It isn’t your imagination. Atlantic City had one of its best summers in recent memory. The reasons behind this season’s success are fairly obvious. There are two new casinos in town, and you can bet on sports most places now.
The debuts of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Ocean Resort Casino created a boom in town that carried over through the July 4 weekend. For the first time in a while, Atlantic City was the place to be.
For that matter, New Jersey is now the place to be for sports betting. The June 14 launch at Monmouth Park heralded a busy season that saw sportsbooks open at all but three of Atlantic City’s casino properties. Summer 2018 will go down as historic for America’s Playground. Let’s take a look at the numbers to see just how good things got.