Casinos in Atlantic City report record sales – growth also online

Corona continues to respond to the worldwide, but the restrictions for citizens are increasingly lifted in many places. In the United States in particular, a number of states have already dropped the restrictions far. Many economic areas benefit from the freedoms that are reproduced. It can be heard from the gambling industry that the Atlantic City’s casinos recorded a new sales record for June 2021. In total, sales rose to around $ 392 million (332 million euros). Atlantic City takes up the largest share. According to the authorities, this means the greatest sales that has ever been booked in one.

Significant increase in sales

Especially on the Atlantic coast, the casinos were played properly in June 2021. The turnover is estimated at around $ 345 million. This corresponds to four times the previous year. Last year, the casinos had to suffer from Corona restrictions worldwide, which dropped the turnover into the basement. The Borgota Casino took on the top of June with $ 97.7 million. Followed by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with $ 41.6 million and Tropicana Casino with $ 27.4 million.

The sector for sports betting and the racetracks also benefited from the economy. There was a sales of $ 48 million in the racing tracks in June. Many experts predicted an increase, but such a significant increase was not to be expected. Sometimes it was unclear how the players react after Langen Lockdown and whether they are therefore the way back into the Casinos be found.

Real experience is preferred

The Corona crisis had ensured that more and more games tried their luck on the Internet. Sales in online casinos increased significantly during the pandemic. But the numbers from the United States prove that people missed the real gaming experience. Jane Bokunewicz, director of gambling research, expressed that the players are not only concerned with visiting a casino personally, but also wanting to pull out more from this experience. According to Bokunewicz, the figures from May have already indicated this fact. They would prefer the real carefree experience and therefore prefer the casino. Compared to 2019, the increase in sales is 20 percent, which indicates a successful rest of the year.

Evolution doubles sales

Despite the significant growth in sales at the land-based casinos, the upward trend continues in the online sector. The live casino provider Evolution announced in a annual report at the end of July that sales were doubled in the first half of the year. According to this, sales in the past quarter rose by 100 percent to 256.7 million euros. Evolution justifies the increase through the takeover of Netent, which ensured a significantly larger portfolio. In addition, Evolution recently announced the takeover of Big Time Gaming. In Great Britain, Evolution had concluded an agreement with several platforms. Since then, the company has had a license for the Michigan state in the United States. Due to the positive figures, it is not surprising that evolution is optimistic about the future. Not only new games are to be developed, but existing ones are to be improved. In this quarter a variant of Baccarat developed, from which evolution promises great success. A classic has been improved with Starburst XXXtreme and there will also be a new game in the Game Show category.