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Massive year-over-year increases continue for gaming and gambling in PA, over 7% increase for month of June – Tri-State Alert
18 July 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 June 2024 was $471,983,421, an increase of 7.15% compared to revenue generated in June 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 $198,021,772* during June 2024.
The following chart compiles all revenue generated in June 2024 by casinos, along with fantasy contests and VGTs operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated in June 2023.
| Source | June 2024 Total Revenue |
June 2023 Total Revenue |
% Change |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | $74,112,935 | $72,548,381 | 2.16% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort | $63,880,225 | $51,190,615 | 24.79% |
| Parx Casino | $50,311,583 | $51,322,052 | -1.97% |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | $50,128,287 | $43,450,430 | 15.37% |
| Rivers Casino Philadelphia | $47,596,888 | $46,563,014 | 2.22% |
| Rivers Casino Pittsburgh | $27,658,998 | $28,202,578 | -1.93% |
| Hollywood Casino at the Meadows | $25,485,783 | $23,016,355 | 10.73% |
| Live! Casino Philadelphia | $24,552,441 | $23,757,873 | 3.34% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort | $19,686,433 | $19,697,185 | -0.05% |
| Harrah’s Philadelphia | $19,620,730 | $18,993,550 | 3.30% |
| Mohegan Pennsylvania | $17,258,058 | $19,715,995 | -12.47% |
| Live! Casino Pittsburgh | $9,831,718 | $9,970,693 | -1.39% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino | $8,654,258 | $9,004,321 | -3.89% |
| Hollywood Casino York | $8,346,590 | $7,653,990 | 9.05% |
| Hollywood Casino Morgantown | $7,282,907 | $6,468,932 | 12.58% |
| Golden Nugget | $4,544,290 | n/a | n/a |
| Bally’s Pennsylvania | $3,497,578 | $449,549 | 678.02% |
| Video Gaming Terminals | $3,443,964 | $3,392,483 | 1.52% |
| Parx Shippensburg | $2,971,811 | $2,428,498 | 22.37% |
| The Casino at Nemacolin | $2,151,355 | $1,816,589 | 18.43% |
| Fantasy Contests | $966,589 | $848,591 | 13.91% |
| Statewide Total | $471,983,421 | $440,491,675 | 7.15% |
June Revenue by Game Type
The PGCB is also providing a synopsis of revenue year-over-year by types of games:
| Type of Gaming Revenue | June 2024 | June 2023 | % Change |
| Retail Slots Revenue | $200,973,707 | $201,549,571 | -0.29% |
| iGaming Slot Revenue | $119,424,939 | $98,211,016 | 21.60% |
| Retail Tables Revenue | $76,074,660 | $76,204,262 | -0.17% |
| iGaming Tables Revenue | $39,004,081 | $34,796,586 | 12.09% |
| Sports Wagering Revenue | $29,893,121 | $23,060,076 | 29.63% |
| Video Gaming Terminals Revenue | $3,443,964 | $3,392,483 | 1.52% |
| iGaming Poker Revenue | $2,202,360 | $2,429,089 | -9.33% |
| Fantasy Contests Revenue | $966,589 | $848,591 | 13.91% |
| Total Gaming Revenue | $471,983,421 | $440,491,675 | 7.15% |
Slot Machine Revenue
This June’s revenue from the play of retail slot machines was $200,973,707, a 0.29% decrease in revenue when compared to the $201,549,571 generated in June 2023.
The number of slot machines in operation in June 2024 was 24,731 compared to 25,348 at the casinos in June 2023.
