


“Casino win in the city grew modestly, continuing the recent positive trend,” said James Plousis, chair of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. February 2023 was Atlantic City’s second-best February in 11 years. Such a ruling would be based on allegations that a tobacco ban would put Atlantic City at a competitive disadvantage to casinos in neighboring Pennsylvania.īut numbers supplied by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reveal that things might be a bit better down the shore than the casinos tell the public and lawmakers in Trenton.īrick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) last month totaled $214.9 million, a 1.2% improvement, or $2.5 million more than in February 2022.

As a result, the resorts are lobbying state politicians to postpone any meaningful consideration of two pieces of legislation that would force their gaming floors to go entirely smoke-free.
