- Atlantic Metropolis on line casino income in October was up 12.5% from October 2024
- Atlantic Metropolis in-person playing continues to rally in 2025
- iGaming progress continues
Atlantic Metropolis casinos loved their greatest summer season in years in 2025. The gaming rally has continued into the autumn, with October marking a resurgence from a slower September.
Atlantic Metropolis’s Ocean On line casino Resort and Arduous Rock Resort & On line casino are pictured alongside the Boardwalk. Atlantic Metropolis casinos are having fun with a affluent 2025, each in-person and on-line. (Picture: Shutterstock)
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reports that gross gaming income (GGR) from slot machines and desk video games totaled greater than $234.7 million in October. The tally represents a 12.5% uptick on the identical month within the prior 12 months and a 1.7% month-to-month acquire.
Following a summer season to recollect, the place in-person GGR on the 9 casinos elevated by over 6% 12 months over 12 months between Could and August, September’s win slowed to only a 0.1% acquire. October reignited the Atlantic Metropolis rally.
Desk video games propelled the rebound, with felt income hovering 23.5% to $60.3 million. Slots additionally fared nicely, with the machines bettering their maintain by 9.1% to over $174.4 million.
The $234.7 million gained on the on line casino flooring was the most effective October mark since 2011.
(Picture: NJ DGE)
iGaming Units (One other) Report
Whereas Atlantic Metropolis continues to prosper, on-line gaming operations proceed to develop. iGaming, or on-line slots and desk video games, marked yet one more report month in October with GGR of almost $260.3 million.
October marked the sixth month over the previous 10 the place iGaming reached a brand new excessive. Web slots and tables gained virtually $257.7 million from distant gamblers, whereas poker rake totaled about $2.6 million.
Paired with sports activities betting income of $116 million, with virtually all of it coming from on-line betting ($110.7 million), New Jersey’s gaming business reported October income of a bit greater than $611 million. That was a 22.3% year-over-year acquire, or a internet distinction of $111.3 million.
Atlantic Metropolis’s aggressive gaming choices and first-class in-person experiences, coupled with the energy of New Jersey’s on-line casinos, are proving to be a successful mixture for the gaming business in addition to the economic system of the town, the area, and the state,” stated James Plousis, chair of the New Jersey On line casino Management Fee.
New Jersey’s tax share of the October gaming income amounted to $88.2 million. Solely $14.5 million got here from in-person on line casino playing.
Citywide Positive aspects
All however two Atlantic Metropolis casinos noticed in-person play enhance in October. Perennial outlier Bally’s noticed legacy GGR decline 1.2% to $11.3 million. Tropicana noticed year-over-year on line casino win gradual 8.9% to $16.1 million.
For the remainder, October was bountiful, with Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Arduous Rock, Harrah’s, Ocean, and Resorts posting GGR beneficial properties on the prior 12 months.
Borgata lengthened its front-runner place, with October GGR surging 28.2% to $68.5 million. Arduous Rock maintained its runner-up standing, with on line casino win of $42.5 million (up 4%). Ocean narrowed the hole on Arduous Rock, with income leaping 20% to $39.4 million.
Harrah’s was a distant fourth at $17.5 million (up 11%), Tropicana was fifth, Caesars was sixth ($16 million, up 6.8%), Resorts was seventh ($12.7 million, up 5.4%), Bally’s was eighth, and Golden Nugget was ninth ($10.7 million, up 6.8%).
Golden Nugget is final in legacy play however first on-line because of its FanDuel partnership. FanDuel iGaming income was $60.9 million in October. DraftKings and Resorts had been subsequent at $48.5 million.
