States / Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania runs one of the largest commercial gambling markets in the US, with 17 land-based casinos plus retail and online sports betting.
- Online casino and poker, video gaming terminals at truck stops, daily fantasy sports and an iLottery are also legal.
- The big issue is skill games, which the state Supreme Court ruled in June 2026 are regulated slot machines.
More detail
- Casinos. There are 17 land-based casinos offering slots and tables. Video gaming terminals (VGTs) also operate at qualified truck stops.
- Sports betting. Retail and online sports wagering carry a 36% combined tax, one of the highest rates in the country.
- Online casinos. Online casino and poker are legal. The tax is 54% on slots and 16% on poker and tables.
- Fantasy sports and lottery. Daily fantasy sports (DFS) and an iLottery are offered.
- Skill games. Skill games are the dominant 2025-2026 story. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in June 2026 that Pace-O-Matic-style skill games are regulated slot machines under the Gaming Act and Crimes Code. That triggered a 120-day enforcement stay. Legislators are scrambling (HB 2801) to either tax and license or shut down an estimated 70,000 machines statewide.
- Online casinos and sweepstakes. The Gaming Control Board has sent 18 cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes-casino operators.
- Prediction markets. The Gaming Control Board is lobbying Congress against CFTC-regulated sports prediction markets (Kalshi). A pending bill (HB 2711) would regulate rather than ban them.
Reviewed Oct 10, 2026 · 63 sources
Legal status
LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA
| Vertical | Status | Launched | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports (online) | Live | May 28, 2019 | Competitive | Tethered to the 17 licensed casinos; SugarHouse (now Rivers Philadelphia) was first online operator; FanDuel followed July 22, 2019. 4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13C (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419) [1],[2] |
| Sports (retail) | Live | Nov 17, 2018 | Competitive | First retail sportsbook opened at Hollywood Casino (Penn National) Nov. 2018 following Murphy v. NCAA. 4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13C (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419) [1],[3] |
| Online casino | Live | Jul 15, 2019 | Competitive | Licenses limited to the state's existing casino/racino operators; separate skins for slots, table games and poker. 4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13B (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419) [4],[5] |
| Online poker | Live | Nov 1, 2019 | Competitive | Licensed as part of the igaming certificate (peer-to-peer poker taxed at the 16% table-games/poker rate). PA joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement in 2020. 4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13B [4] |
| Commercial casinos | Live | Nov 14, 2006 | Competitive | 17 licensed land-based casinos (6 Category 1 racetrack casinos, 5 Category 2 stand-alone, 2 Category 3 resort, 4 Category 4 mini-casinos). 4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13 (Act 71 of 2004, Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act) [6],[7] |
| Tribal casinos | Not authorized | No federally recognized tribe holds land in Pennsylvania eligible for IGRA Class III gaming; no tribal-state compacts exist.[1] | ||
| Lottery | Live | Mar 15, 1972 | Monopoly State | Dedicated to programs for older Pennsylvanians (property tax/rent rebates, transit, long-term care). 72 P.S. § 3761-1 et seq. (State Lottery Law, Act 91 of 1971) [8] |
| iLottery | Live | May 1, 2018 | Monopoly State | Launched with 11 instant games and now offers 90+ e-instants plus Keno-style draw games. 72 P.S. § 3761-1 et seq., as amended by Act 42 of 2017 [9] |
| Daily fantasy | Live | Apr 28, 2018 | Competitive | 17th state to legalize DFS; operators licensed and taxed on adjusted revenue. 4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 (Fantasy Contests Act), § 301 et seq. [10],[11] |
| VGTs / VLTs | Live | Jan 1, 2018 | Competitive | Up to 5 terminals per qualified truck stop (diesel-sales threshold); effective combined tax ~52% (42% state + 10% local share assessment per PGCB monthly VGT reports). 4 Pa.C.S. Part III (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419) [12],[13] |
| Historical horse racing | Not authorized | Pennsylvania has not authorized historical horse racing machines; truck-stop VGTs and casino slots occupy the analogous non-casino/retail slot-style niche instead.[1] | ||
| Sweepstakes casinos | Contested | PGCB's chief enforcement counsel has called dual-currency sweepstakes casinos illegal online gambling and sent 18 cease-and-desist letters in 2025, but says the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act limits its enforcement power. HB 2801 (introduced Sept. 2026) would add an explicit statutory ban.[14],[15] | ||
| Prediction markets | Not authorized | Changed from "contested" to "not_authorized" on audit (2026-10-10): the PGCB has not issued a cease-and-desist to Kalshi/Polymarket, sued, or obtained any ruling against them; it has only lobbied Congress (Oct. 3, 2025 letter from Exec. Dir. Kevin O'Toole) to have the CFTC remove sports event contracts from federal oversight, which is advocacy aimed at a federal body, not a cease-and-desist, lawsuit, injunction, or ruling against the platforms. HB 2711, which would regulate (not ban) sports event contracts without PGCB licensing/taxation, remains pending and has not been enacted, so per the general status-choosing rule it does not change this from not_authorized. Pennsylvania sits in the 3rd Circuit (with NJ and DE); that circuit's April 6, 2026 ruling for Kalshi on CEA preemption (in the New Jersey litigation) is binding circuit precedent in Pennsylvania even though Pennsylvania has taken no enforcement action of its own, which would weigh against any future PA cease-and-desist to Kalshi surviving a preemption challenge on the same facts. Contracts remain available to Pennsylvania residents statewide under claimed CFTC/federal preemption as of this file's as_of date.[16],[17] | ||
| Skill games | Contested | PA Supreme Court ruled June 17, 2026 (In re Three Pennsylvania Skill Amusement Devices / POM of Pennsylvania v. Dept. of Revenue, consolidated, J-96-2025) that "skill games" are slot machines subject to the Gaming Act and Crimes Code, reversing Commonwealth Court. Enforcement stayed 120 days (to roughly mid/late Oct. 2026). ~70,000 machines statewide (manufacturer Pace-O-Matic est.); legislature excluded a licensing framework from the 2026-27 budget; HB 2801 would license up to 5 machines per qualifying location at a 20% tax on gross terminal revenue.[18],[19],[20] | ||
| Card rooms | Not authorized | Pennsylvania has no stand-alone card-room category; poker rooms operate only as part of the 17 licensed casinos under the Gaming Act.[1] | ||
| Lottery couriers | Not authorized | Jackpocket has operated as a courier for PA Lottery multistate draw games (buying tickets in person at a licensed retailer on a customer's behalf), but Pennsylvania has adopted no courier-specific statute or regulation either authorizing or banning the practice; a national tracker states only New York and New Jersey have formal courier-licensing regimes. Treated as not_authorized: tolerated gray-market presence without a PA Lottery/Gaming Control Board licensing or enforcement framework, per the research guide, rather than operational.[21] | ||
