飓风艾琳没有进行大量的物理伤害而影响到大西洋城赌场(在美国所有赌场中仅次于拉斯维加斯的第二大赌博场所)，但是由于在一个最繁忙的赌博周末歇业，赌场损失的收入给赌场造成了巨大的金融影响。

　　大西洋城赌场的赌博收入在八月下降了20%，这标志着大西洋城有史以来最大的月收入下降幅度。总计11个赌场因飓风艾琳而被迫在通常十分繁忙的周末关闭。

　　收入均在原有的水平上下滑，关闭了21%的角子机，而来自桌面游戏例如21点和百家乐的收入同比下降了17%。特朗普泰姬陵赌场度假村和川普广场饭店赌场所受的影响最大，其中泰姬陵收入下降36%而广场酒店被迫关闭35%。

　　在邻州宾夕法尼亚内的各种赌场以及其它邻国的赌场抽走了他们的部分生意以后，自2006年起大西洋城赌场的整体收入已经在缓慢而稳步的下滑当中。宾夕法尼亚即将取代大西洋城而成为美国的第二大赌博圣地，它的新赌场的开放将标志着宾夕法尼亚对于各界赌博人士有更强的吸引力。

　　新泽西州州长克里斯克里斯蒂已经创建了一个新的州内机构，旨在振兴州内的赌博行业的发展。因此，新泽西是美国领先的采取强制措施让州内市民观看政府机构播放的在线扑克游戏和网上赌博的几个州之一。

　　克里斯蒂在州议会上曾经否决了第一个在线赌博的立法草案的通过，但是如今一个新的而且非常相似的关于在线赌博的立法已经重新通过，其中规定了必须使用一定的赌场利润帮助支撑起州内各类赌博场所和赛马场轨道的必要建设。

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　　Hurricane Irene Slams Atlantic City Gambling Revenue

　　Hurricane Irene didn't do much physical damage to Atlantic City casinos (the second largest gambling market for US casinos behind Las Vegas) but the revenue lost due to closures over one of the busiest gambling weekends had a huge financial impact.

　　Gambling revenues for August for Atlantic City casinos were down nearly 20%, marking the largest monthly decline in Atlantic City's history. Irene forced all 11 casinos to close for the typically very busy weekend.

　　Revenues were down across the board, with slot machines off 21% and revenue from table games such as blackjack and baccarat dropping 17%. The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Plaza Hotel Casino were impacted the most, with revenues down 36% for the Taj Mahal and off 35% for the Plaza Hotel.

　　Atlantic City casinos have been on a slow, steady decline since 2006 as far as overall revenues dropping as neighboring casinos in Pennsylvania and other states siphoned away their business. Pennsylvania is poised to overtake Atlantic City as the US's second largest gambling destination, with its newer casinos proving more attractive to many gamblers.

　　New Jersey's governor Chris Christie has created a new state agency designed to reinvigorate the state's gambling industry, and New Jersey was one of the first US states to take a hard look at offering intra-state online pokerand casino sites for residents to play at.

　　Christie vetoed the first online gambling bill the state legislature passed but a very similar bill has been reintroduced, which would include provisions to use some of the profits to help prop up the state's brick and mortar casinos and horse racing tracks.