. Online gaming has grown rapidly to become a major revenue source for casinos and other operators, as well as a significant source of tax revenues for state governments. As of October 2024, five states offer legal online casino gaming: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Delaware. New York maintained its leadership by accumulating $1.697 billion in 2023 revenue, while New Jersey ($1.007 billion) and Illinois ($1.002 billion) each eclipsed $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time.
Only land-based casinos operating in Atlantic City are eligible to receive an Internet Gaming Permit under the New Jersey online gambling law approved in 2013. These casinos were also authorized by the law to share their license with up to five other brands, which allows casino brands beyond Atlantic City to launch online casino games after reaching an agreement to affiliate with an Atlantic City casino. In May 2018, New Jersey passed another law authorizing online sports betting (see .Sports gambling)..
New Jersey law authorizes online providers to offer any game that meets the state's current standards for casino games. The list includes popular table games such as blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps, mini baccarat, three-card poker, red dog, and pai gow poker, as well as slot machines, video poker and other variations of poker. In practice, however, online casinos have limited the types of games available online, with the most frequent games comprised of Blackjack, Roulette, Three Card Poker, and Let It Ride.
The minimum age to open an account in New Jersey is 21. Online gamblers must be physically located within the state while playing, but players do not need to be New Jersey residents.
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement in the Department of Law and Public Safety oversees the regulation of New Jersey online sites along with the operations of land-based Atlantic City casinos.
