PRESS RELEASE
PA Casinos’ Table Games Revenue Rises 5% in October
HARRISBURG, PA: Gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during October was 5.35% higher than last year, according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
According to a report posted today on the Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, October‘s gross table games revenue generated $71,161,384 or $3,614,721 more than in October 2015 when revenue totaled $67,546,663.
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 2023/24.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.