NJ ONLINE GAMBLING & CASINOS

Legal NJ Casinos 2019

WHY PLAY AT ONLINE CASINOS IN NJ?

1. BETTER ODDS

Hands down, the average odds for popular games like blackjack, craps, roulette, and many other popular games are simply better than average online. New Jersey’s online gambling websites know that their competition is just a click away, and that forces them to be very competitive with the rules and paybacks they offer. Use our payback tool to compare game paybacks at various NJ gambling sites.

2. MORE GAMES AT LOWER LIMITS

There is virtually no limit to the amount of games an online casino can host. And instead of going from casino to casino on the boardwalk or marina, you can hop from site to site in seconds. Online, you’ll have access to games that few – or no – casinos offer, including unique slots, variants on video poker and blackjack, and roulette games you may have never seen before.

And since it’s online, betting minimums start at pocket change – not $5 or $10 a hand or spin.

3. SAFE AND LEGAL

Unlike shady offshore gambling sites, the sites we list at PlayNJ are completely legal. They are regulated by the same agency – The Division of Gaming Enforcement – that regulates the casinos in Atlantic City. And all of the online gambling sites we list are operated by, or in partnership with, an Atlantic City casino. Learn more about how legal online gambling came to New Jersey below.

#1 Reviewed Sportsbook

DraftKings Sportsbook is considered by many to be the top online sportsbook in New Jersey. As such, its $25 in free bets and $500 match bonus for new players is worth checking out. No promo code needed to get this deal from the No. 1 online sports betting app in the state.

#2 Reviewed Sportsbook

BetStars NJ app is the sports betting arm of PokerStars online poker platform. The two sites share a wallet and have an array of weekly promo offers. New players get up to $500 risk-free bet. You don’t have to use a promo code to get this deal from BetStars sportsbook.

#3 Reviewed Sportsbook

FanDuel Sportsbook joined the NJ sports betting crowd and quickly made waves as a top-notch app. No promo code is needed for new players to get up to $500 match bet just for signing up. And conveniently, FanDuel shares a wallet with its casino counterpart, Betfair.

THE CURRENT STATE OF THE INDUSTRY

Since online casinos in NJ have been up and running, Atlantic City casinos have enjoyed the benefits of an economic tool that provides a much-needed revenue source. Additionally, it has been a way to motivate new customers to come to the land-based casino properties.

Online casino play in NJ has enjoyed steady growth in its first five years. Industry observers expect the growth will continue throughout 2019. Experts also see room for expansion among the regulated online casino sites in the state well into 2020.

ONLINE COMPETITION

Currently, four operators — WSOP, Borgata, Pala Poker, and Poker Stars — are fighting for the NJ online poker market in NJ. In May 2018, the Garden State began pooling its players with Nevada and Delaware in the WSOP/888 network. It’s anticipated that when PA online casinos launch their online poker offering, they will join the shared player pool. The 2019 Wire Act reversal does put a damper on some of the excitement though.

On the online casino side in 2018, Golden Nugget remained the top site and shows no signs of slowing down with 500+ games. Borgata, Caesars, and Resorts all posted impressive revenue from online slots, roulette, and other games available at their internet gambling sites. More gambling sites joined the fray in 2018, too, including Ocean Online and Hard Rock.

With legal sports betting in play, the online gambling market in New Jersey is expected to expand even further in 2019. That is to say, the competition will be much greater. Just before the Super Bowl, three new online sportsbooks launched, along with a new online casino. BetAmerica, from Churchill Downs Inc., features both an online sportsbook and a robust slate of casino games.

In summary, online casinos are a larger market than online poker, and online sports betting has the potential to be similar in size to online casinos. Combined, the three channels generate $50 million in revenue per month (depending on the time of year).

LOOKING BACK

2016 was the year that NJ online casinos started to dramatically expand the products available at legal and regulated online gambling sites. For example, there was the addition of over 200 slots in 2016. These included popular titles such as Guns N’ Roses, found at both online casino sites and on the gambling floor. The line between online and live gambling in NJ continued to blur with Golden Nugget’s introduction of live dealer games in August 2016.

In 2017, online casino broke out, generating more than $20 million in monthly revenue more often than not. Golden Nugget remains the top dog, but the major sites are all doing well and growing year-over-year.

That trend continued for NJ online casinos in 2018, topping close to $30 million in revenue. Players are increasingly basing their choice of legal and regulated NJ online casinos on the slot titles, table games, and other features — that is to say, the content — available at each regulated online gambling site. That dynamic will ensure that best legal online casinos continue to introduce new content throughout 2019, too.

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Information on this page was last verified on April 9, 2019.

MORE CASINOS EXPECTED TO LAUNCH

Will there be new online casinos launching in 2019? You bet!

Already in late January, Churchill Downs soft-launched its BetAmerica app in the state. While the app includes sports betting, it also shares a wallet with a robust online casino. But that’s just the beginning. It is expected that more online casinos will join the market in 2019.

Kindred — the team behind Unibet — plans to get into the NJ online gambling market, too. It is likely its Unibet app will feature both an online sportsbook and a slate of NJ online casino games. Kindred is partnered with Hard Rock Atlantic City.

WAYS TO GET MONEY ON AND OFF

New Jersey’s online casinos offer a variety of ways to make deposits and cash out funds, including credit cards, prepaid cards, PayPal, and bank transfer. Read our complete guide to depositing and cashing out here.

RESPONSIBLE ONLINE GAMBLING

NJ Online Casino Responsible Gambling Tools A complete breakdown of all the responsible gambling options at NJ's legal online casinos, including how to access and utilize all of the tools provided.
DGE Self-Exclusion Registration Use this online form to opt out of all of NJ's regulated online gambling sites at once. You can also use the responsible gambling features of individual casinos to opt out at single casino or for custom periods of time.
NJ CCG Resources, research and a 24-hour talk line for information regarding responsible gambling, both online and off, in New Jersey. Call 1-800-Gambler.