More numbers point to Pennsylvania surpassing Atlantic City as the U.S.'s #2 gaming hub
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Bad news for Atlantic City shouldn't be seen as bad news for the Jersey Shore. The one-time gaming champ has been on a long, downward slide for years and the introduction of gambling around Philadelphia is punishing the challenged boardwalk empire.
Pennsylvania, with a growing gambling industry, passed New Jersey in annual casino revenue to become the second-largest U.S. betting hub behind Nevada last year.
Gross casino revenue increased 4.4 percent to $3.16 billion, Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board said today in an e- mailed statement. On Jan. 10, New Jersey reported revenue for Atlantic City casinos
