It was a winning year for Atlantic City’s casinos in 2017, according to the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. For the year, the city’s seven casino-hotels and two internet gaming licensees saw total revenue rise 0.9 percent and combined sales grow 0.5 percent, the state said Monday.
Gross operating profit, the casino industry’s equivalent of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and items, rose 23.7 percent for the year from full-year 2016, to $723.3 million, from $584.8 million.
Total revenue reached $3.54 billion, up from $3.51 billion, while combined sales rose to $3.74 billion, from $3.72 billion.