August Gaming Revenue Numbers for Atlantic City Casinos Released
Based upon filings with the state, the total gaming win from casino hotels in Atlantic City open for the entire month of August and internet gaming operations was $289.9 million in August, 2014, compared to the $263.6 million in casino win for August, 2013, reflecting a 10% increase.
Current Operators reported casino win of $279.4 million in August, 2014, reflecting a 6.0% increase compared to August, 2013. Six casino hotels reported an increase in casino win between 2.3% and 46.3% for August, 2014.
The Internet gaming win was $10.5 million in August, consisting of $2.2 million in Peer-to-Peer win and $8.3 million in Other Authorized Games. As of August31, 2014, 431,617 Internet gaming accounts have been created, that's an increase of 6.5% from the previous month.
The big winners in town continue to be Borgata, Caesars, Harrah's, and Tropicana -- all four properties brought in over $30 million last month; Borgata continues to dominate the landscape with almost $66 million in winnings. Revel, which is now closed, and Trump Plaza, which is closing next week, both brought in under $12 million in August.