Find Your Favorite New Jersey Casinos & Resorts 2026

Use the map below to explore where New Jersey’s land-based casinos and racetracks are located, with all casino resorts concentrated in Atlantic City and major racing venues situated in other parts of the state.

There are nine casinos in NJ, all based in Atlantic City. Each is a fully serviced resort, considered a Class III casino under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). This means you can expect everything on the gaming floor: poker, slots, roulette, craps, and retail sportsbooks.

Let’s take a closer look at what you can experience within the nine casinos in New Jersey.

If you’re a card shark and are on the hunt for a poker table, then know that such games are only exclusive within multi-game casinos. It’s also good to know that here in Atlantic City, there are two kinds of poker. One in which you play against rivals in a player-vs-player (PvP) setup or within house-banked tables, where players are against the casino.

At the moment, only three NJ operators provide PvP games: Borgata, Harrah’s, and Tropicana. Common poker games available include No-Limit Hold ’Em, Limit Hold ’Em, Pot-Limit Hold ’Em, and Mixed/Stud Poker.

If you have more of a taste for House-Banked poker, the common games are Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em, Pai Gow Poker, and Mississippi Stud. If you want the best of both worlds, Borgata has the largest selection of poker tables with the most established poker rooms. Other casinos in Atlantic City offer a smaller variety, with seasonal operations for some.

For the horse racing fans among you, when you head out here to New Jersey, you can check out two racetracks, should you wish to indulge in a spot of live racing and simulcast wagering. Make your way to Meadowlands, where you can enjoy thoroughbred and harness racing. 

Head south to Monmouth Park for a host of live thoroughbred racing events, which can also be experienced via the Caesars Sportsbook retail service. That’s seven days of sports betting from 11 am to 11 pm Monday to Friday and 10 am to 11 pm on weekends.

These NJ racetracks are solely sporting establishments and do not offer alternative casino games such as tables or slot machines. 

Sports betting expanded across New Jersey in 2018, opening the door for in-person wagering at approved venues throughout the state. Rather than building standalone betting locations, retail sportsbooks were introduced inside existing gambling venues, particularly within Atlantic City casino resorts and select racetracks.

Today, every Atlantic City casino operates an on-site sportsbook area where visitors can place wagers in person. These spaces typically feature staffed betting windows, self-service kiosks, large viewing screens for live events, and lounge-style seating for watching games. Sportsbook brands operating inside New Jersey casino resorts include familiar names such as Caesars Sportsbook, BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics, depending on the property.

Beyond Atlantic City, retail sportsbooks are also available at two of the state’s major racetracks. Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment in East Rutherford hosts a large FanDuel-branded sportsbook, while Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport features a Caesars Sportsbook facility. Both venues combine live racing schedules with in-person sports wagering, providing an alternative to the casino setting.

Access to retail sportsbooks in New Jersey comes with a minimum age requirement of 21, consistent with casino gaming. Visitors must also be physically present within state boundaries when placing wagers, even when using self-service betting kiosks located inside these venues. Valid government-issued identification may be required upon entry or when placing certain bets.

For visitors exploring New Jersey casinos, retail sportsbooks are now a standard part of the experience, offering another entertainment option alongside traditional casino games and horse racing.

Land-based gambling in NJ should be fun and approached with nothing more than the mindset of ‘just see what happens’, because luck determines everything. We always advise playing with a smile and to stop when this is no longer the case. 

Play to what you can afford to lose, and in that time, who knows what might happen. Winning does occur, and on nights when it's not going your way, take a break, enjoy some food, retreat to your hotel room, hit the spa or the pool, and don’t let anything get to you. Play smart, budget your finances, and gamble with a responsible head on your shoulders. Winning doesn’t have to come in that moment when you think you feel it can happen. Hopefully, you visit our state for more than just a few hours, and if over the course of a week, maybe your luck comes in on a different day.

All venues support responsible play, and if you want, you can sign up for the self-exclusion program offered by the Division of Gaming Enforcement. Call 1-833-788-4DGE, and you can exclude yourself from certain services, like the casinos or just the racetracks. It’s the same service offered by the New Jersey Gambling Helpline on 1-800-GAMBLER. 

Only you can decide if your trip to the Garden State is one that you positively remember. Think about the bigger picture.

Thank you for taking the time to read this travel information, and we hope that when you visit New Jersey, you enjoy as many of the recommended sights as possible. The information offered by our guide was purely for informational purposes and in no way is meant to be taken as financial, gambling, or legal advice. For more information about gambling safely in New Jersey, please refer to the official NJ Lottery website, and thank you once again.