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New Jersey · iGaming

Legal online casinos in New Jersey

New Jersey has allowed licensed internet casino gaming since 2013. The games run through Atlantic City casino permit holders. You must be 21 or older and physically in New Jersey.

Location is not optional. You must be physically present in New Jersey. Operators use geolocation. Playing from another state — or using tools to hide your location — is not allowed on these sites.

The regulator is the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), part of the Office of the Attorney General. DGE states that internet gaming site approvals are issued on a rolling basis and that any site not on its approved list is not approved to offer internet gaming in New Jersey.

ClearWager only discusses brands that appear on that official list (or their clearly identified sportsbook counterparts). We do not list offshore casinos.

Licensed brands we cover first

Casino URLs below are the ones DGE listed when we checked the official Internet Gaming Sites page on August 21, 2026. DGE can add or remove sites. Check the live list before you create an account.

Sportsbook + casino

DraftKings Casino

Listed by DGE as casino.draftkings.com under Resorts Casino Hotel Atlantic City. Same company also operates a New Jersey sportsbook. Built for people who already use DraftKings for sports or daily fantasy and want one account family.

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Sportsbook + casino

FanDuel Casino

Listed by DGE as casino.fanduel.com (and poker.fanduel.com) under Golden Nugget Atlantic City. FanDuel is a large U.S. sportsbook brand owned by Flutter Entertainment. Casino availability is limited to states that license iGaming.

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Sportsbook + casino

BetMGM Casino

Listed by DGE as nj.betmgm.com casino and poker under Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. BetMGM is a joint venture of MGM Resorts and Entain. Useful if you already use MGM Rewards at a land-based property.

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Sportsbook + casino

Caesars Palace Online Casino

Listed by DGE as caesarspalaceonline.com (and Horseshoe) under Caesars Interactive as affiliate of Tropicana Atlantic City. Caesars also operates a New Jersey sportsbook. Loyalty is the main reason some players prefer it.

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Sportsbook + casino

Hard Rock Bet Casino

Listed by DGE as hardrock.bet under Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Combined sportsbook and casino app. Hard Rock also operates the Atlantic City hotel-casino that holds the internet gaming permit.

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Also licensed

BetRivers Casino

Listed by DGE as nj.betrivers.com under Golden Nugget Atlantic City. Rush Street Interactive brand. Sportsbook and casino both operate in New Jersey. Included here so the page is not only the three largest national names.

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How New Jersey licensing actually works

New Jersey does not hand a standalone “online casino license” to every brand name you see in an ad. Internet gaming is offered by, or through, Atlantic City casino permit holders. Consumer brands — DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and others — operate as approved sites under those permits.

That structure is why a FanDuel casino account in New Jersey is tied to Golden Nugget, and a BetMGM casino account is tied to Borgata. It is a regulatory fact, not a trivia item. If something goes wrong, DGE and the permit holder are in the chain of responsibility.

What you can usually play

Licensed New Jersey sites typically offer slots, table games (blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps), video poker, and live-dealer tables. Online poker is also legal in New Jersey and participates in multi-state liquidity through the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement, but poker rooms and rules differ by brand. Confirm the game mix on the operator’s New Jersey lobby.

What we will not tell you

We will not publish a current “best welcome bonus” dollar figure. Those offers change by week and often by user. Read how bonuses work, then read the operator’s own terms on the day you sign up.

Sources: DGE Internet Gaming Sites; Internet Gaming Permit Holders PDF (last update on the copy we saw: February 11, 2025).