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Thu, 05/16/2019 - 07:03

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Reports April Sports Wagering Revenue

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Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
1151 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17949
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Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey
(717) 346-8321

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today posted on its web site April’s Sports Wagering Report.

The monthly report provides a breakdown of the total handle collected, gross revenue, and taxes paid to the Commonwealth. All eight locations were in operation for the full month of April:

Casino

Handle

Revenue

Tax

Rivers Casino

$8,159,827

$871,753

$313,831

SugarHouse Casino

$7,920,797

$781,163

$281,219

Parx Casino

$6,850,305

$907,298

$326,627

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course

$3,923,499

$361,249

$130,050

Valley Forge Casino Resort

$3,050,424

$379,731

$136,703

Harrah’s Philadelphia

$2,718,595

$282,740

$101,786

South Philadelphia Race and Sportsbook

$2,603,808

$441,692

$159,009

Valley Forge Race and Sportsbook

$1,541,891

$195,856

$70,508

Statewide Total

$36,769,145

$4,221,482

$1,519,734

Tax revenue breakdown:

·         State Tax (34% of adjusted gross revenue):                         $1,435,304

·         Local Share Assessment (2% of adjusted gross revenue):   $     84,430

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state’s casino industry, including sports wagering offered currently at eight locations. The oversight also includes other new gaming initiatives, expected to be launched in the coming months, which were created through Act 42 of 2017, an amendment to the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.

The Commonwealth’s casino industry currently consists of 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos.  These facilities collectively employ over 16,000 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 Pennsylvania homeowners.

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 .

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.