Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board releases August 2022 gaming revenue report
26 Sep 2022
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.
The following chart compiles all revenue generated in August 2022 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last August.
Source/August 2022 Total Revenue/August 2021 Total Revenue/% Change
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course/$60,936,395/$49,804,684/22.35%
Parx Casino/$56,262,013/$59,158,586/-4.90%
Rivers Casino Philadelphia/$45,099,693/$48,591,140/-7.19%
Wind Creek Bethlehem/$42,762,628/$44,957,469/-4.88%
Valley Forge Casino Resort/$42,689,505/$28,860,747/47.92%
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh/$29,264,466/$31,381,019/-6.74%
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows/$25,301,394/$23,875,992/5.97%
Mount Airy Casino Resort/$23,055,810/$24,006,829/-3.96%
Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia/$21,736,275/$21,335,286/1.88%
Mohegan Sun Pocono/$18,856,242/$21,818,531/-13.58%
Harrah's Philadelphia/$17,501,637/$19,074,890/-8.25%
Presque Isle Downs & Casino/$10,387,631/$12,307,412/-15.60%
Live! Casino Pittsburgh/$9,344,696/$9,534,295/-1.99%
Hollywood Casino York/$8,413,938/$4,777,777/76.11%
Hollywood Casino Morgantown/$7,513,534/$998,698/652.33%
Video Gaming Terminals/$3,683,907/$3,621,722/1.72%
Lady Luck Casino - Nemacolin/$1,739,352/$2,377,016/-26.83%
Fantasy Contests/$841,087/$1,609,978/-47.76%
Statewide Total/$425,390,202/$408,092,073/4.24%
Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $175,309,778 during August 2022.
August Revenue by Game Type
The Board is also providing a synopsis of revenue year-over-year by types of games:
Type of Gaming Revenue/August 2022/August 2021/% Change
Retail Slots Revenue/$201,277,627/$209,820,720/-4.07%
Retail Tables Revenue/$78,453,939/$86,313,388/-9.11%
iGaming Slot Revenue/$75,718,484/$66,319,481/14.17%
Sports Wagering Revenue/$33,953,300/$18,007,244/88.55%
iGaming Tables Revenue/$28,721,895/$19,202,547/49.57%
Video Gaming Terminals Revenue/$3,683,907/$3,621,722/1.72%
iGaming Poker Revenue/$2,739,963/$3,196,992/-14.30%
Fantasy Contests Revenue/$841,087/$1,609,978/-47.76%
Total Gaming Revenue/$425,390,202/$408,092,073/4.24%
Retail Slot Machine Revenue
August’s gross revenue from slot machines was $201,277,627, a 4.07% decrease in revenue when compared to the $209,820,720 generated in August 2021.
The number of slot machines in operation in August 2022 was 25,595 compared to 26,017 at the casinos in August 2021.
Slot machine revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows.
Casino/August 2022 Slots Revenue/August 2021 Slots Revenue/% Change
Parx Casino/$32,421,000/$36,299,867/-10.69%
Wind Creek Bethlehem/$23,196,370/$24,788,275/-6.42%
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh/$21,389,006/$22,432,118/-4.65%
Mohegan Sun Pocono/$14,911,407/$16,307,850/-8.56%
Mount Airy Casino Resort/$13,926,859/$13,697,582/1.67%
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows/$13,851,562/$13,892,571/-0.30%
Hollywood Casino at Penn National/$12,709,150/$15,060,355/-15.61%
Harrah's Philadelphia/$11,033,701/$12,246,877/-9.91%
Rivers Casino Philadelphia/$10,217,012/$11,646,975/-12.28%
Live! Casino Philadelphia/$9,933,077/$10,982,148/-9.55%
Valley Forge Casino Resort/$8,840,994/$8,498,091/4.04%
Presque Isle Downs and Casino/$8,674,997/$9,410,517/-7.82%
Live! Casino Pittsburgh/$8,131,051/$8,095,061/0.44%
Hollywood Casino York/$6,336,704/$4,298,308/47.42%
Hollywood Casino Morgantown/$4,097,213/n/a/n/a
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin/$1,607,524/$2,164,126/-25.72%
Statewide Total/$201,277,627/$209,820,720/-4.07%
Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in August 2022 was $102,505,132.
Retail Table Games Revenue
Table games revenue for August 2022 was $78,453,939, a decrease of 9.11% from August 2021 when revenue was $86,313,388.
Table games revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows.
