In 2013, the state began to allow in-state online gambling. New Jersey's gambling laws are among the least restrictive in the United States. Gambling in New Jersey includes casino gambling in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Lottery, horse racing, off-track betting, charity gambling, amusement games, and social gambling.
The Uptown section of Atlantic City, showing Showboat Atlantic City and The Taj Mahal casino, the latter of which closed in 2016 and reopened in 2018 as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City in 2018.
