New Jersey Online Casinos Set All-Time State Record With $276.3M In May
Internet gaming win surged 11.9%, offsetting a decline in sports betting revenue, as FanDuel continued to outpace the field
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported Tuesday $276.3 million in online casino revenue for May, setting a new all-time monthly record, breaking through the $273.2 million it won in December 2025.
May also extended New Jersey’s run of months above $250 million to eight.
The record total was an 11.9% increase from May 2025 and made online casino the clear standout among the state's three gambling verticals, which otherwise pulled in opposite directions. Atlantic City casino revenue was essentially flat, edging up 0.1% to $265.6 million, as slot machines rose 2.4% to $199.4 million but table game win fell 6.1% to $66.2 million. Sportsbook win, meanwhile, tumbled 16.9% to $85.2 million. The $627.1 million in combined gaming revenue was up 2% from May 2025. Total gaming taxes were $98.7 million.
Online casino alone accounted for $61.4 million of that tax haul. Year-to-date internet gaming win through May sits at $1.32 billion, up 14.4% from $1.16 billion through the same period in 2025.
FanDuel, again
FanDuel reached $64 million in May online casino revenue, up from April's $58.9 million and up 17.6% from a year ago, again pacing the field as the state set its mark. The platform now has $302.5 million in year-to-date revenue, up 19.4%.
That helped Golden Nugget, FanDuel's Atlantic City tether, lead all license-holders with $87.2 million in combined digital winnings. BetRivers contributed $12.4 million to the haul, its third consecutive eight-figure month after first reaching that mark in March. The Golden Nugget skin added $10.8 million.
The Borgata placed second among tethers at $61.2 million, anchored by BetMGM's $34.6 million (up 6.4%) and the Borgata-branded platform's $22.4 million (up 8%).
DraftKings again lost ground, though more gently than in recent months. The $47 million claimed in May was down 2.3% from a year ago, a softer decline than April's 10.6% drop but a third straight month of year-over-year losses.
The gap with FanDuel has now reached $71.5 million through the first five months of 2026, compared with about $21.7 million over the same stretch last year. DraftKings is essentially flat year-to-date at $231 million, down 0.3%.
The slide left Resorts Digital, DraftKings' license-holder, at $53.9 million in May. Mohegan Sun was one of the brighter spots there at $1.4 million, up 17%.
Operators on the upswing
Fanatics led the climbers, more than doubling its year-ago total to $13.5 million, a 115.7% jump. Year-to-date, the platform is up 145.6% to $66.2 million.
Hard Rock Bet pulled in $18.3 million, up 39.7% year-over-year but down from April's record $19.5 million. Combined with bet365's $3.5 million, which marked a 68.7% increase, the Hard Rock license collected $21.8 million in May.
Caesars Palace booked $19 million, a 1.6% increase, while BetParx jumped 62.4% to $2.8 million. The Caesars and Ocean rosters kept growing at the bottom of the table, with Ember Casino debuting at $43,141 under the Caesars umbrella and Resorts World climbing to $17,260 under Ocean after a $3,858 first month.
Jeff Edelstein is a longtime columnist, reporter, radio host, and fantasy sports aficionado, not necessarily in that order. He lives in New Jersey with his family.
