PRESS RELEASE

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming along with fantasy contests during December 2022 was $474,956,990, an increase of 16.89% compared to revenue generated in December 2021, and was the highest monthly total to date.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board include slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs). The Board has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website. 

The December revenue total eclipsed the previous high set in March 2022 by 3.3% when revenue was $462,740,098.

The following chart compiles all revenue generated in December 2022 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last December.

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $192,082,853 during December 2022.

December Revenue by Game Type

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

Retail Slot Machine Revenue

December’s gross revenue from slot machines was $198,027,545 a 1.29% increase in revenue when compared to the $195,499,060 generated in December 2021.

The number of slot machines in operation in December 2022 was 25,391 compared to 26,137 at the casinos in December 2021.

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

Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in December 2022 was $100,693,109*.

Retail Table Games Revenue

Table games revenue for December 2022 was $81,655,998, a decrease of -2.04% from December 2021 when revenue was $83,356,404.

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

Total tax revenue from table games play during December 2022 was $13,265,242*.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue

Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $134,578,285 during December 2022 compared to $102,111,404 in December 2021, an increase of 31.80%. December’s total was the highest monthly amount of Igaming revenue to date eclipsing the $128,639,234 amount in November 2022.

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

Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during December 2022 was also the highest monthly amount to date at $56,316,539*.

Total iGaming revenue for each of the casinos during December 2022 and December 2021, if applicable, is as follows:

Sports Wagering Revenue

December 2022 total sports wagering handle was $754,849,873, a 0.59% increase over the December 2021 total of $750,388,696. At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for December 2022 was $54,624,271 compared to $18,817,768 in December 2021, an increase of 190.28%.

December 2022 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:

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 December 2022 and December 2021, if applicable, is as follows:

¹Operated by Parx Casino
² Operated by Mohegan Pennsylvania

Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during December 2022 was $19,664,738*.

Video Gaming Terminals

Total adjusted revenue for December 2022 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $3,331,328 or -0.71% lower than December 2021 when revenue was $3,355,153. By the close of December 2022, VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 66 qualified truck stop establishments.

Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during December 2022 is as follows:

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

Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in December 2022 was $1,732,291*.

Fantasy Contests

Fantasy Contests revenue was $2,739,563 in December 2022, a decrease of -14.10% over December 2021, when revenue was $3,189,167.

Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue for each of the operators which had revenue for December 2022 and December 2021 are displayed in the following table:

Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in December 2022 was $410,934*.

*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 16 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 three mini-casinos (Category 4).  Casino expansion will continue over the next couple of years with the anticipated openings of up to two additional Category 4 casinos. A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated over $2 billion in tax revenue in 2022.

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 Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl.

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