Pennsylvania November revenue grows to record $20.6m

December 17, 2019
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The success of online sports betting led to a record month for Pennsylvania sportsbooks, which took in a record revenue of $20.6m in November.
Revenue jumped 16% month-to-month.
 
Pennsylvania took in a massive handle of $317m, with $267m coming from online wagering.
 
The FanDuel Sportsbook at Valley Forge Casino brought in $9.3m of revenue, a 14% increase.
 
Online sports wagering was responsible for $150m of the sportsbook’s handle.
 
FanDuel recently extended its reach in Pennsylvania by partnering with Cordish Companies Live! Casino and Hotel.
 
Rivers Casino Philadelphia, formerly SugarHouse Casino, earned just under $2.2m of revenue, earning a near tie with Rivers Casino Pittsburgh which brought in revenue of $2.2m itself.
 
The Rivers Casinos took in $81m of handle with $63m coming from online sports wagering.
 
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, the DraftKings Sportsbook at Penn National’s Meadows Racetrack & Casino made an underwhelming debut, taking in $1.6m of revenue.
 
Fox Bet at Mount Airy earned $1.2m of revenue, up 111% from October.
 
Mohegan Sun Pocono was one of the few sportsbooks to see its revenue fall in November.
 
Despite the launch of online wagering at the Unibet Sportsbook, the casino took in $200,000 of revenue, down 35%.
 
Of the 13 active sportsbooks in Pennsylvania, only nine offer online sports betting which leaves the door open for even more growth in the Keystone State.
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