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New Jersey’s online casinos generated $259.3 million in internet gaming win in August, the industry’s term for gross gaming revenue, or GGR, from internet casino gaming and other authorized online games.
That was up 4.4% from the $248.4 million reported in August 2025, according to the state Division of Gaming Enforcement’s monthly report, released Wednesday.
It was also the smallest year-over-year gain the market has posted in months. Brian Tyrrell, director of Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, told ROI-NJ that August was the lowest GGR return the state’s online casinos have posted since February.
Slower growth is still growth.
Over eight months, revenue for New Jersey online casinos has reached $2.13 billion, up 13.2% from $1.88 billion at this point last year. That is about $119 million more than the $2.01 billion New Jersey’s nine Atlantic City casinos have won on their physical floors in 2026, from slot machines and table games combined.
It marks the first time New Jersey’s online gaming revenue has surpassed its land-based casino revenue over a full eight-month period.
New Jersey online casino revenue by the numbers
| Category | August 2026 | August 2025 | Aug. Change | 2026 Year to Date | 2025 Year to Date | YTD Chage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet gaming win | $259.3 million | $248.4 million | +4.4% | $2.13 billion | $1.88 billion | +13.2% |
| Casino win (in person) | $294.9 million | $311.9 million | -5.5% | $2.01 billion | $1.98 billion | +1.8% |
| Sports wagering revenue | $61.4 million | $81.9 million | -25.0% | $671.4 million | $708.7 million | -5.3% |
| Total gaming revenue | $615.7 million | $642.2 million | -4.1% | $4.81 billion | $4.57 billion | +5.4% |
Total gaming revenue, which combines sports betting revenue with casino win and internet gaming win, fell 4.1% in August to $615.7 million. Sports wagering did most of the damage, falling 25% to $61.4 million.
The DGE attributed the sports betting decline primarily to a later start to the fall sports calendar compared with August 2025, including college football, as well as a lower overall win percentage. Casino win, the money won on the physical casino floor, fell 5.5% to $294.9 million.
Online gambling revenue was the only one of the three major categories to grow in August.
What is driving the growth, and what is slowing it
FanDuel remains the largest online casino brand in New Jersey. It generated $56.7 million in August, down 0.7% from a year earlier.
DraftKings generated $43.5 million, down 7.5%. Both brands are now large enough that double-digit growth is harder to find.
Smaller operators found it anyway. Bet365 generated $3.4 million, up 46.6%. Resorts Casino’s own branded app generated $2.6 million, up 47.6%. BetFanatics, which operates through Bally’s, grew 30.7% to $13.1 million.
One name is missing entirely. PokerStars, one of the state’s original online poker brands, shows no August revenue in the DGE’s report.
That’s not a data error. PokerStars shut down its standalone US platform on April 1 and transitioned its poker offering to the FanDuel platform. The PokerStars brand remains available through FanDuel, which launched the new PokerStars offering across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Whether the plateau Tyrrell described holds once football season pulls more activity toward sportsbooks will be one of the numbers to watch in September.
