A New Jersey-only casino under the Borgata licence - not the four-state operator we described
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Pros
- Regulated by the New Jersey DGE under the Borgata Atlantic City licence
- USD 25 no-deposit bonus - you can see the site before funding an account
- 100% match up to USD 500 at a moderate 20x playthrough
- Operating since July 2017 with a named land-based partner
Cons
- New Jersey only - we previously and wrongly listed Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
- The operator's own site served an expired TLS certificate when we checked
- Bonus terms could not be verified at source for that reason
- A modest game library, around 325 titles
- Little independent evidence on payout speed or support quality
Our verdict
The most important thing on this page is a correction. We previously listed Scores Casino as available in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It is licensed in NEW JERSEY ONLY, operating under the Borgata Atlantic City gaming licence and regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. If you are outside New Jersey, this site is not open to you, whatever our earlier version implied. What it actually is: a modest single-state casino, launched in July 2017 on Pala Interactive's platform, with roughly 325 games. The licensing is real and the land-based partner is named, which is the reassuring part. The platform lineage is worth a footnote - Boyd Gaming bought Pala Interactive in November 2022 and later closed Pala's own New Jersey casino, migrating those players to Stardust. The welcome offer is genuinely low-risk: USD 25 with no deposit required, plus a 100% match up to USD 500 at 20x playthrough. We are reporting those figures at second hand, though, because scorescasino.com served an EXPIRED TLS CERTIFICATE when we went to read its terms. That is not a licensing problem and it does not make the site unsafe to be on, but a regulated casino asking for identity documents and card details should not be presenting browser security warnings, and we would want it fixed before depositing.
How we rated it
Bonuses & value (18%)7.8
A genuine USD 25 no-deposit bonus plus a 100% match to USD 500 at 20x is a low-risk way in, and the no-deposit component is rarer than it looks. Held below 8 because the operator's own site served an expired certificate when we tried to read the terms, so these figures are third-party reported rather than verified at source.
Trust & licensing (27%)7.8
Regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement under the Borgata Atlantic City licence - a genuine state framework with a named land-based partner. Not higher because an expired TLS certificate on the operator's own domain is a poor look for a site asking for identity documents and card details.
Casino (36%)7.3
A modest single-state casino - roughly 325 games - rather than the multi-state operation our earlier market list implied. Real, licensed and unremarkable.
Customer support (18%)6.8
The previous 7.5 rested on no search. We found no complaint dossier and no substantial independent evidence on payouts either way, so this reflects thin evidence rather than a demonstrated record.
Quick facts
| Markets | United States - NEW JERSEY ONLY (we previously listed MI, PA and WV in error) |
| Licensing | New Jersey DGE, under the Borgata Atlantic City gaming licence |
| Launched | July 2017, on Pala Interactive's platform |
| Platform lineage | Pala Interactive was acquired by Boyd Gaming in November 2022 |
| Site | scorescasino.com - the scorecasino.com address we linked does not work |
| Welcome bonus | USD 25 no-deposit on sign-up + 100% match up to USD 500 |
| Wagering | 20x playthrough, 21+ (third-party reported - see below) |
| Verification note | The operator's own site served an expired TLS certificate, so we could not read its terms |
How we verified this
State availability checked against multiple independent New Jersey casino sources rather than the single aggregator the original review used. Where our own DNS check is inconclusive (SERVFAIL) we say the domain does not work rather than claiming it is dead - a distinction this project has been wrong about before. Bonus terms are third-party reported because the operator's own site served an expired certificate.
Where Scores Casino is licensed
Scores Casino appears on the official register in 1 countries. Highlighted countries have a full local review — pick yours for its welcome bonus and licence details.
North America (1)
About Scores Casino
This is SCORES Casino - not ScoreCasino - and it is licensed in NEW JERSEY ONLY, operating under the Borgata Atlantic City gaming licence and regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. We previously listed it as available in Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia too, which was wrong: a reader in those states was being told a site was open to them that is not. Its address is scorescasino.com; the scorecasino.com domain we used to link does not work, though DNS returns SERVFAIL, which is inconclusive rather than proof it is gone. It launched in July 2017 on Pala Interactive's platform; Boyd Gaming acquired Pala Interactive for USD 170 million in November 2022 and separately closed Pala's own New Jersey casino, migrating those players to Stardust.
Scores Casino FAQ
Is ScoreCasino safe and legit?
Yes — ScoreCasino is state-regulated in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. No major scandal was found during this research.
What is the ScoreCasino welcome bonus?
USD 25 free on sign-up with no deposit required, plus a 100% match on your first deposit up to USD 500 at 20x playthrough. These figures are third-party reported: the operator's own site served an expired TLS certificate when we tried to read its terms.