Atlantic City Casinos Achieve Best July Revenue Since 2012

Atlantic City’s nine casino hotels recorded their highest July casino win since 2012, totaling $303.2 million, according to the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement. This represents a 6.1% increase compared to July 2025 figures.

What Happened

Atlantic City casinos reported their strongest July casino win since 2012, with revenue reaching $303.2 million for the month. This figure marks a 6.1% increase over the $285.8 million reported in July 2025, according to monthly gaming revenue numbers released by the state Department of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) on Friday, August 14, 2026 (Press of Atlantic City).

Brian Tyrrell, Director of Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, stated that Atlantic City casino operators achieved their best single month of brick-and-mortar gross revenue since August 2023, and the second highest such return in over a decade (Press of Atlantic City). Tyrrell also noted that a fire and flood in the early morning hours of July 26 that resulted in a one-day closure of Ocean Casino Resort could have negatively impacted revenues for the month; however, Ocean and the industry as a whole appeared to absorb the disruption (Press of Atlantic City).

Key Details

• Casino win for the nine casino hotels in July 2026 was $303.2 million, an increase of 6.1% over the $285.8 million reported in July 2025 (Press of Atlantic City).
• Internet gaming revenue for July 2026 was $186.9 million, reflecting a growth of 12.0% compared to $167.3 million reported in July 2025 (Press of Atlantic City).
• For the first time this year, monthly in-person casino win exceeded statewide internet gaming win, while internet gaming win recorded its highest monthly result on record (Press of Atlantic City).
• Sports wagering gross revenue for the casinos, racetracks, and their partners was $97 million for July 2026, an increase of 37.5% compared to the $70.8 million reported in July 2025 (Press of Atlantic City).
• Total gaming revenue for the casinos, racetracks, and online betting partners was $676.1 million for July 2026, up 11.7% compared with the $605.2 million reported for July 2025 (Press of Atlantic City).
• Year-to-date total gaming revenue reached $5.2 billion through July 2026, up 8.6% compared with the $4.79 billion reported for the first seven months of 2025 (Press of Atlantic City).

Why It Matters

The reported July 2026 revenue figures indicate a strong performance for Atlantic City’s casino industry, with brick-and-mortar operations showing significant growth alongside continued expansion in online gaming and sports wagering (Press of Atlantic City). James T. Plousis, Chairman of the Casino Control Commission, stated that statewide total gaming revenue eclipsed $5 billion faster than in all prior years, highlighting robust market activity (Press of Atlantic City). Despite these gross revenue increases, Tyrrell cautioned that high returns on gross gaming revenues do not always translate to net gaming revenue gains and gross operating profits, citing increasing costs of doing business and other industry pressures that may suppress overall profitability for Atlantic City’s casinos (Press of Atlantic City).

What’s Next

While the World Cup may have favored Atlantic City’s sportsbooks, contributing to increased sports wagering outcomes in July compared to June 2026, the long-term implications of these revenue trends on overall casino profitability in Atlantic City remain subject to ongoing business costs and market dynamics, according to Brian Tyrrell (Press of Atlantic City).

Originally reported by Press of Atlantic City·Published 14 Aug 2026, 19:30