Pennsylvania records first-ever $600m monthly gaming revenue in May 2025

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has reported the state’s total gaming revenue for May 2025, having managed to generate $601.8m throughout the period which represents an increase of 15.5% year-over-year and the first-ever $600m-plus month for Pennsylvania gaming. 

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course led all properties located across Pennsylvania in gaming revenue recorded for May 2025, producing over $107.1m for an increase of 31.2% from the prior year period. Valley Forge Casino was the only property to also eclipse the $100m mark for May 2025, generating $105.8m and growing 33% year-over-year. 

Park Casino and Rivers Casino Philadelphia each managed to generate over $50m of revenue throughout the month, reporting totals of $59.1m and $58.3m, respectively, for increases of 4.4% and 14.5% from the prior year period. 

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows witnessed significant improvement in its gaming revenue by increasing over 18% year-over-year to $33.5m for May 2025, while Wind Creek Bethlehem and Rivers Casino Pittsburgh reported decreases of 1.9% and 1.6% from the prior year period, respectively, for totals of $45.4m and $31.9m. 

In terms of gaming type, retail slots led the way with a May 2025 gaming revenue of $224.9m, representing an increase of 5% year-over-year, with its iGaming slot counterpart generating $177.2m for growth of 39.6% from the prior year period. 

Retail table games witnessed a decrease in revenue of 4.6% year-over-year, but still managed to produce $79.9m of revenue throughout the period. Sports wagering and iGaming tables each reported increases in revenue from the prior year period, rising by 34.4% and 17.8%, respectively, for May 2025 totals of $59.4m and $52.9m. 

Good to know: The PGCB placed 14 individuals on its various Involuntary Exclusion Lists on May 22 after receiving reports from the Board’s Office of Chief Counsel and Office of Enforcement Counsel

The total sports wagering handle for May 2025 was reported to be nearly $655.4m by the PGCB, equating to an increase of 10.7% year-over-year. Online betting accounted for over $56.4m of the total revenue generated from sports wagering, while retail revenue produced the remaining $3m for the period. 

Valley Forge Casino reported the highest revenue of any property with a total handle of $252.8m, while Hollywood Casino at the Meadows took in $168.9m worth of bets as well. 

The two properties reported sports wagering revenues of $28.4m and $15.7m for May 2025, respectively, while Hollywood Casino York and the property located at Penn National Race Course managed to generate $2.8m and just over $2.6m. 

Parx Casino reported the highest retail slot and table game revenue total of any property over the course of May 2025, producing $34.5m from slots for an increase of 5.8% year-over-year and growing its retail table game revenue by 0.14% for a total of $18.3m. 

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course managed to report a total iGaming revenue of $90.1m for May 2025, leading all properties and trailed mainly by Valley Forge Casino Resort which accounted for $64.1m of the state’s total iGaming revenue. 

Kirk Geller

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