Overview

• Internet casino gambling has been operating in New Jersey for 10 years, generating nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, and over a billion dollars in tax revenue for the state.
• Currently, only six states offer internet casino gambling: New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia.
• Reasons for the limited expansion include unfounded fears that internet gambling will draw gamblers away from physical casinos, and a higher priority effort to approve sports betting.
• Some states may be hesitant to forge ahead with internet casinos, viewing it as a more serious, high-stakes form of gambling than online sports betting.
• Internet gambling has generated $16.3 billion in revenue for the states that offer it, according to the American Gaming Association.