New Jersey Online Casino Revenue Amounts to Second-Best Month of All Time
While the retail casino industry in the Atlantic City has had its ups and downs, the online sphere is surging as May 2024 was the second-highest-grossing month ever for the online platforms in The Garden State.
According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, online casinos generated more than $192 million in May 2024. This fell just short of March’s record-breaking month of $197.2 million but was up 19% year-over-year.
Now, through five months of 2024, have generated just about $942.8 million in revenue year-to-date, which is 20.6% higher than where they were last year at this point.
That’s important because in 2023, New Jersey online casinos generated $1.9 billion, which was the highest-grossing year of all time in the state’s history, and online casinos have been around since 2013.
Revenue Breakdown by Licensee
Here’s a breakdown of the total revenue per licensee in the state:
- Golden Nugget Atlantic City: $54,502,531
- Resorts Digital: $49,265,099
- Borgata: $43,952,025
- Tropicana Atlantic City: $16,703,580
- Hard Rock Atlantic City: $10,403,264
- Bally’s Atlantic City: $8,546,110
- Ocean: $6,852,664
- Harrah’s Atlantic City: $1,515,461
- Caesars Interactive: $332,123
Golden Nugget topped the list once again as FanDuel online casino generated over $40 million and it’s under the Golden Nugget license. Through May, the Golden Nugget license has generated $268.5 million and FanDuel is responsible for about $200 million of that.
However, FanDuel’s $40 million wasn’t the top individual performance. That belongs to DraftKings online casino, which falls under the Resorts Digital Gaming license. It generated $42.2 million.
Breakdown by Individual Casino
Here’s a list of the individual casinos and how they performed:
- DraftKings: $42,228,550
- FanDuel: $40,001,890
- BetMGM: $22,781,335
- Borgata: $18,026,418
- Caesars Palace: $12,372,232
- Hard Rock Bet: $8,990,471
- BetRivers: $7,220,115
- Golden Nugget: $6,730,445
- Bally’s: $5,853,692
- Ocean: $2,485,318
- ESPN Bet: $2,425,265
- Tropicana: $2,350,754
- Resorts: $2,110,340
- PlayStar: $2,044,646
- Virgin: $1,712,633
- Jackpocket: $1,515,461
- PokerStars: $1,464,877
- PartyPoker: $1,436,753
- bet365: $1,411,714
- Tipico: $1,280,961
- Harrah’s: $1,254,856
- Parx: $1,041,739
- Mohegan Sun: $1,036,067
- Pala/Stardust: $1,015,675
- Fanatics: $963,543
- WSOP: $725,738
- Wheel of Fortune: $691,844
- Jackpot City: $338,967
- 888: $332,123
- Betway: $211,114
- PointsBet: $16,242
- Unibet: $1,079
As mentioned, online gaming in The Garden State is surging. Over the past eight months, there have been first months that set a new record.
At this current pace, New Jersey online casinos are set to see revenues of around $2.26 billion, which would topple the 2023 figure.