New Jersey has announced record revenues for the iGaming industry in the latest sign that the sector is experiencing a high level of growth in the United States.
Since the Supreme Court gave the green light for online gambling to become legal, states across America have been updating their laws, with New Jersey among the first.
The state has therefore been at the forefront of America’s boom in iGaming with revenues shooting up as a direct result of the early uptake.
According to the latest figures to have been revealed by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, total gambling revenue during the month of August was at $642.2 million.
This is up 5.9% on July this year and a massive 15.7% per cent on last August’s data.
While land-based casinos take up a significant proportion of this figure, revenue in the iGaming sub-sector saw a year-on-year 25.2% spike in August.
And a new record revenue was set for the month after it surpassed the July standard too.
Online Slots And Poker
The majority of online gambling in the state of New Jersey remains slot games, with internet-based poker play a long way behind.
Data from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement showed slots accounted for $245.7 million of all of the recorded August revenue in the state’s iGaming sector.
Poker played online made up the remaining $2.6 million and while this remains a fairly small slice of the pie, this was up 10.2% when compared to last year.
FanDuel and its partner Golden Nugget remain at the top of the tree, with rival DraftKings and Resorts World in second spot ahead of BetMGM and the Borgata.
Caesars Palace and Tropicana Atlantic City also have places in the top five of the rankings.
Sharp Spike In Michigan’s iGaming Revenues
It is not just in the state of New Jersey where iGaming revenues are increasing at a rapid rate.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has also reported its combined iGaming and sports betting revenues for the month of August 2025.
MGCB said revenues stood at $312.5 million, which made up a 39.5% year-on-year increase.
As iGaming made up $247.2 million – an increase of 39.8% – this is the majority of the revenues, while sports betting contributed just $34.2 million.
The MGCB also confirmed that cease-and-desist orders were given out in mid-August against 15 unlicensed operators in the state.
Sites such as 7 Bit Casino, Grande Vegas Casino and Sun Palace Casino were found by the MGCB to be in violation of the state’s Lawful Internet Gaming Act.
Concern Over Illegal Operators
Michigan’s clampdown on illegal iGaming operators mirrors a wider trend seen across the US.
A recent analysis that was carried out by the American Gaming Association (AGA) found that every year, Americans wager a total $673.6 billion with illegal and unregulated operators.
AGA president and chief executive Bill Miller said:
“Illegal gambling operators are thriving at the expense of American consumers, siphoning billions in tax revenue from state governments, and undercutting the efforts of the legal market. It’s time for a national crackdown on the pervasive illegal market that is draining state coffers and putting people at risk.”
The AGA’s data found that illegal online slots and table games hit revenues of $18.6 billion, which is up by nearly 38% since 2022.
It was also revealed that the proportion of players who only use legal online gambling sites dropped from 52% in 2022 down to 24% today.
Source URLs:
https://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/docs/Financials/PressRelease2025/August2025.pdf
https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2025/09/17/august-2025-igaming-revenue