New Jersey online poker sites grateful for summer’s end

New Jersey’s regulated online poker market enjoyed a modest bump in August after shaking off the summer doldrums in July.

Figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) showed the state’s licensed online gambling operators earned combined revenue of $21.3m in August, up 32.4% over the same month last year and $700k higher than July 2017. August also extended the state’s winning streak of online revenue over $20m to six straight months.

As always, August’s returns were heavily skewed towards the online casino vertical, which enjoyed a 38% year-on-year rise to $19.2m, while online poker dipped 4.2% to just under $2.1m. However, the poker result was about $75k higher than July’s number and well above June’s historic low of $1.73m, so they’re not complaining.

The Golden Nugget’s casino-only site held on to its status as top earner, generating revenue of nearly $5.2m. Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey placed second with $4.44m ($3.83m casino, $610k poker), just ahead of the Borgata’s $4.3m ($3.64m casino, $650k poker).