Introduction to New Jersey Slots Return-To-Player 2021
A big concern for slots enthusiasts is if casinos are trying to “get back their lost gaming revenue” by reducing their return-to-player (RTP). But is that true, state-by-state? Let’s look closely at New Jersey Slots Return-To-Player for their casinos.
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New Jersey’s Slots Industry: An Overview
The State of New Jersey Casino Control Commission regulates online and Atlantic City casino gambling alongside the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). 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 on the Casino Control Commission website. However, the DGE 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
New Jersey Return Statistics for Slots
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.
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Further, the Division offers Monthly Gross Gaming Revenues with slot machine returns by casino. 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.
New Jersey has nine casinos in Atlantic City including:
- Bally’s Atlantic City
- Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
- Caesars Atlantic City
- Golden Nugget Atlantic City
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
- Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City
- Ocean Resort Casino
- Resorts Casino Hotel
- Tropicana Casino & Resort
Monthly Player Win Percentages
The return statistics for Atlantic City casinos go back to 2016. I’ve plotted below the monthly player win percentages from Missouri’s riverboat casinos from 2019.
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As shown with this New Jersey state data, Harrah’s has had the best slots returns since the pandemic. But Borgata is a solid second-place performer.
Summary of New Jersey Slots Return-To-Player
Atlantic City’s casinos carefully manage their player win percentage. Because returns are reported to the state of New Jersey, savvy slots enthusiasts can choose between state regions for a better return-to-player than the next.
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