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Pennsylvania August Slot Machine Revenue Figures Shows Increase Over Previous Year
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported on its web site today that August gross revenue at the 11 operating casinos was $210,584,315, a figure 5.7% higher than gross revenue from slots in August 2011.
For the 10 casinos that were open for the full month of August in both 2011 and 2012 there was also an increase in slot machine gross revenue of 3.7%. That comparison does not include the Valley Forge Casino Resort which opened at the end of March 2012.
Tax revenue to the Commonwealth this August totaled $113,558,137.
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.