Casino revenues in the nation's second-largest gambling market fell just 3.7 percent in June, to $276.2 million. That was the best showing since February, when they declined by 1.4 percent.
Slot revenue was down 3.1 percent, to $200.5 million, while table games revenue decreased by 5.2 percent, to $75.7 million.
In fact, some industry observers believe that had it not been for a lucky table games player who beat the Tropicana Casino and Resort for about $8 million last month, Atlantic City might have been back into positive territory.
For the first six months of the year, casinos won $1.7 billion, down 7 percent from the same period in 2010.
