FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 16th, 2022

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

CONTACT

Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey (717) 346-8321

Gaming Control Board Reports Gaming Revenue For May

HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming along with fantasy contests during May 2022 was $447,794,294 an increase of 8.38% compared to revenue generated in May 2021.

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, https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/. 

The following chart compiles all revenue generated in May 2022 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last May.

 

Source

May 2022

Total Revenue

May 2021

Total Revenue

% Change

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

$62,840,690

$62,972,784

-0.21%

Parx Casino

$57,495,369

$61,787,881

-6.95%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$52,763,583

$42,106,295

25.31%

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$48,832,492

$37,131,158

31.51%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$47,402,248

$48,080,099

-1.41%

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$31,514,439

$29,485,027

6.88%

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$23,586,913

$20,603,875

14.48%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$22,904,304

$20,163,119

13.60%

Mohegan Sun Pocono

$20,932,525

$20,574,170

1.74%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$20,594,770

$24,370,700

-15.49%

Harrah's Philadelphia

$18,506,656

$18,726,510

-1.17%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$10,768,663

$10,798,006

-0.27%

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$9,565,246

$8,548,070

11.90%

Hollywood Casino York

$7,209,939

n/a

n/a

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$5,555,936

$268,069

1972.57%

Video Gaming Terminals

$3,667,234

$3,601,864

1.81%

Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin

$2,085,945

$2,001,891

4.20%

Fantasy Contests

$1,567,341

$1,962,644

-20.14%

Statewide Total

$447,794,294

$413,182,161

8.38%

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $181,638,712 during May 2022.

May Revenue by Game Type

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

 

Type of Gaming Revenue

May 2022

May 2021

% Change

Retail Slots Revenue

$205,666,269

$201,390,367

2.12%

Retail Tables Revenue

$88,577,662

$77,229,031

14.69%

iGaming Slot Revenue

$78,211,521

$67,248,942

16.30%

Sports Wagering Revenue

$35,009,849

$27,746,484

26.18%

iGaming Tables Revenue

$32,282,751

$31,399,399

2.81%

Video Gaming Terminals Revenue

$3,667,234

$3,601,864

1.81%

iGaming Poker Revenue

$2,811,666

$2,603,430

8.00%

Fantasy Contests Revenue

$1,567,341

$1,962,644

-20.14%

Total Gaming Revenue

$447,794,294

$413,182,161

8.38%

Retail Slot Machine Revenue

May’s gross revenue from slot machines was $205,666,269, a 2.12% increase in revenue when compared to the $201,390,367 generated in May 2021.

The number of slot machines in operation in May 2022 was 26,004 compared to 22,496 at the casinos in May 2021.

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

 

Casino

May 2022 Slots Revenue

May 2021 Slots Revenue

% Change

Parx Casino

$34,335,354

$37,802,481

-9.17%

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$24,958,906

$22,845,226

9.25%

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$22,187,649

$21,751,652

2.00%

Mohegan Sun Pocono

$15,703,470

$15,073,129

4.18%

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$13,506,948

$13,916,412

-2.94%

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

$13,186,543

$16,456,226

-19.87%

Harrah's Philadelphia

$12,306,212

$12,572,446

-2.12%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$11,963,668

$13,565,132

-11.81%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$10,535,254

$10,750,472

-2.00%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$10,505,992

$11,538,565

-8.95%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$8,210,859

$8,458,701

-2.93%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$8,912,705

$7,593,380

17.37%

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$8,156,278

$7,216,280

13.03%

Hollywood Casino York

$5,587,704

n/a

n/a

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$3,660,157

n/a

n/a

Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin

$1,948,569

$1,850,265

5.31%

Statewide Total

$205,666,269

$201,390,367

2.12%

Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in May 2022 was $104,828,309*.

Retail Table Games Revenue

Table games revenue for May 2022 was $88,577,662, an increase of 14.69% from May 2021 when revenue was $77,229,031.

