The figure you asked for is not in the published record this article draws on
The documented venue file that anchors this article contains no slot machine count for Bally's Atlantic City. That is the honest answer to the question as asked. The file does contain machine counts for several other venues in and around Atlantic City, and those figures give a useful sense of the scale at which large East Coast casino floors operate, but no number for Bally's itself can be stated here without inventing one.
This matters because a slot count is a specific, verifiable figure that changes over time. Properties remove banks of machines, add new ones, convert floor space to other uses, and report counts differently depending on whether electronic table games are included. A number that was accurate two years ago may be wrong today, and a number that is wrong today is worse than no number at all.
What the documented record does contain for Atlantic City
The file documents two Atlantic City venues with facility-level detail. The nearest documented venue to the city's center point is Showboat, at 0.4 miles straight-line. The file records Showboat's opening year as 2016, its owner as developer Bart Blatstein, and notes that the property is home to the Island Waterpark at Showboat and a large arcade. It contains no slot machine count for Showboat.
The second documented venue, Ocean Casino, sits 0.6 miles straight-line from the city center point. Ocean Casino is the one Atlantic City property in the file with a full set of gaming facility figures, and those figures are worth laying out carefully because they illustrate both the scale of a large Atlantic City casino floor and the way documented figures must be read.
| Field | Documented figure | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Slot machines | 2,500 | Published reference source, documented at a point in time |
| Table games | 120 | Published reference source, documented at a point in time |
| Gaming square feet | 130,000 | Published reference source, documented at a point in time |
| Hotel rooms | 1,900 | Published reference source, documented at a point in time |
| Opened | April 2, 2012 | Published reference source |
Every one of those figures comes from publicly published reference sources and describes a documented point in time, not necessarily today. The Ocean Casino figures above are drawn from source material describing the property under its earlier Revel branding. Properties are rebuilt, rebranded, and reconfigured; facility counts like machine totals and room counts are revised as that happens.
Bally's Atlantic City is not in the documented venue set
The file documents 481 venues in total, and Bally's Atlantic City is not among them under that name. The file does contain a Bally's-branded property in Dover, Delaware, documented as Bally's Dover, with 2,000 slot machines, 500 hotel rooms, and 30 table games, opened in 1969 and owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties. That is a different property in a different state, and its figures cannot be transferred to Atlantic City.
This is a common source of confusion. Bally's is a brand that appears on multiple properties across multiple states, and a figure published for one Bally's property says nothing about another. The Dover figures are documented for Dover and Dover alone.
Why slot machine counts are hard to compare even when they exist
Even where a slot count is published, comparing it to another property's count requires knowing what each figure includes. The documented figures in this file illustrate the problem. Ocean Casino's 2,500 slot machines and Parx Casino's 3,200 slot machines are both published figures, but they may not measure the same thing.
- Gaming square feet versus total building area: A casino's gaming floor is only part of its total footprint. A property with a large hotel, convention space, or waterpark may have a modest gaming floor, while a gaming-focused property may pack more machines into less total square footage. The 130,000 gaming square feet documented for Ocean Casino describes the gaming floor specifically, not the whole building.
- Slot machines versus electronic table games: Some counts include electronic table games, video poker, and other electronic gaming devices under the slot heading; others separate them. A count that includes electronic table games will be higher than one that does not, even for the same physical floor.
- Hotel rooms and adjacent towers: The 1,900 rooms documented for Ocean Casino describe a single tower as scaled back in 2008. A room count may or may not include adjacent towers, condo units, or rooms added later.
These definitional differences are why two published figures for the same type of venue cannot be ranked against each other without knowing the counting convention behind each one. This article does not rank venues and does not state which figure is larger or smaller in any evaluative sense; it only reports what the documented record contains.
Documented straight-line distances from Atlantic City
The file supplies great-circle distances from Atlantic City's documented coordinates to a set of other documented venues. These are straight-line measurements, not driving distances. Road distance is always longer, and this article does not publish road mileage or driving times.
| Venue | Straight-line distance from Atlantic City | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Showboat | 0.4 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Ocean Casino | 0.6 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Parx | 59.3 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Bally's Dover | 60.4 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Harrington | 68.9 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Delaware Park | 70.4 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Valley Forge | 73.2 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Ocean Downs | 80.3 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Wind Creek | 99.7 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
| Bethlehem | 99.7 miles | Great-circle, as the crow flies |
These figures are useful for understanding relative proximity, not for planning a drive. A reader measuring from their own position should use a mapping tool with their own starting point; the straight-line figures here only describe the relationship between Atlantic City's documented coordinates and the documented coordinates of each venue.
Where the current Bally's Atlantic City slot count is published
The authoritative current figure for any casino's machine count is published by the property itself and by the state gaming regulator. In New Jersey, the Division of Gaming Enforcement publishes monthly casino statistics that include slot machine counts and revenue figures for each Atlantic City casino. That is the channel a reader should check for the current number.
The property's own website and its published fact sheet or press materials may also state a machine count, but those figures can lag behind regulatory filings. The regulatory filing is the more current and more standardized source, because it uses a consistent counting definition across all Atlantic City properties.
What to confirm before you go
If the slot machine count matters to a trip decision, confirm it against the current regulatory filing rather than relying on a figure remembered from a previous visit or an older article. The items that change and the channel that holds the current answer are listed below.
- Current slot machine count: Check the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement's monthly casino statistics, which publish machine counts per Atlantic City property.
- Whether the count includes electronic table games: The regulatory filing states its counting convention; confirm whether the figure covers slots only or all electronic gaming devices.
- Operating status and hours: This article does not publish hours or current status. Confirm with the property directly before traveling.
- Any floor reconfiguration since the last published count: Machine counts change when floors are rebuilt; the most recent regulatory filing is the best available figure.
FAQ
Does this article state how many slot machines Bally's Atlantic City has?
No. The documented venue file this article draws on contains no slot machine count for Bally's Atlantic City, and this article does not invent figures. The file documents 2,500 slot machines for Ocean Casino and 2,000 for Bally's Dover, but neither figure applies to Bally's Atlantic City. The current count is published by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Why are slot machine counts different depending on the source?
Counts differ because sources use different counting conventions. Some include electronic table games and video poker under the slot heading; others separate them. Gaming floor square footage is only part of a building's total area, and machine counts change as properties reconfigure floors. A regulatory filing uses a consistent statewide definition, which makes it the most comparable source.
Can I use the straight-line distances in this article to plan a drive?
No. The distances listed are great-circle measurements between documented coordinates, not road distances. Driving distance is always longer, and this article does not publish road mileage or driving times. Use a mapping tool with your own starting point to plan an actual route, and treat the straight-line figures only as a rough sense of relative proximity.
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