Pennsylvania Casino Revenue Up 2.8% During August

While gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during August 2018 was slightly down, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today that total gaming revenue, the combination of slot machine and table games revenue, was up 2.8% compared to August of last year.

The chart below shows a rise of more than $7.5 million in total gaming revenue this August:

August table games revenue stood at $73,281,370 this year, a decrease of 1.3% over August of last year when revenue was $74,269,815.  A casino-by-casino comparison of table games revenue follows with a more detailed report of this revenue available on the Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

Total tax revenue from table games play during August was $11,774,566* with an average of 1,275 tables in operation statewide on a daily basis.

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state’s casino industry, along with oversight of new gaming initiatives created through amendments to the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act recently approved by the signing of Act 42 of 2017.

The Commonwealth’s casino industry currently consists of 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos.  These facilities collectively employ 17,000 people and annually generate approximately $1.4 billion in tax revenue from slot machine and table games play. The largest portion of that money is used for property tax reduction to all Pennsylvania homeowners.

Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

Source: PGCB