PRESS RELEASE
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Reports Super Bowl Wagers Placed Within Commonwealth
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) today reported that preliminary figures show $59,275,463 was wagered in the Commonwealth on this past weekend’s Seattle Seahawks/ New England Patriots Super Bowl through retail and online sportsbooks. That was a 41.6% decrease over wagers placed in Pennsylvania for the Super Bowl achieved last year when the Eagles and Chiefs faced off.
At the same time, revenue generated was significantly higher at $18,143,469 over last year when patrons overwhelmingly placed winning wagers and created negative revenue of $6,532,147.
Patrons could choose to place Super Bowl wagers in Pennsylvania at 17 retail locations and through 11 online wagering sites. Figures show that 90.6% of the money wagered was through online sites.
The following charts provide a breakdown of Super Bowl wagers and revenue this year and in the subsequent five years in which wagering could be conducted in Pennsylvania:
|
Year – Opponents |
Wagers Retail |
Wagers Online |
Wagers Total |
|
2026 – Seattle/New England |
$5,573,527 |
$53,701,936 |
$59,275,463 |
|
2025 – Philadelphia/Kansas City |
$8,978,567 |
$92,569,506 |
$101,548,073 |
|
2024 – Kansas City/San Francisco |
$6,866,870 |
$64,687,229 |
$71,554,099 |
|
2023 – Philadelphia/Kansas City |
$10,316,188 |
$73,997,001 |
$84,313,189 |
|
2022 – Cincinnati/Los Angeles Rams |
$6,938,462 |
$61,106,349 |
$68,044,810 |
|
2021 – Tampa Bay/Kansas City |
$6,137,478 |
$47,497,202 |
$53,634,680 |
|
2020 – Kansas City/San Francisco |
$6,728,544 |
$24,035,942 |
$30,693,942 |
|
Year – Opponents |
Revenue Retail |
Revenue Online |
Revenue Total |
|
2026 – Seattle/New England |
$844,325 |
$17,299,144 |
$18,143,469 |
|
2025 – Philadelphia/Kansas City |
-$3,808,959 |
-$2,723,188 |
-$6,532,147 |
|
2024 – Kansas City/San Francisco |
$451,039 |
$10,611,872 |
$11,062,911 |
|
2023 – Philadelphia/Kansas City |
$4,652,018 |
$25,070,884 |
$29,722,902 |
|
2022 – Cincinnati/Los Angeles Rams |
$697,646 |
$3,877,693 |
$4,575,339 |
|
2021 – Tampa Bay/Kansas City |
-$24,264 |
$9,418,535 |
$9,394,271 |
|
2020 – Kansas City/San Francisco |
-$450,894 |
-$2,840,675 |
-$3,334,787 |
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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 $2.98 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2025.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.