New Jersey
Regulatory Agency
New Jersey Casino Control Commission
Arcade Building
Tennessee Avenue & Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
609-441-3799
Website
| Current # of Operating Casinos | 12 |
|---|---|
| Casino Format | Land-based |
| Casino Employees | 34,726 |
| Casino Employee Wages | $912.22 million (includes tips) |
| Gross Casino Gaming Revenue | $3.051 billion |
| Gaming Tax Revenue | $254.84 million |
| How Taxes Spent | Senior citizens, disabled, economic revitalization programs |
| Legalization Date | 1976 |
| First Casino Opening Date | 1978 |
| State Gaming Tax Rate |
8% tax on gross gaming revenue, plus a community investment alternative obligation of 1.25% of gross gaming revenue (or an investment alternative 2.5% on gross gaming revenue) |
| Mode of Legalization | Statewide vote, legislative action |
| Visitor Volume | 27.70 million |