| Pick'em fantasy | Not authorized | Pennsylvania's Fantasy Contests Act framework (4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3; licensing conditions at 58 Pa. Code Ch. 1205A) governs peer-to-peer fantasy contests where players compete against each other and the operator takes a cut of entry fees. Player-vs-house pick'em products (PrizePicks-style over/under prop picks against the house) do not fit that model and instead resemble sports wagering (4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13C, which requires a sports-wagering license and 21+ age gate under 58 Pa. Code § 1408A.1); PrizePicks holds neither a PA fantasy-contest nor sports-wagering license, and its paid Player Picks/Team Picks products are geoblocked within Pennsylvania (only its free Streak game is offered). No specific PGCB order or enforcement ruling on pick'em was identified independent of this statutory-fit analysis.[22] | ||
| Pari-mutuel | Live | Competitive | Live thoroughbred and harness racing continues at PA racetracks (several co-located with Category 1 racino casinos). 4 Pa.C.S. Part I (Race Horse Industry Reform Act); 58 Pa. Code Ch. 161-191 [1] | |
| Advance deposit wagering | Live | Competitive | ADW platforms (e.g., TwinSpires, TVG) licensed to accept online pari-mutuel wagers from PA residents. 4 Pa.C.S. § 325.101 et seq. (Advance Deposit Account Wagering) [1] | |
| Charitable gaming | Live | Dec 19, 1988 | Monopoly State | Bingo, raffles, pull-tabs licensed by county treasurers for qualified nonprofits (post municipal referendum); taverns get a separate PLCB "tavern gaming license" for pull-tabs/raffles/daily drawings. Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, Act of Dec. 19, 1988, P.L. 1262, No. 156 [23] |
| Esports betting | Not authorized | Pennsylvania's sports-wagering statute defines "sporting event" as "a professional or collegiate sports or athletic event or a motor race event"; the Gaming Control Board has opined that because esports is not listed in that definition, the Board lacks statutory authority to approve esports wagering (per a 2021 law-firm legislative alert and the sponsor's own bill memo: "Our laws do not provide the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) with this authority"). Rep. Ed Neilson's bill to add esports to the "sporting event" definition (first introduced around 2021, reintroduced as House Bill 1636 in 2025) had not been confirmed enacted as of this research. 4 Pa.C.S. § 13C01 [24],[25] | ||
| Social casino | Not authorized | No PA statute or regulator specifically addresses free-to-play social casino apps; they are not licensed or regulated as gambling because no prize of monetary value is redeemable.[1] |
Sports betting in Pennsylvania: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →
Tax rates
| Vertical | Channel | Rate | Base | Tier | Promos deductible | Since | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial casinos | retail | 16% Table games: 14% state tax plus 2% local share assessment (combined 16%) after the July 2016 budget measures raised the state rate by 2 points. | GGR | No | Aug 2016 | 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 13A62-13A63, as amended in 2016 Effective date approximated from news coverage ('goes into effect next week', July 27, 2016); the amending act was not identified. secondary source only for the 2016 change. [29] | |
| Commercial casinos | retail | 55% Slot machines: 34% state tax on daily gross terminal revenue under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1403(b), plus a 4% local share assessment, a Race Horse Development Fund allocation of roughly 12% (80% of which flows to purse accounts per § 1406(a)(1), the remainder to breeding/sire-stakes programs), and a 5% Economic Development Fund allocation -- combined approximately 55% of slots GGR per PGCB benchmark-report summaries. Some later reporting describes the combined rate as 54% after a subsequent rebalancing; the slot-specific component breakdown by exact current percentage for each fund was not independently re-verified against the current codified text of §§ 1403-1407 in this session beyond the core 34% state-tax rate. | GGR | No | Jul 5, 2004 | 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1403, 1405-1407 (Act 71 of 2004)[32],[33] | |
| Daily fantasy | online | 15% | AGR | No | Apr 28, 2018 | 4 Pa.C.S. § 331 (Ch. 3, Fantasy Contests, Act 42 of 2017) Confirmed against primary/near-primary text (Justia's codified § 331 plus PGCB press statements): 'Licensed operators must report and pay 15% of their monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues.' A 2016 pre-enactment bill summary (SB 1324) had proposed 5%, but the enacted 2017 law set 15% -- resolves a discrepancy found between an earlier bill draft and the final statute. License fee: $50,000 initial / $10,000 annual renewal (confirmed via search-result text of a law-firm Act 42 summary, not independently re-verified against statute text). [10],[1],[10] | |
| Online casino | online | 54% Online slots: 54% (34% state, 13% Commonwealth Financing Authority county grants, 7% local share) | GGR | No | Jul 15, 2019 | 4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13B (Act 42 of 2017, HB 271) Applies to online slot-equivalent games specifically; table games/poker taxed separately below. [28],[4] | |
| Online poker | online | 16% Online table games and poker: 16% | GGR | No | Jul 15, 2019 | 4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13B (Act 42 of 2017, HB 271)[4] | |
| Sports (online) | online | 36% 34% state General Fund + 2% local share assessment = 36% combined | AGR | No | May 28, 2019 | 4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13C (Sports Wagering) (Act 42 of 2017) Correction: Ch. 13C is Sports Wagering, not 13B (see sports_retail entry above). [1],[34] | |
| Sports (retail) | retail | 36% 34% state General Fund + 2% local share assessment = 36% combined | AGR | No | Nov 17, 2018 | 4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13C (Sports Wagering) (Act 42 of 2017) Correction: Ch. 13C is Sports Wagering; Ch. 13B is Interactive Gaming (confirmed via Justia's Title 4 chapter index -- previous citation of '13B' for sports wagering swapped the two chapters). [1],[34] | |
| VGTs / VLTs | retail | 52% 42% state tax + 10% local share assessment, per PGCB monthly VGT revenue reports | GGR | No | Jan 1, 2018 | 4 Pa.C.S. Part III (Act 42 of 2017)[12],[13] |
Historical rates
Rules and requirements
Casinos
Online casino
- Number of online casino operators live as of as_of date
- 33 operators went live in the initial July 2019 coordinated launch window, growing from an initial 10 issued igaming certificate holders; current count not independently re-verified.[4]
Legislation
- Summary of significant pending gambling legislation this session
- HB 2801 (Rep. Diamond, referred to House Gaming Oversight Comte. 2026-09-24): bans sweepstakes casinos and creates a licensed, taxed (20% GTR) skill-game/VGT framework (up to 5 machines per qualifying club/bar/truck stop). HB 2711 (Rep. Khan): would regulate sports event contracts (prediction markets) without PGCB licensing/taxation.[15],[16]
License fees
- iGaming license fee(s) and term
- $10,000,000 per igaming certificate (slots, table games and/or poker skins); discounted $4,000,000 fee contemplated for certain unclaimed segments[4]
- Sports wagering license fee(s) and term
- Sports wagering certificate fee of $10,000,000 under Act 42 of 2017secondary source only[5]
Lottery
- Date lottery began sales
- 1971-08-26[8]
Minimum age
Online poker
- Member of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA)
- Yes[4]
Prediction markets
- Summary of the state's action against sports event contracts (C&D
- No PGCB cease-and-desist issued to date; PGCB lobbied Congress (Oct. 2025 letter) against CFTC-regulated sports event contracts; HB 2711 pending would regulate rather than ban them.[16]
Skill games
- Summary of skill-game legal status/litigation
- PA Supreme Court (J-96-2025, decided 2026-06-17) held skill games are regulated slot machines under the Gaming Act/Crimes Code; 120-day enforcement stay; legislature considering HB 2801 to license (20% GTR tax, up to 5 machines/location) rather than ban.[18],[19]
Sports betting rules
