PRESS RELEASE
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Reports June Monthly Fantasy Sports Contests Revenue
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today posted on its web site its second monthly Fantasy Sports Contests revenue report. The report provides a breakdown on fees collected from the play of Pennsylvania participants, Fantasy Sports Contests operators adjusted revenue, and the tax revenue due to the Commonwealth and can be found at https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.
Tax revenue is derived through a 15% assessment on adjusted revenue reported by the Fantasy Sports Contest operators, and is deposited into the Commonwealth General Fund. In total, tax revenue generated during June totaled $152,679.34. During the first two months of Fantasy Sports Contest operators tax assessment, the Commonwealth will receive $352,435.28.
Seven of the Fantasy Sports Contest operators reported tax revenue due.
Fantasy Sports revenue and tax revenue for each of the providers for June 2018 is displayed in the following tables:
|
Fantasy Sports |
Fantasy Sports Contest |
State Tax Due |
|
DraftKings |
$511,234.93 |
$76,685.24 |
|
FanDuel |
$490,038.78 |
$73,505.82 |
|
DRAFT |
$10,192.32 |
$1,528.85 |
|
Fantasy Draft |
$4,392.37 |
$658.85 |
|
Sportshub Technologies |
$1,570.69 |
$235.60 |
|
Boom Fantasy |
$639.93 |
$95.99 |
|
Fastpick |
$62.48 |
$9.37 |
|
Full Time Fantasy Sports |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Fantasy Football Players Championship |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Yahoo Fantasy Sports |
($269.18) |
($40.38) |
|
Total |
$1,017,862.32 |
$152,679.34 |
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 $2.8 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2024/25.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.