Gaming Control Board Reports Gaming Revenue For February

HARRISBURG, PA:  PA Gaming Control Board reports released today show that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming along with fantasy contests during February 2021 was $301,979,821, a less than 1% decrease compared to revenue generated in February 2020.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board include slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and VGTs. The Board has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website.

The following chart compiles all revenue generated in February 2021 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last February.

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $122,892,932* during February 2021.

February Revenue by Game Type

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

Slot Machine Revenue

February’s gross revenue from slot machines was $145,851,166, a 26.95% decrease in revenue when compared to the $199,666,274 generated in February 2020.

The number of slot machines in operation in February 2021 was 18,806 compared to 24,122 at the casinos in February 2020. 

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 February of 2021 was $74,522,603*.

Table Games Revenue

Table games revenue for February 2021 was $57,399,564, a decrease of 25.87% from February 2020, when revenue was $77,426,025.

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 February 2021 was $9,219,787*.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue

Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $77,788,457 during February 2021 compared to $19,490,815 in February 2020.

A breakdown of revenue of casino games offered online in February 2021 is as follows:

Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during February 2021 was $31,638,562*.

Total iGaming revenue for each of the casino operators during January 2021 and January 2020, if applicable, is as follows:

Sports Wagering Revenue

Taxable revenue during February 2021 for sports wagering was $16,379,807, more than three times the amount of revenue generated in February of last year when revenue was $4,722,252.

February 2021 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:

1 Operated 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.

Sports wagering revenue for each of the casinos for February 2021 and February 2020, if applicable, is as follows:

¹Operated by Parx Casino

² Operated by Mohegan Sun Pocono

Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during February 2021 was $5,896,731*.

Video Gaming Terminals

Total adjusted revenue for February 2021 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $2,516,556. By the close of February 2021, four VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 43 truck stop establishments.

Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during January 2021 is as follows:

¹ operated VGTs in 24 establishments during February

² operated VGTs in 9 establishments during February

³ operates VGTs in 4 establishments during February

⁴ operates VGTs in 6 establishments during February

Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in February 2021 was $1,308,609.

Fantasy Contests

Fantasy Contests revenue was $2,044,270 in February 2021, an increase of 20.08% over February 2020, when revenue was $1,702,439.

Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue for each of the operators which had revenue for February 2021 and February 2020 are displayed in the following table:

Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in February 2021 was $306,640*.

*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 at 14 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 one mini-casino (Category 4).  Casino expansion will continue over the next couple of years with the anticipated openings of up to four additional Category 4 casinos. A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming annually generate over $1.5 billion in tax revenue.

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.