Atlantic City Rally Continues, Casino Revenue Up Another Six Percent
Posted on: July 17, 2025, 09:37h.
Last updated on: July 17, 2025, 09:59h.
- Atlantic City casinos won $259 million on their gaming floors in June 2025
- Atlantic City is experiencing a comeback in terms of in-person play
- Year-to-date retail casino revenue is up from 2024
Atlantic City is on a heater. June marked the city’s second consecutive month of year-over-year gross gaming revenue (GGR) growth for the nine casinos down the New Jersey shore.
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) reports that in-person casino gambling from slot machines and table games totaled a little more than $259 million last month. That was 6.1% richer than June 2024, though a 2.4% month-to-month decline. June, however, has one less day than May.
Brick-and-mortar gaming outpaced iGaming for the first time in many months. Online casino revenue still posted a substantial year-over-year gain, with iGaming GGR climbing 23.5% to $230.7 million.
Oddsmakers also fared well in June. While handle dipped slightly, a trend New Jersey has experienced throughout 2025, oddsmakers’ hold surged 53% to $91.8 million.
All combined, June gaming revenue, inclusive of sports betting at the state’s two horse racetracks, came to $581,581,153. That represented an 18.4% climb from June 2024 and further pushes year-to-date GGR up 8.5% to $3.3 billion.
Atlantic City Renaissance
Casino.org has been hearing from Atlantic City casino executives for many months regarding their claims that the town has undergone considerable investments, making the East Coast gaming capital primed for success. The 2025 summer data is proving their presupposition.
From restoring and widening the beach to tens of millions of dollars in casino and hotel upgrades and new resort amenities, Atlantic City is seemingly back.
July is looking bright, too. The return of the Atlantic City airshow (Soar and Shore Festival) this week reintroduced New Jerseyans and aircraft and military enthusiasts to the town. The International Council of Air Shows says attendees of airshows tend to be “well-educated, affluent families.”
James Plousis, chair of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (NJCCC), says Atlantic City’s resilience is based on the resorts’ collective mission to provide “a world-class experience for visitors.”
A recent industry observation outlined the many efforts and successes in town despite some economic challenges and how significant capital investments at the casinos and a strong marketing campaign have combined for a positive outlook going into the summer months,” Plousis said.
Plousis added that Atlantic City plays a critical role in the overall health of New Jersey, as money from the Casino Revenue Fund largely supports senior citizens and people with disabilities.
Not All Properties Thriving
When it comes to in-person casino gaming, while year-to-date GGR is up 1.7% industrywide, only four of the nine casinos have seen their win climb in 2025. The gainers are Borgata, up 7.2% to $377 million, Hard Rock, up 0.6% to $263.6 million, Ocean, up 9.8% to $75.5 million, and Harrah’s, up 2.2% to $109.8 million.
The five other casinos — Bally’s, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Resorts, and Tropicana — have seen in-person play slow this year.
Things are the worst at Bally’s, where the casino has seen in-person GGR decline 12% to just $63.1 million through six months. Bally’s holds just a 4.5% market share of the Atlantic City retail gaming industry.
And unlike Golden Nugget and Resorts, which have robust online gaming businesses, Bally’s does not. Bally Bet, BetFanatics, and Monopoly, the casino’s three licensed iGaming platforms, accounted for only $69.1 million of the more than $1.38 billion won online through June.
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