- Wagering on college sports allowed at all
- Yes[26]
- Wagering on in-state college teams allowed
- YesPenn State's president unsuccessfully requested a 2-year moratorium on in-state college wagering, mirroring an NJ provision.[27]
- Individual college player prop bets allowed
- No[26]
- Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)
- Yes[2]
Sweepstakes
- Statute or regulator action specifically bans dual-currency online sweepstakes casinos
- NoNot yet law; HB 2801 (Sept. 2026) would create one. PGCB enforcement counsel says existing law limits its authority to act.[14]
Tax revenue
Revenue
Tax revenueMonthly · Commercial casinos, Daily fantasy, Online casino, Online poker, Sports (online), Sports (retail)
Monthly3-month average
$100M$200M$300M20182020202220242026Daily fantasy launchRetail sports launchOnline sports launchiCasino launchOnline poker launchMay 2026 $263M$240M
| Vertical | Measure | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial casinos | GGR | $2.2B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $3.2B | $1.9B | $2.1B |
| Commercial casinos | Handle | $21.1B | $31.2B | $31.6B | $31.9B | $31.1B | $28.7B | $16.8B | $14.9B |
| Commercial casinos | Tax paid | $901M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $707M | $675M |
| Daily fantasy | GGR | $9.3M | $19.2M | $18.7M | $20.1M | $22.3M | $29.3M | $21.1M | $25.9M |
| Daily fantasy | Handle | $76.3M | $157M | $165M | $188M | $215M | $276M | $206M | $239M |
| Daily fantasy | Tax paid | $1.4M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $3.0M | $3.3M | $4.4M | $3.2M | $3.9M |
| Online casino | GGR | $2.0B | $2.7B | $2.2B | $1.7B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $530M | $29.2M |
| Online casino | Handle | $62.4B | $90.8B | $74.5B | $63.6B | $51.0B | $40.8B | $20.0B | $1.2B |
| Online casino | Tax paid | $911M | $1.2B | $950M | $742M | $569M | $461M | $229M | $12.6M |
| Online poker | GGR | $19.1M | $29.8M | $28.1M | $30.6M | $33.7M | $32.4M | $35.9M | $4.4M |
| Online poker | Tax paid | $3.0M | $4.7M | $4.4M | $4.7M | $5.2M | $4.9M | $5.7M | $710K |
| Sports (online) | GGR | $510M | $850M | $742M | $643M | $548M | $451M | $241M | $70.6M |
| Sports (online) | Adjusted revenue | $375M | $569M | $474M | $415M | $351M | $285M | $161M | $43.0M |
| Sports (online) | Handle | $4.7B | $8.5B | $8.0B | $7.2B | $6.7B | $6.0B | $3.3B | $1.1B |
| Sports (online) | Tax paid | $135M | $205M | $171M | $149M | $127M | $103M | $57.9M | $15.5M |
| Sports (retail) | GGR | $15.9M | $33.9M | $36.3M | $43.9M | $49.7M | $55.0M | $28.9M | $41.1M |
| Sports (retail) | Adjusted revenue | $15.9M | $33.9M | $36.3M | $43.9M | $49.7M | $55.0M | $28.9M | $41.1M |
| Sports (retail) | Handle | $201M | $399M | $462M | $518M | $517M | $530M | $302M | $427M |
| Sports (retail) | Tax paid | $5.7M | $12.2M | $13.1M | $15.8M | $17.9M | $19.8M | $10.4M | $14.8M |
Commercial casinosMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$200M$400M20182020202220242026May 2026 $313M$275M
Daily fantasyMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$2.0M$4.0M2020202220242026Oct 2021 $3.7M$903K
Online casinoMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$100M$200M$300M2020202220242026Dec 2025 $257M$243M
Online pokerMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M2020202220242026Apr 2020 $5.3M$2.4M
Sports (online)Monthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$50.0M$100M$150M2020202220242026Nov 2025 $119M$52.8M
Sports (retail)Monthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$0$5.0M$10.0M2020202220242026Nov 2021 $8.6M$1.7M
Commercial casinos by operator, last 12 months
| Operator | Channel | Handle | GGR | Share of GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | total | $5.4B | $608M | 18.23% |
| Rush Street Gaming | total | $4.4B | $535M | 16.06% |
| PENN Entertainment | total | $5.6B | $518M | 15.54% |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | total | $5.0B | $499M | 14.96% |
| The Cordish Companies | total | $2.8B | $369M | 11.07% |
| Mohegan | total | $2.1B | $202M | 6.07% |
| Mount Airy | total | $1.9B | $194M | 5.82% |
| Boyd Gaming | total | $1.3B | $143M | 4.29% |
| Caesars Entertainment | total | $1.3B | $127M | 3.81% |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | total | $1.0B | $98.6M | 2.96% |
| Woodlands Fayette | total | $326M | $28.6M | 0.86% |
| Saratoga Casino Holdings | total | $111M | $11.6M | 0.35% |
| LSA (2%) 3 | total | — | $0 | 0% |
| PRHDF 5 | total | — | $0 | 0% |
Daily fantasy by operator, last 12 months
| Operator | Channel | Handle | GGR | Share of GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | online | $111M | $13.0M | 69.8% |
| FanDuel | online | $31.6M | $3.2M | 17.24% |
| Underdog Fantasy | online | $7.2M | $1.7M | 8.91% |
| JDAD | online | $1.3M | $317K | 1.7% |
| Yahoo Fantasy Sports | online | $3.6M | $220K | 1.18% |
| SportsHub Technologies | online | $717K | $103K | 0.55% |
| Fantasy Sports Games | online | $615K | $71.2K | 0.38% |
| DataForce | online | $217K | $40.8K | 0.22% |
| FastDraft | online | $21.2K | $1,434 | 0.01% |
| OwnersBox | online | $52.0K | $51 | 0% |
Online casino by operator, last 12 months
| Operator | Channel | Handle | GGR | Share of GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN Entertainment | online | $39.7B | $1.1B | 38.95% |
| Boyd Gaming | online | $26.7B | $816M | 27.76% |
| Rush Street Gaming | online | $12.9B | $465M | 15.81% |
| Caesars Entertainment | online | $4.9B | $163M | 5.55% |
| Golden Nugget | online | $2.9B | $91.4M | 3.11% |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | online | $2.0B | $72.1M | 2.45% |
| Bally's Corporation | online | $1.5B | $53.7M | 1.83% |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | online | $1.5B | $53.7M | 1.83% |
| Mohegan | online | $839M | $32.4M | 1.1% |
| The Cordish Companies | online | $660M | $20.3M | 0.69% |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | online | $567M | $15.3M | 0.52% |
| Mount Airy | online | $310M | $11.7M | 0.4% |
Online poker by operator, last 12 months
| Operator | Channel | Handle | GGR | Share of GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN Entertainment | online | — | $7.3M | 25.52% |
| Caesars Entertainment | online | — | $6.2M | 21.69% |
| Rush Street Gaming | online | — | $5.4M | 18.91% |
| Mount Airy | online | — | $5.1M | 17.96% |
| Boyd Gaming | online | — | $4.5M | 15.94% |
Sports (online) by operator, last 12 months
| Operator | Channel | Handle | GGR | Share of GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN Entertainment | online | $4.1B | $393M | 44.58% |
| Boyd Gaming | online | $2.9B | $381M | 43.18% |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | online | $439M | $50.3M | 5.7% |
| Rush Street Gaming | online | $326M | $31.6M | 3.59% |
| Caesars Entertainment | online | $247M | $16.1M | 1.82% |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | online | $107M | $9.5M | 1.07% |
| Mohegan | online | $5.5M | $476K | 0.05% |
Sports (retail) by operator, last 12 months
| Operator | Channel | Handle | GGR | Share of GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cordish Companies | retail | $77.3M | $9.2M | 25.36% |
| Rush Street Gaming | retail | $85.2M | $7.9M | 21.86% |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | retail | $58.2M | $6.3M | 17.47% |
| PENN Entertainment | retail | $55.2M | $4.6M | 12.62% |
| Caesars Entertainment | retail | $16.6M | $2.5M | 6.89% |
| Mohegan | retail | $19.8M | $2.3M | 6.39% |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | retail | $12.8M | $1.7M | 4.78% |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | retail | $6.9M | $829K | 2.29% |
| Boyd Gaming | retail | $22.8M | $670K | 1.85% |
| Mount Airy | retail | $6.7M | $173K | 0.48% |
What these figures mean
- Commercial casinos: GGR is slot machine gross terminal revenue plus table game gross revenue. Tax paid is state tax plus local share assessments on slots and table games.
