New Jersey breaks online gambling revenue record despite PokerStars’ worst month

New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market set a new revenue record in July despite poker remaining mired in its traditional summer doldrums.

Figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) say the online market generated just under $17.4m in July, 38.6% higher than the same month last year and $1m more than the market reported in June.

July’s figure also surpassed the state’s previous high-water mark of $17m recorded in April, the first full month of operation by Amaya Gaming’s PokerStars New Jersey site.

The usual patterns of the past few months remained in place, as online poker gained 6.7% year-on-year to $2m while the casino vertical jumped 44.2% to over $15.3m. Poker was essentially flat on a sequential basis while casino was up 6% from June.