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Online Casino Revenue Continues to Boom in New Jersey
- Updated: October 17, 2016
Atlantic City casinos experienced a decline in revenue in September for a second straight month despite New Jersey regulated online gaming operators once again generating more revenue when compared to the same period a year ago.
According to the September 2016 Gaming Revenue Results financial report released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, total revenues declined by 1.5 percent from $230.1 million in September 2015 to $226.1 million this past month.
However, this does not tell the entire story. It appears land-based casinos as a whole actually performed better this year than last year. The Trump Taj Mahal recently closed its doors and accounts for most of the decline with $16.7 million in September 2015, more than double the $8.1 million in September 2016.
When factoring in the now-closed casino, revenues from September 2015 to September 2016 increased by 2.4 percent.
Also, thanks to a strong performance earlier in 2016, year-to-date revenues increased by 1.6 percent from $1.963 million in the first nine months of 2015 to $1.994 billion in the first nine months of this year. Once again, the picture looks even rosier when removing the Taj Mahal, with year-over-year revenue increasing by 2.8 percent.
Land-Based Casinos Show Growth Despite Decline
The reason for the overall revenue decline in September is due to less revenue being …