Key points:
- Total wagers surpass the previous high set in 2023 of $84.3m
- Overall sports wagering operators posted negative revenue of $6.53m
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has released preliminary financial results related to wagering on last weekend’s Super Bowl in the state.
In the Keystone State, wagers were placed via 18 retail locations and 11 online wagering sites, with $101.5m in wagers placed in total, a figure which is 41.9% higher than the one seen in 2024.
This is also a new high total sum of wagers placed on the Super Bowl in Pennsylvania, beating the previous high set when the same opposition, the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, met in 2023, a year which saw $84.3m in wagers placed.
As has been the case in previous years, online wagers dominated the total, with 91.2% of total wagers coming via online sites at $92.6m, while the remaining $8.98 came via retail wagers, which is down from 2023’s retail wager total of $10.3m.
The PGCB say the vast majority of bettors placed winning wagers, which meant in total sports wagering operators actually recorded negative revenue of $6.53m, the first time total revenue has been negative since 2020 when there was a negative revenue figure of $3.33m.
Good to know: Pennsylvania hit the $6bn total gaming revenue mark in FY24, for the first time in state history, generating $6.1bn across the whole of last year
Pennsylvania isn’t the only state to have released wagering figures this week surrounding Super Bowl LIX. Nevada’s unaudited figures show total wagers were less in 2025 than the previous three years, at $151.6m, though sportsbook win was $22.1m, a new all-time record for the Silver State.
In New Jersey, preliminary figures show a 19% increase in total amount wagered on the Super Bowl this year to $168.7m, with sports wagering operators seeing a win of nearly $25.2m.
