Pennsylvania gaming revenue rises 4.07% to $555m in September 2026

Pennsylvania's regulated gaming market generated $555,036,870 in total revenue in September 2026, up 4.07% from $533,334,658 in the same month of 2025, according to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) data. The figures cover all forms of gaming, including fantasy contests. Total tax revenue for the month was $242,630,497.

Sports betting taxable revenue reached $44,737,408, compared with $29,735,588 in September 2025, an increase of 50.45%. Handle fell 6.09% to $798,743,169 from $850,549,347. Of the sports betting revenue, $40,335,840 came from online betting and $4,401,568 from retail. Valley Forge Casino Resort led the segment with $15.77m, followed by Hollywood Casino at the Meadows with $12.62m, which rose 207.90% year on year. Hollywood Casino York's sports betting revenue reached $3.18m, up 824.22%. Sports betting tax revenue was $16.1m.

Online gaming revenue was $249,306,637, up 6.82% from $233,380,985 a year earlier. Online slots produced $197,374,613, up 8.99%; online table games $49,661,543, down 0.63%; and online poker $2,270,481, down 1.76%. Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course remained the largest iGaming operator with $99.05m, followed by Valley Forge Casino Resort with $69.79m and Rivers Casino Philadelphia with $38.45m. Online gaming tax revenue reached $114,866,951.

Slot machines in land-based casinos generated $196,159,216, up 2.44% from $191,490,486 in September 2025. The number of operating machines rose to 24,523 from 24,331. Parx Casino led the segment with $30.60m in slot revenue, followed by Wind Creek Bethlehem with $22.10m and Rivers Casino Pittsburgh with $20.11m. Slot tax revenue was $99.29m.

Table games at land-based casinos generated $60,163,644, down 18.07% from $73,429,242 in September 2025. Wind Creek Bethlehem led the segment with $14.15m despite a 23.89% decline, followed by Parx Casino with $11.94m, down 29.14%. Rivers Casino Pittsburgh recorded a 45.42% decrease, while Hollywood Casino at the Meadows rose 118.27%. Table games tax revenue was $10.49m.

Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs), installed at service areas authorised for heavy vehicles, generated adjusted revenue of $3,178,169, down 4.90% from $3,341,931 in September 2025. At the end of September 2026, operators ran five machines at each of 72 authorised establishments, against 74 a year earlier. Marquee by Penn led the segment with $2.12m, followed by J&J Ventures Gaming with $536,229 and Jango with $415,198. VGT tax revenue was $1.65m.

Fantasy contests generated $1,491,795, down 23.75% from $1,956,427 in September 2025. DraftKings remained the market leader with $1.11m despite a 22.73% decline, followed by FanDuel with $312,236, down 20.42%, and Underdog Sports, down 52.53%. Fantasy contest tax revenue was $223,769.

It was reported that growth in sports betting and online slots supported the rise in total revenue, offsetting declines in land-based table games, VGTs and fantasy contests. The report noted that sports betting revenue rose by more than 50% even as handle was lower than a year earlier.