Pennsylvania gaming yields $505.8m in September revenue, $811.2m sports betting handle
The total reflects revenue generated from sports betting, iGaming, fantasy contests and brick-and-mortar locations.
Key Points
- Total revenue rose year-over-year by more than 6%
- The largest earnings came from retail slot machines
- Pennsylvania’s sport betting handle reached $811.2m last month
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has released its gaming results for the month of September. The state generated more than $505.8m in revenue from all forms of statewide legal gambling, as well as from fantasy contests.
Last month’s revenue reflected a year-over-year increase of nearly 6.2%.
For September, the largest revenue contribution came from Pennsylvania’s retail slot games, which yielded nearly $197m in revenue.
However, the total reflected a nearly 1.5% drop year-over-year.
Statewide sports betting reported a total handle of $811.2m.
Total iGaming revenue reached $176.7m, while retail table games and sports betting brought in $73.4m and $53.5m in revenue respectively.
But last month’s iGaming slot revenue rose by more than 15% when compared to September 2023’s total. Revenue from iGaming slots last month reached $132m.
Good to know: The PGCB is responsible for regulating the Commonwealth’s slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs)
When it came to total earnings by casino, Valley Forge Casino Resort grabbed the top spot for the largest yielded revenue last month, which reached $85.6m. Last month’s revenue at Valley Forge grew by more than 29.5% when compared to its results from one year ago.
Other heavy hitters during September included Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and Parx Casino, which reported revenue totals of $82.5m and $52.2m respectively.
Parx Casino emerged as the highest earner in slot revenue last month, taking in $30.2m. Wind Creek Bethlehem and Rivers Casino Pittsburgh took the number two and three spots. Wind Creek generated $24.2m in slot revenue, while Rivers Casino Pittsburgh brought in $20.7m.
Wind Creek Bethlehem reported the highest table games revenue during the month, which reached nearly $18m.
The state collected nearly $211.2m in taxes during the month of September.
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