Casino/August 2022 Tables Revenue/August 2021 Tables Revenue/% Change
Wind Creek Bethlehem/$17,770,846/$18,956,104/-6.25%
Parx Casino/$17,759,452/$18,022,482/-1.46%
Live! Casino Philadelphia/$8,518,553/$8,603,152/-0.98%
Rivers Casino Philadelphia/$7,301,127/$9,079,161/-19.58%
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh/$6,404,752/$7,905,316/-18.98%
Mount Airy Casino Resort/$3,561,987/$4,359,003/-18.28%
Harrah's Philadelphia/$2,950,412/$4,200,145/-29.75%
Hollywood Casino at Penn National/$2,546,182/$2,633,974/-3.33%
Valley Forge Casino Resort/$2,489,048/$3,002,075/-17.09%
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows/$2,306,450/$3,170,459/-27.25%
Mohegan Sun Pocono/$2,178,354/$3,263,263/-33.25%
Hollywood Casino York/$1,582,722/$328,906/381.21%
Presque Isle Downs and Casino/$1,066,852/$1,291,167/-17.37%
Live! Casino Pittsburgh/$1,054,191/$1,285,290/-17.98%
Hollywood Casino Morgantown/$831,182/n/a/n/a
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin/$131,829/$212,890/-38.08%
Statewide Total/$78,453,939/$86,313,388/-9.11%
Total tax revenue from table games play during August 2022 was $12,631,325.
Internet Casino-Type Gaming (iGaming) Revenue
Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $107,180,341 during August 2022 compared to $88,719,021 in August 2021 an increase of 20.81%.
A breakdown of revenue of casino games offered online is as follows:
Casino Operator/ Total Internet Games Revenue/Internet Slots Revenue/Internet Table Games Revenue/Internet Poker Revenue
Hollywood Casino at Penn National/$43,922,177/$29,401,192/$14,217,714/$303,270
Rivers Casino Philadelphia/$26,801,921/$23,293,285/$3,398,256/$110,379
Valley Forge Casino Resort/$17,739,370/$9,967,874/$7,771,496
Mount Airy Casino Resort/$4,838,914/$2,071,231/$1,077,333/$1,690,350
Parx Casino/$4,760,502/$3,912,225/$848,276
Harrah's Philadelphia/$3,210,456/$2,196,580/$377,912/$635,964
Live! Casino Philadelphia/$2,506,354/$2,141,943/$364,411
Wind Creek Bethlehem/$1,586,325/$1,401,323/$185,002
Mohegan Sun Pocono/$1,396,354/$1,032,597/$363,757
Presque Isle Downs and Casino/$417,970/$300,233/$117,737
Statewide Total/$107,180,341/$75,718,484/$28,721,895/$2,739,963
Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during August 2022 was $45,908,338.
Total iGaming revenue for each of the casinos during August 2022 and August 2021, if applicable, is as follows:
Casino Operator/August 2022 iGaming Revenue/August 2021 iGaming Revenue/% Change
Hollywood Casino at Penn National/$43,922,177/$30,483,456/44.09%
Rivers Casino Philadelphia/$26,801,921/$27,119,477/-1.17%
Valley Forge Casino Resort/$17,739,370/$14,030,184/26.44%
Mount Airy Casino Resort/$4,838,914/$5,354,521/-9.63%
Parx Casino/$4,760,502/$3,420,487/39.18%
Harrah's Philadelphia/$3,210,456/$2,397,155/33.93%
Live! Casino Philadelphia/$2,506,354/$1,363,936/83.76%
Wind Creek Bethlehem/$1,586,325/$1,176,501/34.83%
Mohegan Sun Pocono/$1,396,354/$1,939,428/-28.00%
Presque Isle Downs and Casino/$417,970/$1,433,876/-70.85%
Statewide Total/$107,180,341/$88,719,021/20.81%
Sports Wagering Revenue
August 2022 total sports wagering handle was $363,046,972 a 4.17% increase over the August 2021 total of $348,520,369. At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for August 2022 was $33,953,300 compared to $18,007,244 in August 2021 an increase of 88.55%.