- Daily fantasy: GGR is the report's "Fantasy Contest Adjusted Revenue" line. Tax paid is state tax on fantasy contests (15%).
- Online casino: GGR is gross revenue from interactive slots and banking tables. Tax paid is state tax plus local share assessments on interactive gaming.
- Online poker: GGR is poker rake and tournament fees. Tax paid is state tax plus local share assessments on interactive poker.
- Sports (online): GGR is the report's "Revenue" line before promotional credits. Adjusted revenue is the report's "Gross Revenue (Taxable)" line after promotional credits. Tax paid is state tax on online sports wagering (36%).
- Sports (retail): GGR is the report's "Revenue" line before promotional credits. Adjusted revenue is the report's "Gross Revenue (Taxable)" line after promotional credits. Tax paid is state tax on retail sports wagering (36%).
Revenue report sources (6)
- PGCB Monthly Slots + Table Games Gross Revenue (combined)
- PGCB Monthly Fantasy Contest Report
- PGCB Monthly Interactive Gaming Report (slots + banking tables)
- PGCB Monthly Interactive Gaming Report (non-banking/poker)
- PGCB Monthly Sports Wagering Report (online)
- PGCB Monthly Sports Wagering Report (retail)
Licensed operators
| Operator | Brand | Vertical | License | Status | Launched | Partner / venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's Corporation | Wind Creek Casino | Online casino | Interactive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated) | active | Jul 24, 2020 | poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[39] |
| Bally's Corporation | Bally Casino | Online casino | Interactive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated) | active | Jun 8, 2023 | Bally's Pennsylvania, LLC[39] |
| Bally's Corporation | Monopoly Casino | Online casino | Interactive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated) | active | Jul 17, 2025 | Bally's Pennsylvania, LLC[39] |
| bet365 | bet365 Casino (Presque Isle) | Online casino | active | Jul 19, 2024 | Presque Isle Downs Casino (PID, LLC)[39] | |
| BetMGM | BetMGM Casino (Hollywood PNRC) | Online casino | active | Dec 4, 2020 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| BetMGM | Borgata Online Casino (PA) | Online casino | active | Feb 24, 2021 | Rivers Casino Philadelphia[39] | |
| Caesars Entertainment | Tropicana PA | Online casino | active | Apr 25, 2023 | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[39] | |
| Caesars Entertainment | Caesars Palace Online Casino (PA) | Online casino | active | Aug 4, 2023 | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[39] | |
| Caesars Entertainment | Horseshoe Online Casino (PA) | Online casino | active | Oct 24, 2024 | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[39] | |
| DraftKings | Golden Nugget Casino (PA) | Online casino | Interactive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated) | active | Aug 10, 2023 | [39] |
| DraftKings | DraftKings Casino (Hollywood PNRC) | Online casino | active | May 1, 2020 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| Fanatics Betting and Gaming | Fanatics Casino (Hollywood York) | Online casino | active | Mar 26, 2025 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino York[39] | |
| FanDuel | PlayLive! Casino | Online casino | Interactive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated) | active | Aug 14, 2020 | cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia (Stadium Casino RE, LLC)[39] |
| FanDuel | FanDuel Casino (Valley Forge) | Online casino | active | Jan 24, 2020 | Valley Forge Casino Resort[39] | |
| FlowPlay | Imperial Treasures Casino | Online casino | active | Feb 13, 2026 | poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[39] | |
| Flutter Entertainment | PokerStars Casino (Mount Airy) | Online casino | active | 2023 | Mount Airy Casino Resort[39] | |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | betParx Casino | Online casino | Interactive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated) | active | Mar 15, 2022 | Parx Casino[39] |
| Mohegan | Mohegan PA Casino | Online casino | Interactive Gaming Operator (Mohegan Digital Services LLC) | active | Apr 5, 2024 | Mohegan Pennsylvania (Downs Racing, LP)[39] |
| Pala Interactive | Stardust Casino (PA) | Online casino | active | May 2, 2023 | Valley Forge Casino Resort[39] | |
| PENN Entertainment | theScoreBet Casino (Hollywood York) | Online casino | active | Dec 1, 2025 | Hollywood Casino York[39] | |
| PENN Entertainment | Hollywood Casino (online, York) | Online casino | active | Dec 19, 2024 | Hollywood Casino York[39] | |
| Rush Street Interactive | PlaySugarHouse Casino | Online casino | active | Jul 19, 2019 | Rivers Casino Philadelphia (SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP)[39] | |
| Rush Street Interactive | BetRivers Casino (PA) | Online casino | active | Jan 30, 2020 | Rivers Casino Philadelphia[39] | |
| BetMGM | Borgata Online Poker (PA) | Online poker | active | Apr 29, 2021 | Rivers Casino Philadelphia[39] | |
| BetMGM | BetMGM Poker (Hollywood PNRC) | Online poker | active | Apr 29, 2021 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| DraftKings | DraftKings Poker (Hollywood PNRC) | Online poker | active | Oct 17, 2024 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| Flutter Entertainment | WSOP (PA) | Online poker | active | Jul 15, 2021 | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[39] | |
| Rush Street Interactive | BetRivers Poker (PA) | Online poker | active | Sep 17, 2024 | Rivers Casino Philadelphia[39] | |
| bet365 | bet365 Sportsbook (Presque Isle) | Sports (online) | active | Jul 19, 2024 | Presque Isle Downs Casino[40] | |
| Betfred USA | Wind Creek Sportsbook (PA online) | Sports (online) | active | Dec 23, 2020 | poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[40] | |
| BetMGM | BetMGM Sportsbook (Hollywood Morgantown) | Sports (online) | active | Dec 18, 2020 | Hollywood Casino Morgantown[40] | |
| Caesars Entertainment | Caesars Sportsbook (PA online) | Sports (online) | active | Mar 13, 2020 | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[40] | |
| DraftKings | DraftKings Sportsbook (PA online, The Meadows) | Sports (online) | active | Nov 7, 2019 | The Meadows Racetrack and Casino[40] | |
| Fanatics Betting and Gaming | Fanatics Sportsbook (Hollywood York) | Sports (online) | active | Jan 24, 2024 | Hollywood Casino York[40] | |
| FanDuel | FanDuel Sportsbook (PA online) | Sports (online) | active | Jul 25, 2019 | Valley Forge Casino Resort[40] | |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | betParx Sportsbook | Sports (online) | active | Mar 15, 2022 | Parx Casino[40] | |
| PENN Entertainment | theScoreBet Sportsbook (PA) | Sports (online) | active | Dec 1, 2025 | Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[40],[39] | |
| Rush Street Interactive | BetRivers Sportsbook (PA) | Sports (online) | active | Jun 27, 2019 | Rivers Casino Pittsburgh[40] | |
| Rush Street Interactive | PlaySugarHouse Sportsbook | Sports (online) | active | May 31, 2019 | Rivers Casino Philadelphia[40] | |
| Betfred USA | Betfred Sports / Windcreek Sports (retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Nov 18, 2020 | poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[40] | |
| Caesars Entertainment | Caesars Sportsbook (PA) | Sports (retail) | active | Jan 24, 2019 | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[40] | |
| DraftKings | DraftKings Sportsbook (The Meadows, retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Oct 10, 2019 | The Meadows Racetrack and Casino (Washington Trotting Association, LLC)[40] | |
| FanDuel | FanDuel Sportsbook (Valley Forge, retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Mar 13, 2019 | Valley Forge Casino Resort[40] | |
| FanDuel | FanDuel Sportsbook (Live! Philadelphia, retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Jan 16, 2021 | cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[40] | |
| FanDuel | FanDuel Sportsbook (Live! Pittsburgh, retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Nov 24, 2020 | cordish-companies · Live! Casino Pittsburgh[40] | |
| Flutter Entertainment | Mount Airy Sportsbook (retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Sep 11, 2019 | Mount Airy Casino Resort[40] | |
