ATLANTIC CITY - While the Atlantic City casino industry presented a unified front against a state legislative bill that would allow casinos to offer Internet gambling, the Trump casinos were secretly checking out a similar form of at-home gambling.

Home Network Gambling Inc. of Las Vegas gave a private demonstration of its live remote wagering system before Trump executives and two key state assemblymen.

The meeting took place Wednesday, just days after the Casino Association of New Jersey, which represents all 12 of the city's casinos, announced its opposition to the Internet gambling bill.

Mark Brown, chief operating officer of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, said he wasn't trying to undermine the industry trade group, of which he is vice president.

"Other (casino) companies are light years ahead of us on the Internet and we're just trying to understand what's out there," he said, noting that Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage offer play-for-fun or prizes gambling on the Internet.

The Home Gambling Network is not an Internet casino, but if offers a similar experience.

Gamblers on the system would use their telephones, the Internet or other electronic device to bet on actual, live casino table games. They could even view the game through a surveillance camera. Wagers would be placed through an instant bank-to-bank electronic transfer.

A Home Gambling Network spokesman would not talk about the Trump meeting, and other attendees were mum until a newspaper story appeared about it.