Atlantic City’s nine casinos generated $304.2 million in in-person casino revenue in July, up 7.1% from a year earlier and marking their strongest July performance since 2012, according to New Jersey gaming regulators.
Slot revenue rose 6.2% to $226.1 million, while table-game revenue increased 9.5% to $78.1 million, according to data from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE).
“At the peak of summer, Atlantic City’s casino operators realized the best single-month of brick-and-mortar gross revenue since August 2025 and the second highest such return in more than a decade,” said Brian Tyrrell, director of Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism.
Eight of the nine casinos reported higher revenue from in-person gambling than a year earlier. Borgata led the market with $81.6 million, up 2.1%, while Caesars recorded the largest percentage increase, with revenue rising 34.6% to $25.3 million.
Bally’s was the only casino to report a decline, with revenue falling 13.7% to $12.2 million.
Internet gaming revenue for casinos and their partners reached a record $276.9 million, up 12.0% from July 2025. July was the first month this year in which in-person casino revenue exceeded statewide internet gaming revenue.
“For the first time this year, monthly in-person casino win exceeded statewide internet gaming win, while internet gaming win recorded its highest monthly result on record,” said James T. Plousis, chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
Sports wagering also posted strong growth, with gross revenue for casinos, racetracks, and their partners reaching $97 million, up 29.7% from $74.8 million a year earlier.
“The World Cup may have also favored Atlantic City’s sportsbooks,” Tyrrell said.
The tournament contributed more than $30 million in sportsbook revenue, according to the gaming data.
“In contrast to last month, July’s sports wagering outcomes favored sportsbooks rather than patrons,” Tyrrell said, adding that the result drove a 33% increase in casino operators’ sports wagering revenue from July 2025 and a 92% increase from June 2026.
Total gaming revenue across New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks, and online betting partners rose 11.9% to $678.1 million in July.
Year-to-date gaming revenue reached $4.2 billion through July, up 8.5% from $3.92 billion in the same period of 2025.
“Statewide total gaming revenue eclipsed $4 billion faster than in all prior years,” Plousis said.
Tyrrell cautioned that the strong revenue figures may not translate directly into higher profits as operators face rising costs.
“As we have learned from experience, such high returns on gross gaming revenues do not always translate to net gaming revenue gains and gross operating profits,” Tyrrell said.
The July results came despite a fire and flood that forced Ocean Casino Resort to close for a day on July 27.
“A fire and flood in the early morning hours of July 27 that resulted in the one-day closure of Ocean Casino Resort could have negatively impacted revenues for the month,” Tyrrell said. “However, Ocean and the industry overall seem to have taken the disruption in stride.”