Golden Nugget tightens grip on New Jersey online revenue crown

Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino has retained its position atop the New Jersey online gambling revenue chart for a second month.

Figures released Tuesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) show the state’s regulated online gambling market generated revenue of $16.2m in October, 35% higher than the same month last year although flat from September 2016’s total.

As usual, the gains were largely attributable to the casino vertical, which shot up 38.6% to $14.2m. However, the traditionally underperforming poker vertical posted a year-on-year gain for the third straight month, rising 13.9% to just over $2m.

For the year-to-date, the state’s online market total is up nearly one-third to $144.5m, with casino rising 37.2% to $124.5m and poker up 11% to just under $20m.