Gaming Control Board Reports June Revenue

HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted reports today on its website that show that the combined total revenue in June 2021 generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the Board along with fantasy contests was $388,892,795.

In releasing the June figures, the Board again noted that due to Covid-19 restrictions all casinos in operation at the time were closed for a portion of, and in the case of Rivers Casino Philadelphia, the entirety of June 2020. Therefore, in order to provide a fairer comparison of this month’s revenue figures of those types of gaming, the Board is once again providing, where appropriate, in this release a comparison of this year’s revenue against that of June 2019 when Covid-19 restrictions were not in place and casinos operated for the entirety of the month. Using that comparison, this month’s total revenue was 43.34% above that of June 2019 when the total revenue was $271,299,166.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board include slot machines, table games, internet casino-type gaming (iGaming), 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 June 2021 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last June.

Additionally, total tax revenue before any adjustments was $157,477,224.

Revenue by Game Type

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

Slot Machine Revenue

 June’s gross revenue from slot machines was $182,971,087. Due to Covid-19 restrictions in 2020, casinos where closed for all or part of June.

When comparing slot revenue from June 2019 (pre-Covid-19 revenue) to June 2021 there was a 7.94% decrease with $198,755,901 in June 2019 compared $182,971,087 in June 2021.

The number of slot machines in operation in June 2021 was 26,156.

Slot machine revenue for each of the casinos is as follows.

 ¹ Did not reopen July 17, 2020 due to City of Philadelphia Covid-19 restrictions.

Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in June 2021 was $93,503,793*.

Table Games Revenue

Table games revenue for June 2021 was $77,586,113. Due to Covid-19 restrictions in 2020, casinos where closed for all or part of June.

When comparing June 2019 when table games generated revenue of $68,894,132, there was a 12.62% increase in revenue this June.

Table games revenue for each of the casinos is as follows.

¹ Did not reopen July 17, 2020 due to City of Philadelphia Covid-19 restrictions.

Total tax revenue from table games play during June 2021 was $12,473,911*.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue

Casino-type games offered online generated gross revenue of $88,914,664 during June 2021 compared to $50,055,251 in June 2020.

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

Tax revenue generated from iGaming play during June 2021 was $37,176,636*.

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

Sports Wagering Revenue

Taxable revenue during June 2021 for sports wagering was $34,225,520, compared to $6,660,158 in June of last year. The Board notes that sports wagering numbers were greatly affected in June 2020 due to the shutdown of major North American sports leagues.

June 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 June 2021 and June 2020, if applicable, is as follows:

¹Operated by Parx Casino

² Operated by Mohegan Sun Pocono

Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during June 2021 was $12,321,187*.

Video Gaming Terminals

Total adjusted revenue for June 2021 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $3,303,745. By the close of June 2021, four VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 49 truck stop establishments.

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

¹ operated VGTs in 24 establishments during June

² operated VGTs in 11 establishments during June

³ operates VGTs in 9 establishments during June

⁴ operates VGTs in 5 establishments during June

Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in June 2021 was $1,717,947.

Fantasy Contests

Fantasy Contests revenue was $1,891,667 in June 2021, an increase of 192.26% over June 2020, when revenue was $647,246. The Board is again noting that fantasy contest numbers were greatly affected in June 2020 due to the shutdown of major North American sports leagues.

Fantasy Contests Operators which reported revenue in June 2021 or in June 2020 are displayed in the following table:

 Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in June 2021 was $283,750*.

*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.