Slot machine revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows:
| Casino | June 2024 Slots Revenue | June 2023 Slots Revenue | % Change |
| Parx Casino | $31,182,549 | $31,103,791 | 0.25% |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | $23,593,535 | $23,080,667 | 2.22% |
| Rivers Casino Pittsburgh | $21,587,336 | $20,884,382 | 3.37% |
| Mohegan Pennsylvania | $14,403,758 | $14,877,026 | -3.18% |
| Hollywood Casino at the Meadows | $13,818,714 | $14,240,206 | -2.96% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort | $12,891,344 | $13,240,571 | -2.64% |
| Live! Casino Philadelphia | $12,495,914 | $10,918,375 | 14.45% |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | $10,870,706 | $11,549,080 | -5.87% |
| Rivers Casino Philadelphia | $10,342,203 | $11,721,570 | -11.77% |
| Harrah’s Philadelphia | $8,883,868 | $9,616,865 | -7.62% |
| Live! Casino Pittsburgh | $8,677,591 | $8,612,936 | 0.75% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort | $8,266,729 | $8,915,970 | -7.28% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino | $7,530,774 | $7,691,936 | -2.10% |
| Hollywood Casino York | $6,475,327 | $6,435,753 | 0.61% |
| Hollywood Casino Morgantown | $5,048,255 | $4,639,604 | 8.81% |
| Parx Shippensburg | $2,905,421 | $2,327,371 | 24.84% |
| The Casino at Nemacolin | $1,999,684 | $1,693,467 | 18.08% |
| Statewide Total | $200,973,707 | $201,549,571 | -0.29% |
Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in June 2024 was $101,645,245*.
Retail Table Games Revenue
Retail Table games revenue for June 2024 was $76,074,660, a decrease of 0.17% from June 2023 when revenue was $76,204,262.
Table games revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows.
| Casino | June 2024 Table Games Revenue | June 2023 Table Games Revenue | % Change |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | $24,355,654 | $18,603,501 | 30.92% |
| Parx Casino | $14,000,413 | $14,696,728 | -4.74% |
| Live! Casino Philadelphia | $7,451,783 | $8,833,964 | -15.65% |
| Rivers Casino Philadelphia | $6,190,374 | $7,426,114 | -16.64% |
| Rivers Casino Pittsburgh | $5,205,120 | $6,218,342 | -16.29% |
| Hollywood Casino at the Meadows | $3,302,656 | $2,742,769 | 20.41% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort | $3,020,725 | $2,678,194 | 12.79% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort | $2,272,191 | $2,787,334 | -18.48% |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | $2,072,702 | $2,453,213 | -15.51% |
| Harrah’s Philadelphia | $1,857,372 | $2,521,051 | -26.33% |
| Mohegan Pennsylvania | $1,734,124 | $2,609,114 | -33.54% |
| Hollywood Casino York | $1,211,797 | $1,032,242 | 17.39% |
| Live! Casino Pittsburgh | $1,102,893 | $1,306,276 | -15.57% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino | $1,099,825 | $1,290,647 | -14.78% |
| Hollywood Casino Morgantown | $982,215 | $782,517 | 25.52% |
| The Casino at Nemacolin | $151,671 | $123,122 | 23.19% |
| Parx Shippensburg | $63,144 | $99,134 | -36.30% |
| Statewide Total | $76,074,660 | $76,204,262 | -0.17% |
Total tax revenue from table games play during June 2024 was $12,611,180*.
Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue
Casino games offered online generated monthly gross revenue totaling $160,631,380 during June 2024 compared to $135,436,692 in June 2023, an increase of 18.60%.
A breakdown of revenue of casino games offered online is as follows:
| Casino Operator | iSlots Revenue |
iTables Revenue | iPoker Revenue | Total iGaming Revenue |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | $41,827,735 | $17,591,102 | $410,492 | $59,829,329 |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort | $26,140,427 | $11,799,715 | $37,940,142 | |
| Rivers Casino Philadelphia | $26,785,666 | $3,729,766 | $108,240 | $30,623,672 |
| Harrah’s Philadelphia | $6,948,314 | $1,526,190 | $510,375 | $8,984,879 |
| Golden Nugget | $3,742,794 | $801,496 | $4,544,290 | |
| Live! Casino Philadelphia | $3,285,280 | $904,814 | $4,190,094 | |
| Parx Casino | $3,246,124 | $878,483 | $4,124,607 | |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort | $1,978,841 | $602,301 | $1,173,253 | $3,754,394 |
| Bally’s Pennsylvania | $3,062,839 | $434,739 | $3,497,578 | |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | $1,575,072 | $548,167 | $2,123,239 | |
| Mohegan Pennsylvania | $831,847 | $187,309 | $1,019,156 | |
| Statewide Total | $119,424,939 | $39,004,081 | $2,202,360 | $160,631,380 |
Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during June 2024 was $71,067,973*.
