New Jersey Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020

Introduction to New Jersey Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020

New Jersey slot machine casino gambling consists of nine casinos in Atlantic City. None of the three racetracks or off-track betting (OTB) facilities offer physical slot machines. However, New Jersey has legalized online slots for real-money gambling.

The New Jersey gaming commission has established a minimum payout limit for slots machines in Atlantic City. Monthly return statistics are publicly available.

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This post continues my weekly State-By-State Slot Machine Casino Gambling Series, an online resource dedicated to guiding slot machine casino gambler to success. Now in its third year, each weekly post reviews slots gambling in a single U.S. state, territory, or federal district.

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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in New Jersey*

The minimum legal gambling age in New Jersey depends upon the gambling activity:

• Land-Based Casinos: 21
• Poker Rooms: 21
• Bingo: 18
• Lottery: 18
• Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

Historically, New Jersey’s Atlantic City established legalized gaming on the eastern side of the United States from Nevada. Voters legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City in 1976. The New Jersey Casino Control Act became state law in 1977. The first casino in New Jersey, the Resorts International Casino, opened in Atlantic City in 1978.

During their peak in 2006, when they were the only commercial casinos in the eastern U.S., Atlantic City casinos were an economic boon. Afterward, the many casinos and racinos throughout the eastern states, along with the Great Recession, hugely reduced the profitability of Atlantic City casinos. Since the reopening of two casinos in mid-2018, Atlantic City casinos have seen a significant upturn in profitability.

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*The purpose of this section is to inform the public of state gambling laws and how the laws might apply to various forms of gaming. It is not legal advice.

Slot Machine Private Ownership in New Jersey

It is legal to own a slot machine privately in New Jersey if manufactured before 1941.

Gaming Control Board in New Jersey

The State of New Jersey Casino Control Commission regulates online and Atlantic City casino gambling alongside the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. The Commission is an independent agency while the Division is an arm of the New Jersey’s Attorney General’s Office.

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New Jersey’s gaming regulations promoting a safe and robust gaming industry are publicly available from the Casino Control Commission. However, the Division of Gaming Enforcement announces Atlantic City jackpots of $50,000 or more won each year in Atlantic City, including sharing such useful jackpot information as:

• Date
• Casino
• Jackpot amount
• Slot machine denomination, manufacturer, and game theme

Casinos in New Jersey

There are nine commercial casinos in New Jersey.

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The largest casino in New Jersey is Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa with 3,000 gaming machines.

The second-largest casino is Resorts Casino Hotel with 2,500 gaming machines.

Commercial Casinos in New Jersey

New Jersey has nine casinos in Atlantic City including:

1. Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino
2. Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
3. Caesars Atlantic City
4. Golden Nugget Atlantic City
5. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
6. Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City
7. Ocean Resort Casino
8. Resorts Casino Hotel
9. Tropicana Casino & Resort

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The Wild Wild West Casino is officially a portion of Bally’s Atlantic City, often considered by the public to be a separate casino.

Tribal Casinos in New Jersey

New Jersey has no federally-recognized American Indian Tribes. Therefore, the state does not have any tribal casinos.

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying New Jersey slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering New Jersey is:

• North: New York Slots
• East and South: Atlantic Ocean
• South and West: Delaware Bay
• West: Pennsylvania Slots

Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state to New Jersey.

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Online slots for real-money gambling is a real alternative for New Jersey, but only if you are physically located within the state. The state offers a verified list with links of state-approved Internet Gaming Sites.

If an online gaming site is not on this list, it’s not approved to offer internet gaming in the State of New Jersey.

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Payout Returns in New Jersey

New Jersey gaming regulations require all slot machines have a minimum theoretical payout of at least 83%.

The Division of Gaming Enforcement makes New Jersey gaming Financial and Statistical Information publicly available with monthly and quarterly gross revenue reports. The monthly gross revenue reports are most useful with regards to return statistics.

Further, the Division offers Monthly Gross Gaming Revenues with casino win statistics. These monthly statistics provide a Win% which, in New Jersey, is the amount won by the casino instead of the more usual amount won by the player. Player Win% is 100% minus the Casino Win% provided in these monthly reports.

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For March 2020, the number of slot machines and overall player win percentage at each of the nine casinos in Atlantic City was:

1. Bally’s (1,775 slot machines): 100% minus 8.2% equals 91.8%
2. Borgata (2,864 slot machines): 92.0%
3. Caesars (1,888 slot machines): 91.4%
4. Golden Nugget (1,417 slot machines): 91.2%
5. Hard Rock (2,167 slot machines): 90.4%
6. Harrah’s (2,036 slot machines): 91.7%
7. Ocean (1,758 slot machines): 90.0%
8. Resorts (1,436 slot machines): 90.4%
9. Tropicana (2,357 slot machines): 90.5%

For March 2020, the highest return for players went to the Borgata at 92.0% followed closely by Bally’s at 91.8% and Harrah’s at 91.7%.

The lowest return went to Ocean at 90.0% closely followed by Hard Rock and Resorts at 90.4%.

Summary of New Jersey Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020

New Jersey slot machine casino gambling consists of nine casinos in Atlantic City as well as internet gaming choices for individuals physically located within the borders of New Jersey.

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The theoretical payout minimum limit for slot machines is 83%. Monthly return statistics are publicly available for each casino.

Annual Progress in New Jersey Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Over the last year, there has been little change to the slots gaming industry in New Jersey outside of the significant issues related to the global pandemic.

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