PRESS RELEASE

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted reports today on its website that show that the combined total revenue in July 2021 generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the Board along with fantasy contests was $423,657,956. That represents the highest monthly revenue total to date for games regulated by the Board.

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

 The Board notes that revenue from land-based casino games was particularly strong with monthly table games achieving a record for revenue and slot machine revenue placing 4^th all time for a month.

In releasing the July figures, the Board again noted that due to Covid-19 restrictions casinos were operating last year with reduced slot and table games capacity and occupancy limits with two facilities were closed for a portion July 2020:

• Rivers Casino Pittsburgh was closed from July 3 to July 9
• Rivers Casino Philadelphia was closed from July 1 to 16.

Therefore, while revenue comparisons are made in this release against the previous year, to provide a fairer comparison of this month’s revenue figures the Board is once again providing, where appropriate, a comparison of this year’s revenue against that of July 2019 when Covid-19 restrictions were not in place and all casinos operated for the entirety of the month. Using that comparison, this month’s total revenue was 51% above that of July 2019 when the total revenue was $281,482,227.

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

Additionally, total tax revenue before any adjustments was $174,655,135.

Revenue by Game Type

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

Slot Machine Revenue

July’s gross revenue from slot machines was $222,874,389 an increase of 35% when compared to July 2020.

When comparing slot revenue from July 2019 (pre-Covid-19 revenue) to July 2021 there was a 12% increase with $199,607,005 in July 2019 compared $222,874,389 in July 2021.

The number of slot machines in operation in July 2021 was 25,710.

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

¹ Closed July 1-16, 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
² Closed July 3-9, 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in July 2021 was $113,137,754*.

Table Games Revenue

Table games revenue for July 2021 was $86,921,038 a 66% increase over July 2020 when table games revenue was $52,512,448.

When comparing table games revenue from July 2019 (pre-Covid-19 revenue) to July 2021 there was a 13% increase with $76,965,914 in July 2019 compared $86,921,038 in July 2021.

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

¹ Did not reopen July 17, 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
² Closed July 3-9, 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Total tax revenue from table games play during July 2021 was $13,990,599*.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue

Casino-type games offered online generated gross revenue of $88,681,608 during July 2021 an increase of 63% when compared to $54,352,149 in July 2020.

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

Tax revenue generated from iGaming play during July 2021 was $38,190,620*.

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

Sports Wagering Revenue

Taxable revenue during July 2021 for sports wagering was $19,856,180, compared to $8,147,480 in July of last year, an increase of 144%.

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

¹Operated by Parx Casino
² Operated by Mohegan Sun Pocono

Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during July 2021 was $7,148,225*.

Video Gaming Terminals

Total adjusted revenue for July 2021 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $3,754,668 an 81% increase when compared to July 2020 when revenue was $2,069,180. By the close of July 2021, four VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 51 truck stop establishments.

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

1 operated VGTs in 24 establishments during July
2 operated VGTs in 11 establishments during July
3 operates VGTs in 9 establishments during July
4 operates VGTs in 7 establishments during July

Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in July 2021 was $1,952,428.

Fantasy Contests

Fantasy Contests revenue was $1,570,073 in July 2021, an increase of 70% over July 2020, when revenue was $925,738.

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

Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in July 2021 was $235,511*.
*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 15 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 two mini-casinos (Category 4).  Casino expansion will continue over the next couple of years with the anticipated openings of up to three 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.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey - (717) 346-8321

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