Atlantic City’s weather and gaming tables turn cold in March

Atlantic City casino revenue fell for the second straight month in March as the weather gods conspired to keep gamblers away.

Official numbers released Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) showed the seaside gaming hub’s seven casinos generated brick-and-mortar gaming revenue of $192.9m in March, down 3.6% from the same month last year but up substantially from the $170m earned in the short month of February.

Counting March’s record performance by the state’s licensed online gambling operators, the overall revenue figure was down a slightly more tolerable 1.5% year-on-year to $218.5m.

March’s brick-and-mortar revenue decline was entirely due to the casinos’ gaming tables. While total slots revenue of $137.2m was virtually unchanged from March 2017, table game revenue dropped 11.5% to $55.6m.