PRESS RELEASE
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted on its web site today the monthly report for total revenue generated from the play of slot machines at casinos during October.
According to the report, October gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 casinos was$189,527,493, a 1.2% decrease in revenue when compared to the $191,850,596 generated in October 2016.
Tax revenue in October of this year was $93,306,020.
The Gaming Control Board did note, in reporting the comparison, that October of 2016 had an additional Saturday compared to October 2017. Saturday’s are the largest revenue-producing days.
Gross slot machine revenue for each of the casinos is as follows, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year:
|
September 2017 |
September 2016 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem |
$22,688,379 |
$19,403,808 |
16.93% |
|
Parx Casino |
$15,054,201 |
$14,091,154 |
6.83% |
|
SugarHouse Casino |
$9,408,164 |
$8,762,325 |
7.37% |
|
Rivers Casino |
$5,742,241 |
$5,300,662 |
8.33% |
|
Harrah's Philadelphia |
$5,171,350 |
$4,330,848 |
19.41% |
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono |
$4,020,761 |
$3,630,620 |
10.75% |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$3,868,690 |
$3,859,988 |
0.23% |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$2,853,499 |
$2,977,838 |
-4.18% |
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$2,717,830 |
$2,428,132 |
11.93% |
|
The Meadows Casino |
$2,465,264 |
$2,036,221 |
21.07% |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$1,167,811 |
$1,648,283 |
-29.15% |
|
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin |
$451,183 |
$317,269 |
42.21% |
|
Statewide Total |
9.92% |
When table games revenue is combined with the earlier reported September slot machine revenue, total gaming revenue was up more than $10 million or 3.86% compared to September of last year. Those totals are as follows:
|
September 2017 |
September 2016 |
% Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem |
$47,506,731 |
$44,165,660 |
7.56% |
|
Parx Casino |
$47,447,881 |
$45,903,489 |
3.36% |
|
Rivers Casino |
$28,278,139 |
$26,179,138 |
8.02% |
|
SugarHouse Casino |
$24,055,146 |
$23,237,512 |
3.52% |
|
Harrah's Philadelphia |
$21,561,613 |
$20,913,329 |
3.10% |
|
Mohegan Sun Pocono |
$20,766,027 |
$21,532,583 |
-3.56% |
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$20,311,997 |
$19,690,687 |
3.16% |
|
The Meadows Casino |
$20,168,042 |
$20,037,904 |
0.65% |
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$17,313,414 |
$15,929,144 |
8.69% |
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$11,134,097 |
$11,522,393 |
-3.37% |
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$9,459,888 |
$9,007,205 |
5.03% |
|
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin |
$3,003,363 |
$2,818,433 |
6.56% |
|
Statewide Total |
$271,006,338 |
$260,937,476 |
3.86% |
*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 the state’s casino industry. There are 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos. These facilities collectively employ 18,000 people and annually generate approximately $1.4 billion in tax revenue from slot machine and table games play. The largest portion of that money is used for property tax reduction to all Pennsylvania homeowners.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s casino gaming industry can be found at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the agency on Twitter 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 $2.8 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.