Total iGaming revenue for each of the casinos during June 2024 and June 2023, if applicable, is as follows:
| Operator | June 2024 iGaming Revenue |
June 2023 iGaming Revenue |
% Change |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | $59,829,329 | $57,836,842 | 3.45% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort | $37,940,142 | $28,080,543 | 35.11% |
| Rivers Casino Philadelphia | $30,623,672 | $26,997,969 | 13.43% |
| Harrah’s Philadelphia | $8,984,879 | $5,951,032 | 50.98% |
| Golden Nugget | $4,544,290 | n/a | n/a |
| Live! Casino Philadelphia | $4,190,094 | $3,889,265 | 7.73% |
| Parx Casino | $4,124,607 | $4,685,689 | -11.97% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort | $3,754,394 | $3,540,194 | 6.05% |
| Bally’s Pennsylvania | $3,497,578 | $449,549 | 678.02% |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | $2,123,239 | $1,818,838 | 16.74% |
| Mohegan Pennsylvania | $1,019,156 | $2,186,771 | -53.39% |
| Statewide Total | $160,631,380 | $135,436,692 | 18.60% |
Sports Wagering Revenue
June 2024, total sports wagering handle was $464,534,792 or 24.48% above the June 2023 total of $373,171,415.
At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for June 2024 was $29,893,121, or 29.63% higher when compared to June 2023, when taxable revenue was $23,060,076.
June 2024 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:
| Casino Operator | Total Handle3 |
Retail Revenue |
Online Revenue | Total Revenue |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort | $181,067,678 | -$201,861 | $15,603,024 | $15,401,163 |
| Hollywood Casino at the Meadows | $130,368,923 | $107,379 | $8,257,034 | $8,364,413 |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National | $24,140,113 | $34,160 | $1,306,037 | $1,340,197 |
| Hollywood Casino Morgantown | $35,995,026 | $278,908 | $973,529 | $1,252,438 |
| Parx Casino | $12,069,370 | $282,956 | $605,550 | $888,506 |
| Rivers Casino Pittsburgh | $21,698,273 | $160,586 | $705,957 | $866,543 |
| Hollywood Casino York | $16,891,544 | $25,320 | $634,145 | $659,466 |
| Rivers Casino Philadelphia | $11,651,113 | $260,596 | $180,043 | $440,639 |
| Live! Casino Philadelphia | $6,524,982 | $218,374 | $196,275 | $414,650 |
| South Philly Race & Sportsbook1 | $991,305 | $115,508 | $0 | $115,508 |
| Mohegan Lehigh Valley2 | $732,780 | $83,512 | $0 | $83,512 |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | $998,480 | $19,526 | $36,333 | $55,859 |
| Live! Casino Pittsburgh | $810,229 | $51,235 | $0 | $51,235 |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino | $399,525 | $23,659 | $0 | $23,659 |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort | $312,654 | $19,970 | $0 | $19,970 |
