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Atlantic City, New Jersey 1978
This page has information from the 1978 New Jersey Casino Control Commission Annual Report.

1 casino: Resorts Int'l

Total Casino Win

Slot Win

Table Win

Visitation Statistics

Casino openings/significant events
Total Casino Win
Casino
Revenue** (in $)
% of Total*
Slot %
Table %
Resorts
134,073
100%
43.69%
56.31%
Total
134,073
100%
43.69%
56.31%

*Percentage of total is the casino's share of the total market; figures may not total due to rounding.

**Figures in thousands; add 000 for actual value

Before adjustment for uncollected patron checks, taxes
Slot Machine Win
Casino
Revenue** (in $)
Slot Revenue (in $)
% of Total*
Resorts
134,073
58,582
43.69%
Total
134,073
58,582
43.69%

*Percentage of total is the casino's share of the total slot market; figures may not total due to rounding.

*Figures in thousands; add 000 for actual value

Before adjustment for uncollected patron checks, taxes
Table Game Win
Casino
Revenue** (in $)
Table Revenue (in $)
% of Total*
Resorts
134,073
75,491
56.31%
Total
134,073
75,491
56.31%

*Percentage of total is the casino's share of the total market; figures may not total due to rounding.

**Figures in thousands; add 000 for actual value

Before adjustment for uncollected patron checks, taxes
Visitation Statistics
Mode
Number of visitors*
Automobile
6,445
Charter Bus
200
Franchise Bus
353
Air
10
Total
7,008
*By thousands; add 000 for actual value
Casino Openings/ Extraordinary Events
Resorts International, the first legal Atlantic City casino, opens under a temporary license on May 26, 1978.

Atlantic City, New Jersey Gaming Statistics

1978 | 1979 | 1980
1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Annual

Nevada | Las Vegas Strip | Downtown LV | Reno/Sparks | Laughlin | Elko County

Atlantic City | Colorado | Illinois | Iowa | State Comps

All data compiled from Annual Report. Trenton: New Jersey: New Jersey Casino Control Commission, 1979-2007.

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