Nugget rules New Jersey online gambling, Borgata slides to third

Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino continued to rule New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market in January, while the Borgata’s former numero uno operation slid all the way to third place.

Figures released Tuesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the state’s licensed online gambling operators generated revenue of $18.8m in January, 28.6% higher than the same month last year and $400k higher than December 2016’s total.

As ever, the results were dominated by the online casino vertical, which gained nearly one-third year-on-year to just under $16.5m. Poker gained a more moderate 8.7% to just over $2.3m, which is over $200k more than December 2016, so somebody apparently found some fun money in their Christmas stocking.

The Golden Nugget failed to match its record setting December revenue total of $4.79m, but only just barely. The Nugget’s casino-only site generated $4.77m in January, more than enough to keep it atop the revenue charts, a spot the Nugget has occupied in four of the past five months.