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New Jersey Online Casino Revenue Grows 4.4% in August as FanDuel and DraftKings Lose Ground

New Jersey online casino revenue rose 4.4% in August, but FanDuel and DraftKings both shrank while smaller apps like Bet365 and Resorts surged.
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  • New Jersey’s online casinos generated $259.3 million in gross gaming revenue during August, marking a 4.4% increase year-over-year and the eleventh consecutive month above the $250 million threshold.
  • Growth was largely driven by smaller and mid-tier brands—such as BetFanatics, Bet365, and Resorts Casino—while top market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings experienced slight year-over-year declines.

New Jersey online casino revenue, the industry’s term for gross gaming revenue or GGR, reached $259.3 million in August, up 4.4% from a year ago, according to the state Division of Gaming Enforcement.

The market’s two biggest names did not drive that growth. FanDuel, the leader, won $56.7 million in August, down slightly from a year ago. DraftKings won $43.5 million, off 7.5%. Together they still account for roughly 4 in 10 dollars won by New Jersey’s online casinos last month.

Just not more of them than a year ago.

Where the growth actually came from

Growth showed up furthest from the top of the market.

Resorts Casino’s own branded app won $2.6 million, up 47.6%. Bet365 won $3.4 million, up 46.6%. BetFanatics, Bally’s online skin, grew 30.7% to $13.1 million. Golden Nugget’s branded app grew 28.8%, and BetRivers, running on the same license, grew 28.1%.

BetMGM, Borgata’s national brand and the state’s third biggest online casino, split the difference. It grew 7.8% to $35.1 million, enough to gain ground on DraftKings without threatening FanDuel.

Biggest gainers in New Jersey in August, year over year:

  • Resorts Casino, up 47.6%
  • Bet365, up 46.6%
  • BetFanatics, up 30.7%
  • Golden Nugget, up 28.8%

New Jersey online casino revenue by brand

BrandAugust 2026 winChange from Aug. 2025
FanDuel$56.7 million-0.7%
DraftKings$43.5 million-7.5%
BetMGM$35.1 million+7.8%
Borgata$20.6 million-0.1%
Caesars Palace Online$19.3 million+6.8%
Hard Rock Bet$15.2 million+13.3%
BetFanatics$13.1 million+30.7%
Golden Nugget$11.3 million+28.8%
BetRivers$10.7 million+28.1%
Bally Bet$5.5 million+20.2%

The one name that disappeared

PokerStars, one of the state’s original online poker rooms, shows zero win in the August report.

Not a data error. The brand shut down its standalone United States operation this spring and folded its player pool into FanDuel, which now carries what used to be PokerStars business in New Jersey under its own numbers.

Whether the smaller brands keep growing once FanDuel and DraftKings find their footing again is the number worth watching into the fall.

Source: As reported by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.

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Joe Boozell is the Content Lead at Bonus.com. He specializes in online casino and sportsbook bonus strategy, sweepstakes casinos, and U.S. gambling legislation, with a focus on evaluating real player value. Over the past decade, he has managed and produced iGaming content across national and state-level brands, including PlayUSA and several regional Play markets. He also spent five years as a Lead Writer for NCAA.com covering college basketball. Find more of Joe’s work at Bonus.com and across the Play network of gambling sites.

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