Atlantic City Casino Revenue Up 7.5 Percent in 2018

Atlantic City casinos saw their best performance in about five years in 2018 bringing in $2.68 billion in revenue, up 7.5 percent from last year. The introduction of sports betting in June saw the state’s sports books handle more than $1.2 billion in bets, keeping about $94 million in revenue. However, of the seven Atlantic City casinos that were operating in 2017, only one, the Golden Nugget (l.), showed a revenue increase for the year.