New Jersey made a total of $235.2m from iGaming (online casinos) in April 2025 . When compared to the same period last year, the state has seen a 25.2% hike in gross gaming revenue (GGR) – increasing from $187.9m in April 2024. Meanwhile, month-to-month, there has been a decrease in GGR of 3.6% from March to April.
About online casino gambling in New Jersey
New Jersey has always been one step ahead of the rest of the United States when it comes to gambling, specifically online casinos. The state unlocked iGaming (online casinos) betting back in 2011, which permitted residents of New Jersey to play online casino games.
However, it wasn’t until 2013 that residents had access to play online casino games because of the time spent getting the bill revised and the new legislation approved. Due to being the second state to legalize after Delaware, and having a large adult population of 6.3 million adults, New Jersey is one of the leading states when it comes to the sheer amount of GGR in the US.
The 2013 act legalized online casinos for a trial period of 10 years and restricted operators to the nine casinos in Atlantic City. In June, this was extended an additional five years until November 2028. Further, unlike land-based casinos – that are taxed at a rate of 8% – any online betting is taxed at a nearly-double rate of 15%.
New Jersey online casino revenue April 2025
The state made $235.2m from online casinos in April 2025 and the casino that brought in the most of that revenue was Golden Nugget Atlantic City, which made $72.3m in GGR during this period. Meanwhile the casino which brought the least in GGR was Caesars Interactive under affiliation of Harrah’s Atlantic City.
New Jersey increased its GGR from April 2024 to April 2025 by 25.2%, meanwhile year-to-date the state has racked in $908.4m – a rise of 21% compared to 2024’s $750.7m.
The nine land-based casinos in Atlantic City are made up of: Bally’s Atlantic City, Borgata Hotel & Casino, Golden Nugget Casino Atlantic City, Hard Rock Atlantic City, Harrah’s Atlantic City, Ocean Resort Casino, Resorts Casino Hotel Atlantic City, Tropicana Casino & Resort and Caesars Atlantic City.
Despite online casinos having to be run from land-based operators there are currently 32 legal online casinos – according to the American Gaming Association (AGA) – operating in New Jersey. Of those casinos, some big names are: BetMGM, PokerStars, DraftKings, Jackpot City Casino, Fanatics, Bally’s and more.
New Jersey iGaming GGR April 2025
- Bally’s Atlantic City: $14m
- Borgata Hotel & Casino: $54.2m
- Golden Nugget Casino Atlantic City: $72.3m
- Hard Rock Atlantic City: $13.9m
- Harrah’s Atlantic City: $2.6m
- Ocean Casino Resort: $4.6m
- Resorts Casino Hotel: $53.6m
- Tropicana Casino & Resort: $20m
New Jersey iGaming GGR YTD
- Bally’s Atlantic City: $45.2m
- Borgata Hotel & Casino: $217.4m
- Golden Nugget Casino Atlantic City: $276.4m
- Hard Rock Atlantic City: $51.7m
- Harrah’s Atlantic City: $8.1m
- Ocean Casino Resort: $20.8m
- Resorts Casino Hotel: $208.9m
- Tropicana Casino & Resort: $77.9m
Last year, New Jersey made $2.39bn in GGR from online casinos and the state also made $368.7m in tax off the back of that. As of the end of April, the state has already made $908.4m in GGR so it could well be on its way to suring last year’s figures – considering there’s still eight months of the year left.
If the remaining eight months had a similar value, New Jersey’s 2025 annual GGR for iGaming would be forecasted to be $2.72bn – which would be an increase of 13.8% on last year’s figures.
New Jersey online casino tax revenue April 2025
In New Jersey, online casinos are taxed at a rate of 15%, with an additional 2.5% community investment obligation, however this could soon change as Governor Murphy is currently proposing a double-digit hike to 25%…
In April 2025 the state made $35.4m from taxes related solely to iGaming. Year-to-date New Jersey has amounted and acquired $135.9m in taxes. Due to having the largest revenue, out of all of the casinos, Golden Nugget Atlantic City also pays the most in taxes. The casino paid out $10.9m in taxes for the April 2025 period.
New Jersey iGaming tax revenue April 2025
- Bally’s Atlantic City: $2.1m
- Borgata Hotel & Casino: $8.1m
- Golden Nugget Casino Atlantic City: $10.9m
- Hard Rock Atlantic City: $2.1m
- Harrah’s Atlantic City: $393.4k
- Ocean Casino Resort: $690k
- Resorts Casino Hotel: $8m
- Tropicana Casino & Resort: $3.1m
New Jersey iGaming tax revenue YTD
- Bally’s Atlantic City: $6.8m
- Borgata Hotel & Casino: $32.6m
- Golden Nugget Casino Atlantic City: $41.5m
- Hard Rock Atlantic City: $7.7m
- Harrah’s Atlantic City: $1.2m
- Ocean Casino Resort: $3.1m
- Resorts Casino Hotel: $31.3m
- Tropicana Casino & Resort: $11.7m
However when you compare tax revenue for April, to the previous month the state did see a slight decrease in tax revenue of 3.3% in March down from $36.6m to $35.4m.
On the other hand, if New Jersey iGaming GGR continued to grow at the same rate the state could be in with a chance to make $407.7m annually in taxes from just iGaming in 2025.
Every state distributes their casino tax revenue differently, and New Jersey online casino taxes are distributed to the New Jersey Casino Revenue Fund.
This pot contributes towards helping the disabled and elderly residents. Further, funds that are part of the 2.5% community investment obligation will contribute towards projects that economic development and community projects – both of which are positive influences on the community and those least ed in society.
All information is correct at the time of reporting in May 2025.