| Kambi Group | Parx Sportsbook (retail/OTB) | Sports (retail) | active | Jan 10, 2019 | Parx Casino and OTB sportsbooks[40] | |
| Kambi Group | Parx Casino Shippensburg Sportsbook | Sports (retail) | active | Jan 26, 2023 | Parx Casino Shippensburg (GW Cumberland Op Co)[40] | |
| Kambi Group | Presque Isle Downs Sportsbook (retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Jul 26, 2019 | Presque Isle Downs Casino[40] | |
| Kambi Group | Mohegan Pennsylvania Sportsbook | Sports (retail) | active | Jun 24, 2024 | Mohegan Sun Pocono and Downs at Lehigh Valley[40] | |
| Kambi Group | Hollywood York Sportsbook (retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Aug 12, 2021 | Hollywood Casino York[40] | |
| Kambi Group | Hollywood Morgantown Sportsbook (retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Dec 22, 2021 | Hollywood Casino Morgantown[40] | |
| PENN Entertainment | Hollywood PNRC Sportsbook (retail/OTB) | Sports (retail) | active | Nov 17, 2018 | Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[40] | |
| Rush Street Interactive | Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Sportsbook (retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Dec 15, 2018 | Rivers Casino Pittsburgh[40] | |
| Rush Street Interactive | Rivers Casino Philadelphia Sportsbook (retail) | Sports (retail) | active | Dec 15, 2018 | Rivers Casino Philadelphia[40] | |
| Caesars Entertainment | Caesars Online (Harrah's Philadelphia, legacy URL) | Online casino | exited (Apr 25, 2023) | Apr 23, 2020 | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[39] | |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | BetAmerica (PA iGaming) | Online casino | exited (Apr 2021) | Jan 30, 2020 | Presque Isle Downs Casino[39] | |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | TwinSpires Casino (PA) | Online casino | exited (Feb 15, 2023) | Apr 20, 2021 | Presque Isle Downs Casino[39] | |
| Digital Gaming Corporation USA | Jackpot City | Online casino | exited (Sep 9, 2025) | Dec 8, 2023 | cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[39] | |
| Digital Gaming Corporation USA | Spin Palace | Online casino | exited (Sep 9, 2025) | Jul 1, 2021 | cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[39] | |
| Digital Gaming Corporation USA | Betway (PA) | Online casino | exited (Mar 4, 2025) | Jul 1, 2021 | cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[39] | |
| Entain | Unibet Interactive | Online casino | exited (Jun 21, 2024) | Nov 15, 2019 | Mohegan Pennsylvania[39] | |
| Fanatics Betting and Gaming | PointsBet (PA iGaming) | Online casino | exited (Jan 21, 2024) | Apr 14, 2022 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| Flutter Entertainment | FoxBet | Online casino | exited (Aug 31, 2023) | Nov 6, 2019 | Mount Airy Casino Resort[39] | |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | betParx Casino (legacy URL) | Online casino | exited (Mar 14, 2022) | Jul 2019 | Parx Casino[39] | |
| PENN Entertainment | Hollywood Casino (legacy online, PNRC) | Online casino | exited (Dec 14, 2023) | Jul 18, 2019 | Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| PENN Entertainment | Barstool Sportsbook / Casino (PA iGaming) | Online casino | exited (Nov 14, 2023) | May 5, 2021 | Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| PENN Entertainment | ESPN Bet (PA iGaming) | Online casino | exited (Dec 1, 2025) | Nov 14, 2023 | Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[39] | |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | TwinSpires Sportsbook (PA) | Sports (online) | exited (Feb 15, 2023) | Dec 19, 2019 | Presque Isle Downs Casino[40] | |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | BetAmerica Sportsbook (PA) | Sports (online) | exited (Apr 19, 2021) | Jan 30, 2020 | Presque Isle Downs Casino[40] | |
| Digital Gaming Corporation USA | Betway (PA sports) | Sports (online) | exited (Jul 31, 2024) | Jul 1, 2021 | cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[40] | |
| Entain | Unibet Sportsbook (PA) | Sports (online) | exited (Jun 21, 2024) | Nov 15, 2019 | Mohegan Pennsylvania[40] | |
| Fanatics Betting and Gaming | PointsBet Sportsbook (Hollywood York) | Sports (online) | exited (Jan 21, 2024) | Feb 10, 2022 | Hollywood Casino York[40] | |
| Flutter Entertainment | FoxBet Sportsbook (PA) | Sports (online) | exited (Aug 31, 2023) | Sep 7, 2019 | Mount Airy Casino Resort[40] | |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | Parx Sportsbook (legacy URL) | Sports (online) | exited (Mar 14, 2022) | Jun 27, 2019 | Parx Casino[40] | |
| PENN Entertainment | Barstool Sportsbook (PA sports) | Sports (online) | exited (Nov 14, 2023) | Sep 18, 2023 | Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[40] | |
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | Parx Race & Sportsbook at Malvern | Sports (retail) | exited (Sep 6, 2023) | Malvern, PA satellite location[40] | ||
| Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment | South Philadelphia Turf Club Sportsbook | Sports (retail) | exited (Sep 21, 2024) | Jan 17, 2019 | South Philadelphia Turf Club satellite location[40] |
Enforcement
Penalties against licensed companies
| Date | Against | Action | Amount | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | CountR GmbH | Fine | $50,000 | PGCB fined gaming-services licensee CountR GmbH $50,000 for an unapproved change of control of its license and unpaid licensing fees.[41] |
| Sep 23, 2026 | MGM Resorts International | Fine Commercial casinos | $50,250 | PGCB fined MGM Resorts International $50,250 for filing a Principal Licensing application late.[41] |
| May 20, 2026 | Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc. | Fine Commercial casinos | $40,000 | PGCB fined the Parx Casino operator $40,000 for three instances of underage individuals accessing the gaming floor and playing slot machines or table games.[42] |
| May 20, 2026 | YFS Sub, LLC | Fine Daily fantasy | $50,000 | PGCB fined fantasy-contest operator YFS Sub (a Yahoo Fantasy Sports subsidiary) $50,000 for failing to notify the Board and obtain approval for a change of control of its license.[42] |
| May 20, 2026 | Wind Creek Bethlehem, LLC | Fine Online casino | $50,000 | PGCB fined Wind Creek Bethlehem $50,000 for failing to follow Know-Your-Customer guidelines, which resulted in fraudulent withdrawals of more than $92,000 from its iGaming accounts.[42] |
| May 20, 2026 | Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc. | Fine Online casino | $40,000 | In the same action, PGCB fined Greenwood a further $40,000 for employing five unlicensed individuals who had access to iGaming account holders' personal identifying information through its betParx platform.[42] |
| Mar 25, 2026 | BetMGM, LLC | Fine Online casino | $100,000 | PGCB fined BetMGM $100,000 after finding its Know-Your-Customer procedures on the BetMGM/Borgata platforms were inadequate, letting four fraud rings open accounts with stolen identities and payment devices and generate roughly $2 million in combined wagering.[43] |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Relax Gaming North America, LLC | Fine Online casino | $32,500 | PGCB fined licensed internet gaming manufacturer Relax Gaming North America $32,500 for executing a change of control before obtaining Board approval.[44] |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Holding Acquisition Co., L.P. | Fine Commercial casinos | $70,000 | PGCB fined the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh operator $70,000 for seven instances of allowing self-excluded individuals onto the casino floor to gamble.[44] |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Mann & Sidhu, Inc. | License revoked VGTs / VLTs | PGCB revoked the establishment and individual principal licenses of the Bald Eagle Truck Stop's VGT operation after finding no credentialed employee on duty, a minor placing wagers, and the location failing to maintain the fuel-sales volume required for truck-stop VGT eligibility.[45] | |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Raceway Management Company, Inc. | Fine VGTs / VLTs | $89,500 | PGCB fined Raceway Management Company $89,500 across its Gibson and Lake Ariel video gaming terminal locations for repeatedly operating without a Board-certified employee present.