Atlantic city’s casinos and two internet-only entities earned $281.2 million in the third quarter of this year, a decline of 7.5% from the same period a year ago. According to the Press of Atlantic City, latest numbers show that while the nine casinos collectively surpassed the level of profitability they enjoyed in the third quarter pre-COVID, that was largely due to the strong performance of the two newest casinos, and an accounting change by another one. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City posted a gross operating profit of $44.3 million in the third quarter, up less than 1% from a year earlier. And Ocean Casino Resort had a profit of $43 million, up more than 10% from a year earlier.