Poker market unchanged in Atlantic City
Revenue from live poker tables was US$3.01 million in July, almost the same number registered in 2016.
US.- Live poker tables in Atlantic City registered US$3.01 million last month, almost an identical number than in 2016 when the gaming hub from New Jersey totaled US$3.02 million in revenue. The figures were released by the state casino gambling regulators.
Whilst it seems like the poker industry in Atlantic City hasn’t changed a bit in the last twelve months, in July 2016 the city offered one more poker room. As the Trump Taj Mahal closed its doors in October 2016, Atlantic City lost a 24-table room, so it managed to achieve the same results with a smaller gambling offer.
The poker market altogether in New Jersey was US$5.02 million in July, and online poker results were similar to live poker’s performance, as Card Player announced. Online poker sites in the state totaled US$2 million, a 0.2 percent less than the number raked during the same period last year.
Moreover, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) informed on Monday that the casino industry experienced a gaming revenue fall of 2.7 percent in July, when compared to the same period in 2016. According to the numbers, overall casino gaming revenue, including online gaming, reached US$267 million, down from the US$275 registered in July 2016, but if the former Trump Taj Mahal gets taken out of the equation, the remaining seven casinos experienced a gaming revenue increase of 3.9 percent to US$167.8 million, compared to the US$257 of last year.