[45] |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Vasas, Inc. (d/b/a Lucky Seven Travel Plaza) | Fine VGTs / VLTs | $50,000 | PGCB fined the VGT location's license holder $45,000 and its two owners $2,500 each after minors accessed the VGT room and operated the machines with no Board-credentialed employee on duty.[46] |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Valley Forge Casino Resort operator | Fine Commercial casinos | $30,000 | PGCB fined Valley Forge Casino Resort's operator $30,000 after a 13-year-old used his father's ID to get onto the gaming floor and gambled on slot machines for more than six hours.[47] |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, LP | Fine Commercial casinos | $30,000 | In the same action, PGCB fined the Rivers Philadelphia Casino operator $30,000 for two instances of allowing underage patrons onto the gaming floor, including a 17-year-old who used another person's ID on three consecutive days.[48] |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Betfair Interactive US LLC (d/b/a FanDuel) | Fine Sports (online) | $40,000 | PGCB fined FanDuel $40,000 for failing to properly license several employees who had access to or could adjust customer account information.[48] |
| Feb 26, 2025 | PID, LLC | Fine Commercial casinos | $81,575 | PGCB fined the Presque Isle Downs & Casino operator a combined $81,575 ($50,000 for operating with fewer than its approved number of slot machines, $31,575 for a late Principal License filing).[49] |
| Jan 29, 2025 | BetMGM, LLC | Fine Online casino | $260,905 | PGCB fined BetMGM $260,905 for 152 instances in which individuals on the Board's interactive self-exclusion list were able to gamble on the BetMGM/Borgata platforms, following a 2021 database audit and later self-reported incidents.[50] |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Stadium Casino RE, LLC | Fine Sports (retail) | $100,000 | PGCB fined the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia operator $100,000 after sportsbook staff accepted and placed 15 "proxy" wagers totaling $287,421 over eight days for a patron who was not physically present; the employees involved were fired and lost their gaming licenses.[51] |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Crown PA DFS, Inc. (d/b/a DraftKings) | Fine Pick'em fantasy | $10,000 | PGCB fined DraftKings $10,000 for continuing to let Pennsylvania players access its "Reignmakers" fantasy contests after the Board had ordered the contests made unavailable in the state.[52] |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC | Fine Sports (online) | $97,500 | PGCB fined the operator $97,500 for inadequate fraud-prevention protocols on its Penn Interactive (Barstool Sportsbook) online gaming and sports-wagering platforms, which let people open multiple accounts with others' stolen identities and payment devices.[53] |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC | Fine Commercial casinos | $50,000 | In the same action, PGCB fined the operator a further $50,000 for three incidents in which people under 21 accessed the Hollywood Casino York gaming floor.[53] |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, LP | Fine Commercial casinos | $65,000 | PGCB fined the Rivers Casino Philadelphia operator $65,000 for failing to meet minimum staffing requirements for 40 days and failing to promptly report a voucher theft to the Board and state police.[53] |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC | Fine Commercial casinos | $40,000 | PGCB fined the Hollywood Casino at Penn National operator $40,000 for three instances in which individuals under 21 entered the gaming floor and gambled.[54] |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Stadium Casino Westmoreland RE, LLC | Fine Commercial casinos | $30,000 | PGCB fined the Live! Casino Pittsburgh operator $30,000 ($20,000 for letting two self-excluded individuals gamble on the floor, $10,000 for allowing an underage patron to play slots).[55] |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. | Fine VGTs / VLTs | $25,000 | PGCB fined Love's $25,000 for failing to report ownership-structure changes at five of its video gaming terminal truck-stop locations.[55] |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Downs Racing, L.P. | Fine Commercial casinos | $50,000 | PGCB fined the Mohegan Pennsylvania operator $50,000 after individuals under 21 repeatedly gained access to the gaming floor to gamble, including one who was served alcohol.[56] |
| May 25, 2023 | Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC | Fine Commercial casinos | $78,000 | PGCB fined the Hollywood Casino York operator $78,000 for failing to meet the casino's minimum security staffing requirements.[57] |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Mount Airy | Fine Commercial casinos | $120,000 | PGCB fined Mount Airy Casino Resort's operator $120,000 for failing to timely submit internal audit plans required as a condition of its license.[58] |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC | Fine Sports (online) | $45,000 | PGCB fined the Hollywood Casino at Penn National operator $45,000 after five individuals on the iGaming self-exclusion list were able to keep gambling on its online Barstool Sportsbook platform.[59] |
Actions against unlicensed operators
| Date | Against | Action | Amount | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | Unlicensed sweepstakes-casino operators (18 companies, domestic and offshore) | Cease and desist Sweepstakes casinos | PGCB's Office of Enforcement Counsel disclosed at a legislative hearing that it had sent cease-and-desist letters to 18 sweepstakes-casino operators it considers illegal unlicensed online gambling; the Board said all 18 complied, though it told lawmakers it lacks clear statutory authority to pursue stronger legal remedies.[14] |
Problem gambling
- State problem-gambling helpline number/name
- 1-800-GAMBLER (Pennsylvania Gambling Helpline, operated by the Council on Compulsive Gambling of PA for DDAP); text/chat at 1-800-522-4700[60],[61]
- Statutory problem gambling funding (amount or % of tax)
- Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund established by Act 71 of 2004 (PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act); administered by DDAP[61]
- Name and terms of the statewide self-exclusion program
- PGCB statewide Self-Exclusion Program (since 2006, expanded under Act 42 of 2017); new online enrollment system launched July 2023; violation is criminal trespass[37]
Self-exclusion enrollment
| Program | Count | As of | People | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All gambling | Ever enrolled | Aug 8, 2025 | 34,000 | About 34,000 since the program began in 2006. Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[62] |
| New enrollments | Jun 30, 2026 | 9,677 | Fiscal year July 2025 to June 2026.[63] | |
| New enrollments | Jun 30, 2025 | 8,197 | Fiscal year July 2024 to June 2025, all Gaming Control Board programs.[63] | |
| New enrollments | Dec 31, 2024 | 7,491 | Calendar year 2024 (3,545 online casino, 3,043 casino, 503 fantasy contests, 400 video gaming terminals). Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[62] | |
| New enrollments | Dec 31, 2023 | 5,459 | Calendar year 2023. Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[62] | |
| New enrollments | Dec 31, 2022 | 4,242 | Calendar year 2022, all Gaming Control Board programs. Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[62] |
Helpline contacts
| Year | Contacts | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.8K | Calls and texts to the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania, calendar year. 2,168 were intake calls from people seeking help. Reported by Casino.org.[62] |
Economy
- Adults 21 and over
- 9.9M (2024; 13.0M residents)
- Gambling revenue per adult
- $710 in 2025 · 6th of 27 states with a full year of reports$7.0B kept by operators from commercial casinos, daily fantasy, online casino, online poker, sports (online), sports (retail), divided by adults 21 and over. Tribal casinos and the lottery are not included.
