Blizzards hamper visitation to Atlantic City casinos but online keeps growing
State enjoys 12th consecutive month of revenue of more than $500m
New Jersey’s gambling sector reached $520.8m in February, marking a 7.4 per cent increase and the 12th consecutive month the state’s gaming market has generated more than $500m in revenue, despite poor restricting play at Atlantic City casinos and a drop in sports betting.
According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, internet gaming generated $251.8m in revenue in February, a 21.2 per cent increase from $207.8m in February 2025. Atlantic City’s nine casinos produced $202.9m in February, seeing a 0.3 per cent decline. Sports betting revenue came in at $66m in February, down 10.3 per cent
New Jersey Casino Control Commission Chairman James Plousis said: “With the region impeded by a blizzard in late February, Atlantic City casinos reported a marginal decline in monthly casino win. Internet gaming win recorded double-digit percentage growth in February, eclipsing $250m for a fifth consecutive month. Year-to-date, internet gaming win eclipsed $500m faster than any other year on record. Online casinos drove a respectable 7.4 per cent increase in State-wide total gaming revenue in February — total gaming revenue has now exceeded one-half billion dollars in twelve consecutive months.”
Jane Bokunewicz, director of Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, added: “Amid a harsher winter than in recent years, Atlantic City’s casino operators saw a modest decline in brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue in February 2026 compared to February 2025.
“The same weather that may have suppressed brick-and-mortar revenues also likely gave internet gaming a small boost,” she said. “This boost, while still not quite enough to surpass December 2025’s record single-month internet gross gaming revenue, did result in a fourth consecutive month of internet gaming revenues exceeding revenues from traditional land-based operations.”
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa bucked the trend and improved its revenues by 7.7 per cent to reach $53.7m. Hard Rock Atlantic City down 14.2 per cent to $35.9m whilst Ocean Casino Resort reached $35.4m, up 9.4 per cent.
