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Best Casinos in New Jersey

The casino hotels of Atlantic City, the only place in New Jersey with casinos.

  • 9 venues
  • 1 city

All 9 venues in New Jersey, ranked

How the ranking works. Venues are ordered by their Google rating, weighted by how many people left one: every rating is blended with a neutral 4.0 as if the venue had 200 more reviews at 4.0, so a 4.6 from thousands of reviews ranks above a 5.0 from a dozen. Sponsorship has no effect on the order. Ratings last checked October 2026.

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Poker rooms (3)

The others have no live poker room.

Sportsbooks (9)

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Room counts from the state regulator.

Sportsbooks outside Atlantic City

Racetracks with a sports betting license. They have no slot machines or table games.

VenueTownStatusDetails
Meadowlands RacetrackEast RutherfordOpenFanDuel Sportsbook, open daily (playmeadowlands.com)
Monmouth ParkOceanportOpenCaesars Sportsbook, a new venue that opened in November 2025 (cdcgaming.com)
Freehold RacewayFreeholdClosedThe track closed on December 28, 2024 (espn.com)
Atlantic City Race CourseMays LandingClosedClosed in 2015 (Wikipedia: Atlantic City Race Course)

How far is Atlantic City?

FromStraight line
Toms RiverAbout 42 miles
Cherry HillAbout 51 miles
PhiladelphiaAbout 56 miles
TrentonAbout 62 miles
NewarkAbout 96 miles
Jersey CityAbout 96 miles
New York City (Midtown)About 99 miles

Straight line distances to central Atlantic City. Roads add miles, and traffic decides the time.

Ownership changes in progress

  • Caesars Entertainment, which runs Caesars, Harrah's and Tropicana, agreed to be bought by Fertitta Entertainment, the owner of Golden Nugget. Shareholders approved the deal on September 22, 2026; it still needs New Jersey regulators. If it closes, one company would control four of the nine casinos. (communitynews.org)
  • The Ilitch family's gaming company bought the remaining half of Ocean Casino Resort on July 31, 2026; state approval of the transfer was reported as pending. (cdcgaming.com)

Closed and renamed Atlantic City casinos

Former and renamed casinos, kept apart from the listings above. Three buildings reopened under new names and link to their current listing; the rest have no casino today.

Former casinoCasino yearsToday
Atlantic ClubAlso Golden Nugget, Bally's Grand and the Atlantic City Hilton1980 to 2014Closed January 13, 2014. The empty building went up for sale again in 2025.
Revel2012 to 2014Reopened in 2018 as Ocean Casino Resort: see the listing.
Showboat1987 to 2014A hotel with the Island Waterpark; a deed restriction bars casino use.
Trump Plaza1984 to 2014Demolished on February 17, 2021.
Trump Taj Mahal1990 to 2016Reopened in 2018 as Hard Rock Hotel & Casino: see the listing.
Trump's Castle and Trump Marina1985 to 2011Never closed; renamed Golden Nugget in 2011: see the listing.
Sands1980 to 2006Demolished.
Claridge1981 to 2002 as its own casinoMerged into Bally's in 2002; now a hotel without a casino.
Playboy, Atlantis and Trump World's Fair1981 to 1999Demolished in 2000.

Sources: (Wikipedia: List of casinos in New Jersey, Wikipedia: Showboat Atlantic City, breakingac.com)

Questions about casinos in New Jersey

How many casinos are in New Jersey?

Nine, all in Atlantic City: Bally's, Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock, Harrah's, Ocean, Resorts and Tropicana. The state constitution allows casinos only in Atlantic City. (nj.gov, nj.gov)

How old do you have to be to gamble in New Jersey?

21, to enter a casino floor or to bet (N.J.S.A. 5:12-119). The same age applies to sports betting and online casino games. (law.justia.com)

Are Atlantic City casinos open 24 hours?

Yes. The Legislature let the Casino Control Commission approve round the clock gambling in 1991, and since 1992 the casino floors have stayed open every hour of the year. Restaurants, shows and sportsbooks keep their own hours. (nj.gov)

Can you smoke in Atlantic City casinos?

Yes, for now. Casinos are exempt from New Jersey's Smoke Free Air Act and may allow smoking on up to 25% of the floor. Casino workers are challenging the exemption in court; in January 2026 the Appellate Division sent the case back for a new hearing, and no ruling had ended the exemption as of October 2026. (newjerseymonitor.com, newjerseymonitor.com)

Which New Jersey casinos have a poker room?

Three: Borgata, Harrah's (about 40 tables) and Tropicana (18 tables). The other six deal house banked games such as Three Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold'em but have no live poker room. (caesars.com, caesars.com, theborgata.com)

Where can you bet on sports in person in New Jersey?

At the sportsbooks inside all nine Atlantic City casinos, and at two racetracks: the FanDuel Sportsbook at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford and the Caesars Sportsbook at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. Sports betting has been legal since June 2018; bets on New Jersey college teams are not allowed. (nj.gov, playmeadowlands.com, cdcgaming.com)

Is online casino gambling legal in New Jersey?

Yes, since November 2013. Online casinos run under an Atlantic City casino's license, are regulated by the Division of Gaming Enforcement, and you must be 21 and physically inside New Jersey to play. (nj.gov, whyy.org)

Are there casinos in North Jersey?

No. A constitutional amendment to allow casinos at the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park did not make the November 2026 ballot, so casino games stay in Atlantic City. The two racetracks take sports bets only. (communitynews.org)

Checked October 2026.

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