- Gambling taxes collected
- $2.8B in FY2025 · 4.9% of all state taxes
- Gambling jobs
- 14.2K in 2025 · $54,476 average annual pay
Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years
$1.0B$2.0B$3.0BFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$2.8B
Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling.
Gambling jobsAnnual average
10.0K20.0K20152017201920212023202514.2K
Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.
Gambling jobs by industry, 2025
| Industry | Ownership | Employers | Jobs | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling industries | privately owned | 84 | 7,834 | $53,500 |
| Casino hotels | privately owned | 8 | 6,403 | $55,670 |
Taxes by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Amusement taxes | Pari-mutuel taxes | Share of state taxes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.6B | $170M | 4.90% |
| FY2024 | $2.3B | $188M | 4.53% |
| FY2023 | $2.0B | $175M | 3.95% |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $8.7M | 3.36% |
| FY2021 | $1.8B | $10.4M | 3.65% |
| FY2020 | $1.2B | $6.9M | 3.00% |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $9.7M | 3.91% |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $10.2M | 4.07% |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $10.4M | 3.72% |
| FY2016 | $1.4B | $10.3M | 3.79% |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)
Timeline
- Sep 24, 2026 · Other · Sweepstakes casinosHB 2801 (sweepstakes ban + skill-game licensing framework) referred to House Gaming Oversight Committee[15]
- Aug 1, 2026 · Court Ruling · Skill gamesPA Supreme Court dismisses casino-industry petition over unequal slot-machine taxation of skill games[35]secondary source only; exact date approximate
- Jun 17, 2026 · Court Ruling · Skill gamesPA Supreme Court rules skill games are regulated slot machines subject to the Gaming Act and Crimes Code[18],[36]In re Three Pennsylvania Skill Amusement Devices; Commonwealth v. POM of Pennsylvania, LLC, J-96-2025 (Pa. June 17, 2026)
- Apr 6, 2026 · Court Ruling · Prediction marketsThird Circuit (covering PA) rules 2-1 for Kalshi, holding CEA preempts conflicting state gambling law[16]Arose from a New Jersey case but binds the circuit including Pennsylvania.
- Oct 3, 2025 · Other · Prediction marketsPGCB Executive Director Kevin O'Toole sends letter urging Congress/CFTC to bar sports event contracts[16]
- Apr 11, 2025 · Cease And Desist · Sweepstakes casinosPGCB sends 18 cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes-casino operators[14]
- Jul 1, 2023 · Other · Commercial casinosPGCB launches new online self-exclusion enrollment system[37]
- Jan 1, 2020 · Compact Signed · Online pokerPennsylvania joins the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA)[4]secondary source only; exact date approximate
- Nov 1, 2019 · Launched · Online pokerOnline poker goes live in Pennsylvania as part of the igaming rollout[4]
- Jul 22, 2019 · Launched · Sports (online)FanDuel Sportsbook launches online in Pennsylvania[2]
- Jul 15, 2019 · Launched · Online casinoCoordinated go-live date for PA online casino (igaming) certificate holders[4]
- May 28, 2019 · Launched · Sports (online)SugarHouse Casino launches first online/mobile sportsbook in PA[2]
- Nov 17, 2018 · Launched · Sports (retail)Hollywood Casino (Penn National) opens Pennsylvania's first retail sportsbook[3]
- May 1, 2018 · Launched · iLotteryPennsylvania iLottery platform goes live with 11 instant games[9]
- Apr 28, 2018 · Launched · Daily fantasyPA fantasy-contest licensing regime begins; state becomes 17th to legalize DFS[11]
- Oct 30, 2017 · Legalized · Sports (online)Gov. Wolf signs Act 42 of 2017 omnibus gaming expansion (sports wagering, igaming, VGTs, DFS, airport gaming)[5],[38]Act of Oct. 30, 2017, P.L. 419, No. 42
- Jan 1, 2010 · Expanded · Commercial casinosTable games authorized at PA casinos[1]
- Nov 14, 2006 · Launched · Commercial casinosFirst PA slot-machine casinos open[6]
- Jul 5, 2004 · Legalized · Commercial casinosGov. Rendell signs Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (Act 71 of 2004)[23]Act of July 5, 2004, P.L. 572, No. 71
Regulators
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board — Commercial casinos, Sports (retail), Sports (online), Online casino, Online poker, VGTs / VLTs, Daily fantasy, Pick'em fantasy, Esports betting, Skill games, Sweepstakes casinos, Prediction markets
- Pennsylvania Lottery — Lottery, iLottery, Lottery couriers
- Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission — Pari-mutuel, Advance deposit wagering, Historical horse racing
- Pennsylvania Department of Revenue — Charitable gaming
- Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board — Charitable gaming
Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania assesses a tax of 34% on the sports wagering certificate holders daily gross revenue with that revenue going into the General Fund, along with a 2% tax on that revenue to be used exclusively for grants for projects in the public interest in the Commonwealth.”
- Pennsylvania Sports Betting · OnlineGambling.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“SugarHouse Sportsbook taking the first online bets in the state...the long anticipated launch of FanDuel's online sportsbook finally happened on July 22, 2019”
- Online PA sports betting launch coverage · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Hollywood Casino opened the first Pennsylvania sportsbook in November 2018”
- Pennsylvania Senate Passes iGaming Bill · Global Gaming Business · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“The proposed tax rates finally landed at 54% of gaming revenue on slots and 16% on poker and table games”
- Wondering how Pennsylvania came up with its lofty sports betting tax rate and licensing fee? · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Pennsylvania's 36-percent sports gaming tax (the state portion is 34 percent and 2 percent goes to host communities) is very high compared to other states”
- Pennsylvania Casinos · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Hundreds of kids are left unattended annually at Pennsylvania Casinos”
- Casino number 17 for Pennsylvania · InterGame Online · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“the 17th casino in the state overall”
- The Pennsylvania Lottery and Lottery Fund · PA House Appropriations Committee · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Act 91 of 1971 created the lottery to raise money for older residents”
- The Pennsylvania Lottery and Lottery Fund (budget primer) · PA House Appropriations Committee · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Act 42 of 2017 allowed the department to add Keno and internet games...began with eleven instant games and now carries more than 90, plus two Keno-style games”
- 4 Pa.C.S. § 331 - Fantasy contests tax · Justia (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Each licensed operator shall report to the department and pay from its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues... a tax of 15% of its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenue”
- Add Another Win For DraftKings, FanDuel: PA Becomes 17th State To Enact Daily Fantasy Sports Law · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Generally, a participant in Fantasy Contests must be at least 18-years-old. If an individual is participating in a Fantasy Contest being offered within a Pennsylvania casino, they must be at least 21 years old.”
