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Gaming Control Board Reports Revenue Increase of 9% In July

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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

HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported today that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming, along with fantasy contests, during July 2023 was $467,043,707, an increase of 8.85% compared to revenue generated in July 2022.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the PGCB include slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs). The PGCB has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website, https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/. 

The following chart compiles all revenue generated in July 2023 by casinos, along with fantasy contests and VGTs operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated in July 2022.

Source

July 2023
Total Revenue

July 2022
Total Revenue

% Change

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

$70,085,180

$55,792,440

25.62%

Parx Casino

$56,108,246

$56,376,104

-0.48%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$54,642,481

$41,373,424

32.07%

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$50,961,850

$50,065,648

1.79%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$47,036,807

$43,314,579

8.59%

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$31,459,739

$33,304,724

-5.54%

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$25,678,040

$21,964,697

16.91%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$24,332,823

$21,176,231

14.91%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$22,760,544

$23,573,564

-3.45%

Mohegan Pennsylvania

$19,929,313

$21,067,128

-5.40%

Harrah's Philadelphia

$19,102,164

$18,402,591

3.80%

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$9,806,330

$9,752,142

0.56%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$9,718,235

$11,165,853

-12.96%

Hollywood Casino York

$8,005,079

$8,532,644

-6.18%

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$7,097,646

$6,556,059

8.26%

Video Gaming Terminals

$3,353,420

$3,614,578

-7.23%

Parx Shippensburg

$2,720,185

n/a

n/a

Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin

$2,147,203

$2,182,772

-1.63%

Bally's Pennsylvania

$1,442,535

n/a

n/a

Fantasy Contests

$655,886

$858,569

-23.61%

Statewide Total

$467,043,707

$429,073,746

8.85%

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $192,042,819* during July 2023.

July Revenue by Game Type

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

Type of Gaming Revenue

July 2023

July 2022

% Change

Retail Slots Revenue

$214,668,942

$213,902,072

0.36%

iGaming Slot Revenue

$94,854,351

$71,909,442

31.91%

Retail Tables Revenue

$83,415,677

$86,683,278

-3.77%

iGaming Tables Revenue

$35,365,772

$23,896,183

48.00%

Sports Wagering Revenue

$32,089,785

$25,444,500

26.12%

Video Gaming Terminals Revenue

$3,353,420

$3,614,578

-7.23%

iGaming Poker Revenue

$2,639,873

$2,765,124

-4.53%

Fantasy Contests Revenue

$655,886

$858,569

-23.61%

Total Gaming Revenue

$467,043,707

$429,073,746

8.85%

Slot Machine Revenue

July’s revenue from slot machines was $214,668,942, 0.36% increase in revenue when compared to the $213,902,072 generated in July 2022.

The number of slot machines in operation in July 2023 was 25,291 compared to 25,684 at the casinos in July 2022. 

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

Casino

July 2023 
Slots Revenue

July 2022 Slots Revenue

% Change

Parx Casino

$33,314,177

$33,650,122

-1.00%

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$25,269,699

$24,692,355

2.34%

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$23,738,083

$24,593,205

-3.48%

Mohegan Pennsylvania

$16,057,868

$16,517,766

-2.78%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$15,242,719

$15,048,167

1.29%

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$14,591,618

$14,855,765

-1.78%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$12,133,059

$9,782,755

24.02%

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

$12,095,152

$13,910,146

-13.05%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$10,879,261

$10,480,609

3.80%

Harrah's Philadelphia

$9,612,052

$11,520,041

-16.56%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$8,787,131

$8,742,606

0.51%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$8,539,758

$9,087,902

-6.03%

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$8,534,997

$8,377,962

1.87%

Hollywood Casino York

$6,628,829

$6,531,669

1.49%

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$4,715,441

$4,147,272

13.70%

Parx Shippensburg

$2,661,234

n/a

n/a

Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin

$1,867,863

$1,963,730

-4.88%

Statewide Total

$214,668,942

$213,902,072

0.36%

Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in July 2023 was $108,615,940*.

Retail Table Games Revenue

Retail Table games revenue for July 2023 was down year over year with revenue of $83,415,677, a decrease of -4% from July 2022 when revenue was $86,683,278.