August 2022 sports wagering total handle and revenue is as follows:
Casino Operator/Total Handle/Retail Revenue/Online Revenue/Total Revenue
Valley Forge Casino Resort/$132,134,266/$257,984/$13,362,109/$13,620,093
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows/$91,717,403/$60,100/$9,083,281/$9,143,382
Hollywood Casino Morgantown/$39,294,581/$98,535/$2,486,604/$2,585,139
Hollywood Casino at Penn National/$24,002,897/$194,331/$1,564,555/$1,758,887
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh/$20,019,999/$304,048/$1,166,659/$1,470,707
Parx Casino/$10,730,014/$565,175/$524,199/$1,089,374
Rivers Casino Philadelphia/$12,943,334/$200,681/$578,952/$779,633
Live! Casino Philadelphia/$4,827,702/$702,819/$75,472/$778,291
Mount Airy Casino Resort/$5,797,774/$62,006/$666,044/$728,050
Hollywood Casino York/$7,104,420/$45,852/$448,660/$494,512
Harrah's Philadelphia/$2,886,886/$177,446/$129,622/$307,067
Mohegan Sun Pocono/$4,964,805/$181,942/$98,218/$280,160
Presque Isle Downs and Casino/$2,068,079/$177,705/$50,107/$227,811
Wind Creek Bethlehem/$1,121,940/$156,129/$52,958/$209,087
South Philly Race & Sportsbook/$1,366,222/$198,024/$0/$198,024
Live! Casino Pittsburgh/$780,693/$159,454/$0/$159,454
Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley/$1,025,309/$89,967/$0/$89,967
Parx Malvern/$260,650/$33,661/$0/$33,661
Statewide Total/$363,046,972/$3,665,859/$30,287,441/$33,953,300
Sports wagering revenue for each of the casinos for August 2022 and August 2021, if applicable, is as follows:
Operator/August 2022 Sports Wagering Revenue/August 2021 Sports Wagering Revenue/% Change
Valley Forge Casino Resort/$13,620,093/$3,330,397/308.96%
Hollywood Casino at the Meadows/$9,143,382/$6,812,962/34.21%
Hollywood Casino Morgantown/$2,585,139/$998,698/158.85%
Hollywood Casino at Penn National/$1,758,887/$1,626,900/8.11%
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh/$1,470,707/$1,043,585/40.93%
Parx Casino/$1,089,374/$1,196,714/-8.97%
Rivers Casino Philadelphia/$779,633/$745,527/4.57%
Live! Casino Philadelphia/$778,291/$386,050/101.60%
Mount Airy Casino Resort/$728,050/$595,724/22.21%
Hollywood Casino York/$494,512/$150,564/228.44%
Harrah's Philadelphia/$307,067/$230,713/33.09%
Mohegan Sun Pocono/$280,160/$231,768/20.88%
Presque Isle Downs and Casino/$227,811/$171,853/32.56%
Wind Creek Bethlehem/$209,087/$36,589/471.45%
South Philly Race & Sportsbook/$198,024/$219,035/-9.59%
Live! Casino Pittsburgh/$159,454/$153,944/3.58%
Mohegan Sun Lehigh Valley/$89,967/$76,222/18.03%
Parx Malvern/$33,661/n/a/n/a
Statewide Total/$33,953,300/$18,007,244/88.55%
Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during August 2022 was $12,223,188.
Video Gaming Terminals
Total adjusted revenue for August 2022 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $3,683,907 or 1.72% higher than August 2021 when revenue was $3,621,722. By the close of August 2022, four VGT Terminal Operators were operating the maximum permitted five machines at 66 truck stop establishments.
Truck Stop VGT adjusted revenue for each of the terminal operators during August 2022 is as follows:
VGTs Terminal Operator/August 2022 VGT Revenue/August 2021 VGT Revenue/% Change
Marquee by Penn/$2,205,114/$2,444,287/-9.78%
Commonwealth Gaming/$655,561/$475,543/37.86%
J&J Ventures Gaming/$468,673/$305,174/53.58%
Jango/$354,559/$396,717/-10.63%
Statewide Total/$3,683,907/$3,621,722/1.72%
Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs in August 2022 was $1,915,632.
Fantasy Contests
Fantasy Contests revenue was $841,087 in August 2022, a decrease of 47.76% over August 2021, when revenue was $1,609,978.
Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue for each of the operators which had revenue for August 2022 and August 2021 are displayed in the following table:
Fantasy Contests Operator/August 2022 Fantasy Revenue/August 2021 Fantasy Revenue/% Change
DraftKings/$567,368/$749,182/-24.27%
FanDuel/$255,230/$854,143/-70.12%
Underdog Sports, Inc./$7,328/$1,529/379.39%
Yahoo Fantasy Sports/$6,356/$4,442/43.09%
Sportshub Technologies/$3,439/$10/1,000%+
Fantasy Sports Games LLC/$1,419/$673/110.95%
OwnersBox/$6/n/a/n/a
No House Advantage/-$58/n/a/n/a
Statewide Total/$841,087/$1,609,978/-47.76%
Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in August 2022 was $126,163.