| Mohegan Pennsylvania | $745,736 | $17,508 | $0 | $17,508 |
| Parx Shippensburg | $38,534 | $3,246 | $0 | $3,246 |
| Harrah’s Philadelphia | $19,098,528 | -$78,354 | -$27,034 | -$105,388 |
| Statewide Total | $464,534,792 | $1,422,228 | $28,470,893 | $29,893,121 |
1 Operated by Parx Casino
2 Operated by Mohegan Pennsylvania
3 A breakout of the handle between retail and online sportsbooks can be found on the website report.
Sports wagering revenue for each of the casinos for June 2024 and June 2023, if applicable, is as follows:
| Operator | June 2024 Sports Wagering Revenue | June 2023 Sports Wagering Revenue | % Change |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort | $15,401,163 | $11,406,768 | 35.02% |
| Hollywood Casino at the Meadows | $8,364,413 | $6,033,380 | 38.64% |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | $1,340,197 | $709,246 | 88.96% |
| Hollywood Casino Morgantown | $1,252,438 | $1,046,812 | 19.64% |
| Parx Casino | $888,506 | $737,805 | 20.43% |
| Rivers Casino Pittsburgh | $866,543 | $1,099,854 | -21.21% |
| Hollywood Casino York | $659,466 | $185,995 | 254.56% |
| Rivers Casino Philadelphia | $440,639 | $417,362 | 5.58% |
| Live! Casino Philadelphia | $414,650 | $116,269 | 256.63% |
| South Philly Race & Sportsbook1 | $115,508 | $48,228 | 139.50% |
| Mohegan Pennsylvania | $83,512 | $19,166 | 335.73% |
| Wind Creek Bethlehem | $55,859 | -$52,577 | 206.24% |
| Live! Casino Pittsburgh | $51,235 | $51,481 | -0.48% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino | $23,659 | $21,738 | 8.84% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort | $19,970 | $238,226 | -91.62% |
| Mohegan Lehigh Valley2 | $17,508 | $23,918 | -26.80% |
| Parx Shippensburg | $3,246 | $1,994 | 62.83% |
| Harrah’s Philadelphia | -$105,388 | $904,601 | n/a |
| Parx Malvern3 | n/a | $49,812 | n/a |
| Statewide Total | $29,893,121 | $23,060,076 | 29.63% |
1Operated by Parx Casino
2 Operated by Mohegan Pennsylvania
3 No longer operating
Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during June 2024 was $10,761,524*.
Video Gaming Terminals
Total adjusted revenue for June 2024 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $3,443,964, or 1.52% higher than June 2023 when revenue was $3,392,483. By the end of June 2024, all VGT Operators offered the maximum permitted five machines at 74 qualified truck stop establishments, compared to five machines at 69 establishments at this time last year.
Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during June 2024 is as follows:
| VGTs Terminal Operator | June 2024 VGT Revenue | June 2023 VGT Revenue | % Change |
| Marquee by Penn1 | $2,176,957 | $1,954,144 | 11.40% |
| J&J Ventures Gaming2 | $938,971 | $1,083,960 | -13.38% |
| Jango3 | $268,752 | $352,470 | -23.75% |
| Venture Gaming LLC4 | $51,354 | n/a | n/a |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming5 | $7,931 | $1,909 | 315.35% |
| Statewide Total | $3,443,964 | $3,392,483 | 1.52% |
1 operated VGTs in 30 establishments during June
2 operated VGTs in 29 establishments during June
3 operated VGTs in 10 establishments during June
4 operated VGT’s in 4 establishments during June
5 operated VGTs in 1 establishment during June
Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in June 2024 was $1,790,861*.
Fantasy Contests
Fantasy Contests revenue was $966,589 in June 2024, an increase of 13.91% over June 2023, when revenue was $848,591.
| Fantasy Contests Operator | June 2024 Fantasy Revenue | June 2023 Fantasy Revenue | % Change |
| DraftKings | $789,064 | $666,983 | 18.30% |
| FanDuel | $123,526 | $144,679 | -14.62% |
| Underdog Sports, Inc. | $49,547 | $26,211 | 89.03% |
| Yahoo Fantasy Sports | $3,616 | $5,299 | -31.76% |
| Fantasy Sports Games LLC | $527 | $946 | -44.25% |
| Sportshub Technologies | $285 | $748 | -61.94% |
| OwnersBox | $23 | $6 | 257.45% |
| Jock MKT | $0 | -$32 | n/a |
| No House Advantage | n/a | $3,752 | n/a |
| Statewide Total | $966,589 | $848,591 | 13.91% |
Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in June 2024 was $144,988*.
*All tax revenue figures reflect amount generated prior to any adjustments by the PA Department of Revenue
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