PRESS RELEASE
Gaming Control Board Reports a nearly 12.5% revenue increase in December 2023 compared to December 2022
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported today that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming, along with fantasy contests, during December 2023 was $534,215,808, an increase of 12.47% compared to revenue generated in December 2022
The total revenue for December was a record high for a month eclipsing the $515,278,831 in revenue during March 2023. In addition,all-time monthly revenue highs were achieved for:
- iGaming - $165,110,845 compared to $159,490,505 in September 2023; and
- Sports Wagering - $72,506,446 compared to $63,674,326 in November 2021.
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/.
The following chart compiles all revenue generated in December 2023 by casinos, along with fantasy contests and VGTs operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated in December 2022.
|
December 2023 Total Revenue |
December 2022 Total Revenue |
% Change |
|
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$92,164,225 |
$64,575,221 |
42.72% |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$75,656,016 |
$74,918,691 |
0.98% |
|
Parx Casino |
$57,429,118 |
$54,562,703 |
5.25% |
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia |
$51,314,341 |
$50,311,677 |
1.99% |
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem |
$46,625,409 |
$43,783,391 |
6.49% |
|
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows |
$35,846,359 |
$30,138,241 |
18.94% |
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh |
$32,423,310 |
$33,746,762 |
-3.92% |
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia |
$25,533,481 |
$23,295,493 |
9.61% |
|
Harrah's Philadelphia |
$23,062,350 |
$18,273,877 |
26.20% |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$19,310,220 |
$19,660,257 |
-1.78% |
|
Mohegan Pennsylvania |
$19,287,728 |
$19,311,589 |
-0.12% |
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh |
$10,595,995 |
$10,115,119 |
4.75% |
|
Hollywood Casino Morgantown |
$9,370,459 |
$7,249,404 |
29.26% |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$9,254,358 |
$8,874,740 |
4.28% |
|
Hollywood Casino York |
$9,030,428 |
$8,620,732 |
4.75% |
|
Golden Nugget |
$3,635,184 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Video Gaming Terminals |
$3,434,352 |
$3,331,328 |
3.09% |
|
Parx Shippensburg |
$2,929,358 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Bally's Pennsylvania |
$2,767,617 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Fantasy Contests |
$2,459,614 |
$2,772,059 |
-11.27% |
|
The Casino at Nemacolin |
$2,085,886 |
$1,448,201 |
44.03% |
|
Statewide Total |
$534,215,808 |
$474,989,487 |
12.47% |
Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $217,952,594* during December 2023.
December Revenue by Game Type
The PGCB is also providing a synopsis of revenue year-over-year by types of games:
|
Type of Gaming Revenue |
December 2023 |
December 2022 |
% Change |
|
Retail Slots Revenue |
$207,776,416 |
$198,027,545 |
4.92% |
|
iGaming Slot Revenue |
$116,877,635 |
$91,582,151 |
27.62% |
|
Retail Tables Revenue |
$82,928,134 |
$81,655,998 |
1.56% |
|
Sports Wagering Revenue |
$72,506,446 |
$54,624,271 |
32.74% |
|
iGaming Tables Revenue |
$45,829,060 |
$40,362,643 |
13.54% |
|
Video Gaming Terminals Revenue |
$3,434,352 |
$3,331,328 |
3.09% |
|
Fantasy Contests Revenue |
$2,459,614 |
$2,772,059 |
-11.27% |
|
iGaming Poker Revenue |
$2,404,150 |
$2,633,491 |
-8.71% |
|
Total Gaming Revenue |
$534,215,808 |
$474,989,487 |
12.47% |
December’s revenue from slot machines was $207,776,416, a 4.92% increase in revenue when compared to the $198,027,545 generated in December 2022.
The number of slot machines in operation in December 2023 was 24,990 compared to 25,391 at the casinos in December 2022.
Slot machine revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows.
|
December 2023 Slots Revenue |
December 2022 Slots Revenue |
% Change |
|
|
Parx Casino |
$32,421,919 |
$32,758,115 |
-1.03% |
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem |
$23,386,247 |
$22,088,114 |
5.88% |
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh |
$23,370,909 |
$22,858,675 |
2.24% |
|
Mohegan Pennsylvania |
$14,802,659 |
$14,500,474 |
2.08% |
|
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows |
$14,264,704 |
$13,788,443 |
3.45% |
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia |
$12,461,908 |
$10,460,164 |
19.14% |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$12,401,279 |
$11,386,885 |
8.91% |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$12,360,347 |
$12,093,136 |
2.21% |
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia |
$10,783,065 |
$11,156,892 |
-3.35% |
|
Harrah's Philadelphia |
$9,717,198 |
$10,030,185 |
-3.12% |
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$9,028,504 |
$8,548,998 |
5.61% |
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh |
$8,844,704 |
$8,104,392 |
9.13% |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$7,519,486 |
$7,204,693 |
4.37% |
|
Hollywood Casino York |
$6,858,925 |
$6,903,350 |
-0.64% |
|
Hollywood Casino Morgantown |
$4,840,223 |
$4,825,353 |
0.31% |
|
Parx Shippensburg |
$2,873,518 |
|
|
|
The Casino at Nemacolin |
$1,840,819 |
$1,319,675 |
39.49% |
|
Statewide Total |
$207,776,416 |
$198,027,545 |
4.92% |
Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in December 2023 was $105,302,407*.