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

 

Casino

May 2022 Table Games Revenue

May 2021 Table Games Revenue

% Change

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$22,504,054

$13,562,791

65.92%

Parx Casino

$17,629,274

$18,015,626

-2.14%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$9,594,137

$7,446,549

28.84%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$8,698,289

$8,567,197

1.53%

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$7,547,977

$6,219,839

21.35%

Harrah's Philadelphia

$3,298,862

$4,068,945

-18.93%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$3,084,612

$3,786,483

-18.54%

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$2,989,696

$2,642,481

13.14%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$2,848,027

$3,668,676

-22.37%

Mohegan Sun Pocono

$2,713,013

$3,205,378

-15.36%

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

$2,243,808

$3,352,637

-33.07%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$1,465,243

$1,287,746

13.78%

Hollywood Casino York

$1,457,519

n/a

n/a

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$1,307,217

$1,253,059

4.32%

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$1,058,558

n/a

n/a

Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin

$137,376

$151,626

-9.40%

Statewide Total

$88,577,662

$77,229,031

14.69%

Total tax revenue from table games play during May 2022 was $14,246,754*.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue

Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $113,305,939 during May 2022 compared to $101,251,771 in May 2021 an increase of 11.91%.

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

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

$45,475,894

$30,170,222

$15,050,552

$255,120

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$26,947,811

$23,359,072

$3,505,438

$83,300

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$21,181,159

$11,517,290

$9,663,869

 

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$5,209,838

$2,261,727

$1,213,442

$1,734,668

Parx Casino

$4,085,272

$3,243,980

$841,291

 

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$3,179,759

$2,507,253

$672,506

 

Harrah’s Philadelphia

$2,858,815

$1,703,860

$416,377

$738,578

Mohegan Sun Pocono

$2,201,164

$1,641,669

$559,495

 

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$1,277,743

$1,167,897

$109,846

 

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$888,485

$638,551

$249,934

 

Statewide Total

$113,305,939

$78,211,521

$32,282,751

$2,811,666

Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during May 2022 was $47,818,040*.

Total iGaming revenue for each of the casinos during May 2022 and May 2021, if applicable, is as follows:

 

t

Casino Operator

May 2022 iGaming Revenue

May 2021 iGaming Revenue

% Change

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

$45,475,894

$41,340,290

10.00%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$26,947,811

$27,012,007

-0.24%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$21,181,159

$16,278,475

30.12%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$5,209,838

$6,312,909

-17.47%

Parx Casino

$4,085,272

$3,943,662

3.59%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$3,179,759

$648,424

390.38%

Harrah’s Philadelphia

$2,858,815

$1,776,744

60.90%

Mohegan Sun Pocono

$2,201,164

$1,948,354

12.98%

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$1,277,743

$1,178,084

8.46%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$888,485

$812,821

9.31%

Statewide Total

$113,305,939

$101,251,771

11.91%

Sports Wagering Revenue

May 2022 total sports wagering handle was $493,350,519 or 10.25% above the May 2021 total of $447,465,027. At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for May 2022 was $35,009,849 compared to $27,746,484 in May 2021 an increase of 26.18%.

May 2022 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:

 

Casino Operator

Total

Handle3

Retail

Revenue

Online Revenue

Total Revenue

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$193,397,934

$179,385

$19,642,307

$19,821,692

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$111,532,781

$163,679

$6,926,590

$7,090,269

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

$34,381,764

$238,815

$1,695,631

$1,934,445

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$23,802,079

$456,668

$1,322,145

$1,778,814

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$16,882,345

$521,452

$699,442

$1,220,894

Parx Casino

$13,410,647

$385,881

$684,166

$1,070,047

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$54,113,905

$50,582

$786,639

$837,221

South Philly Race & Sportsbook1

$1,810,587

$345,995

$0

$345,995

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$7,718,627

$57,749

$278,903

$336,652

Mohegan Sun Pocono

$5,724,940

$116,784

$138,825

$255,610

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$3,857,680

$210,789

-$6,713

$204,076

Hollywood Casino York

$12,610,447

$85,662

$79,053

$164,715

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$992,163

$101,751

$0

$101,751

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$1,687,156

$99,811

-$8,022

$91,789

Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley2

$1,125,667

$59,268

$0

$59,268

Harrah's Philadelphia

$3,666,796

$25,238

$17,530

$42,768

Parx Malvern1

$285,984

$29,427

$0

$29,427

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$6,349,018

-$376,521

$938

-$375,583

Statewide Total

$493,350,519

$2,752,415

$32,257,435

$35,009,849

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 May 2022 and May 2021, if applicable, is as follows: