Eye-popping 11.6% increase in year-over-year PA gaming revenue for August ’24 spurred again by sports betting and iGaming – Tri-State Alert

Eye-popping 11.6% increase in year-over-year PA gaming revenue for August ’24 spurred again by sports betting and iGaming – Tri-State Alert

September 18, 2024

18 September 2024- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported today that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming, along with fantasy contests, during August 2024 was $510,169,390, an increase of 11.60% compared to revenue generated in August 2023.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the PGCB include slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs). The PGCB has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website, https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/.

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $215,048,192* during August 2024.

The following chart compiles all revenue generated in August 2024 by casinos, along with fantasy contests and VGTs operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated in August 2023.

Source  August 2024 Total Revenue August 2023 Total Revenue  % Change
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course  $87,751,042  $75,202,698  16.69%
Valley Forge Casino Resort  $70,830,901  $48,809,406  45.12%
Parx Casino  $53,684,682  $56,952,472  -5.74%
Rivers Casino Philadelphia  $50,774,693  $48,112,184  5.53%
Wind Creek Bethlehem  $49,358,943  $47,114,374  4.76%
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh  $30,540,702  $30,080,714  1.53%
Live! Casino Philadelphia  $27,136,731  $22,486,174  20.68%
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows  $22,994,224  $24,385,607  -5.71%
Mount Airy Casino Resort  $21,174,671  $20,363,203  3.98%
Mohegan Pennsylvania  $20,199,627  $19,054,985  6.01%
Harrah’s Philadelphia  $19,842,965  $19,732,691  0.56%
Live! Casino Pittsburgh  $10,453,519  $9,499,269  10.05%
Presque Isle Downs and Casino  $9,760,304  $8,860,350  10.16%
Hollywood Casino York  $8,643,734  $7,954,969  8.66%
Hollywood Casino Morgantown  $7,811,118  $7,041,715  10.93%
Golden Nugget  $5,228,014  $191,548  2629.35%
Video Gaming Terminals  $3,672,053  $3,484,985  5.37%
Bally’s Pennsylvania  $3,637,446  $2,156,190  68.70%
Parx Shippensburg  $3,319,689  $2,729,118  21.64%
The Casino at Nemacolin  $2,706,810  $2,148,238  26.00%
Fantasy Contests  $647,522  $792,206  -18.26%
Statewide Total  $510,169,390  $457,153,095  11.60%

August Revenue by Game Type

The PGCB is also providing a synopsis of revenue year-over-year by types of games: 

Type of Gaming Revenue  August 2024  August 2023  % Change
Retail Slots Revenue  $211,149,401  $203,192,328  3.92%
iGaming Slot Revenue  $138,331,723  $105,270,893  31.41%
Retail Tables Revenue  $80,959,807  $82,676,497  -2.08%
iGaming Tables Revenue  $43,182,431  $37,269,167  15.87%
Sports Wagering Revenue  $30,002,574  $22,026,307  36.21%
Video Gaming Terminals Revenue  $3,672,053  $3,484,985  5.37%
iGaming Poker Revenue  $2,223,878  $2,440,714  -8.88%
Fantasy Contests Revenue  $647,522  $792,206  -18.26%
Total Gaming Revenue  $510,169,390  $457,153,095  11.60%