FanDuel Widens Its Lead In New Jersey As Online Casino Revenue Balloons Again In April

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported Friday $263.1 million in online casino revenue for April, as Garden State operators pushed their streak of months with at least $250 million in winnings to seven straight.

That revenue total represented an 11.9% increase from April 2025, and online casino once again kept pace with (or outpaced) the other gambling verticals, though all three posted year-over-year gains. Atlantic City casino revenue climbed 11.7% to $235.6 million, while sportsbook win rose 12.8% to $102.1 million. The $600.8 million in combined gaming revenue was up 12% from April 2025. Total gaming taxes were $96.9 million.

Online casino alone accounted for $58.6 million of that tax haul. Year-to-date internet gaming win through April sits at $1.05 billion, up 15.1% from the $908.4 million over the same period in 2025.

FanDuel, again

FanDuel led the way with $58.9 million in April revenue, down from March's $62.7 million but still up 11.4% from a year ago. The platform now has $238.5 million in year-to-date revenue, up 19.9%.

That helped Golden Nugget, FanDuel's Atlantic City tether, again lead all license-holders with $81.3 million in combined digital winnings. BetRivers contributed $11.3 million to the haul, which was its second consecutive eight-figure month after first reaching that mark in March. The Golden Nugget skin added another $11 million.

The Borgata placed second among tethers at $58.7 million, anchored by BetMGM's $32.7 million (up 10.4%) and the Borgata-branded platform's $22.4 million (up 7.7%).

DraftKings slides

Meanwhile, DraftKings, FanDuel's longtime top competitor, continued to lose ground. The $41.9 million claimed in April was down 10.6% from a year ago, marking the operator's steepest year-over-year decline of 2026 after a dip of just 2.8% in March and gains earlier in the year.

The gap with FanDuel has now reached $54.4 million through the first four months of 2026, compared with about $15.3 million over the same stretch last year. DraftKings is essentially flat year-to-date at $184.1 million, up just 0.3%.

The slide pulled Resorts Digital, DraftKings' license-holder, down to $47.6 million in April. Mohegan Sun was one of the brighter spots there at $1.3 million, up 27.7%, while PokerStars effectively went dark with $7,684 in winnings.

Hard Rock Bet set another monthly high at $19.5 million, up 68.6% year-over-year and pushing past the previous record of $18.4 million, set in March. Combined with bet365's $3.5 million, which marked a 53% YoY increase, the Hard Rock license collected $23 million in April.

Fanatics continued its run with $15.8 million, more than double its April 2025 total. Year-to-date, the platform is up 154.6% to $52.7 million.

Caesars Palace booked $18.7 million, a 13% increase, while BetParx more than doubled to $2.6 million. Ocean Casino's roster grew with the debut of Resorts World, which posted $3,858 in its first reported month, joining Playstar ($3.1 million) and Ocean ($2.3 million) under that license.