New Jersey is home to one of the most storied gaming destinations in the United States. Atlantic City has been a cornerstone of East Coast gambling since the legalisation of casino gaming in 1978. With nine casino resorts lining the famous Boardwalk and Marina district, the city draws millions of visitors from across the Northeast each year, offering gaming, dining, entertainment and hospitality under one roof.
The casino industry is a critical pillar of New Jersey’s economy, supporting tens of thousands of jobs and generating billions of dollars in annual revenue. Based on the impact that casinos have in New Jersey, Gambling.com wanted to work out which one is the luckiest.
To calculate this, the Gambling.com team analysed Tripadvisor reviews of the New Jersey casinos for these four keywords: luck, lucky, win and winning. We then calculated the percentage of reviews with “lucky” keywords that each casino received, before finally ranking them by their Lucky Review Percentage.
New Jersey’s Luckiest Casino Destination: Resorts Casino Hotel
Atlantic City’s original casino, Resorts Casino Hotel opened in 1978 as the first legal casino in the eastern United States outside Nevada. The property sits on the Boardwalk in the heart of Atlantic City and features a casino floor with hundreds of slot machines and dozens of table games, multiple dining outlets, entertainment venues, and two hotel towers offering ocean and city views. As an iconic piece of Atlantic City history, Resorts draws a loyal following of guests who have been visiting for decades.
According to a Gambling.com study, Resorts Casino Hotel is the luckiest casino across the state of New Jersey with a Lucky Review Percentage of 4.3%. This is ahead of second place Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, which scored 4.1%. Rounding out the Top 3 is Caesars Atlantic City with a score of 4.0%.
Ocean Casino Resort is ranked in #4 with a Lucky Review Percentage of 3.8%, while the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa rounds out the Top 5 (3.6%).
The rest of the Top 9 includes Bally’s Atlantic City #6 (3.4%), Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City #7 (3.3%), Golden Nugget Atlantic City #8 (3.2%) and finally Tropicana Atlantic City #9 (3.1%).
