New Jersey Online Casinos Post a Record $276.9 Million in July
New Jersey's regulated online casinos generated $276.9 million in revenue in July 2026, an all-time monthly high for the state and a 12% increase over the $247.3 million recorded in July 2025. The figures, reported by the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement, mark the latest in a string of records for one of the country's largest legal online casino markets.
A market still growing double digits
Year-to-date online casino revenue through July reached $1.87 billion, up 14.5% from the $1.63 billion generated over the same stretch of 2025. That builds on a strong 2025, which closed at $2.91 billion for the full year, itself a 22% increase over 2024. The July record suggests New Jersey's iGaming market isn't just growing — its growth rate is holding up even as the market matures into its second decade of legal online casino play.
FanDuel extends its lead over DraftKings
FanDuel, operating through its Golden Nugget online casino license, brought in $61.7 million for the month, up 18.5% year-over-year and enough to keep it in the top spot among the state's operators. DraftKings, licensed through Resorts Casino, generated $48.1 million, a 1.2% decline from a year earlier. The gap between the two market leaders widened to $13.6 million in July, up sharply from just a $3.4 million gap in July 2025 — a sign FanDuel's casino product is pulling ahead of its closest online rival rather than the two running roughly even.
Why it matters
New Jersey remains one of the clearest test cases for what a mature, competitive online casino market looks like in the US, and its tax revenue reflects that scale: the state collected a record $925.7 million in gaming taxes for the fiscal year, up 42.3% year-over-year, partly driven by a higher 19.75% internet gaming tax rate that took effect July 1, 2025. Notably, Atlantic City's brick-and-mortar casinos out-earned the state's online casinos in July for the first time this year, with $304.2 million in retail revenue — a reminder that online and land-based gaming continue to grow alongside each other rather than one simply cannibalizing the other. For readers in states still weighing whether to legalize online casino play, New Jersey's numbers are often cited as the leading domestic data point.