PA Gaming Revenue Hits $590.6M in January
Pennsylvania gaming revenue rose 11.6% year-on-year in January to $590.6m, driven by digital expansion while retail performance remained largely flat, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Total tax revenue reached $249.9m, with online casinos contributing the largest share of incremental gains.
Digital Now Accounts for 42% of Statewide Revenue
Online casino revenue climbed 18.6% to a record $249.3m, representing roughly 42% of total gaming revenue for the month and reinforcing Pennsylvania’s position as the leading US iGaming market by revenue and tax contribution.
iGaming slots generated $194.8m (+22.8%), while online table games rose 6.2% to $52.0m. Online poker declined 3.6% to $2.5m, continuing its structurally slower growth trajectory relative to other digital verticals.
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course remained the dominant online operator with $96.2m in iGaming revenue (+20.7%), followed by Valley Forge Casino Resort at $67.2m (+16.6%).
Performance dispersion widened across licensees. Presque Isle Downs & Casino posted 178% year-on-year growth from a low base, while Mount Airy Casino Resort (-40.6%) and Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia (-58.5%) recorded sharp contractions.
Online gaming generated $113.9m in tax receipts in January alone, underlining its growing fiscal significance to the state.
Retail Slots Flat as Machine Count Declines
Land-based performance remains stable but mature.
Retail slot revenue edged up 0.67% to $189.1m, despite the number of machines declining to 24,161 from 24,388 a year earlier. The flat revenue profile suggests incremental yield gains are offsetting footprint rationalisation rather than driving organic growth.
Retail table games increased 2.8% to $75.8m, with double-digit growth at select properties offsetting declines elsewhere.
Combined, retail slots and tables generated $264.9m modestly above prior-year levels but materially below digital totals.
Sports Betting Revenue Surges Despite Lower Handle
Sports wagering delivered one of the month’s most notable dynamics.
Total handle fell 10.4% year-on-year to $782.4m. However, taxable revenue rose 38.6% to $71.4m, reflecting significantly improved hold. This margin expansion rather than wagering volume growth drove sports betting’s contribution to overall revenue gains.
Valley Forge Casino Resort and Hollywood Casino at the Meadows led sportsbook revenue generation, underscoring the continued dominance of large online brands operating under those licences.
Sports betting generated $25.7m in tax revenue for the month.
VGTs Stable; Fantasy Continues to Contract
Video gaming terminals produced $3.19m (+0.6%), reflecting market saturation across 76 truck stop locations operating at maximum capacity.
Fantasy contests revenue fell 29.9% to $1.88m, extending a multi-year contraction as consumer liquidity consolidates around regulated sportsbook and iGaming products.
DraftKings and FanDuel remain the dominant fantasy operators in the state, though both posted year-on-year declines.
Commercial Implications
January’s results reinforce three structural realities.
Growth is decisively digital-led, with online casinos expanding at double-digit rates while retail remains largely flat. Sports betting revenue is increasingly hold-sensitive, with margin swings materially influencing month-on-month performance despite declining handle.
Tax yield is also shifting online. iGaming alone generated nearly 46% of January’s total tax revenue, strengthening its fiscal importance within Pennsylvania’s regulated gaming ecosystem.
For suppliers and platform providers, competitive intensity remains concentrated in online particularly iGaming slots. For retail-focused operators, incremental gains will depend more on yield optimisation and cost discipline than capacity expansion.
Official Source Link: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PBGC)
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