What is sustaining Atlantic City's casinos is not their slots and table games but rather their online operations and their sports betting, which was legalized last year. Each of the five casinos that operated internet gaming platforms both last year and this year enjoyed growth in gaming win for February, and almost all saw substantial increases.

Casino
Total Internet Win
Feb. 2018
Total Internet Win
Feb. 2017
% Change
Borgata
$4,506,716
$3,792,013
18.8%
Caesars Interactive
$4,279,791
$3,192,267
34.1%
Golden Nugget
$10,701,266
$7,885,648
35.7%
Resorts
$6,657,591
$3,775,736
76.3%
Tropicana
$3,451,077
$3,346,460
3.1%
Data source: NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement.

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