Retail Table games revenue for December 2023 was $82,928,134, an increase of 1.56% from December 2022 when revenue was $81,655,998.
Table games revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows.
|
December 2023 Table Games Revenue |
December 2022 Table Games Revenue |
% Change |
|
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem |
$20,876,145 |
$20,025,422 |
4.25% |
|
Parx Casino |
$17,864,835 |
$15,802,417 |
13.05% |
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia |
$9,198,620 |
$8,682,789 |
5.94% |
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia |
$8,127,422 |
$8,848,631 |
-8.15% |
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh |
$6,763,589 |
$8,689,176 |
-22.16% |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$3,214,493 |
$3,231,778 |
-0.53% |
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$2,672,998 |
$2,546,573 |
4.96% |
|
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows |
$2,363,132 |
$2,016,412 |
17.19% |
|
Mohegan Pennsylvania |
$2,168,456 |
$1,857,496 |
16.74% |
|
Harrah's Philadelphia |
$2,133,310 |
$3,020,905 |
-29.38% |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$1,813,062 |
$1,733,218 |
4.61% |
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh |
$1,598,443 |
$1,740,049 |
-8.14% |
|
Hollywood Casino York |
$1,586,567 |
$1,277,754 |
24.17% |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$1,384,687 |
$1,049,144 |
31.98% |
|
Hollywood Casino Morgantown |
$874,953 |
$1,005,708 |
-13.00% |
|
The Casino at Nemacolin |
$245,067 |
$128,526 |
90.68% |
|
Parx Shippensburg |
$42,356 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Statewide Total |
$82,928,134 |
$81,655,998 |
1.56% |
Total tax revenue from table games play during December 2023 was $13,576,863*.
Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue
Casino games offered online generated monthly gross revenue totaling $165,110,845 during December 2023 compared to $134,578,285 in December 2022, an increase of 22.69%.
A breakdown of revenue of casino games offered online is as follows:
Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during December 2023 was $70,816,197*.
Total iGaming revenue for each of the casinos during December 2023 and December 2022, if applicable, is as follows:
|
Operator |
December 2023 |
December 2022 |
% Change |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$60,951,296 |
$60,086,397 |
1.44% |
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$41,275,080 |
$26,857,365 |
53.68% |
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia |
$31,319,964 |
$28,538,596 |
9.75% |
|
Harrah’s Philadelphia |
$9,872,288 |
$4,026,171 |
145.20% |
|
Parx Casino |
$4,661,181 |
$3,711,405 |
25.59% |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$3,696,187 |
$4,401,653 |
-16.03% |
|
Golden Nugget |
$3,635,184 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia |
$3,111,557 |
$3,101,342 |
0.33% |
|
Bally's Pennsylvania |
$2,767,617 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem |
$2,132,455 |
$1,468,143 |
45.25% |
|
Mohegan Pennsylvania |
$1,688,036 |
$2,146,592 |
-21.36% |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
n/a |
$240,621 |
n/a |
|
Statewide Total |
$165,110,845 |
22.69% |
Sports Wagering Revenue
December 2023, total sports wagering handle was $925,570,368 or 22.62% above the December 2022 total of $754,849,873.
At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for December 2023 was $72,506,446, or 32.74% higher when compared to December 2022, when taxable revenue was $54,624,271.
December 2023 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:
|
Total Handle3 |
Retail Revenue |
Online Revenue |
Total Revenue |
|
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$394,378,356 |
-$5,538 |
$39,193,181 |
$39,187,643 |
|
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows |
$235,749,519 |
$262,013 |
$18,956,509 |
$19,218,523 |
|
Hollywood Casino Morgantown |
$52,015,254 |
-$186,517 |
$3,841,799 |
$3,655,282 |
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh |
$33,030,629 |
$588,941 |
$1,699,871 |
$2,288,812 |
|
Parx Casino |
$24,518,653 |
$1,201,560 |
$1,032,945 |
$2,234,505 |
|
Harrah's Philadelphia |
$40,961,871 |
$403,828 |
$935,726 |
$1,339,554 |
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia |
$25,868,223 |
$681,489 |
$402,400 |
$1,083,889 |
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia |
$7,977,662 |
$721,715 |
$39,681 |
$761,396 |
|
Hollywood Casino York |
$12,485,311 |
$141,577 |
$443,359 |
$584,936 |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National |
$82,586,501 |
$271,021 |
$260,291 |
$531,311 |
|
Mohegan Pennsylvania |
$7,323,763 |
$151,517 |
$294,747 |
$446,264 |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$1,459,868 |
$350,184 |
$0 |
$350,184 |
|
South Philly Race & Sportsbook1 |
$1,588,700 |
$246,679 |
$0 |
$246,679 |
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem |
$1,877,732 |
$167,248 |
$63,313 |
$230,561 |
|
Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley2 |
$1,259,135 |
$182,313 |
$0 |
$182,313 |
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh |
$1,605,735 |
$152,849 |
$0 |
$152,849 |
|
Parx Shippensburg |
$56,078 |
$13,483 |
$0 |
$13,483 |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$827,378 |
-$1,719 |
-$20 |
-$1,739 |
|
$925,570,368 |
$5,342,645 |
$67,163,802 |
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.
