Internet Casinos Generate Billions in Revenue in Six States

Expansion of online gambling faces hurdles due to unfounded fears and competition with sports betting.

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.