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

Casino

July 2023 Table 
Games Revenue

July 2022 Table Games Revenue

% Change

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$23,748,178

$23,633,921

0.48%

Parx Casino

$16,189,919

$17,563,546

-7.82%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$9,707,785

$7,808,104

24.33%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$7,199,164

$7,650,792

-5.90%

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$6,484,647

$7,425,583

-12.67%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$3,107,005

$3,772,258

-17.64%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$2,975,059

$2,991,752

-0.56%

Harrah's Philadelphia

$2,652,053

$3,487,408

-23.95%

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$2,579,897

$2,534,941

1.77%

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

$2,235,377

$1,700,697

31.44%

Mohegan Pennsylvania

$2,174,286

$2,818,880

-22.87%

Hollywood Casino York

$1,209,630

$1,546,912

-21.80%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$1,177,633

$1,141,025

3.21%

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$1,130,677

$1,337,903

-15.49%

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$512,866

$1,050,514

-51.18%

Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin

$279,340

$219,042

27.53%

Parx Shippensburg

$52,160

n/a

n/a

Statewide Total

$83,415,677

$86,683,278

-3.77%

Total tax revenue from table games play during July 2023 was $13,605,377*.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue

Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $132,859,997 during July 2023 compared to $98,570,749 in July 2022, an increase of 35%.  

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

Casino Operator

iSlots
Revenue

iTables Revenue

iPoker 
Revenue

Total iGaming Revenue

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

$37,220,093

$16,826,032

$346,536

$54,392,661

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$18,731,889

$10,489,313

 

$29,221,202

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$23,264,224

$3,443,000

$117,856

$26,825,080

Harrah’s Philadelphia

$3,788,433

$1,312,205

$590,900

$5,691,538

Parx Casino

$3,714,788

$850,704

 

$4,565,492

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$1,680,397

$849,797

$1,584,581

$4,114,775

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$2,691,436

$744,106

 

$3,435,542

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$1,633,207

$229,754

 

$1,862,961

Bally's Pennsylvania

$1,256,167

$186,368

 

$1,442,535

Mohegan Pennsylvania

$873,719

$434,493

 

$1,308,212

Statewide Total

$94,854,351

$35,365,772

$2,639,873

$132,859,997

Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during July 2023 was $57,297,185*.

Total iGaming revenue for each of the casinos during July 2023 and July 2022, if applicable, is as follows:

Operator

July 2023
iGaming Revenue

July 2022
iGaming Revenue

% Change

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

$54,392,661

$38,585,314

40.97%

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$29,221,202

$17,455,462

67.40%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$26,825,080

$24,718,692

8.52%

Harrah’s Philadelphia

$5,691,538

$3,156,920

80.29%

Parx Casino

$4,565,492

$4,115,551

10.93%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$4,114,775

$4,484,499

-8.24%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$3,435,542

$2,399,592

43.17%

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$1,862,961

$1,588,076

17.31%

Bally's Pennsylvania

$1,442,535

n/a

n/a

Mohegan Pennsylvania

$1,308,212

$1,359,253

-3.76%

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

n/a

$707,390

n/a

Statewide Total

$132,859,997

$98,570,749

34.79%

Sports Wagering Revenue

July 2023, total sports wagering handle was $338,450,263 or 0.58% above the July 2022 total of $336,507,932. At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for July 2023 was $32,089,785, or 26% higher when compared to July 2022, when taxable revenue was $25,444,500.

July 2023 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:

Casino Operator

Total Handle3

Retail 
Revenue

Online Revenue

Total 
Revenue

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$127,637,627

$291,042

$13,368,046

$13,659,088

Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

$88,925,664

$105,442

$8,401,083

$8,506,525

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$24,563,210

$111,442

$1,757,898

$1,869,340

Parx Casino

$16,132,679

$590,883

$1,275,918

$1,866,801

Hollywood Casino at Penn National

$14,453,270

$112,440

$1,249,550

$1,361,990

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$17,147,410

$250,442

$986,566

$1,237,009

Harrah's Philadelphia

$19,399,996

$84,381

$1,062,139

$1,146,520

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$10,485,776

$466,798

$412,705

$879,503

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$3,580,657

$320,186

-$9,951

$310,236

Mohegan Pennsylvania

$3,394,705

$97,396

$204,704

$302,100

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$3,598,476

$14,106

$281,939

$296,045

Hollywood Casino York

$5,291,457

$29,734

$136,885

$166,620

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$751,791

$140,656

$0

$140,656

South Philly Race & Sportsbook1

$722,892

$133,599

$0

$133,599

Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley2

$832,465

$86,848

$0

$86,848

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$1,034,956

$81,453

-$440

$81,013

Parx Malvern1

$221,262

$38,258

$0

$38,258

Parx Shippensburg

$18,885

$6,792

$0

$6,792

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$257,086

$844

$0

$844

Statewide Total

$338,450,263

$2,962,742

$29,127,043

$32,089,785

1 Operated by Parx Casino
2 Operated by Mohegan Pennsylvania
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 2023 and July 2022, if applicable, is as follows:

Operator

July 2023 Sports 
Wagering Revenue

July 2022 Sports 
Wagering Revenue

% Change

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$13,659,088

$12,183,604

12.11%

Hollywood Casino at The Meadows

$8,506,525

$4,573,991

85.98%

Hollywood Casino Morgantown

$1,869,340

$1,358,273

37.63%

Parx Casino

$1,866,801

$866,889

115.34%

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

$1,361,990

$1,596,283

-14.68%

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

$1,237,009

$1,285,936

-3.80%

Harrah's Philadelphia

$1,146,520

$238,222

381.28%

Rivers Casino Philadelphia

$879,503

$1,162,340

-24.33%

Live! Casino Philadelphia

$310,236

$487,926

-36.42%

Mohegan Pennsylvania

$302,100

$241,892

24.89%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$296,045

$268,640

10.20%

Hollywood Casino York

$166,620

$454,063

-63.30%

Live! Casino Pittsburgh

$140,656

$36,277

287.73%

South Philly Race & Sportsbook1

$133,599

$129,449

3.21%

Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley2

$86,848

$129,336

-32.85%

Wind Creek Bethlehem

$81,013

$151,295

-46.45%

Parx Malvern

$38,258

$50,547

-24.31%

Parx Shippensburg

$6,792

n/a

n/a

Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$844

$229,536

-99.63%

Statewide Total

$32,089,785

$25,444,500

26.12%

1Operated by Parx Casino
2 Operated by Mohegan Pennsylvania

Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during July 2023 was $11,552,323*.

Video Gaming Terminals

Total adjusted revenue for July 2023 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $3,353,420, or 7.23% lower than July 2022 when revenue was $3,614,578. By the close of July 2023, VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 69 qualified truck stop establishments, compared to five machines at 66 establishments at this time last year.

Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during July 2023 is as follows:

VGTs Terminal Operator

July 2023 VGT Revenue

July 2022 VGT Revenue

% Change

Marquee by Penn1

$2,004,651

$2,169,069

-7.58%

J&J Ventures Gaming2,4

$961,576

$1,078,851

-10.87%

Jango3

$380,910

$366,659

3.89%

Accel Entertainment Gaming5                   

$6,283

n/a

n/a

Statewide Total

$3,353,420

$3,614,578

-7.23%

1 operated VGTs in 30 establishments during July
2 operates VGTs in 28 establishments during July
3 operates VGTs in 10 establishments during July
4J&J Ventures Gaming acquired Commonwealth Gaming during September 2022; revenue & establishment figures are derived by combining the two entities
5 operates VGTs in 1 establishment during July 

Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in July 2023 was $873,611*.

Fantasy Contests

Fantasy Contests revenue was $655,886 in July 2023, a decrease of -24%over July 2022, when revenue was $858,569.

Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue for each of the operators which had revenue for July 2023 and July 2022 are displayed in the following table:

Fantasy Contests Operator

July 2023 Fantasy Revenue

July 2022 Fantasy Revenue

% Change

DraftKings

$551,233

$601,727

-8.39%

FanDuel

$96,917

$246,265

-60.65%

Underdog Sports, Inc.

$4,025

$3,154

27.61%

Yahoo Fantasy Sports

$3,705

$6,103

-39.28%

Fantasy Sports Games LLC

$129

$1,136

-88.65%

Sportshub Technologies

$24

$205

-88.24%

No House Advantage

$0

-$21

n/a

OwnersBox

-$20

n/a

n/a

Jock MKT

-$127

n/a

n/a

Statewide Total

$655,886

$858,569

-23.61%

Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in July 2023 was $98,383*.

*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 involving 17 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 four mini-casinos (Category 4).  A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated over $2.3 billion in tax revenue in Fiscal Year 2022/23.

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the agency on X by choosing @PAGamingControl.

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 17 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 four mini-casinos (Category 4). A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated $2.54 billion in tax revenue in Fiscal Year 2023/24.

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.