- Distributed gaming roadblocks growth in Pennsylvania · Vixio · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Part III of Title 4 was amended into law on October 30, 2017 (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419) to authorize VGTs at truck stops”
- Gaming Revenue Monthly VGT FY 2025-2026 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator report · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“State Tax (42%)”
- Pennsylvania Regulators Send 18 Cease-and-Desist Letters to Sweepstakes Operators · Covers.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“the board has issued 18 letters with those operators ceasing their operations in the state”
- Pennsylvania Bill Would Ban Sweepstakes Casinos, Regulate Skill Games · Gambling.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“allowing up to five skill-game or video-gaming terminal machines at clubs, liquor-licensed restaurants and bars, and qualified truck stops, with a 20% tax on gross terminal revenue”
- Kalshi Sues Ohio; Pennsylvania Regulator Warns Congress On Prediction Markets · Next Event Horizon (Substack) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“operate under the assertion that they are financial derivatives...pose a 'direct threat to the comprehensive regulatory system' that Pennsylvania has built”
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Continues Fight Against Prediction Markets · Casino.org · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Continues Fight Against Prediction Markets”
- Skill games are slot machines, must adhere to Pa.'s gambling law, state Supreme Court rules · 6abc (WPVI) · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Skill games are slot machines, must adhere to Pa.'s gambling law, state Supreme Court rules”
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Skill Games are Illegal · Covers.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“law enforcement can't take any action for 120 days”
- Pennsylvania top court's ruling shifts skill-game debate to legislature · CDC Gaming · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Pennsylvania top court's ruling shifts skill-game debate to legislature”
- While online lottery falters, third-party app provides tickets through workaround · Commonwealth Beacon · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Is PrizePicks Allowed in Pennsylvania? · LegalClarity · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“PrizePicks cannot offer its paid pick'em contests in Pennsylvania... does not hold a Pennsylvania fantasy contest license or a sports wagering license... the paid Player Picks and Team Picks features are blocked within state lines.”
- Small Games of Chance Overview (REV-1750) · Pennsylvania Department of Revenue · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“the playing of small games of chance for the purpose of raising funds, by certain nonprofit associations, for the promotion of charitable or civic purposes, is in the public interest”
- PA House Introduces Esports Betting Legislation · White and Williams LLP · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Pennsylvania Lawmaker Resubmits Bill to Legalize Esports Betting · Covers.com · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Pennsylvania sports betting · Fox Sports · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“betting is allowed on college sports in PA, including on Pennsylvania schools, but there is no wagering on college player props”
- Penn State Requests Restrictions on Pennsylvania Sports Betting · StateCollege.com · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Penn State Urges Moratorium On College Sports Wagers”
- Pennsylvania gaming revenue brief (Vol. 25, No. 16) · Allegheny Institute for Public Policy · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“gross terminal revenues are taxed at a rate of 54 percent...34 percent to the state, 13 percent for the Commonwealth Financing Authority (county grants) and 7 percent for the local share”
- Pennsylvania Casinos See Their Taxes Increased (July 27, 2016) · Casino.org · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“increasing taxes on casino table games from 14 to 16 percent”
- 4 Pa.C.S. § 13A62 — Table game taxes · Onecle (statutory text mirror) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“a tax of 12% of its daily gross table game revenue”
- PGCB press release on table games revenue (March 16, 2012) · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Pennsylvania taxes gross table games revenue at 16%”
- 4 Pa.C.S. § 1403 — Establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution · Onecle (statutory text mirror) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“each slot machine licensee shall pay a daily tax of 34% from its daily gross terminal revenue”
- 2010 Pari-Mutuel Benchmark Report · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator report · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- PA's sports betting taxes so high legal bookmakers may shun state · The Philadelphia Inquirer · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“the state portion is 34 percent and 2 percent goes to host communities”
- Casinos' Slot Machine Tax Case Booted by Pennsylvania Justices · Bloomberg Government · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Casinos' Slot Machine Tax Case Booted by Pennsylvania Justices”
- J-96-2025 Majority Opinion · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · court · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“deeply flawed”
- Self-Exclusion Enrollment and Removal · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Your participation will not be shared with or visible to any other state agency”
- InterGame Online (VGT/Act 42 background) · InterGame Online · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Act 42 of 2017”
- Licensed Interactive Gaming Certificateholders and Authorized Interactive Gaming Websites · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Digital Gaming Corporation USA operated under the Spin Palace branding from July 1, 2021 to September 9, 2025 under Stadium Casino RE, LLC d/b/a Live! Casino Philadelphia's interactive gaming certificate.”
- Sportsbook Master List · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Below is the list of Category 1, 2, 3, and 4 Slot Machine Licensees who have been awarded a Sports Wagering Certificate by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board ... Updated: 12/20/2024”
- PA Gaming Control Board Approves Two Consent Agreements · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“MGM Resorts International: Fined $50,250 for filing a Principal Licensing application late.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $180,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Wind Creek Bethlehem, LLC ... failing to follow Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines, which resulted in fraudulent withdrawals from iGaming accounts totaling more than $92,000.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Fines BetMGM $100,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Inadequate Know-Your-Customer protocols ... allowed people to create and use multiple accounts with other individuals' personal identifying information, funded with stolen or fraudulently obtained payment devices.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $112,500 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Holding Acquisition Co., L.P. (operator of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh): $70,000 ... seven instances of allowing self-excluded individuals onto the casino floor to gamble.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Takes Enforcement Actions on Video Gaming Terminal Operators · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Mann & Sidhu, Inc. (Bald Eagle Truck Stop, McEllhatten): Establishment and Individual Principle licenses revoked, ending VGT operations at the location.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $72,000 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“No Board-credentialed employees were on duty while VGTs were operating. Individuals under 21 accessed the VGT room, and minors operated VGT machines on two occasions.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $30,000 Fine for an Underage Gambling Violation · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Allowed a 13-year-old to gain entry to the gaming floor and gamble.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies Two Fines Totaling $70,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Betfair Interactive US LLC, d/b/a Fanduel, a $40,000 fine for its failure to license several employees.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $81,575 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Both were assessed against PID, LLC, operator of Presque Isle Downs & Casino ... for having fewer than the approved number of active slot machines on the casino floor.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $282,205 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“152 instances in which an individual on the Board's Interactive Self-Exclusion List was allowed to gamble on the company's sites.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Fines Stadium Casino RE, LLC $100,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Sportsbook team members at the casino accepted and placed 15 wagers totaling $287,421 over an eight-day period for a patron who was not physically present.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $20,000 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Crown PA DFS, Inc., d/b/a DraftKings – $10,000 ... allowed Pennsylvania players to access its "Reignmakers" fantasy contests after the Board had ordered those contests made unavailable in the Commonwealth.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $212,500 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Inadequate protocols that let people open multiple accounts using others' personal information, fund accounts with stolen or fraudulently obtained payment devices.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $45,000 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC ... $40,000 for three instances in which individuals under 21 entered the gaming floor and gambled.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $73,075 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.: $25,000 for not reporting ownership structure changes at five of its Video Gaming Terminal (VGT) truck stop locations.”
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Levies $67,500 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Allowed individuals under 21 onto the gaming floor ... in another incident, a person under 21 gained access and was served alcohol.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $100,350 In Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC (operator of Hollywood Casino York) $78,000 for failing to meet minimum security staffing requirements.”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $147,500 In Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Mount Airy”
- PA Gaming Control Board Levies $60,000 In Fines Related To iGaming · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Allowed five individuals on the iGaming Self-Exclusion list to gamble on its online Barstool Sportsbook.”
- Shapiro Administration Kicks off Problem Gambling Awareness Month · PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“The Pennsylvania Lottery is proud to help fund the helpline, 1-800-GAMBLER”
- 2019 Compulsive and Problem Gambling Annual Report · PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“the remaining eight percent was used for administration, oversight of the programs, trainings, and helpline services associated with problem gambling”
- Pennsylvania Gambling Hotline Remains Busy, Self-Exclusion Jumps · Casino.org · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“"In 2024, the organization fielded 26,751 calls... The agency spoke with 2,168 callers seeking help... the number of intake calls fell from 2,693 in 2023." ”
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Annual Report · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026