The count depends on which Atlantic City property you mean
A reader searching for slot machine totals at Atlantic City resorts is usually looking at one of two documented properties near the Boardwalk, and the answer is not a single citywide number. Publicly published reference sources record a specific slot machine figure for Ocean Casino Resort, while the Showboat property's current gaming configuration is not documented in the same way. The honest starting point is that Atlantic City does not have one official, continuously updated slot count that covers every building carrying a resort name.
The two properties that appear in documented reference material for this area are Showboat Atlantic City and Ocean Casino Resort. They sit roughly 0.4 miles and 0.6 miles from Atlantic City's documented city coordinates respectively, measured as straight-line distances. That proximity invites comparison, but the facility figures available for each are not parallel, and the differences in what is documented matter more than any single number.
What the documented figures show
Ocean Casino Resort is the one property in this set with a documented slot machine count. Publicly published reference sources record 2,500 slot machines for the property, alongside 120 table games and 130,000 square feet of gaming space. Those three figures come from the same source passage describing the facility at a particular point in its history, and they should be read together rather than as separate current claims.
Showboat Atlantic City has no documented slot machine count in the reference material available for this article. The property's documented facts are its 2016 reopening as a hotel, its ownership by developer Bart Blatstein, and its non-gaming features including the Island Waterpark and a large arcade. A reader who assumes every Boardwalk resort operates a casino floor would be working from an outdated picture of this specific building.
| Property | Documented slot machines | Documented table games | Documented gaming square feet | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Casino Resort | 2,500 | 120 | 130,000 | Publicly published reference source, point-in-time |
| Showboat Atlantic City | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No comparable figure available |
Why these numbers are hard to compare
Even when two venues both have published slot counts, the figures rarely measure the same thing. A slot machine total may or may not include electronic table games, video poker terminals, or machines in a separate high-limit room. One property may report only machines on the main floor, while another counts every terminal connected to the gaming system, including those in bars or temporary event spaces.
Gaming square footage is similarly inconsistent across sources. Some published figures describe only the casino floor, while others include adjacent circulation, cage areas, or restaurant space. A resort with a larger building footprint does not necessarily have more slot machines, and a higher machine count does not necessarily mean a larger gaming floor. The only defensible comparison is between figures that come from the same source, measured the same way, at the same time.
Room counts add another layer of mismatch. A hotel tower may be counted with or without suites, and a property that has added a second tower may or may not include it in a given published figure. For Ocean Casino Resort, the documented hotel room figure is 1,900 rooms, but that number comes from a source passage describing a construction decision made before the property opened under its earlier name. It is a historical data point, not a current operating count.
The straight-line distances that frame this area
Atlantic City's documented coordinates place it at 39.3625 north latitude and 74.425 west longitude. The two Boardwalk-area properties discussed here sit very close to that point, which is why they dominate searches about Atlantic City resorts. The distances below are great-circle measurements, not road miles.
| Venue | Distance from Atlantic City coordinates | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Showboat Atlantic City | 0.4 miles | Straight-line, great-circle |
| Ocean Casino Resort | 0.6 miles | Straight-line, great-circle |
Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage. A visitor standing at one Boardwalk property cannot simply walk 0.4 miles in a straight line to the other; the actual path follows streets, boardwalk segments, and property boundaries. For any trip planning, the reader should measure from their own starting point using a mapping tool, not from the city coordinates used here.
The wider set of documented venues near Atlantic City
The reference material for this article documents 318 venues measured to Atlantic City, but that is not a census of casinos in the city, county, or state. It is a documentation set with a specific scope, and it includes properties across multiple states at varying distances. The nearest documented venues beyond the two Boardwalk properties are Parx in Bensalem, Pennsylvania at 59.3 straight-line miles, and Bally's Dover in Delaware at 60.4 straight-line miles.
Those distances matter because a reader searching for Atlantic City slot counts sometimes receives results that include properties in other states. Parx documents 3,200 slot machines and Bally's Dover documents 2,000 slot machines, but neither is an Atlantic City resort. Including them in a mental tally of Atlantic City gaming would be a category error. The table below separates what is in Atlantic City from what is merely near it in a regional search.
| Venue | City and state | Documented slot machines | Straight-line miles from Atlantic City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Casino Resort | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2,500 | 0.6 |
| Showboat Atlantic City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Not documented | 0.4 |
| Parx | Bensalem, Pennsylvania | 3,200 | 59.3 |
| Bally's Dover | Dover, Delaware | 2,000 | 60.4 |
| Harrington | Harrington, Delaware | 1,800 | 68.9 |
Why there is no single Atlantic City slot machine total
No authoritative source publishes one continuously updated count of every slot machine in Atlantic City. The number changes when properties add or remove machines, when a venue closes a floor section for renovation, or when a property changes its gaming license status. Any total published on a given date is a snapshot, not a stable fact.
The definition of what counts as a slot machine also varies. A traditional reel-spinning machine, a video slot terminal, an electronic table game with a slot-style interface, and a video poker machine may be counted separately or together depending on the reporting source. A reader who wants a current, complete count for a specific property should consult the property's own published materials or the New Jersey gaming regulator's public reports, which are the authoritative channel for current machine counts in the state.
What to confirm before you go
Slot machine counts change, and the figures in this article are point-in-time records from publicly published reference sources, not live operating data. Before travelling, a reader should confirm the current count directly with the property or through the state gaming regulator's published reports. The property's own website or guest services line carries the most current machine count for that building.
A visitor should also confirm whether the property they intend to visit operates a casino floor at all. The Showboat property's documented recent history is as a hotel and entertainment complex, not as a casino, and its current status should be verified before assuming slot machines are available. The property's own published materials are the correct channel for that confirmation.
FAQ
How many slot machines does Ocean Casino Resort have?
Publicly published reference sources record 2,500 slot machines for Ocean Casino Resort, alongside 120 table games and 130,000 square feet of gaming space. These figures describe a point in time and are revised as properties rebuild or reconfigure their floors. The property's own published materials or the state gaming regulator's reports carry the current count.
Does Showboat Atlantic City have slot machines?
The reference material available for this article documents Showboat Atlantic City as a hotel and entertainment complex that reopened in 2016 under developer Bart Blatstein, with no documented slot machine count. A reader should confirm the property's current gaming status directly with the venue before assuming any casino floor exists there.
Why do different sources give different slot machine counts for the same resort?
Sources differ because they measure at different times and use different definitions. A count may or may not include electronic table games, video poker, or machines outside the main floor. Renovations and reconfigurations also change totals. The authoritative current figure comes from the property itself or the state gaming regulator's published reports.
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