- Atlantic City casino revenue was up, albeit slightly, in September
- Atlantic City is fresh off a very successful summer season, and looks to maintain the run into the fall and winter
Temperatures weren’t the only thing cooling in Atlantic City last month, as casinos saw their gross gaming revenue (GGR) cool off from the busy summer.
On Friday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) revealed that the nine casinos down the shore won a little more than $230.7 million on their physical gaming floors last month. The retail GGR number was a 0.1% gain on September 2024.
Table game win was up almost 6% to $60.5 million, but 1.8% lower slot volume weighed heavily on the September mark. The 0.1% gain nonetheless extended Atlantic City’s brick-and-mortar GGR winning streak to five months.
In-person GGR was up 10.9% in May, 6.1% in June, 4.3% in July, and 6.1% in August. The winning streak came after Atlantic City experienced year-over-year casino revenue declines in February (-3.8%), March (-3.7%), and April (-2.7%).
Through three quarters of 2025, Atlantic City casino revenue is up 2.5%, or about $53.3 million.
Mixed Results for Operators
Though the overall health of the retail casino industry in Atlantic City is strong, the uptick in play is not being experienced across the nine properties. In fact, five casinos have reported a reduction in in-person GGR through September.
Only Borgata, Hard Rock, Ocean, and Harrah’s have grown legacy revenue in 2025. However, online casino play continues to surge, providing casinos with supplemental revenue that’s more than offsetting brick-and-mortar declines.
September iGaming GGR was up nearly 17% year-over-year to $243.1 million, a $35 million premium on September 2024. With $89.8 million in online and retail sports betting, money shared by the casinos and racetracks with their sportsbook partners, total September GGR for the New Jersey gaming industry was north of $563.6 million. That’s 1% higher than a year ago.
Atlantic City continued to benefit from the strength of online gaming in September. Statewide internet gaming win helped total gaming revenue grow one percent compared to last September, with total gaming revenue reaching its highest level for September in over a decade,” said James Plousis, chair of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
“Monthly internet gaming win has exceeded $230 million for seven consecutive months for the first time. During the initial nine months of this year, internet gaming win grew nearly 23% and eclipsed $2.1 billion faster than any prior year,” Plousis added.
Sports betting remains down in New Jersey in 2025. Bettors have risked $8.6 billion through the nine months, about $549.5 million less than they did from January through September 2024.
Shoulder Season Begins
Atlantic City is betting big on maintaining its rally after what was a much-needed busy summer. September marked the start of the shoulder season, heading into fall and the winter months.
Plousis said that while September casino revenue “flattened,” it also “remained consistent.” He’s optimistic that recent and ongoing investments at the nine properties position the destination for continued operating success.
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