- New Jersey gaming income reached a brand new document in 2025
- Gamblers within the Backyard State misplaced over $6.9 billion final yr
- Atlantic Metropolis casinos skilled blended outcomes
New Jersey, the second-richest gaming state within the nation behind solely Nevada, set yet one more annual income document in 2025.
The Atlantic Metropolis Boardwalk is pictured in a file {photograph} from Could 2021. Atlantic Metropolis on line casino income on the 9 properties grew in 2025, whereas New Jersey iGaming reached new highs. (Picture: Getty)
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement experiences that 2025 gross gaming income (GGR) from the 9 Atlantic Metropolis casinos, iGaming, and retail and in-person sports activities betting totaled $6,982,549,243. That marked a ten.8% surge on 2024, a distinction of greater than $683.2 million
2025 marked the fifth consecutive yr by which gaming win in New Jersey reached a brand new excessive.
A profitable gaming business advantages all of New Jersey. It has sparked funding in Atlantic Metropolis’s conference, tourism, and leisure facilities, creating jobs and producing new financial exercise throughout South Jersey,” mentioned James Plousis, chair of the New Jersey On line casino Management Fee.
State gaming taxes to the On line casino Income Fund, which primarily profit seniors and disabled residents, exceeded $1 billion final yr.
iGaming Soars, Blended On line casino Outcomes
The 2025 gaming rally was, once more, propelled by on-line on line casino playing. New Jersey’s iGaming platforms received greater than $2.91 billion from distant gamers, a 22% premium on the prior yr.
On-line casinos capped off the yr in unprecedented trend, as December GGR of just about $273.2 million was a document month. For the yr, iGaming, for the primary time, received more cash from gamers than did the 9 bodily casinos down the shore.
The casinos fared nicely, too. Regardless of a poor December the place in-person play slowed nearly 7%, 2025 on line casino GGR of $2.89 billion represented a 2.7% year-over-year improve. Slots grew income by 1.7% to $2.13 billion, whereas tables elevated GGR 5.7% from 2024 to $762.5 million.
Nevertheless, solely 4 of the 9 casinos received more cash from in-person play final yr. Borgata remained the dominant operator, with GGR of $800.8 million, an 8.5% surge on 2024. Laborious Rock ($550.8 million, up 1.1%), Ocean ($468.1 million, up 14.3%), and Harrah’s ($225 million, up 0.5%) have been the one different casinos to see in-person income enhance.
Bally’s was the most important loser, with the on line casino seeing GGR gradual 8.5% to $133 million. Golden Nugget’s in-person play was 7.7% decrease at $135.8 million, Caesars income was down 6.7% to $203.8 million, Tropicana was down 4.9% to $216.8 million, and Resorts was down 1.2% to $159.9 million.
2026 Outlook
The Atlantic Metropolis on line casino market managed to develop income in 2025, however the years forward face challenges. Three full-scale casinos are within the works in downstate New York, together with two in Queens and one within the Bronx.
The downstate New York area has lengthy been a crucial feeder marketplace for Atlantic Metropolis. How a lot the Queens and Bronx casinos will affect Atlantic Metropolis stays to be seen, however the properties will nearly actually damage the on line casino seashore city.
Paired with greater overhead for workers and the prices of products and providers, Atlantic Metropolis’s backside feeders, mainly, Bally’s, are seemingly prone to closing within the coming years.