|
Operator |
December 2023 Sports Wagering Revenue |
December 2022 Sports Wagering Revenue |
% Change |
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$39,187,643 |
$26,622,284 |
47.20% |
|
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows |
$19,218,523 |
$14,333,387 |
34.08% |
|
Hollywood Casino Morgantown |
$3,655,282 |
$1,418,343 |
157.71% |
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh |
$2,288,812 |
$2,198,911 |
4.09% |
|
Parx Casino |
$2,234,505 |
$1,788,781 |
24.92% |
|
Harrah's Philadelphia |
$1,339,554 |
$1,196,616 |
11.95% |
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia |
$1,083,889 |
$1,767,558 |
-38.68% |
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia |
$761,396 |
$1,051,198 |
-27.57% |
|
Hollywood Casino York |
$584,936 |
$439,628 |
33.05% |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$531,311 |
$1,005,940 |
-47.18% |
|
Mohegan Pennsylvania |
$446,264 |
$602,825 |
-25.97% |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$350,184 |
$380,281 |
-7.91% |
|
South Philly Race & Sportsbook1 |
$246,679 |
$444,131 |
-44.46% |
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem |
$230,561 |
$201,712 |
14.30% |
|
Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley2 |
$182,313 |
$204,202 |
-10.72% |
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh |
$152,849 |
$270,679 |
-43.53% |
|
Parx Shippensburg |
$13,483 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
-$1,739 |
$639,941 |
-100.27% |
|
Parx Malvern3 |
n/a |
$57,855 |
n/a |
|
Statewide Total |
$72,506,446 |
$54,624,271 |
32.74% |
1Operated by Parx Casino 2 Operated by Mohegan Pennsylvania 3 No longer operating
Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during December 2023 was $26,102,321*.
Video Gaming Terminals
Total adjusted revenue for December 2023 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $3,434,352, or 3.09% higher than December 2022 when revenue was $3,331,328. By the close of December 2023, VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 71 qualified truck stop establishments, compared to five machines at 65 establishments at this time last year.
Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during December 2023 is as follows:
|
VGTs Terminal Operator |
December 2023 VGT Revenue |
December 2022 VGT Revenue |
% Change |
|
Marquee by Penn1 |
$2,158,104 |
$2,002,835 |
7.75% |
|
J&J Ventures Gaming2 |
$981,752 |
$968,358 |
1.38% |
|
Jango3 |
$272,899 |
$360,136 |
-24.22% |
|
Venture Gaming LLC4 |
$11,378 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Accel Entertainment Gaming5 |
$10,220 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Statewide Total |
$3,434,352 |
3.09% |
1 operated VGTs in 30 establishments during December 2 operated VGTs in 28 establishments during December
3 operated VGTs in 10 establishments during December 4 operated VGT’s in 2 establishments during December
5 operated VGTs in 1 establishment during December
Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in December 2023 was $1,785,863*.
Fantasy Contests
Fantasy Contests revenue was $2,459,614 in December 2023, a decrease of 11.27% over December 2022, when revenue was $2,772,059.
|
December 2023 Fantasy Revenue |
December 2022 Fantasy Revenue |
% Change |
|
|
DraftKings |
$1,809,694 |
$1,550,939 |
16.68% |
|
FanDuel |
$558,100 |
$1,195,715 |
-53.33% |
|
Underdog Sports, Inc. |
$135,826 |
$57,396 |
136.65% |
|
Yahoo Fantasy Sports |
$18,020 |
$22,880 |
-21.24% |
|
Fantasy Sports Games LLC |
$3,160 |
$6,802 |
-53.54% |
|
Sportshub Technologies |
$592 |
$371 |
59.64% |
|
Jock MKT |
$126 |
-$47 |
n/a |
|
OwnersBox |
-$453 |
-$395 |
-14.59% |
|
Fantasy Football Players Championship |
-$65,451 |
-$58,772 |
-11.36% |
|
No House Advantage |
n/a |
-$2,830 |
n/a |
|
Statewide Total |
$2,459,614 |
$2,772,059 |
-11.27% |
Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in December 2023 was $368,942*.
*All tax revenue figures reflect amount generated prior to any adjustments by the PA Department of Revenue
About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
The Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 16 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.
The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and three mini-casinos (Category 4). Casino expansion will continue over the next couple of years with the openings of up to two additional Category 4 casinos. A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated over $2 billion in tax revenue during the 2021/2022 State Fiscal Year.
Additional information about both the Board's gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania's gaming industry can be found at its website. You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl .