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HARRISBURG, PA:  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today released its 17^th Annual Diversity Report. 

The report provides a description of each casino’s activities related to the implementation of their diversity plans and the action taken by the licensees to achieve the Commonwealth’s goal of enhanced representation of diverse groups in the gaming industry. 

Key figures included in the Diversity Report show:

• Pennsylvania’s 17 casinos collectively employed 15,857 persons at the close of the state fiscal year of 2023-2024;

• 14,235 of those employees (89.8%) are residents of Pennsylvania;

• 41.4% of those employed are racial minorities while 41.6% are female; and,

• Of the $1.05 billion spent by casinos in 2023-2024 with other businesses for construction and non-construction purchases, 50.8% was spent with businesses local to the casino facility.

The 2023-2024 Diversity Report can be downloaded as a PDF document by choosing Organization Reports under the About PGCB tab on the agency’s website gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov

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 $2.54 billion in tax revenue in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey - (717) 346-8321

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