Pennsylvania up, New Jersey down in gambling-revenue report

Pennsylvania had one of the nation’s largest gaming-revenue increases last year, while New Jersey — marked by Atlantic City’s ongoing problems with new competition — reported the biggest decline in revenue, according to an economic-impact study released Wednesday. For the second year in a row, revenue from U.S. commercial casinos increased, rising 3 percent last year to $35.6 billion, to continue the recovery that began in 2010, according to the annual State of the States report by the Washington-based American Gaming Association.