Retail Casino Gaming Decrease Leads To Lower Overall PA Gaming Revenue In November
However, iGaming and Sports Wagering again set revenue highs
HARRISBURG, PA: Figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board show total revenue generated from gaming and fantasy contests in the Commonwealth during November 2020 was $284,267,329 which represents a decrease of 2.68% compared to revenue generated in November 2019.
Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board include slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs). The Board has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website.
The following chart compiles all revenue generated in November 2020 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors, and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last November. The new addition to this report is Live! Casino Pittsburgh which began generating slot machine, table games and sports wagering revenue from its Westmoreland County facility on November 14th:
Source
|
Nov 2020
Total Revenue
|
Nov 2019
Total Revenue
|
% Change
|
Parx Casino
|
$50,213,047
|
$54,277,050
|
-7.49%
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National
|
$33,607,988
|
$21,081,944
|
59.42%
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$33,589,011
|
$17,369,708
|
93.38%
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia
|
$30,552,033
|
$29,544,134
|
3.41%
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem
|
$27,593,625
|
$40,123,236
|
-31.23%
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$21,454,270
|
$18,879,249
|
13.64%
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
|
$20,057,535
|
$33,446,354
|
-40.03%
|
The Meadows Casino
|
$18,808,538
|
$20,764,007
|
-9.42%
|
Harrah's Philadelphia
|
$17,657,433
|
$21,018,869
|
-15.99%
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono
|
$14,822,443
|
$19,002,697
|
-22.00%
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$6,609,291
|
$10,209,582
|
-35.26%
|
Fantasy Contests
|
$3,015,062
|
$2,981,157
|
1.14%
|
Video Gaming Terminals
|
$2,259,393
|
$659,288
|
242.70%
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh
|
$2,262,629
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin
|
$1,470,938
|
$2,733,068
|
-46.18%
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia
|
$294,093
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Statewide Total
|
$284,267,329
|
$292,090,342
|
-2.68%
|
Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $115,599,645* during November 2020.
November Revenue by Game Type
The Board is also providing a synopsis of revenue year-over-year by types of games:
Type of Gaming Revenue
|
Nov 2020
|
Nov 2019
|
% Change
|
Retail Slots Revenue
|
$129,530,805
|
$189,333,840
|
-31.59%
|
Retail Tables Revenue
|
$52,336,318
|
$74,739,560
|
-29.98%
|
I-Gaming Slot Revenue
|
$39,393,804
|
$5,093,788
|
673.37%
|
Sports Wagering Revenue
|
$37,350,246
|
$14,720,686
|
153.73%
|
I-Gaming Tables Revenue
|
$17,972,466
|
$2,596,529
|
592.17%
|
Fantasy Contests Revenue
|
$3,015,062
|
$2,981,157
|
1.14%
|
I-Gaming Poker Revenue
|
$2,409,235
|
$1,965,494
|
22.58%
|
Video Gaming Terminals Revenue
|
$2,259,393
|
$659,288
|
242.70%
|
Total Gaming Revenue
|
$284,267,329
|
$292,090,342
|
-2.68%
|
Slot Machine Revenue
November’s gross revenue from slot machines was $129,530,805, a 31.59% decrease in revenue when compared to the $189,333,840 generated in November 2019.
The number of slot machines in operation on November 30, 2020 was 16,957 compared to 24,125 at the casinos on November 30, 2019.
Slot machine revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows:
Casino
|
Nov 2020 Slots Revenue
|
Nov 2019 Slots Revenue
|
% Change
|
Parx Casino
|
$27,552,069
|
$34,713,449
|
-20.63%
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem
|
$15,988,368
|
$20,487,295
|
-21.96%
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
|
$14,099,011
|
$24,729,311
|
-42.99%
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National
|
$11,778,313
|
$15,945,467
|
-26.13%
|
Harrah's Philadelphia
|
$11,509,094
|
$15,418,042
|
-25.35%
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$9,961,033
|
$11,884,486
|
-16.18%
|
The Meadows Casino
|
$9,884,537
|
$16,022,272
|
-38.31%
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono
|
$9,681,165
|
$15,719,947
|
-38.41%
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia1
|
$5,782,894
|
$14,349,337
|
-59.70%
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$4,983,368
|
$8,633,345
|
-42.28%
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$4,963,078
|
$9,013,249
|
-44.94%
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh
|
$1,989,178
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin
|
$1,358,696
|
$2,417,640
|
-43.80%
|
Statewide Total
|
$129,530,805
|
$189,333,840
|
-31.59%
|
1 Closed due to Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the City of Philadelphia on November 20th
Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in November of this year was $67,584,647*.
Table Games Revenue
Table games revenue for November 2020 was $52,336,318, a decrease of 29.98% from November of last year when revenue was $74,739,560.
