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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Releases 2022-2023 Annual Report

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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
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Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey
(717) 346-8321

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has released the 17th edition of its Annual Report. 

The PGCB’s 2022-2023 Annual Report provides detail on the work of the agency in regulating the Commonwealth’s gaming industry, and also includes:

  • individual revenue figures during another record-setting fiscal year for slot machines, table games, sports wagering, internet gaming, fantasy sports contests and video gaming terminals at eligible truck stops;
  • a year in review report with pertinent statistical figures from the PGCB’s key bureaus;
  • information on the PGCB’s Don’t Gamble with Kids initiative; and,
  • a section on problem gambling and the PGCB’s Self-Exclusion Program.

The PGCB was established in 2004 through the passage of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. Since then it has become one of the pre-eminent gaming regulators in the world overseeing all aspects of gambling in the Commonwealth which, at the close of the fiscal year included:

  • 17 land-based casinos;
  • 19 retail sports wagering locations;
  • 13 online sports wagering sites;
  • 20 sites to participate in online casino-type games (slot machines, table games, poker);
  • 69 truck stop establishments with Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs); and,
  • 11 online fantasy sports contest sites.

In addition to supporting over 15,000 jobs, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated over $2.3 billion in tax revenue during the 2022/2023 State Fiscal Year.

The report can be downloaded by visiting the Gaming Control Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, and choosing the 2022-2023 PGCB Annual Report link under the Quick Links section of the homepage.

Additional information about both the PGCB's gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania's gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.  you can also follow the agency on X (formerly twitter) by chossing @PAGamingControl

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 .