Atlantic City casinos decide its June 2016 all over again

Atlantic City casinos got locked into a revenue holding pattern in June that only online gambling could break.

On Wednesday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reported that Atlantic City’s seven casino operators generated brick-and-mortar gaming revenue of $197,488,784 in June, down less than $5k from the same month last year.

However, June 2016 included contributions of over $17.3m from the since-shuttered Trump Taj Mahal property. Absent the impact of the Taj Mahal, the seven current casinos enjoyed a 9.6% year-on-year revenue gain. Throw in the $20.2m generated by the casinos’ online gambling operations and June’s total gaming win was up 10.8% to $217.7m.

Regardless, June’s figures were eerily similar to the same month last year, with slots revenue up just under $20k to $143m while table games were down $25k to $54.5m. For the year-to-date, the seven current casinos’ brick-and-mortar win is up 1.5% to $1.17b, primarily due to table games, which are up 5% to $347.6m.