Don Johnson Wins $15 Million Reducing Casino Revenue

Don Johnson, the top blackjack player, who had made headlines by winning $15 million in Atlantic City, won $2 million more playing blackjack at Tropicana Casino and Resort this October.

According to Gambling Enforcement, New Jersey Division statistics, Don Johnson isn’t the only top blackjack winner around. The figures show that the revenue from table games at casinos went down by 17 percent while the revenue from slots plunged by 4 percent. In fact, the gambling industry in Atlantic City has reported revenue decline during the past 38 months. Johnson, referred to as “Beast of Blackjack,” is the reason for the loss of revenue at Tropicana.

Recently, Tropicana had promoted its high stakes blackjack tables because they helped boost the casino’s revenue, while simultaneously hurting it when players got lucky, as it happened this October. Tropicana CEO Tony Rodio said that the casino’s revenue has suffered terribly this month, although he added that this is not the case always.

Other casinos such as Golden Nugget Atlantic City, ACH, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, and Harrah’s Resort also reported a decline in table game revenue. The only Atlantic City Casino to report a revenue boost of 9 percent from both table games and slots games was Resorts Casino Hotel.