Gamblers returned to Atlantic City’s casino floors in large numbers during the height of the summer season, producing the resort’s best July for in-person gaming since 2012.
The city’s nine casinos won a combined $304.2 million from slot machines and table games in July, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The total was 7.1% higher than the $284.1 million recorded in July 2025.
Traditional casino gambling also outpaced internet gaming for the first time this year. Online casino platforms generated $276.9 million during July, setting a monthly record despite finishing below the amount won inside Atlantic City’s casinos.
Internet gaming revenue increased 12% from the $247.3 million reported during the same month last year.
James T. Plousis, chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, said New Jersey surpassed $4 billion in total gaming revenue earlier in the calendar year than ever before.
The July figures were reported despite a disruption at Ocean Casino Resort late in the month. A fire during the early morning hours of July 27 led to extensive water damage and a ceiling collapse in the lobby. The casino floor closed temporarily and reopened the following day. No injuries were reported. Brian Tyrrell, director of Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, said the shutdown had the potential to affect Ocean’s monthly performance. However, the casino and the Atlantic City market overall still posted strong July results.
Sports betting provided another boost to the statewide industry. New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks and online wagering partners reported $97 million in sports wagering revenue, an increase of 29.7% from $74.8 million in July 2025.
Tyrrell said wagering associated with the FIFA World Cup may have contributed to the increase. Sportsbook operators also retained a greater share of wagers in July than they did in June, when results were more favorable to bettors.
Revenue from all regulated gaming activity — casino floors, internet gambling and sports wagering — totaled $678.1 million statewide in July. That was an 11.9% increase from $606.2 million one year earlier.
Through the end of July, New Jersey’s total gaming revenue reached $4.2 billion. That figure was 6.9% above the $3.92 billion reported during the first seven months of 2025.
Strong revenue, however, does not necessarily mean casinos experienced an equal increase in profits. Internet gaming and sports betting proceeds are often shared with outside companies, while casinos continue to contend with rising operating expenses.
The July results nevertheless showed growth in each of New Jersey’s three major gaming categories, led by Atlantic City’s strongest July casino-floor performance in 14 years.