Table games revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows:
Casino
|
Nov 2020 Table Games Revenue
|
Nov 2019 Table Games Revenue
|
% Change
|
Parx Casino
|
$13,090,238
|
$15,575,323
|
-15.96%
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem
|
$11,185,646
|
$19,635,941
|
-43.03%
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia1
|
$6,166,425
|
$10,426,408
|
-40.86%
|
Harrah's Philadelphia
|
$4,205,940
|
$5,366,471
|
-21.63%
|
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
|
$3,938,805
|
$7,103,126
|
-44.55%
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$3,579,237
|
$2,931,911
|
22.08%
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$2,812,963
|
$2,525,853
|
11.37%
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National
|
$2,348,913
|
$3,220,300
|
-27.06%
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono
|
$1,915,767
|
$3,024,856
|
-36.67%
|
The Meadows Casino
|
$1,749,242
|
$3,340,164
|
-47.63%
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$1,004,765
|
$1,273,779
|
-21.12%
|
Live! Casino Pittsburgh
|
$226,134
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin
|
$112,242
|
$315,428
|
-64.42%
|
Statewide Total
|
$52,336,318
|
$74,739,560
|
-29.98%
|
1 Closed due to Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the City of Philadelphia on November 20th
Total tax revenue from table games play during November was $8,418,667 *.
Internet Casino-Type Gaming Revenue
Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $59,775,505 during November 2020 compared to $9,655,811 in November 2019. The previous high revenue month for Internet Casino-Type gaming was in October 2020.
A breakdown of revenue of casino games offered online is as follows:
Casino Operator
|
Total Internet Games
Revenue
|
Internet
Slots
Revenue
|
Internet
Table Games
Revenue
|
Internet
Poker Revenue
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia
|
$16,572,721
|
$13,786,844
|
$2,785,876
|
n/a
|
Penn National – DraftKings.com
|
$11,633,912
|
$5,112,501
|
$6,521,411
|
n/a
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$10,384,395
|
$4,732,757
|
$5,651,638
|
n/a
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$6,338,085
|
$2,374,193
|
$1,554,656
|
$2,409,235
|
Parx Casino
|
$5,916,326
|
$5,187,196
|
$729,129
|
n/a
|
Penn National – HollywoodCasino.com
|
$4,062,730
|
$3,937,117
|
$125,613
|
n/a
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono
|
$2,449,717
|
$2,235,243
|
$214,473
|
n/a
|
Harrah’s Philadelphia
|
$1,523,626
|
$1,188,809
|
$334,817
|
n/a
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem
|
$357,547
|
$334,866
|
$22,681
|
n/a
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia
|
$294,093
|
$272,628
|
$21,465
|
n/a
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$242,355
|
$231,648
|
$10,707
|
n/a
|
Statewide Total
|
$59,775,505
|
$39,393,804
|
$17,972,466
|
$2,409,235
|
Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during November was $24,523,098*.
Total Internet Gaming revenue for each of the casinos during November of this year and November of last year, if applicable, is as follows:
Operator
|
Nov 2020 I-Gaming Revenue
|
Nov 2019 I-Gaming Revenue
|
Rivers Casino Philadelphia
|
$16,572,721
|
$3,171,762
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National
|
$15,696,642
|
$1,867,657
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$10,384,395
|
n/a
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$6,338,085
|
$2,989,131
|
Parx Casino
|
$5,916,326
|
$1,495,846
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono
|
$2,449,717
|
$131,416
|
Harrah’s Philadelphia
|
$1,523,626
|
n/a
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem
|
$357,547
|
n/a
|
Live! Casino Philadelphia
|
$294,093
|
n/a
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$242,355
|
n/a
|
Statewide Total
|
$59,775,505
|
$9,655,811
|
Sports Wagering Revenue
November 2020 total sports wagering handle was $491,910,713 or 6.45% lower than October 2020 total of $525,802,524. At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for November 2020 was $37,350,246 or 1.56% higher than October taxable revenue of $36,776,926 which had been the previous high for a month.
November 2020 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:
