{"id":269336,"date":"2023-04-19T00:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T05:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=269336"},"modified":"2023-04-19T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:23:35","slug":"pennsylvania-gaming-industry-sets-monthly-revenue-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/pennsylvania-gaming-industry-sets-monthly-revenue-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Gaming Industry Sets Monthly Revenue Record, March Win Exceeds $515M"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pennsylvania gaming industry debuted in 2006, but no month over the past 17 years has been richer than March 2023 in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR).<\/p>\n

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The table games area at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. The Pennsylvania gaming industry enjoyed its best month ever in March 2023, as gross gaming revenue surged past the half-billion mark for the first time. (Image: YDR<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported Tuesday that March GGR was just shy of $515.3 million. The revenue, which includes income from land-based casinos, iGaming, truck stop video gaming terminals (VGTs), sports betting, and fantasy sports, represented an 11% year-over-year increase.<\/p>\n

March 2023 broke the state’s previous all-time monthly revenue record of $462.7 million, which was set in March 2022. The year-over-year difference was about $52.6 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The gaming industry in Pennsylvania<\/a> has given new meaning to “march madness” in the Keystone State, as the month has emerged as a key time and major revenue generator for the state gaming industry. March 2023 was the first time that GGR in the commonwealth exceeded half a billion dollars.<\/p>\n

March Madness<\/b><\/h2>\n

Slot machines at the state’s 17 brick-and-mortar casinos kept $225.4 million of the coin in, while retail table games generated about $85.8 million. Slot win was up 5%, but table win was down almost 9%.<\/p>\n

Online is where most of the gaming revenue increases were earned last month.<\/p>\n

iGaming slot revenue surged 32% to $104.8 million. Interactive table games kept about $40.5 million of the internet bets placed, a 13% improvement. Online poker rake added about $2.9 million for a combined online haul of approximately $148.2 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sportsbooks also fared well on the more commonly implied “March Madness” meaning. The NCAA men’s college basketball tournament<\/a> saw many favorites lose, causing oddsmakers to win big.<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania sportsbooks kept $50.6 million of the $723.5 million wagered, aka handle. Oddsmakers won 67% more — or about $20.2 million — than they did in March 2022. The vast majority of the sports betting came online, as internet sportsbooks accounted for $45.7 million of the hold.<\/p>\n

Interest in the college basketball postseason was heightened in Pennsylvania with the Penn State Nittany Lions’ surprising run through the Big Ten tournament and the team’s first NCAA March Madness appearance in 12 years.<\/p>\n

Penn Dominating Home Turf<\/b><\/h2>\n

Penn Entertainment is the oldest gaming operator in Pennsylvania. The company traces its roots back to the early 1980s when it was founded as Penn National Race Course Corporation. PNRC Corp. would later become Penn National Gaming, the organization’s identity until its rebranding last year to Penn Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Penn Entertainment operates four casinos in the state, including Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, Hollywood Casino York, and Hollywood Casino Morgantown.<\/p>\n

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Last month, Hollywood Penn National was the top earner among the state’s 17 casinos, as the property and its online partners reported GGR of $80.8 million. Hollywood Casino at the Meadows generated gaming income of $31.2 million, Hollywood Casino Morgantown won about $9.5 million, and Hollywood York took nearly $9.4 million off of players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In total, Penn Entertainment casinos in Pennsylvania generated GGR of approximately $130.9 million in March 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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