The Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City has become the first casino to receive an online gaming permit in New Jersey.

Borgata, Atlantic City

MGM Resorts International and the Boyd Gaming Group, which jointly own the Borgata, are working with bwin.party to offer online gaming.

In a statement, Borgata’s president and COO Tom Balance said: “Borgata and bwin.party are aggressively pursuing our objective of being among the first to launch online gaming in the state.”