Key Highlights
- Total gaming revenue in New Jersey climbed to $627.1 million for May 2026, marking a 2% increase year-over-year
- Digital casino gaming emerged as the strongest sector, posting an 11.9% gain to reach $276.3 million
- Year-to-date figures show online gaming has accumulated $1.32 billion, representing a 14.4% boost
- Brick-and-mortar casino revenue remained essentially unchanged at $265.6 million, gaining only 0.1%
- Sports wagering revenue contracted 16.9% to $85.2 million during the month
The Garden State’s gambling sector generated $627.1 million in comprehensive gaming revenue throughout May 2026. This represents a modest 2% uptick compared to the $614.7 million recorded during the same month in 2025, based on figures released by New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Digital casino platforms emerged as the primary catalyst behind this expansion, maintaining their position as the fastest-growing component of the state’s gambling ecosystem.
Digital Casino Gaming Dominates Growth
Online gaming operations posted $276.3 million in revenue during May, representing an 11.9% surge from the $246.8 million tallied twelve months prior. This performance solidifies internet gaming’s status as the primary expansion driver within New Jersey’s gambling landscape.
Looking at the first five months of 2026, digital gaming platforms have accumulated $1.32 billion in total revenue. This figure reflects a substantial 14.4% increase compared to the $1.16 billion generated during the corresponding timeframe in 2025.
The internet gaming sector also delivered significant tax contributions. May alone saw this segment contribute $61.4 million in gross revenue taxes to state coffers.
Overall gross revenue tax collections for May totaled $87.4 million. Cumulative tax receipts through the year’s first five months have reached $419.5 million.
Land-Based Properties Maintain Stability
The state’s nine casino resort properties recorded $265.6 million in gaming win throughout May. This figure represents virtually no movement from the $265.3 million posted in May 2025, with growth limited to a mere 0.1%.
Slot machine operations proved to be the stronger component within physical casinos, producing $199.4 million in revenue—a 2.4% increase. Meanwhile, table game revenue declined 6.1% to finish at $66.2 million.
These opposing trends essentially neutralized each other, resulting in flat overall performance for traditional casino operations during the period.
Through the first five months of the year, land-based casino win totals $1.15 billion, reflecting a 3% gain over the comparable prior-year period.
Sports Wagering Experiences Decline
The sports betting sector encountered challenging conditions in May. Total gross revenue dropped to $85.2 million from $102.5 million during May 2025, representing a 16.9% contraction.
Online sportsbooks generated $83.7 million of this amount, declining 14.6% year-over-year. Physical sportsbook locations contributed merely $1.5 million, experiencing a dramatic 67.3% decrease.
Cumulative sports betting revenue through May stands at $455.7 million, slightly trailing the $460.2 million produced through the first five months of 2025.
The official report provided no explicit explanation for the downturn in sports wagering performance.
Notwithstanding the sports betting decline, New Jersey’s overall gambling market maintained positive momentum. The robust performance of internet gaming combined with stable land-based casino results proved sufficient to drive total revenue upward.
Through the year’s first five months, New Jersey’s complete gambling market has produced $2.93 billion in revenue, climbing 7.2% from the $2.74 billion generated during January through May 2025.
The latest figures underscore that online casino gaming has established itself as the unequivocal growth leader in New Jersey’s market, even as sports betting encounters headwinds and traditional casino revenue experiences minimal movement.
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