That more than covers the entire second quarter, the months of April, May and June. Phil Murphy ordered the casinos closed on March 16, and did not allow them to begin reopening until July 2. The casino made $3.1 million, down nearly 69% from a year earlier when it made over $10 million. Only one of the nine casinos - the Golden Nugget - reported an operating profit for the quarter, and that was helped by the market-leading internet gambling operation.
That compares with an operating profit of nearly $160 million in the second quarter of last year. – The coronavirus outbreak sent Atlantic City's casinos plunging to a $112 million second quarter gross operating loss as the gambling houses remained closed for the entire three-month period, according to figures released Monday by state gambling regulators.
