Gaming Control Board Reports Total Gaming Revenue For June

HARRISBURG, PA:  Following shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 11 of the Commonwealth’s 12 casinos reopened during June and generated slot machine and table games revenue for the first time in several months.

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

The following chart compiles all revenue generated in June 2020 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors, and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last June:

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $59,087,956* during June of 2020.

June Revenue by Game Type

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

Slot Machine Revenue

June’s gross revenue from slot machines at the casinos was $62,440,257, a 69% decrease in revenue when compared to the $198,755,901 generated in June 2019.

The number of slot machines in operating on June 30, 2020 was 14,247 compared to an average of 24,869 at the casinos in June 2019. 

Slot machine revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows: 

Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in June of this year was $32,162,552*.

Table Games Revenue

Table games revenue for June 2020 was $11,702,156, a decrease of 83% over June of last year when revenue was $68,894,132.

Table games revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows:

Total tax revenue from table games play during June was $1,895,814*.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming Revenue

Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $50,055,251 during June. Internet casino-type games were not yet operational in June 2019.

A breakdown of revenue of casino games offered online is as follows:

Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during June was $21,974,585*.

Sports Wagering Revenue

June 2020 total sports wagering handle was $89,002,562, or 15% higher than May 2020 total of $77,510,033.   At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for June 2020 was $6,660,158 or 38% higher than May 2020 taxable revenue of $4,828,989.

June sports wagering total handle and a breakout of revenue by casino is as follows:

¹Operated by Parx Casino

² 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, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows:

¹Operated by Parx Casino

² Operated by Mohegan Sun

 Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during June was $2,397,657*.

 Video Gaming Terminals

Total adjusted revenue for June for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $1,077,425. Each of the establishments operated the maximum of 5 machines. All machines at truck stop establishments were non-operational since mid-March due to COVID-19 restrictions but began staggered reopenings beginning on June 2^nd. By the close of June, two VGT Terminal Operators were operating five machines at each of 28 truck stop establishments.

Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during June is as follows:

¹ operated VGTs in 19 establishments during June

² operated VGTs in 9 establishments during June

Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in June was $560,261*.

Fantasy Contests

Fantasy Contests revenue was $647,246 in June 2020, a decrease of -59% over June of last year when revenue was $1,592,313.

Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue for each of the operators which had revenue for June 2020 and June 2019 are displayed in the following table:

¹No longer operating in PA

Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in June of this year was $97,087*.

*All tax revenue figures reflect amount generated prior to any adjustments by the PA Department of Revenue

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling legalized under 2004’s Race Horse Development and Gaming Act and the Gaming Expansion Act of 2017. In addition to slot machine and table games gambling at land-based casinos, the expansion includes online casino games available to date on nine sites; sports wagering offered through sportsbooks at 13 retail locations and through nine online outlets; video gaming terminals (VGTs) offered as of this date at 30 qualified truck stops; and, fantasy sports contests through eight providers.

The mature land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania currently consists of 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos.  These facilities collectively employ over 16,000 people and, along with other types of Board-regulated gaming, annually generate over $1.5 billion in tax revenue. Construction of a 13th casino is currently underway along with a number of new “mini-casinos” that are expected to begin operation over the next couple of years.

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/ . You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl .