- New Jersey's online casinos brought in $258.9 million in January 2026, topping Atlantic City's physical properties for the third month straight.
- Hard Rock's 21% revenue surge helped push Atlantic City to a record January total of $213.3 million across all nine casinos.
- All gaming categories combined for $586.4 million statewide in January, a 5.9% increase from the same month a year ago.
TRENTON, N.J. - January 2026 brought another strong month for New Jersey's digital gambling sector, where online casino operators collected $258.9 million in adjusted gross revenue. This figure left Atlantic City's nine physical properties trailing behind and stretched what is now a three-month run of online dominance over the state's land-based market, per the Division of Gaming Enforcement.
January came in 16.8% higher than the same month a year ago, landing as the third-biggest single-month iGaming total the state has ever recorded, trailing only December 2025 and October 2025.
The total income generated by New Jersey's online casinos was $2.91 billion at the end of 2025, while Atlantic City's physical casinos earned $2.89 billion. This was the first time that online gambling has ever outperformed the state's land-based casino business over a complete calendar year. For the industry, such a milestone represented a true turning point.
Atlantic City Still Posts Record January
However, the market's physical side held its own. The best legal casinos on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City made $213.3 million in January, the most in the city's history and a 1.6% rise from the previous year.
Borgata led all nine casinos with $56.7 million, however that amount was actually 6% less than it was a year ago. Hard Rock was the growth story of the month, with revenue rising 21% to almost $46 million as a result of a number of significant events its hosted at the Boardwalk. Caesars and Bally's also quietly had successful months, with 8% and 4% year-over-year growth, respectively.
The majority of the retail increases came from slot machines, which brought in $150.6 million, up 3.5%, while table games saw a 2.9% decline to $62.7 million.
Despite a 6.5% decrease from the same month the previous year, sports betting contributed $114.2 million statewide in January. Nearly all of that total, $112.3 million, came through online sportsbooks rather than in-person betting windows.
New Jersey casinos brought in $586.4 million for the month, up 5.9% from the previous year across all gaming categories. The Casino Revenue Fund received almost $77 million to assist programs for residents with disabilities and the elderly, while the state collected $57.4 million in iGaming taxes alone.
In terms of iGaming income, New Jersey now leads all U.S. states, although Pennsylvania casinos are rapidly catching up after growing 27% in 2025.