Casino Operator
|
Total
Handle3
|
Retail
Revenue
|
Online Revenue
|
Total Revenue
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$180,056,254
|
$367,615
|
$15,060,960
|
$15,428,575
|
The Meadows Casino
|
$112,546,122
|
$287,319
|
$6,887,440
|
$7,174,759
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National
|
$57,806,082
|
$295,392
|
$3,488,727
|
$3,784,120
|
Parx Casino
|
$28,529,299
|
$1,509,056
|
$2,054,563
|
$3,563,619
|
Rivers Philadelphia4
|
$27,386,960
|
$1,112,829
|
$917,164
|
$2,029,993
|
Rivers Pittsburgh
|
$34,998,795
|
$1,043,877
|
$975,843
|
$2,019,720
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$28,902,526
|
$36,523
|
$1,539,392
|
$1,575,915
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono
|
$9,991,516
|
$411,165
|
$194,793
|
$605,958
|
Harrah's Philadelphia
|
$3,328,342
|
$360,632
|
$58,141
|
$418,773
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$4,610,010
|
$370,170
|
$8,632
|
$378,802
|
Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley2
|
$1,399,802
|
$169,837
|
$0
|
$169,837
|
South Philly Race & Sportsbook1
|
$2,031,016
|
$90,795
|
$0
|
$90,795
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem
|
$164,486
|
$62,065
|
$0
|
$62,065
|
Live! Pittsburgh
|
$159,503
|
$47,317
|
$0
|
$47,317
|
Statewide Total
|
$491,910,713
|
$6,164,590
|
$31,185,656
|
$37,350,246
|
1Operated by Parx Casino
2 Operated by Mohegan Sun Pocono
3 A breakout of the handle between retail and online sportsbooks can be found on the website report.
4 Retail sports wagering closed due to Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the City of Philadelphia on November 20th
Sports wagering revenue for each of the casinos for this year and for last year if applicable, is as follows:
Operator
|
Nov 2020 Sports Wagering Revenue
|
Nov 2019 Sports Wagering Revenue
|
% Change
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$15,428,575
|
$5,830,606
|
164.61%
|
The Meadows Casino
|
$7,174,759
|
$1,401,570
|
411.91%
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National
|
$3,784,120
|
$48,520
|
n/a
|
Parx Casino
|
$3,563,619
|
$2,003,358
|
77.88%
|
Rivers Philadelphia4
|
$2,029,993
|
$1,596,627
|
27.14%
|
Rivers Pittsburgh
|
$2,019,720
|
$1,613,917
|
25.14%
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$1,575,915
|
$1,073,722
|
46.77%
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono
|
$605,958
|
$126,478
|
379.10%
|
Harrah's Philadelphia
|
$418,773
|
$234,355
|
78.69%
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$378,802
|
$302,458
|
25.24%
|
Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley2
|
$169,837
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
South Philly Race & Sportsbook1
|
$90,795
|
$339,310
|
-73.24%
|
Wind Creek Bethlehem
|
$62,065
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Live! Pittsburgh
|
$47,317
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Oaks Race & Sportsbook1 3
|
n/a
|
$149,765
|
n/a
|
Statewide Total
|
$37,350,246
|
$14,720,686
|
153.73%
|
1Operated by Parx Casino
2 Operated by Mohegan Sun Pocono
3 Retail sportsbook no longer in operation
4 Retail sports wagering closed due to Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the City of Philadelphia on November 20th
Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during November was $13,446,089*.
Video Gaming Terminals
Total adjusted revenue for November for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $2,259,393. By the close of November, four VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 39 truck stop establishments.
Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during November is as follows:
VGTs Terminal Operator
|
Nov VGTs Wagers
|
Nov VGTs
Payouts
|
Nov VGTs
Gross Revenue
|
Marquee by Penn1
|
$18,698,168
|
$16,964,127
|
$1,734,042
|
Commonwealth Gaming2
|
$4,005,467
|
$3,716,479
|
$288,988
|
Second State Gaming3
|
$1,706,753
|
$1,572,229
|
$134,523
|
Jango4
|
$1,087,427
|
$985,587
|
$101,840
|
Statewide Total
|
$25,497,814
|
$23,238,422
|
$2,259,393
|
1 operated VGTs in 22 establishments during November
2 operated VGTs in 9 establishments during November
3 operates VGTs in 4 establishments during November
4 operates VGTs in 4 establishments during November
Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in November was $1,174,884.
Fantasy Contests
Fantasy Contests revenue was $3,015,062 in November 2020, an increase of 1.14% over November of last year when revenue was $2,981,157.
Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue for each of the operators which had revenue for November 2020 and November 2019 are displayed in the following table:
Fantasy Contests Operator
|
Nov 2020 Fantasy Revenue
|
Nov 2019 Fantasy Revenue
|
DraftKings
|
$1,926,621
|
$1,653,981
|
FanDuel
|
$1,071,323
|
$1,285,748
|
Yahoo Fantasy Sports
|
$15,579
|
$15,137
|
Sportshub Technologies
|
$1,539
|
$983
|
Boom Fantasy
|
--
|
$903
|
Fantasy Draft
|
--
|
-$3,896
|
Draft1
|
n/a
|
$28,301
|
Statewide Total
|
$3,015,062
|
$2,981,157
|
1No longer operating in PA
Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in November of this year was $452,259*.
*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 12 sites; sports wagering offered through sportsbooks at 13 retail locations and through 11 online outlets; video gaming terminals (VGTs) offered as of this date at 40 qualified truck stops; and, fantasy sports contests through six providers.
The mature land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania currently consists of six racetrack (Category 1) and four stand-alone (Category 2) casinos in, along with the two resort (Category 3) casinos and one mini-casino (Category 4). 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. An additional Category 2 casino is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021, while a number of Category 4 casinos 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.