is intended to support New Jersey’s online gambling industry, including expanded live dealer games.

DGE approval sets operating conditions

Evolution requested permission on Oct. 14 to accept, store, and test gambling equipment at the studio. The DGE’s Regulatory Enforcement Bureau conducted two inspections that month, reviewing equipment storage, security, surveillance, camera coverage, and access controls.

After working with Evolution to address several matters, the DGE issued an Oct. 23 letter allowing the company to begin preparing the center for use. An Oct. 27 order granted approval to operate the facility.

The operating conditions include unrestricted access for state regulators, record-keeping requirements for access to closed-circuit television feeds, and 30 days’ advance notice of any interruption in business activities.

The DGE also addressed an ongoing foreclosure case involving Showboat that could lead to a sheriff’s sale. In its correspondence, the agency said Evolution had represented that its lease rights and possession of the studio would remain undisturbed despite actions involving Showboat.

“Notwithstanding those representations, Evolution shall provide immediate notification to the Division of any information received to the contrary,” the DGE wrote.

At a November court hearing, lawyers for Showboat owner Bart Blatstein said he had lined up a new $20 million loan to pay off the debt and resolve the case, The Press of Atlantic City reported.